Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
After . Coal Company.
The encouragement of Missouri has
commenced suit in the federal court at
Topeka in the name of Missouri for an
injunction against the Leavenworth
Coal Co., of Leavenworth- 1t is
claimed that the coal company has
been mining coal east of the middle of
the Missouri river in territory belong
ing to the state of Missouri. The value
Of the product is placed at $50. 600 It
is claimed that the coal company Sc
cretly began encroachment ON Mis-
souri, territory as early as 1870
Second Kans.. Cavalry Reunion.
Sam Houston. secretary of the Second
Kansas Cavalry association, has issued
a call for a reunion of that association
to be held at Forest park in Otta-
wa. September 70, II and Is next
There are about $50 survivors of
this regiment, and they have
been holding an annual reunion
for several years Col W. f.
Cloud, of Kansas City, is president
of the association.
Reported Short.
A ID. Hubbard, receiver of the Snow
Hamilton Printing Co., at Topeka, is
reported to be short in his accounts
from s., 600 to IS. 600 A referee has
been appointed to determine the exact
amount. Hubbard was appointed re-
ceiver by the district court in 1895.
when the stockholders got into a
squabble with Snow about state print
ing contracts.
Boy Killed.
Clyde Thompson and three other
boys, of Chetopa, recently boarded a
freight train on the NJ, K. & T. rail-
way to go to the Indian territory to
work in a hay field. AS they were
drumming" their way they got into
trou BILE with the brakeman and Thomp-
son fell from the train and was fright
fully mangled- He died soon after.
Bids Refused.
The board of directors of the peni-
Tertiary decided to reject the bids SUBJ
mitted at the recent letting for the
coal output and will readvertise. This
action was said to have been taken be-
cause it was apparent that there
was collision between the two coal
mining companies at Leavenworth and
at least one of the bidders.
KILLED His Wife and himself.
o. E Hart, a farmer of Sedgwick
county, shot and killed his wife, Ida
Hart, at boarding house, in Wichita
the other day, where he had followed
her from their home in Sunnydale.
finding her in company with a man
named Link Pitts. After killing hts
wife, Hart blew out his own brains
with a revolver
VIII Go to Chicago
The Topeka Democratic F1ambeau
club, 100 strong, will attend the ma
tional convention at Chicago, accom-
panied by a band. The club has &C.
| cepted invitations to join the clubs of
| Springfield and Kansas City, Denver.
Helena, Mont, and Ottumwa, Ia, in a
grand parade in Chicago on the night
of July 6.
| Graham Convicted.
DIR. G. 81. Graham was convicted at
Pittsburg the other night of brutal
assault on Lizzie Shaughnessy. Dur
| ing the trial the girls father stole
behind the prisoner and made 1unge
at him with a long-bladed knife. but
the sheriff caught his arm and led
him from the court room.
VIII Entertain Ffremen.
The committee Of fifteen, at Topeka,
is preparing to entertain 1000 volun-
teer firemen next fall. The second
day of the reunion and festival week
has been set aside for their use, and
prizes aggregating $500 have been Of
fered for the various tests of skill and
speed.
| Gold Standard Democrats.
1t is stated that the leading gold
standard democrats of Kansas will at
tend the Chicago convention and use
their influence against the adoption of
free coinage plank. notwithstanding
the Kansas delegates are instructed
for the white metal.
| = Kansas Young Woman.
Miss Daisy Barbee, of Atchison, was
the only woman graduate from the
law department of Washington uni
versity at St. Louis at the recent COM
mencement She captured the thesis
prize over 80 competitors.
Minor State News.
Col. E C. Clifford, postmaster at Clay
Center, died recently.
Bertha Lane, II years old, recently
committed suicide at Neodesha by tax.
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