Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-11-01
ACCIDENT at Wichita.

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Accident at Wichita.
\. L. Hallowell, past grand chancel-
Tor of the knights of Pythias, boarded
a train at Wichita the other day, and
just as the train started he was taken
sick and going upon the platform for
fresh air, became dizzy and fell off. In
doing so he caught the railing and was
dragged some distance. His right foot
was so badly crushed that amputation
was necessary.
Mayor of KinsIey Murdered.
John T. Marsh, leading business
man and mayor of Kinsley, was held
up and shot by two bandits at o'clock
the other evening. He died next day.
Two young men who registered at a
hotel as Carl Sluter and William Dex-
ter, Kingfisher, Ok, did the shooting,
robbery clearly being their object. Re-
wards aggregating S1,10O are offered
for their arrest.
Reduced Irrigation Rates.
All railroads reaching Hutchinson
have agreed upon one full open rate to
the state irrigation convention to be
held in that city November % apd "a.
George Q. Cannon, Of the Mormon
church, Salt Lake City, has tele-
graphed that he will be present and
speak on the subject of irrigation: its
success in Utah and how it may be
made successful in Kansas.
New q. a. r. Roster.
The new roster of the Kansas depart
ment of the G. A. R., now in the hands
of the printer, contains 500 pages, en-
bracing the names and post Office adj
dresses of all the members of the de-
partment. a part of the work will
also be devoted to the interest of thu
Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of Veter-
ans and other kindred organizations.
Fort Scott's Mystery.
The other afternoon the body of a
young man was found hidden in the
weeds mile south of Fort Scott. He
had been shot by unknown parties. He
was well dressed. He had apparently
been murdered at the fair grounds and
dragged to the point where found.
There was no clew to his identity or
the murderer. :
Farmer Assassfnated.
James Herman, farmer living few
miles west of Wichita, was fatally shot
the other night by stranger. He got
out of bed and went to the well for a
drink, There he suddenly ran up
against a man on horseback, who shot
him without a word. Herman, in
dying condition, dragged himself to
the house and the man escaped.
No Jurisdiction.
Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee cOun-
ty district court, has decided that the
courts had no jurisdiction in election
ballot cases, and that the decisions by
of the disputed nominations of Cyrus
Corning's ticket, Jerry Simpson, and of
two candidates in the Twenty-third
judicial district, was final.
Miss Ingalls, Married.
Miss Ethel Ingalls,, eldest daughter
of ex-senator Ingalls,, was married at
Atchison on the oath to DIR. Edward G.
Blair. The ceremony took place in
Trinity church, DR.. Hopkins being the
officiating clergyman. The church'was
thronged with invited guests from all
parts of the country.
Delinquent Bank Officer.
T. r. Hazard, president and owner
of the Sedgwick City bank in Harvey
county, was arraigned in a Justices
court at Wichita the other morning on
a charge of forgery. and bound over for
appearance November 8. He was ar
rested in Plymouth, n. H., about three
weeks previous.
Bad Storm.
During a late storm at Winfield j. p.
Baden's mill warehouse was demol-
ished and carried away and j. b.
Lynn's dry goods store was partially
unroofed. Other buildings lost roofs
or plate glass windows. The same
storm did much damage at Gueda
Springs.
Found Dead.
r. A. Wiswell, was found dead in his
room at a Kansas City hotel the other
morning. He had probably committed
suicide as an empty laudanum bottle
was on his pillow. Letters found on
his person showed that he was mem
Der of the firm of Wiswell Bros. of
Olathe.
Minor State News.
Burglars have of late committed
many depredations at Girard.
a mad dog bit five people at Wichita
the other day before being killed.
An unknown mar. was recently killed
by Missouri Pacific train near Leaven-
worth.
The eighth annual meeting of the
Kansas State Dairy association will be
held in Representative hall, Topeka. on
November 81, % and %
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