Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-01-05

politics and served two terms as coun-
Gilman of this city. He was one of the
Oldest members of the A. 0. u. w.
lodge of Ft. Scott under whose auspi
ces the funeral will be held.
Judge Theodosius Botkin has re-
turned from Washington, where he
mas been with other Kansas politi-
clans. The judge says the division of
the state into two federal districts will
not be accomplished at this session of
Congress. He is also of the opinion
that W. E. Sterne will be appointed
marshal Immediately after the 1st of
January.
Millera Cooper and Fred Spencer,
aged IA and 13 respectfully, of Topeka.
| started off on their horses, and have
not been seen since. The Cooper boy
lives at 1923 Lime street. His parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cooper. Fred
Spencer lives at 1913 Lime street with
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Herndon. No one
knows why the boys left town. The
police think that it is simply a case of
runaway.
The $4,000 refunding bonds of the
city of Abilene are ready for delivery
to the state school fund commissioners
who have agreed to take them. The
money was sent to New York Decem-
Der Is, and paid for the old bonds
which were cancelled and now the new
ones are to be sold. State Treasurer
Hefiebower has, however, announced
that he will pay no state funds for
bonds purchased by the school fund
commissioners when municipality or
county has an Indebtedness or county
of more than ten per cent of the as
sessed valuation.
We regret to say that the sugar beet
experiment in this vicinity was almost
a failure. Out of the many who we're
going to grow them only six made
any report, and instructions were to
box and send by freight to save ex-
pense. Waiting for specimens de-
layed shipment until 11th, and the
railroad was then ten days in getting
them to Manhattan, and then they
were badly frozen. One specimen
from J. F. McGorkle showed 1865 per
cent. of sugar.-South Kansas Tri-
bune.
Robert Mood, of Topeka, died We'd
nesday morning at 10 O'Clock az his |
late residence, 400 East Eighth street. /
of complication of diseases resulting
from inflammatory rheumatism, after |
a fourteen weeks seige of suffering, |
dating from floral day of Festival
week, October 1. His strong vitality |
and will power helped him to keep |
back much of his real suffering, that |
the members of his family might ex-
perience less sympathetic pain, and he |
passed away yesterday morning pre-
pared to meet the survivors of his |
family when their times shall have
come.
Prof. E. B. Kuerr, the scientist at |
Midland college, after making a care
full investigation, announces that the |
finest quality of celery can be raised
on Doniphan island above Atchison,
and, in fact, on almost any island in
the Missouri river along the Kansas
line. celery requires moist, sandy
soil, being a marsh plant, and there
are hundreds of acres of just that kind
of soil on hundreds of islands along
the Missouri river" says Prof. Knerr.
Prof. Knerr urges that farmers own
ing such land try the experiment next
summer. He believes fortunes can
be made at the business.
Ella Bum, the 17-year-old daughter
of Rev. Bum, of Fort Scott, who last
Saturday eloped with stranger, who
gives his name as d. Harmon, was
with her lover, brought back from
Springfield, Mo-, this evening. Har-
mon who claims to be a travelling
salesman, is charged by the girls
father with enticing girl under age
away from home, for the purpose of
concubinage, which in this state is a
penitentiary offence. He could not
give bail and was committed. The
pair was found by the officers at
Springfield. They claim they had
not lived together, but were waiting
the arrival of the girls sister who was
to accompany them to the Indian Ter
ritory, where they were to be married.
Since arriving here Harmon has of
fered to marry the girl, but her faith
er refuses to allow the marriage.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
depot platform of O1athe, was the
scene of tragic shooting recently.
Just before midnight, as the 10:40
O'Clock passenger train arrived going
south, Mrs. Kittie Trotter, hand
some young widow of Olathe, who was
one of the passengers, was assisted
from the train to the platform by the
brakeman, Mr.. Joseph Hedden. Turn
ing to one of the bystanders she hand
ed her grip, then drew a revolver and
fired two shots. The first shot was
fired, it is supposed, at the brakeman,
who fortunately escaped. Believing
she had hit her mark the weapon was
then directed at her own breast The
ball struck over the heart, was defect.
ed and lodged under the shoulder