Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-10-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS
What Has Been Going on the
Past Week in Kansas.

Mcpherson is 10 have telephone
exchange.
Shawnee county is now caring for
thirty two insane patients.
Topeka is To have race meet, com
mencing October 8 and continuing
three days.
Cherokee county furnishes. to the
penitentiary the first victim of the
Cubbison gambling act
A. F. Hatten has resigned the
Westphalia postoffiee, prefering to at
tend to his newspaper, the Times.
Lorenzo Leweiling has been out Of
office just long enough to waut tn get
back He is candidate for renomi-
nation, sure
The railroadss have cut the half
rate from northwestern Kansas to
Indiana. They expect TO have several
thousand tons this fall at So ton.
The zinc smelling plant of the
Cherokee Mining and Smelling COM
pany of Cherokee vas sold by the
sheriff Monday afternoon at Girard to
satisfy mechanics liens to the amount
of $4,000
George w. Reed, Jr., son of Col
Reed the fraternal Insurance man, of
Topeka, as assaulted by exiScavanI
ger Love at Topeka last week and
struck over the head with neckyoke.
He is in precarions condition.
Charles Rowley OF Olalhe while at
tempting IL board q Kansas CITY.
FGrt Scj;t a,Id Mem phis freight train
ia;l Thursday just this side of Memphis
FIJI ,g,jo a cuivort and received IA
jaries from witch b died al thu me
If his mother Saturday evening.
The National nti-Harsethief asso,
citation, embracing the states Of IllI-
nois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Indian territory, held its
third annual meeting last week at
Parsons. with large attendance of
delegates Chillicothe, Mo-, was Sc
lected as the next meeting place.
An independent county convention
has been called aE A bilene for October
4 TO nominate candidate for sheriff
and perhaps other officers. The flu
sion OF the popuiists and dem
has aroused much feeling ami the d.s
satisfied have united with some re.
publicans in bolt A populist will
probably he nominated for sheriff
The family of John Fenaugherty,
living ab put eight miles northwest of
Axteil, went to town Saturday after
noon leaving his aged mother alone
Upon their return they found her dead
ca the floor with her head crushed in
horrible manner The coroner has
been notified and an investigation will
be made No clue to the murderer
has yet been found.
Judge Skidmore of the Eleventh
judicial district court sentenced Paddy
Purtell of Kansas City aud William
johnson of Leavenworth to one year
each in the penltentiary for engaging
in a prize fight at GaIena on the 10th
Of last March This Is the first con-
viction for prize fighting that has oc-
Cured in the state, although the law
under whicA the conviction was had
has been on the statute books for
twenty five years.
The opening of the splendid new
auditorium just completed for Bethany
college at Lindsb,rg will take place
today An elaborate and attractive
program has been prepared which
includes musical features in which q
chorus Of 800 voices will participate,
addresses by John J Ingalls,, Gov
Morrill,, J R. Burton and many
others, and the presentation of a
Swedish flag, donated for the occasion
by his majesty, King Oscar Ii, of
Sweden-Norway.
O. II Martin, who at one time was
superin tendent of public instruction of
Atchlson county, has recently been
extradited from England and taken to
Odell, Neb, where lie will stand trial
on charge of embezzlement. Martin,
after leaving Atchison, went to Odell,
where he engaged i'll the insurance
business. His populations, it is said.
amounted to thousands of dollars
He not only robbed insurance com
panies, but also individuals