Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-17
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A large area about Redfeld. s. D., has
been laid waste by grasshoppers-
H. II. Holloway, at Indianapolis. Ind,
fired four shots at burglar but the thiet
escaped.
q. D. Twombly is in Jail at osceola, No.
charged with incest with his A-year-old
daughter.
The New York brokerage firm OF Bing-
ham & Bishop has failed. 1t was on the
wrong side of the sugar market.
a Chicago bicycle manufacturer has been
granted concession by the Mexican gov
errment TO move his plant to Monterey,
Mex.
Mrs. f. F. Willis shot a tramp near
Greenville, .. She had been assaulted by
five tramps because she refused to give
them money
Kansas Cityans registered at New York
hotels are: A II. Meyer and II. F'lersheim
Al the Manhattan; f. B. Pratt, at the
Broadway Central.
walbridge ]. Powell. editor Of the New
Era, at ROlla. Mo, died of cancer OF the
stomach at his home. He had published
parer in Rolla for twenty-five years.
Lottie Collins has been awarded S25 dam
ages against the London Publication So
Ciety because its paper described Miss Col
Inns song The Little Widow as vulgar.
Professor John Hersey Wheeler and Miss
Gertrude Detwiler, both connected with
the Little Rock, Ark. university, were
married at Linneus, No, the home of the
bride.
Colonel Petit, living near Martiusville.
Ind. tied the tails Of two cows together
and drove them in opposite directions until
the tail of one was pulled out. He was
arrested.
Chester L Long is reported as saying he
Intends TO attend to his law practice and
not re-enter politics. He denies the report
that he will be candidate for governor
or Kansas.
Statistics compiled by the New York
state prison department show there has
been an increase OF a Vnr cent per year
in executions since the electrocution law
went into effect
The trainmaster OF the Fort Wayne. Gin
CinIst a. Louisville branch of the Erie
must not wave handkerchiefs or in other
ways firt with women along the line of
their runs.
Three men were shot in the capture of
Anthony Williams. the negro who assault
el and murdered Renis Williams at Flor
ence. Ala. The negro was lynched and
there is strong talk OF lynching negro
preacher who sheltered him from the mob.
George Raw. a barber of Lawrence. Kas.,
who gave the Information which led to the
ra'ding Of a lodge organized for 'he vio-
lation Of the prohibitory law, fears he will
have TO leave town. His effiGy was hanged
after the raid.
Dr. p NJ. Bolton has resigned as profess
sor Of baCterology OF the state university
81 Columbia. Mo, to become bacteriologist
Of ths New Jersey health board at a SALARY
OF 5000 per year. Dr. J. X. Hickman will
be- his assistant.
EaS. national bank. was arrested for erect
inc large bill board In a prncipaI street
Barrett claims the land belongs to him and
asks the city 10 pay him $1,000 IL il is TO he
continued as street.
II s. believed at Nevada. Mo. that H.
CLAY Anderson. mine superintendent and
treasurer Of Galena. Has., and formerly
city marshal Of Nevada. No. has been
foulIv dealt with. He has been missing
since July l. There is said to be "A short
age Of 500 or $500 in his accounts
e The second trial OF DR.. J. Sidney Good
manson Tor wife murder has begun at Pom
ca. Neb. The Kansas city girl 10 whom
O}ocGnauson was engaged TO he married
and whose identity has never been made
public f. not believed to he present al
though the prosecuting attorney refuses TO
cay whether she is OF Is not to be a wit
mess At this trial. -.-