Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12

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killed and several passengers were in
jured. A cloudburst had washed away
about 80 feet of track.
HOWELL, the American oarsman of
Trinity hall, Cambridge, beat Black
staff, of the Vesta Rowing club, in the
final heat at the Henley royal regatta
in England on the 7th for the diamond
sculls, of which Howell is the holder.
PHILANDER JESTER, of Muncie, Ind,
a brother of Alexander Jester, who
was arrested in Oklahoma and taken
to Mexico, Mo-, to answer for an
alleged murder committed in 1871, de-
clared that the sister who caused
Alexander's arrest was of unsound
mind.
DETROIT, Mich, was said to be sore
because there were only about 10000
Christian Endeavorers when they had
reason to expect $4,000.
MEASURES for the relief of the flood
sufferers in Texas are well under way
and relief committees organized. At
Richmond it was believed 5000 to 5000
persons would have to be fed.
The Christian Endeavor convention
at Detroit, Mich, on the 7th suffered
much discomfort from the rain. Reso-
lutions were authorized protesting
against opening national expositions
ON Sunday and against the seating of
Congressman-elect Brigham 81. Roberts,
of Utah. A plan was also under con-
sideration to charter steamships to
carry endeavorers to England at
straight fare.
CALIFORNIA experienced an earth
quake shock on the 9Th.
THE Savings Bank of st. Paul, Mimi,
established in 1857. capital 500, ZOO,
Thomas A. Prendergast president, has
been compelled to close it's doors.
| HANS BROWN, 60 years old, and his
on-in-law, Thomas Nilsson, 33, at
tempted to drive team of horses and
dairy wagon through Turkey creek,
near Kansas City, Mo-, early on the
7th and both men and horses were
swept away in the raging torrent of
water and drowned.
| A FIRE broke out in the house of
Mrs. Bogolios at Coulterville, Cal, and
spread to the entire business portion
of the town. Altogether 81 buildings
were destroyed. The loss was esti-
mated at $500, 900.
| THE Atoka Coal Mining company is
importing many negroes to work in
| its mines at Lehigh, l. Z.
Two hundred negroes from the mines
and quarries in and about Birmingham,
Ala, left there the other night for Weir
City, Kan, to take the place of strikers
in the coal mines at that place. A reg
| ular movement of these negroes has
been going on for some time and 500 of
/ thea, ,hayes already been sent thither.
REPORTS from special correspond
ent of the Galveston News indicated
that, while the property loss by the re-
cent floods has been enormous, the loss
of life has been greatly exaggerated.
According to the News only two lives
have been lost in the lower Brazos flood
in Texas.
CATTLE are being worried to death by
flies in Cleveland and Pottawatomie
counties, Ok.
THE events of the Christian Endeavor
convention at Detroit, Mich, on the
9Th were the addresses of the president
and the secretary. 1t was estimated
that upward of 10000 accredited dele
gates had arrived, aside from visitors
who were not endeavorers. Secretary
Baer in his report said: 1.-THE official
enrolment is 55,Si3 societies, with a
total membership of $500, 600. The
Christian Endeavor Tenth Legion
now numbers IA, 700 members, who are
giving not less than one-tenth of their
incomes to God"
PRosPECToRs have just discovered
large mines of phosphate near Good
lettsville, Tenn. A deal has been made
with capitalists for the output ON sew
eral farms. The lands were considered
almost worthless up to a few days ago,
but the owners will now reap fortunes.
FIRE at Pratt City, Ala, burned 4C
buildings, causing a loss of $50, ,OOO
with only about IS, 900 insurance. The
fire originated in Atkinson's grocery
store and the fire department was in
adequate to cope with it. 1t could not
be checked until buildings in its path
were torn down. OF the houses burned
"a were business houses and the re.
mainder cottages
WILLIAM LUDWIG shot and killed his
former sweetheart, Miss Bertha White.
side, at Des Moines, Ia, on the 4th and
then sent bullet into his own brain
Fifteen months ago he had been con.
victed of grand larceny and the girl
broke the engagement. The tragedy
was committed Immediately on his re.
lease.
CONVENTION of the stenographers
of the United States has been called tc
meet at Chicago August 1924 to form g
permanent organization.
A DESTRUCTIVE tornado visited the
vicinity of Ainsworth, Neb., on the
| 5th, killing one woman and tearing
farm buildings to kindling wood.
The presence of the United State.
training ship Monongahela at Ply
mouth, Eng. on the 4th was the oe
casion for an interesting ceremony
All the British ships were decorated
with flags and the American ensign
was run up to the mastheads an6
saluted with 21 guns, to which the
Monongahela responded.
THERE were 327 entries in the Pull
man road race at Chicago on the 4th
but only 20S starters, many failing to ap
pear on account of the dismal weather
L. II. Bender won the race, William
Couden finished second and George J
White third. There were many spill,
on account of the soggy roads
DURING drunken quarrel between
Lotion Wells and and Edward Fleming
at Kansas City, Mo-, on the 4th the for
mer shot and fatally wounded the lat
ter.
A FIRE originating in Whiteworth'.
stables at Paris, Tenn, spread to near