Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-02-20

w. s. Corbett of Wichita, was Tues,
day appointed Brigadier General OF
the Kansas National Gurads, vice
General Hettinger resigned.
The Long-Bell Lumber Company's
Office at Pittsburg was burglarized
Monday, the safe blown open and S15,-
600 in notes and mortgages stolen.
A Mrs. Reynolds of Mahattan writes
the Sedgwick county authorities that
if they don't turn her husband out of
the Wichita Jail, she promises to come
to Wichita and live off of the coun-
ty.
The legislative committee of locat-
ing proposed normal schools took a
trip this week visiting the principal
cities Thee is not much hope for
the bills now introduced as it is
thought curtailment in expenses all
solutely necessary this year.
The district court at Wellington has
been occupied since Feb. s. with the
case of The Consolidated Cattle COM
pany against the Santa Fe railroad
for damage on y train load of cattle
en- route from the Panhandle of Texas
to Kansas City. The damage claimed
is 1900, by negligence in overlooking
and delaying. The attorneys will oc-
cupy about two days in the arguments.
sad accident happened at Ness
City Tuesday. Mr.. George Miller,
living about eight miles south of town,
went out during the afternoon to hunt
for his COW, and found her in an old
deserted barn with dirt roof. He
knocked down support to the roof,
for it crashed down upon him, break
ing his neck, and the doctor who call
ed says he must have died almost in
stantly. Mr. Miller's wife knowing
where he had gone and the cow COM
ing home without him, went to the
old building and found him dead Mr..
sudden death has thrown a gloom over
the entire community.
Fifteen firms were burned out bv a
fire which started at Ottawa Sunday
The aggregate loss is SO, 600, with in
surance of about half that sum. The
fire started in the Hamblin block. a
three-story structure, completely de-
stroying it, and, spreading to the
Rohrbaugh building adjoining, con-
sumed it. The Hamblin block was
the largest building in the city, and
contained hotel, operated by Mrs.
Silas Priesl. She loses $1,000 The
block was owned jointly by the Peo-
ple's National Bank and David Miller,
who shares n loss of $4,000 on
which there is S12, 900 insurance. The
Rhorbaugh building, owned by S. L.
Rhorbaugh, was valued at 5000 and
was covered by So, 900 insurance. The
other losses are distributed among
small firms.
At 9 o'clock Thursday night about
so soldiers from Ft. Leavenworth
made a united effort to lynch a bar
keeper Harry Smith and an inmate of
bawdy house named Alma Vaughn.
claiming that the pair had murdered
their comrade, Patrick V. Pagan, by
The greatest excitement prevailed for
a short time and Smith and the wom-
an hurridly escaped by the back door
and left the city. Colonel Hawkins.
commandant of Ft. Leaveuworth, was
telephoned to for assistance by the
police and sent d captain with a
mounted squad, VINO secured the city
and rounded up the belligerants of
his command, marching them to the
fort and placing them in the guard
house. Investiga tion into the case of
Pagan, shows that he was a visitor at
Smiths saloon a short time previous
to the finding of his dead boly and
that he had engaged in a rough and
tumble fight with Smith and the
Vaughn woman. When Fegan's body
was found his shoes and stockings
were missing and the general impress.
sion prevails that he had been murder
ed.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w. will
meet in Wichita the last week in Feb
ruary. The session commences Mon
day, the 25th inst. Great prepara-
tions are being made for the enter
tainment of this body and rate of
one fare for round trip has been made
by the railroads.
C. A. Matkins was found dead in his
home on South Elnporia avenue Mon
day morning in Wichita by neighbors
whose suspicious had been aroused by
the absence of Matkin from his usual
haunts. The body lay on the floor by
the side of bed, dressed only in un-
derclothes. Severe contusions on the
head showed that Matkin was the
victim of foul play. The officers say
that lie was sandbagged and froze to
death while unconscious. The dead
man was last seen alive on Friday
evening. He had some money about
him, but none could be discovered
when found. Matkin at one time was
quite prominent in business circles,
He was wealthy and plated several
additions to the city, butaof late he
has had reverses in business. On
Tuesday an inquest was held and the
coroner's jury find that lie was MUIR
dered, but no evidence brought out as
to the murderers.
Monday night $. C. Jankins, of the
law firm of Redwood & Jankins, drop
ped dead of heart disease at his home
near Burlington. He was one of the
oldest and best known lawyers in
Kansas The firm having been in ex-
istence over twenty-five years. He
was over sixty years of age
The only member of the legislature
who has not been heard is Grimes
of Sedgwick county. Il is no discred.
it to him.
Wichita's musicians are practicing
hard and are going to try and get to
the top at the state contest
The Kansas legislature is not meet
ing with the favor it should. Legis-
lation seems to be secondary consid-
Grafton.