The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-11-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
A Shortage.

Shortage.
According to the Topeka Capital
that city was somewhat excited re-
Gently by the discovery Of government
post Office inspectors that Frank Mile
ham, who had charge of the money
order department in the post Office at
that city, was short $3.3l3. Mileham
had been employed in the post Office
for fourteen years and was universally
respected and beloved. He was imme.
diately suspended by the postmaster.
Investigation showed that q clerk
named Ogee was in collision with
Mileham. The accused admitted the
shortage and said the money had been
used in caring for two race horses
Sounds Unnatural
G. w. Parr, Of Reno county, was re-
Gently arrested upon the charge of
brutally beating his wife, who is an
invalid. Later his son was arrested
and jailed at Hutchinson on the charge
of assisting his father in the assault
1t is alleged that two of the woman's
ribs were broken. The story is that
Parr and his son killed a chicken and
told Mrs. Parr to cook it for dinner.
She said she could not do SO as she
was sick. Parr became enraged and
The neighborhood was much excited
and violence to Parr was threatened.
An Apple Wreck.
The east portion of Ryan & Richard
sons cold storage plant at Leav-
enworth collapsed the other morn
ing, wrecking the engine and
boiler rooms damaging seriously
the cold storage and ice apparatus and
piling up hundreds of barrels of choice
apples in a crushed and broken man.
ner. The entire warehouse contained
$4,000 barrels of apples. About 10000
barrels were shaken up and hundreds
ruined.
Want Them Hanged.
About 500 citizens of Edwards coun-
ty have petitioned Gov Morrill, to
order that the sentence of death be
executed upon Carl Arnold ard Will
liam Harvey. who were, on November
10, 1894, convicted of the murder of
John +. Marsh, mayor of Kinsley. The
prisoners have been in the peniten-
tiary about year under sentence of
death.
Storing Apples.
The fruit growers of Wyandotte
county now have upwards of 10000
barrels of apples in cold storage. This
is an experiment, and if successful
hereafter apples will be stored in the
fall instead of shipped, giving the
growers instead of the spectators the
benefit of the advance in price.
Fatal Mistake.
At Pittsburg the other day Mrs.
John Edwards died from the effects of
poisoning. She had been taking med
icine for an ailment and through mis-
take got hold of bottle of strychnine,
some of which she took instead. She
left baby but little over a month
old.
Counterfelters Caught.
Six men were recently arrested in
Kansas City, Kan, upon the charge of
passing counterfeit money. They were
captured in that notorious quarter
known as Toad-a-Loup. The officers
believ ID they had run down regular
counterfeit money distributing agency.
Sudden Death.
Mrs. L. j. Blake, of Lawrence was
taken i'll while shopping the other day
and died within an hour. Her hus.
band was killed two winters ago while
at work piling up ice and last spring a
son was killed in the railroad yards at
Kansas City.
Serious Charge.
Thomas C. Smith, local agent for the
Rock Island road and American Ex-
press Co. at Dodge City, was recently
arrested at Kansas City, Mo-, on the
charge of embezzling $1,000 from the
companies. He is &c years of age and
married.
The Baby Saved.
Mary Ellsworth, ca years of age, liv-
ing near Colwich, Sedgwick county,
took her little grandchild in her arms
the other day and jumped into well.
She was killed, but the child was res
:ued uninjured. The old lady was in
sane.
Stand on.
Returns from IS counties of the late
elections showed about an equal of
gains and losses of county Offices by
republicans and opposition. The re-
publicans showed gain of 50 and the
populists and opposition 80.
will BE Welcomed Back.
1t is stated that Hon. Jacob Stotler,
the pioneer Kansas newspaper man,
who has been running a hotel in West
Plains. Mo-. for two years, will again
enter the newspaper field in Kansas.
Minor State News.
1t is stated that the strike at the
Leavenworth coal mines has been set
tied amicably.
C. X. Holiday, Jr., received larger
cote for chief justice of the supreme