Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-17
NUMBER 2s.

| A. J. Boyd, Rock Island brakeman,
whose home is in Horton, Kan, fell
from freight train at Pierce Junction
yesterday and sustained serious injur-
les. His right leg was broken below
the knee, and the bones of his left leg
dislocated at the ankle. He was taken
to his home in Horton.
Pensions have been granted as fol-
lows: William Manning,
Wichita. Restoration and Reissue
Elisha T. Hampton, ldecd.l Hiawatha.
Increase-John B. King, El Dorado.
Original Widow, Etc.-Supplemental
minor of George W. Hurley, Norton
vile; Reissue-Hannah Murray, Stark
Sheriff J. A. Hopkins of Winfield,
has returned with John Perdin, whom
he arrested in the Indian Territory
on charge of horse stealing. He also
found one of the horses that belonged
to J. E. McCulley. The prisoner be-
longs to gang that is scattered over
Kansas, Texas and Indian Territory.
Cora Perkins, daughter of the late
ex-senator Perkins of Kansas, was
married Thursday afternoon to Col
onel Frank Crawford Let's of Iowa,
at the Church of the Covenant. The
church was profusely decorated with
yellow and white chrysanthemums,
and the same flowers adorned Mrs.
Perkins home.
George w. Mays, deputy district
clerk of Cherokee county, died Thurs
day morning of congestion of the
lungs, after an illness of thirty-six
hours. He was worshipful master of
Prudence lodge, No. 100, A. F. & A.
NJ, and member of the Oswego Com
mandery and will be buried by them
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. George II. Smith, clerk of the
district court of Dickinson county, was
united in marriage at noon Thursday
to Miss Cloyd Brass, at the home of
the brides mother in Lawrence. The
wedding was quiet one. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. W.
G. Banker of the First Presbyterian
church.
After an exciting chase through
three states W. M. McGann of Spring
field, ILL.,, was arrested at Fort Scott
for burglary and larceny committed
in Springfield several months ago.
Sheriff William F. Thompson today
secured a requisition for McGann and
will take him back to Springfield for
prosecution.
Superintendent McNa1l has refused
to admit to Kansas business the Ma
tional council of the Economical Say
ings and Progressive society of which
c. D. Whitehead of Kansas City is
president. Mr.. McNall has also de-
clined to admit the Order of Washing
ton and Lincoln of Detroit. Both are
beneficiary societies.
George Ramsey, a farmer, living
eight miles north of Atchison, in Dom
iphan county, committed suicide yes
terday by shooting himself with a
revolver. Ramsey was recently elect
ed trustee of his township, and was a
very popular man. He was 20 years of
age, and leaves a widow and several
children. The cause of the suicide is
unknown.
The damage case of Effor Felix, a
colored boy, against the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad, which was set
tied in 1894 for $3.50, has been re-
opened. 1t is charged that the rail-
road by fraudulent misrepresentation,
secured $3.50 Judgment against itself,
and the plaintiff now sues for $4,000
asking to have the other agreed settle
ment set aside.
Some miscreant broke open the pres
sure relief valve of the water works
pipe at a point four miles west of New ,
ton, and allowed tens of thousan ands of
fgallons of water to escape. 1t Is not
known what the idea of the parties Ii
NAA~co ~ OS W iuC
ply of the city. The break was dis
covered by the sudden drop in the pres
sure in the pipes.
The much talked of proceedings
against Harry Briggs, charging him
with contempt of an order of the SUI
preme court in refusing to certify the
names of Populists as members of the
election board in Center township,
Doniphan county, were filed in the SUI
preme court Wednesday. Frank W.
Elliott makes the affidavit against
Briggs which appears in the applica-
ton for writ of attachment. Cyrus
Leland is also charged with collusion
and the complainants secretly hope
that an order will issue against Lee
land as well as Briggs, although there
is no formal application for the for
mer. The application was presented
to the supreme court today by Assis-
tant Attorney General Geo. r. Smell
Ling and II. C. Solomon of Atchison.
The court has not made any order.
Accompanying the petition are Is af-
fidavits, all of which set up the claim