Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-03-27
NUMBER 45.
The Peoples Telephone company Of
Leavenworth has commenced to erect

Thomas Moonlight is the father-in.
law OF the new mine inspector, Benz
nett Brown.
Two men named Hunt and Mills
have been arrested charged with lynch
ing Mrs. Holton near Butte, Neb.
Barker Bros. who own a fine farm
about five miles East of Pratt, are pre-
pairing to irrigate their farm from the
river by means of ditch.
John L. Rowe, one of the earliest
settlers died of grip at his home three
miles East of Pittsburg Wednesday.
He was 20 years old and had resided
continuously there for twenty-five
years.
The livery barry of Charles Kuback
of Abilene, burned last night, catch-
ing fire from the office stove. Loss.
$1,000; insurance, $500. The fire de-
partment had hard work to save ad-
joining buildings.
State Auditor George E. Cole has
fixed the amouats ofSesfe odicial bonds
of the superintendent and other offici-
ais of the Hutchinson reformatory.
Superintendent. $40, 900; clerk, S. 700;
steward, $1,000; master mechanic S5,-
O0o.
A free reading room instituted by
the Ladies Library Association of In
dependence, was formally opened to
the public Monday hight. The library
mr. fotKl q
the latest dailies. weeklies and the
leading periodicals.. 1t will be open
every night except Sunday.
j. c. Woodward, agent of the Rock
Island ut Corbin, while leaving the de-
pot after the departure of the East
bound passenger train at $50 Monday
was held up by two masked men, who
tied him with ropes, rifled his clothes.
took the key to the cash drawer, got
S12 and left him lying on the floor. He
freed himself in thirty minutes. No
clue.
Governor Morril has removed w. Fl.
Parsons of Clyde as brigadier gener-
al of the Kansas National Guards and
has appointed Colonel w. Larzalere of
to fill the vacancy. Colonel LARA ere
was n member of the famous court
martial which tried Colonel j. w. L.
Hughes. Governor Morrill, says that
he has also accepted the resignation
of Percy Daniels as major general.
Dr.Thomas Y. Arnold, whose funer-
al took place at Lawrence was born ss
years ago in England. He practiccd
medicine in London and was q veteran
of the Crimean war. He came to Law
renee thirty-seven years ago, where he
practiced medicine until a few years
ago He was the attending physician
at the birth and death of his second
wife.
The citizens of Rosemont and Qucn-
emo. Usage county, have petitioned
the state board of railroad commits
sioners TO compel the Missouri Pacii /:
railroad, which operates the Kansas,
Nebraska & Dakota railroad, to re-es-
tabiish Its former train service, as pro-
vided in the stipalations under which
aid was voted to the company by the
county.
While John Steckman of Salina was
ont hunting Tuesday afternoon he ac-
cidently shot himself. He had his gun
in his hand and was putting dog in =.
to the wagon when the gun was acci-
dentally discharged. He received a
bad wound in the thigh, the bone be-
ing shattered so that a piece was re-
moved by the physicians. A few stray
shots lodged in his breast also.
A Western Kansas bachelor who re-
Gently wrote letter to the state aid
commissioners, complaining that he
could not get aid because he did not
have a family. has again written to
the commissioners. On the receipt of
first letter the commissioners advised
him to get married, as the best way
out of his predicament, and in the let
ter just received he says: Have acted
on your advice and was married on
February 2. Have not, however, been
able to notice any increase in the
amount of aid received" He now signs
himself, "a married man."
The commissioners OF Bourbon coun-
ty, have offered a reward of $3.50 for
arrest of the murderer of Rancbman n
Lous Strevil Who was killed while
alone Friday night.
Mrs. Barbara Bubb attempted to end
her life Tuesday at Leavenworth. by
sending a bullet through her head.
She cannot live. She was the wife OF
Peter Budd, years ago a leading lum-
Der dealer of that city, who about five
wife and three years later ended his
life.
The work on the canal throug the
island above Atchison. intended to
change the course of the Missouri riv.
er, will be completed this week. The
canal is over a mile in length and will
cost the bridge company $4,000. II
will be closed at the head until the
spring rise comes, and when opened, il
is expected that the current will rush
through and cut a channel. This will
prevent the current from cutting 3
channel through the Missouri bottom.
and leaving Atchison entirely, as i
eer Meredith believes that the con
struction of the canal is merely SIS, ,O0'
thrown away.
A Kansas walnut log carried off frs
honors at the Worlds fair. This prai
rie state has little timber left &C
cording to the following from the Os
kaloosa Independent: 81. H Wheeler
brought burr oak log to town Tues
day which was ~ inches in diameter
and weighed 5,679 pounds 1t is TO b'
sawed up into bridge timber"
A Winfield man has discovered an
elm tree on Dutch creek, Cowley coun
ty, that measures twenty-eight feet IN
circumference three feet from th'
ground and that at heighth OF fortl
feet is fully six feet in diameter.
Charles Blume. aged 20. son of Hen
ry Blume. a leading baker here wen'
out shooting alone the other day IN