Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-05
HAPPENINGS IN KANSAS.
ITEMS Or INTEREST TO Dwell.
LERS IN THE SUNFLOWER. or,
The Weeks Review of Perso nal aud
General News Condensed to Short
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A three-weeks' old girl baby. richly
dressed. was found In n cyclone cellar
IT the yard of vacant housc in Wei
inSton by some boys Saturday even
| ing. The child was almost dead when
found, but VAS cared for. and it is
| thought will live. The matter i. be-
ing thoroughly investigated and sem
sational developments are expected.
The Episcopal convention for the
Diocese of Kansas, in session at Tope-
iSa. elected Dean Millspaugh of Tope-
ka Bishop to succeed the late Bishop
Thomas. Mr. Millspaugh came to To-
peka year ago from Minneapolis,
Mimi, where he had charge of the
leading church of that city. Prior to
that time he was rector of the church
at Duluth. He %ns born at Nichols,
n. Y, in 1s4s.
Foreman Bristow, of the State For
estry station at Ogallah, is said to be
having success to rcmarka BILE de-
gree in starting his seeding trees. He
has twenty-five acres planted which
are now up and are entirely free fro:a
weeds. Among the varieties of trees
are the black and honey locust, box
elder, ash, Usage, allanthus, soft ma
pie, mulberry and wild cherry. A
we'll 100 feet deep has recently been
dug and big reservoir is being con-
strpcted to hold water for irrigation
| purposes
The citizens of Topeka have discov-
cred that they have been mulcted to
the amount of sos, 900. The city at
torney received notice to appear in
New York City, where dispositions are
TO be taken in the case of w. b. Strong,
as trustee OF the bond holders of the
the first mortgage bonds of the Tope-
ka Water Company, against the city.
The city has been paying rental for
hydrapts to the company instead Of to
the fiscal agency of New York for IA
years. the total sum being sos, 900. A
| special meeting of the city council
was held and City Attorney Bird was
directed to go to New York and repre-
sent .he city. w. r. Strong, the
trustee, was for several years presi-
dent of the Atchisou, Topeka and San
ia Fe Railroad. General Solicitor
| George Peck of the Santa Fe is his at
! to:ney.
John Wilson, an old German farmer
living some thirty miles south in the
strip, was arrested at Anthony Tues
day evening on n charge of stealing
wheat. He was taken before JUS
tice, plead guilty ard was fined $40
and costs. which he was unable to
| pay, and was committed to the coun-
ty Jail. The facts of the case are as
| follows: Wilson, who las n family to
support and not being in very good
! circumstances, was forced to steal to
Keep his family from starvation. He
stole 20 bushels of wheat from John
Null, living near Ruella, and hauled
1t to Anthony and traded it to the
Poorman Milling company for flour
and 81 in money. He gave the flour
and money to Mr.. Null, who after
hearing the circumstances which led
to the theft, gave Wilson two sacks of
dour. A subscription was circulated
and enough money raised to pay his
fine, and he was released. Shortly
after some parties from the strip who
formed the parties who had don2 ted
the money that the mans name was
not Wilson, and that he had conside en-
able property and was getting good
wnges for holding cattle in the strip.
george kilborn, who had been active
IN raising the money to pay the fine
and costs, when he heard the facts in
he case, brought suit against him on
Al agreement to repay the money,
md attached his team and wagon. The
fellow finally agreed to turn over
stock enough to pay back the money
md the costs in the action, and left
Ills team for security until tho matter
Vas adjusted.
I. N Sedgwick, attorney for the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, made a f.
oal appeal to the State Board of Rail.
Dad Assessors ut Topeka Wednesday
% reduce the assessment of the Katy
property in Texas, but without sue
cess.
TIE Eighth Annual State convention
Of Kansas Christian Endeavorers was
ncld in Wichita last week, converting
Thursday night and concluding Sun
| day night Over q thousand enthus-
lastic Endeavorers were present from
all over the State, and many from
other States and Oklahoma. Among
the noted speakers occupying pla ces
On the program were: John u Wool
ley and Rev. Carlos d. Martin, Chi
.ago; - d. Power, Washington, d. C..
Il, Q. Denham, J. l.. Sc wall and j. 5.
Davis, Kansas City. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Henry w. Rule,
Wichita; first vice president, Rev. b.
Q. Denham, Kansas City: second vice
president, Rev. II. NJ. Oberholtzer Sa-
lima; secretary, Miss Bessie T. Skel-
ton, Kansas City; treasurer c. L. Bro
kaw, Kansas City; Junior superinten.
dent, Miss Lizzie Coult, Newton.
Jerry Simpson will speak at Council
Grove ON the Fourth of July.
Judge W B. Sutton of the State ir-
cigation board is not only expert
menting in irrigation for the State,
but is making some practical expert
men;s on his home farm on Salt creek
IN Russell county. He has put a
centrifugal pump in the creek, laid
out his bitches and is using for power
The traction engine which is used
with his threshing machine. The
pump Is simple in construction and
cannot get out of order. 1t has ca
pacity OF 1880 gallons per minute.
Harry A. Sackett, from whom his
wife, Mary L. Sackett. has just been
granted a divorce in Washington, d.
9, was once arrested in Topeka on
the charge of bigamy. 1t was in Feb
ruary, 1894, and he had eloped with
Miss Francis Davenport, daughter of
Senator b. l. Davenport, of Indiana.