Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-07-03


pointed guardian of his minor sister
and brother. Caroline and Preston.
In the district court at Ashland
Thursday morning, Frank Ernest was
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree for tho killing of sid Jackman
last January.
Among the names of cadets recently
appointed to tine Naval academy ap-,
pear the following from Kansas: By
ron Kirkpatrick, Fredonia; Ralph II.
Bargsr, Smith Center; A. L. Draper,
alternate, Ellsworth.
Tuesday, the ninth day of the Chnu-
taIqua assembly Mt Ottawa, was given
10 the consideration OF temperance.
At night the poet, Fred Emerson
Brooks, of California, gavo readings
from his own works.
Clement George, of Manhattan.
Kan, won the DC Forest prize medal
Mt the annual speaking by mem bers
Of the Yale college senior class at
New Haven, Conn, held Friday after
noon. His subject was, 1.-The Relig-
ion Of Milton and the Religion of
George Herbert.
w. II. FAINT, farmer living near
Garden City, has been arrested for in
terfering with the operation of the ir-
rigation ditch of the Garden City Irri-
CATION company. He damned up the
lateral ditch and prevented the water
flowing farther than his farm, to get
even with ncighbor with whom he
had been having trouble.
The 11-year-old son of Mr.. Mckenzie
Of Richmond, wac drowned while
bathing in n pond Wednesday. His
younger brother made heroic effort
to save him, but failed. The boy sue
,ceded in calling ont rs he came once
to the surface: Tell papa and mann
ma good bye" and then sank for the
last time. The body was recovered.
The State executive council, at its
last meeting, fixed the salaries of the
police commissioners ct $500 per year,
and provided that Sl2O be added to
the compensation of the mem ber act
ing as clerk of the board. The coun-
ell also appropriated ga, 600 of the con-
tengent fund of the state penitentiary
TO rebuild the wash house which was
recently destroyed by fire.
A movers wagon from Oklahoma is
now going through Kansas, and is at
trncting a good deal of attention and
causing lots of merrimcnt because oi
the following on tho covering: "Ol1la.
homa for starvation, Kansas for desc
lntion, Texas for devastation, Ne
brnska for hell and damnation, going
to Ohio to sponge on wifc's relation
TO hell with the Democratic admins
tration."
Some time ago John Mccullough, o.
Norton, desired to go TO Downs tC
take the competitive examination fol
an appointment to the military acad
emy ut West Point, such place being
soon due that district. Having nj
means with which TO defray the ex
pepscs of the journey, he tried to Dor
:ow few dollars, but failed. How
ever the boy went to Downs. II,
drove in y gig, camped out, took the
examination, and was given first place
over the seven other applicants.
Notices were recently sont to Judge
Wm. Thompson of Burlingnmc, anC
Judge c. Reed, of Wichita judges o
tho district court in their rcspectiv,
districts, that if they did not draw
their salaries for the past six months
before June 30, the money would re
vert to the general treasury of til,
state. and special act of the legisla
turo would be necessary to obtail
them. These judges had ovidentl!
forgotten all about their salaries, but
on receipt of the blank vouchers, i'm
mediately signed them and sent then
IN and secured their money, thus sav
ing themselves lot of trouble.
Prof. j. A. Farrell, of the State uni
vcrsity at Lawrence, has received
fattering offer from Chicago mana
ger to sing in opera, but owing to hi
recent appointment rs Professor o
Voice at the university cannot accept
The ninth annual session of tn
Winfield Chautauqua assembly close,
Wednesday, II was success fnan
cially and the nblest platform in III
history of the institution was pre-
scnted. The gold medal Demores
contest was won by John Harts, O
Winfield.
A. w. Stilwell, travelling freigh
agent for the Santa Fe and Frisco raj
roads, who has been travelling all owe
southern Kansas and Oklahoma in th
last two weeks, spoke very enthusiat
tlcAlly to an Eagle reporter the othe
day about the prospects for goo
crops. He said: at is just simpl
wonderful to see the change wrough
by the recent rains. The outlook 70
an oats crop in Harvey county wa
they arc sure OF an average crop. An
as for corn there never was such
prospect before in this state.
would be hard to imagine condition
that would prevent corn crop now.
John Kennedy, the Rock Islam
punper at Galva, was found nea
Spearville Saturday morning with hi
throat cut. The supposition is tina
he Is insane, and committed tho dee
himself He will recover.
Herbert Crawford, aged IL year.
met his death by being suffocated in
bin of corn in tho elevator at Pattel
SOD, near Hnlstead. He was playin
in the bin with two companions, Will
a car was being loaded from the bi
and the suction drew Linn down an
he was suffocated before he could b
released.
Ralph Requa, q son of County Cler
Requa of Bourbon county, has bee
appointed to the important posiIio
Of distributor of Ash for the state O
California.
\ big rain and hail storm visited Al
kansas City Monday night, accompar
led by high winds. Considerable dan
age to gardens and fruit was done b
hail.