Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-26

70 the old soldiers.
DR.. T. Dewitt TaImage leetured
Tuesday evening at the Ottawa Chau-
tauqua assembly. His subject was,
1.-THE School of Scandal"
The grand stand at independence
gave way Tuesday during the pro.
gress of ball game All the occu-
pants got general shaking up, and
one lady's arm was broken.
During Monday evenings storm, Jo-
seph C. and George E. Butterwick,
who were working in a wheat field
rear Kansas City, Kan, were strucB
by lightning and instantly killed.
AT the close of his lecture Wednes.
day ut the Ottawa Chautauqua assem-
bly,, DR.. Talmage baptized Roberta
Grace Goddard, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs r. L. Goddard, of Wilder,
Kan.
Miss Kate ]. Adams, stenographar
in Governor Morrill's Office at Topeka,
has resigned her position to go to
Philadelphia to join the Order of Dea-
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admission, which was made one year
ago, has been accepted.
A sealed verdict was returned by the
jury in the case of Barney Gibbons
tried at Wichita this week for killing
his wife at Wichita last January. The
plaintiffs plea was insanity, but it is
generally thought that the verdict is
murder in the second degree.
The ne.v Christian church building
at Winfield was dedicated Sunday
morning. The edificc was erected on
the foundation of the old one that was
destroyed in January last by fire, but
constructed on an entirely new plan.
1t is one of the most beautiful churches
in Winfield.
The supreme courthas sustained the
charges made against Warden Chase
of the Kansas pcnitentlary, and Or
dcred his removal Chase says he
viii carry the fight no farther. but
will Immediately give possession &c
J. Bruce Lynch, appointed by Cover
nor Morrill, as his successor.
EX-Congressman w. A. Harris has
been sued in the United States circuit
court at Topeka by Barney Murray,
OF Canon City, Col, formerly proprle-
tor of the Eldredgc house at La"-
renee. Harris married Murray's di-
vorced wife, and now Murray charges
him with alternating her affections
The first couple married in Wichita,
or rather where Wichita now stands,
was John Ward and Miss Hannah
Lewellyn, who was beautiful girl
known as the Queen of the Two Riv'
ers." This occurred March 6, 1868,
and they have lived in Wichita ever
since. Mrs. Ward recently applied for
divorce on the grounds of non-sup'
port, and it has just been granted.
After being out SIS hours, the jury
in the Matson murder case at Topeka,
was discharged. Eleven of the jurors
stood for the conviction of Frank A.
Novels, the colorcd man charged with
the crime. whilo one colored juror
saved Nevels from a term in the pcni
Tertiary by resolutely insisting be was
innocent, There is great indignation
expressed at tho action of colored
Juror Jordan.
The debris at the Santa Fc round
house fire at Arkansas City is almost
cleared away. The blacksmith shop
is already enclosed and in running or
der The temporary machine shops
are we'll under way, and the sheds fol
housing locomotives will be started al
once. The big lathe was loaded to,
day, and will be sent to Topeka to be
, overhaulcd. 1t will only be short
time until all trace of the fire will bt
gone, and the new shops will be up.
General Manager Erb OF the Leav
: epworth electric road has returned
from Chicago where lie purchased ar
immense searc?l light that was used
at the Worlds fair. The search light
is of 100000 candle power, and will
! throw shafts of light distance o.
many miles. Mr.. ErD proposes to op
, crate it during the summer at various
points on the electric line. One of tho
; features will be to have balloon as
, cension at night and follow the oal
loon up and the aeronaut down witt
= the search light.
Dolly Graebcr, popular fisher
man and boat renter at Lawrence, fol
: the fourth timo in 10 years shot the
dam at that place in boat. He tool
l a light slxiff, tied his row locks to l1eel
, his oars in place and rowed back 15t
, yards to get good start. Then he
was off, rowing with ali the momen
tum he could muster, straight towar,
the dam where tae current is :ht
swlftest When on lire with Tho
, dam. lie gave one last strong SWEEP
, with the oars and quickly turning
about, caught the sides of the boa
, firmly with both hands. The boa
= shot i've feet into the air. performing
, IL graceful curve of 20 feet, before il
= touched the water beyond the break
: ers The skiff landed right side up
: and the daring bontman did not SC
, much as get his feet wet The river
: is high now and the water boils NJ
, from the falls of the dam in waves two
and three feet high. The rapids TIM.
formed would be certain death t
anyone getting caught in them.
Ben Summit, half Indian and hal
African, aged 20, and well know
, character in Wichita, has been miss
5 ing for several weeks. A rumor il
afloat that he was quietly arrested
tried ut Topeka, and convicted to
term of II years imprisonment in the
penitentiary for fraudulently obtain
ing pension.
! A cyclone struck Hartford, IA miles
, south of Emporia, Monday evening
It's path was 90 feet wide, and houses
, barns and orchards were destroyed
Several people were seriously injured