Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-05-01
HAPPENINGS IN KANSAS.
ITEMS Or INTEREST TO Dwell.
LERS IN THE SUNFLOWER.
The Weeks RevIcw of Perso nal and
General News Condensed to Short
Paragraphs for the Convenience of
Hurried Readers.


west of Mound City, committed suicide
Thursday night by taking morphine.
Cause unknown, unless it should
be dependency over failure to find
employment.
The Odd Fellows of Southeastern
Kansas met at Sedan on Friday the
goth, and celebrated the IS anniver-
sary of Odd Fellowship in America.
Degree teams from lodges at indie.
pendence, Cherryvale and Cedarvale
exemplifed the work
Mrs. Noah Strevel, wife of the young
man on trial at TT. Scott for the MUIR
der of his father, the recluse ranch
man, whom he had never seen until
last year, appeared on the witness
stand late Friday afternoon and swore
that her husband had confessed the
murder to her
To the good ladies of Leroy is due
the principal credit for the success of
the school house proposition. A terri
bic wind was blowing, carrying with
it clouds of dust and sand. Yet the
friends of the school worked without
intermission until the polls closed.
The census showed SIP legal voters of
both sexes. The total votes cast were
294. OF these 276 were for and IS
against the bonds. The legal MAORI
ty being ESQ, the result shows net
legal majority of 20.
The Western Medical Journal,
monthly magazine published at Fort
Scott IN the interest of the medical
fraternity and the official organ of the
Southwestern Kansas and Bourbon
county medical societies, was purchas-
ed Monday from II. V. Rice who has
published it successfully for several
years, by DR.. J. b. Carver and r. R.
Baldwin. DIR. Carver will continue as
editor, the position he has held for
some time and Mr.. Baldwin will look
out for the business interests of the
firm.
Samuel Murphey, the richest man
,,ntiLed in the Kansas Insane Asylum,
died Thursday. His wealth is es-
timated at $3.50, 900, nd he had $40, 900
insurance on his life He owned n
large ranch in New Mexico and devot-
ed himself so closely to business that
he broke down and softcning of the
brain was the result. He had been a
in the asylum year and had had
private attendant and every delicacy
and attention that money could buy.
John Sellburg and little son of Nc
Pherson, were taken to Kansas City
by Dr. Enborg recent for examination
for hydrophobia. The father was
found not to be inoculated but the son
was thought to be in danger and sent
to New York City for treatment by the
Pasteur method. They were both bit
ten short time ago by neighbours
dog, but Mr.. Sellbergs coat sleeve
prevented the fangs entering the
| flesh. Two hogs which were bitten at
| the same time afterwards died which
aroused the suspicion that led to the
eXamina ton.
Arther Mckay Matthews, the five
year old boy who was reported miss
| ing Wednesday at Arkansas City, has
not been found yet. All rumors of
stray children having been seen in
various parts of the city were traced,
but the lad was not to be found. The
water in the canal was run down un-
til 1T was only about knee deep. A
seine was dragged from the Fifth
avenue canal bridge to Summit street
bridge. but the body was not to be
found. very thorough search was
made in the canal but no body was
discovered by his parents of the boy
now think that the child was not
drowned, but that it has been stolen
or lost. There is not a clue of any
kind which will help to unrayel the
mystely of the boys disappearance.
Wednesday farmer came into the
county clerks office at Leavenworth.
with ten live wolf puppies. They
were all killed in the presence of a
county officer and properly dispoed of
For each scalp the farmer receives So
Since the wolf-scalp season commenc-
ed thirty-one scalps have been present
ed to the county clerk. The season
lasts during the months of April and
May.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has
sent out call for bank statement.
Under the banking law every state
and private bank in Kansas must an.
swer this call by making full state
nent of its condition to the bank com
mission within ten days. In letter
accompanying the call Commissioner
Briedenthal calls attention TO the fact
that the courts are now deciding that
bank directors are personally rcspon-
sible for the management of their
banks and if there are losses thew
must be met By the directors. The
object of this is to make the directors
pay more attention to the election of
bank officers, as in many cases it
has been customary for the cashier of
the bank to run the institution as
though he alone was responsible for
the banks business.
Claim has been made against the
Western Union Telegraph company
at Fort Scott for $500 damages for the
erroneous transmission of message
sent from there March e1 The mes
sage, which was ih regard to the sale
of a valuable piece of property, was
sent by Garrison Brothers to C. Il. Pc
terson of Cambridge. IL, and, was as
follows: Can make trade" When
received by Peterson it read Cant
make trade" and as result the sale
was lost. Five hundred dollars they
allcge would have been the amount OF
their commission on the sale.
The sad iron manufacturing plant OF
Independence, is rapidly approaching
completion. The company have or.
dered new machinery to the amount
of $3.50, and it is expected to arrive
by the first of the week, by which
time the building will be completed
and ready to receive it 1t is thought
that erything will be in readiness to
commence work by May /.
Seven business men and citizens OF