People's voice., 1894-03-23
KANSAS MATTERS.
Condensed News from All Part, OF
the Great sunflower State-A Gem
~ral Summary of Kansas New,


All the bands of Barton county have
been organized into an association.
The metropolitan police system of
f. scott cost Sc, 249 TO maintain it last
year.
A Ladies Aid society is in process OF
organization at La Crosse. Rush
county.
Many schools OF Marshal county
have closed owing 10 the prevalence
Of scarlet fever.
The Junior order L. A. NJ. of Law
renee is fourishing. Ten new mem.
bers were initiated the other night.
The Fullington Live Stock company
VIII put 1000 head of cattle on the
range in kiowa county this season.
Three Indian bucks are now in the
Brown county Jail charged with
;rlminally assaulting a squaw, while
drunk.
Three hundred car loads of ice have
already been shipped from Lawrence
this season and the shipment still con-
tinues.
The Sons of Veterans of Newton are
agltating the matter of organizing a
military guard company in connection
with the camp.
The Lawrence Republican club held
rousing meeting Friday night. The
membership increased in two weeks
from 6j to l4O.
The Whitaker packing house plant at
Wichita will be sold at sheriff's sale
April ). 1t is one of the largest pack
ing houses in Kansas.
A rule has been adopted in the Ly.
ons schools excusing from final exam
ination all pupils who have no term
grades falling below co.
A Ford county jury was ont ninety
six hours in criminal case last week
and they didn't agree. Six wanted to
convict and six to acquit.
A colored soldier was seriously in
lured at Leavenworth Thursday night
In saloon row. 1t took a good deal
Of sewing to patch him up
Three buildings in Quenemo, Usage
county, were destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning. The loss was light and
was partially covered by insurance.
The Garden City Imprint says that
the outlook for good supply of water
in southwestern bitches during the
coming season is not very promising.
Hail gentle spring! Hail now be-
fore it can knock any blossoms off the
fruit trees. and don't hail any more
until next Christmas. Lacrosse Chief
tain.
One of the features OF the Wichita
fair next fall will be an oratorical con.
test. A two years scholarship in
Wheaton college, Wheaton, H., will
be the prize.
l Martin Mohler addressed a large
and enthusiastic meeting of farmers
at Abilene Friday. and the temporary
organization of an institute was
effected.
The Y. NJ c. A.. of Atchison. has
the promise of several $40 subscrip-
tions to pay off its debt, and the pros
pect is that the needed amount will
be raised very soon.
Mcpherson people have so much
trouble IN protecting their board side
walks from kindling wood fiends that
they are impelled to use cinders in
stead of lumber in building sidewalks.
Grant Webster. of Weir City, being
very despOndent OVER continued i'll.
ness, attempted the other day to CON-
NIT suicide, using his penknife as a
weapon. But for the watchfulness of
his attendants he would have succeed
ed in taking his life.
On recent night six hogs were
st len from the ranch of Giltner. Short
~ Long, about two miles from Wame-
go. Suspicious wagon tracks were
70 lowed the next morning as far as
Westmoreland, where it was four d
that the hogs had been brought the C
by one j. w. Vanostrand. But Van
ostrand himself was not located and
is probably out of the state by this
time.
Fire destroyed the livery stable of
Walker brothers at Minneapolis Fri
day morning. Ten head of horses
were burned. A strong wind was
blowing from the west, and breed
ing barn adjoining. owned by Henry
Morgan, and occupied by Jonas Davis
with his valuable jacks and six STALL
ions, caught from the livery barn and
burned with all its contents. The
total loss is about six thousand dol
lars with little or no insurance. No
clue to the origin of the fire has been
discovered.
Sheriff Fenton OF Newkirk reports
the assassination of Frank Williams
Monday night. Williams resided six
miles east of Newkirk on claim with
a companion, and was supposed to
have money. Monday night while
they were sitting at the table in their
cabin, some one poked n gun through
the window and fire 4 four shots. The
bullets all passed above the mems
heads. Both men were frightened
badly, and sat still few moments
when the door was burst in and a
Winchester showed in and fred. VII.
liams fell to the floor dead. His com
panion seized a shotgun and COM
menced to show fight. and the assas-
sins took to their heels. Williams had
ninety dollars in his pockets. The
coroner is holding an inquest but a
verdict has not been reached yet. No
blame is attached to the man living
with Williams.