Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-05-24

Duval Hutchinson; grand master-at-arms
Mack Shepard. Bennington grand inner guard
r L. Brittin, Usage City; grand outer guard, j.
D. Fell, Concordia; gr nd keeper of the record
and seal, Gus ]. Neubert, Kansas CITY Kan ::
grand master of exchequer, A c. Jobes
Wlcnlta Delegates to the national encamp-
ment-W. A. s. Bird. Topeka and Tully Scott
Ooerlin (Neubert, who was reelected grand
keeper OF the record and seal, which corre-
spends to the office of secretary, begins his
twenty fourth year in that offfce)
Rathbone Sisters-Past grand chief Clara NJ
Nlcol Colby; grand chief. Mary Brown, Cha
mute; grand senior, Ida Wehe, Topeka; grand
junior, Lizzie Bates, Fort Scott; grand man
ager. Carrie Kinnard, Wichita; grand protector,
Bertha Golding, Tonganoxie; supreme repre-.
sentative, ALA Hills, Garnett.
Affects Building Associations.
Among the important laws that went
into effect on the 18th rs the act plac-
ing building and loan associations I'M
der the supervision Of the state bank
commissioner. Charters have been
granted in Kansas for about 400 con-
Germs of this character, but many of
them have died and only about IS are
now doing business under the laws of
this state. In addition there are Is or
20 nonresident companies doing bust
ness in the state.
Farmer Robertson's Horrible Death
Thomas Robertson, a farmer near
Hutchinson, was trampled to death by
bull. The animal had been dehorned
on account of its viciousness. MIR. Rob-
ertson went on foot into his pasture,
carrying a pitchfori to protect himself.
The animal made sudden charge.
Robertson lost his footing and fell and
the bull jumped upon him. The body
was recovered only after the bull had
been shot and killed.
Sad Affair Near Lawrence.
Miss Rose Mcfarland, daughter of
Thomas Mcfarland, farmer near
Lawrence, was accidentally killed by
her brother Frank. The tragedy oc-
Cured when Frank and his sister were
alone on the farm. Frank took gun
to shoot the dog, but the piece was ac-
cidentally discharged and his sister
killed. Miss Mcfarland was % years
old. Frank is 30. The young man was
frantic with grief.
Selling Them ALI Out.
The recent sale of the junction City
& Fort Kearney branch of the Union Pa
cific leaves only one Kansas road now
in the hands of receivers. That one is
the Leavenworth, Topeka & South
western. The latter road will be sold
in a few months, and the court docket
will then be entirely free from rail-
roads for the first time in 20 years.
Little In Command at IaIoIos.
A letter from Lieut.. Col. Little dated
at Malolos, April 5, says that he was in
command of the regiment when it en-
tered the city. Metcalf had been
wounded and Funston gave out just as
they reached the town and went back
to Manila on sick report. Capt. Wat
son, of company L, was in command OF
Little's battalion.
Negro Brute at Parsons.
S. S. Scott, colored minister" at
Parsons, is in Jail charged with statu-
tory rape of his own daughter, who
was kept under her fathers control for
some time and never made the condi-
ton of affairs known. The girl was
recently declared insane, the doctors
testifying that SCOTS use of her was
the cause.
Suicide of an Unfortunate Girl.
Emilia Hintz swallowed a spoonful
of trough on rats" at Newton and died
from the effects of the poison. Miss
Hintz was % years old and was the
complaining witness in suit the
pending in which she accused Butler
county young man of being the cause OF
her ruin.
Death of j. Il. johnson.
Capt. j. b. johnson, eX-circuit judge
and ex-speaker of the Kansas house.
died at Topeka from softening of the
brain. Capt. johnson was one of the
pioneer citizens and for many year:
was a prominent figure in republican
| politics.
Horse Racing to Attract Trade.
Merchants of Chapman have inauglr
rated series of Saturday horse races
to continue throughout the summer, to
attract the trade of farmers. The mer
chants offer the prizes, and assert thai
it is a paying investment.
Successful Tree Planting.
Near Beloit a portable sawmill ha:
| taken the contract to cut 95, 900 feet Of
lumber from three-acre grove owned
by John Vernon. This grove wa.
planted by Mr.. Vernon 25 years aga OF
the raw prairie.
Father Sues . Liquor Dealer.
| A. L. Devote, an Atchison Gquo
dealer, was sued for $40, 900 damages b,
NJ. J. Hanley, who charges that one o
Devoto's bartenders sold liquor to hi
| 11-year-old son.
| Library Instead of q Sword.
Some of the friends of Lieut.. Col. E
C. Little have suggested that insteat
of raising fund to buy him a SWORD
the money be put into library TO
him.
Grievance Against Chancellor Snow.
The county superintendent in stat
convention at Hutchinson passed reso
lutions censuring Chancellor Snow, o
the state board, on account of the sever
ity of the questions in physiolog.
prepared by him for the last stat
teachers examination.
A Group of Cheerful Workers.
Farmer neighbors of Mrs. j. l.. Piper
of Wabaunsee county, whose HUSBAND
died recently, gathered at her home AM
put in IS acres of corn for her, SO team
working at one time. A photograph
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