Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-04-17
NUMBER 4S.
Kay county has funded $4,000 of
her bonds.

A Kiowa firm shipped $500 dozen
eggs last week.
The survivors of the battle of Shi.
loh in Brown county have formed IN
organization.
Oakley has already begun to agltate
the question of big fair to be held
there this year.
Sylvester Nicholas, farmer near
Fort Scott, has been fined for whip
ping his wife and is in Jail in default
of $500 bond not to do it again.
The Farmers bank, of Leona, Doni-
phan county, has filed articles of In
corporation with the Secretary OF
State. The capital stock is 5000
The directors are well known farmers
in the vicinity of Leona.
August Belgard. of Newton, 1o years
old, has taken out marriage license
to marry Miss Millie Belair. Is years
of age. Master August's mother mar
ried Miss Miles father, which would
make them step-sister and step
brother.
dox, postmaster at Geuda Springs,
this county, ran away, defaulting in
the sum of 5000. He was traced to
Texas and New Mexico, and finally
captured at Winfield Saturday within
20 miles of the scene of his exploits.
The residence of President FAIR
child of the Agricultural college at
Manhattan was struck by lightning
Friday night, and it and the contents,
the furniture and library of President
Fairchild, were entirely destroyed.
Loss, S6, 500; no insurance. The house
belonged to the state.
H. w. Kelley, sexton at the city
cemetery near Atchison, was held up
by strange man near Waton's eleva-
tor and relieved of S27 in cash. The
robber confronted Mr.. Kelley with an
ugly-looking revolver and ordered him
to hand over his cash. He complied
Immediately, giving the robber s27,
all the cash he had on his person.
part of the Kansas university ge.
illogical expedition, under the direc-
tion of Prof. S. w. Williston. has left
for the fossil beds in western Kansas.
The party consists of two men, who
will remain in that part of the State
all summer. The main party, which
will comprise Professor Williston and
number of students, will leave in
June for the Bad Lands and spend the
summer there collecting specimens.
Johnny Manson, the IS year-old son
of John Manson, of Lancaster, was in
stantly killed Tuesday. He was haul
ing manure in his fathers orchard,
and was standing in the front end of
the wagon. The team coming to
sudden stop, he was throwrfover the
dashboard. This frightened the
horses and they began to kick; lung
ing forward, they drew the wagon
over Manson's head, fracturing the
skull. He died n few minutes after
wards.
X G. Fleming, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens Of Dickinson
county, died at his home near Solo
mon Tuesday night. Five days be-
fore he was thrown from wagon by a
runaway team, and fell in such a man.
ner as to paralyze his whole body. He
was commander of the Solomon G. A.
r., prominently connected with the A.
o. L. w, and one. of the leading Pres.
byterians of Central Kar sas. He was
related to A. Z. Collins and L. w.
Blair of Solomon, and was brother
of Rev. DIR. Fleming. of Wichita.
Walter Scott, baker, shot and kill
ed his wife and then killed himself at
Wichita Sunday morning after leaving
church. She was leaning on the arm
of her brother when the tragedy oc-
Cured and the street was crowded
with people. They were both 81 years
of age, having been born on the same
day, and they were married about
three years ago. About a year ago
they separated. lie followed her out
of church and asked her whether she
intended TO live with him, and upon
being answered in the negative. he
whipped out revolver and put bull
let into her brain. He then shot him
self and both died instantly.
The Rev. c. Rowland Hill, the only
son and heir of the late Viscount Hill,
who died in London few days ago,
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clergyman connected with Grace ca
thedral there. Whether the title de-
scends to the son he will not state. He
declined to say what his intentions
were, but he has received a number
of cablegrams since his fathers death,
and probably will go to London soon.
Before he came TO Topeka he was To-
Gated at Leavenworth.
The preliminary hearing of Noah
Strevil, charged with the cold blooded
murder of his father, Stewart Strevil.
near Fort Scott, March Is, was con-
cluded Saturday, and resulted in tho
alleged parricide being held without
bail to await trial at the district
court. Young Strevil's wife, who
made a written statement few days
ago, accusing her husband of the
crime, was not allowed to testify, and
the state was obliged to rely on evil
dence accumulated by detectives
working on the case, which is purely
circumstantial, though it points
strongly to the prisoners guilt. Great
interest is being taken here and large
crowds were present in the court to-
day.
A stock car burned on the side track
|, at Parsons Thursday night and the
. flames suffocated four blooded jacks
belonging to b. NJ. Wyrick, Of Green
Ridge. Mo. Loss, So, 3,50c.
, Wyandotte county prisoners are to
/ be worked on the public highways.
) The schools have been opened again
at Weskan after q siege of the scarlet
fever.
Z Last Saturday at Florence. while
| assisting in moving house. stake
3 pulled up and was thrown with terri
g fic force against Ed. Winner. He
died of his injuries.
The Fort Scott notterv is eight car