The Globe-republican., 1894-02-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Noted Insurance Cases.

The first three of the noted cases
known as the Norwood fire insurance
cases were concluded in the United
States circuit court at Wichita the
other evening with a verdict for the
plaintiffs for the full amount claimed
Most of the more prominent insurance
companies of the country are among
the defendants O. F. and E. r Nor.
wood, with stock of general merchan.
disc at Larned. valued at $500 took
out about $4,000 worth of insurance
in various companies in 1891 A year
later their building and stock were de-
stroyed by fire. All the companies
simultaneously refused to settle, basing
their refusal on the ground that the
goods were old and not worth the
amount represented
Died for His Mother.
ORGY Tabing was shot and killed al
Leon the other night by Bruce Sewers.
Tabing's mother and father separated
some time ago and Sewers had become
attentive to the woman Young Tab
ing notified Sewers that he would shoot
him if he did not cease such attentions,
and finding his mother and Sewers to-
gether attempted to carry out his de.
termination, but his bullet failed to
hit Sewers, and the latter, drawing
his pistol, both commenced shooting
and young Tabing was killed Sewers
surrendered and was taken to Jail al
Colorado
Feeding Wheat to Hogs.
Feeding wheat to hogs with profit is
a new thing in Kansas. but that is
what is being done in Harper county,
and the chances are that farmers gen.
orally will dispose of their surplus
wheat in that way in the future. Al.
ready the experiments made are at
tracing a great deal of attention. The
experiments of w. II. H. Freeman. q
farmer. has demonstrated the fact that
ground wheat fed to hogs is more prof.
table than selling it at present prices.
New Ruling on Joints.
In the district court at Salins
Judge Thompson recently made a
new decision concerning the punish.
ment for which joint-keepers are
liable. Heretofore a jointist who was
convicted of selling liquor was re-
leased upon payment of 500 fine, but
under the new ruling made by Judge
Thompson the keeper of a place where
liquor is sold is liable to the penalty
of 500 fine and thirty days in Jail.
Another Crank.
During the recent meeting of the
State Bar association in Topeka a
crank named ]. Burton Jones, from
near Junction City, created a sensation
by threatening the lives of all the law
yers and trying to get into the assem-
bly,. He said they had taken all his
property and ne had no use for them
He was unceremoniously fred.
Statistician Dead.
J. C. Hubbard, a well known Kansan
formerly private secretary at Washing
ton for Congressman Jerry Simpson
died suddenly at Topeka the othe.
day OF Bright's disease. He was one
of the best statisticians in the country,
and was a principal compiler of ''The
History of Kansas" said to be the larg.
est single book ever printed.
Kansas LAWYERS.
The State Bar association held its
eleventh annual meeting at Topeka on
the 25th. The association was organ,
lied in 1883 by the judges of the dis
trict courts of Kansas. Judge Horton
was the first president and was twice
reelected Nearly all the prominent
lawyers at the Kansas bar are mem
bers of the association.
Sad Death.
Mrs Mary Kegley. of Leavenworth.
was recently sitting by the stove with
her babe on her lap when her clothes
took fire. She laid the baby on the bed
and ran out the house calling for help
but before it arrived she was terribly
burned and died soon after. She was
"a years of age and leaves three little
children.
Hanged Himself.
Phillip Shoemaker, prominent citi.
zen of Independence, hanged himself
in a barn on his farm near that city
the other day. He was an active mem
Der of the Presbyterian church. besides
a prosperous business man. and the
only reason that could be assigned for
the deed was temporary insanity.
Bad Lot of Assets.
The assignee of the Lebold, Fisher &
Co.. bank at Abilene. which suspended
in 1SSS, recently sold at auction all the
remaining assets, consisting of notes
judgments, etc, to the amount of $27O,.
63. which brought 81, $50 %. Credit.
ors received three per cent. and may
get two per cent more.
School Funds.
The state school fund commissioner.
have made another investment of $50.
600 for the benefit of the school FUND
by the purchase of first-class bonds
OF this amount 500 was invested in
court house bonds of Mcpherson county.
and the balance in school district Sc
curities.
Minor State News.
DIR. s +. Neeley has filed his bond as
United States marshal and it has beer
approved.