Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-08-28

'Uriah Humphrey, of Pratt, drew No
251 at the Ell Reno drawing and filed
upon one of the best quarter sections
of land near Lawton. But W. +.
Barnes went direct to Lawton and
fled contest on the Humphrey
claim. He charges Humphrey with
500 acres of land in Pratt
county to his wife's name. The trans
fer, SO Barnes alleges, was made July
10, two days after registration began
at FL Reno and Lawton, so that Hum
phrey would be ineligible to register.
Now shobe In vindfcated.
At Salina one DIR. Bailey went to
Wes Shobe and told him that the
neighbors were all kicking about his
practice on brass band horn. There
upon Shobe went around among his
neighbors and asked them if his play
ing disturbed them. The neighbors
all replied that it did not; that, in
fact, they dotted on the strains of his
slide trombone. And thus INDICATED,
shobe went back to Bailey and gave
him one of the prettiest ickings seen
in the neighborhood for some time
Mostly Young Men.
A visitor to the Kansas penitentiary
chapel exercises on Sunday morning
who il permitted to look into the
faces OF nearly 1000 hardened Grim
inals who are marched into the prison
church to sing sacred songs and hear
the preached word, is forcibly and
sadly impressed at the sight of so
many youthful but crime-distorted
An overwhelming pro
portion of the convicts are men be-
tween Is and 35 years of age.
From Lawyer to Preacher.
Rev. j. D. McBrian. the eloquent
chaplain of the Kansas state prison,
was formerly lawyer at Sedan and
figured prominently in politics. In
1896 he was the republican party's
candidate for state senator, but went
down in the fusion landslide. Last
winter he was chaplain of the Kansas
senate. Several convicts to whom the
chaplain is now acting as spiritual
adviser were sent to prison by the
forceful arguments of Lawyer Nc
Brian at the bar.
Not tho Slightest Trouble.
Jessie Morrison, convicted of killing
Mrs. Olin Castle, is proving good
prisoner, and the officers of the Kan.
sas penitentiary say she makes them
not the slightest trouble. She took
prison life very hard during the first
week. She spent much time alone,
Now she attends to her du-
ties quietly and without complaint
Miss Morrison is operating a sewing
stitching shirts for male
prisoners.
Dozen Are Daft.
In the Kansas penitentiary are at
east a dozen convicts who are wholly
'r partially insane, having become so
since their incarceration. A sepa-
ate building is provided for these
,ases and the prison physician gives
hem the most careful attention. In
he rear of the "crazy ward" is an en-
closure into which the afflicted men
ire turned every day for exercise.
Good Hospital Service.
At least a dozen serious cases arc
treated in the Kansas
prison hospital. Many of these cases
ire incurable. The prison physician,
)r. Grigsby, holds unique position.
n that his corps of hospital assist
lnts are all convicts, but they are well
rained. The hospital pharmacist is
Willie" Sells, one of the most noted
# the states convicts.
The Kansas Method.
City officials at Winfield broke into
he Missouri Pacific freight depot and
103 cases of beer and two
,arrels Of whisky that was consigned
o "John Hobo" and other fictitious
addresses. The next night the joint
broke several plate glass
windows in the Office of City Attor-
ley johnson, who has been prosecu-
ing the jointkeepers.
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, was
,reeted by the largest crowd of the
week at the state soldiers reunion
t Hutchinson. He paid high tribute
O soldiers and devoted considerable
ime to discussion of problems that
ave arisen since the war with Spain.
No Gate Feep.
A two-days' county fair will be held
t Burlington. There will be races,
hows and other attractions. No gate
ee will be charged. but seats in the
rand stand will be paid for.
Fifty-Two 3Hane', Prisoners.
Frank j. Barnes and Gale Davis, who
illed 6ilas Gillespie at Dodge City.
rere sentenced to death. With these
wo, there are SO "hang" prisoners In
he Kansas prison.
Cannon would sueeeed sinens.
John c. Cannon, of Mound City. has
his candidacy for the DEM
cratic nomination for Judge in the
ixth judicial district to succeed Judge
imons.
Emporfa Girl Missing.
Miss Lillian Brown disappeared
rom Emporia. It was thought shs
1mped into sthe Cottonwood river.
outh of town. Miss Brown was
nown as one of the prettiest girls
! the community.
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