Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-06-26
A Double Railroad Killing.

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Q A Double Railroad Killing.
On Tuesday afternoon about 5
o'clock Mrs. - Terrill, an elderly
lady, and her granddaughter, Miss
May Mcdonald, were run over and
killed by passenger train. east
bound, at the railroad crossing near
Boyd. They were in buggy and
the team got across the track, but
the opilot struck the buggy, killing
Miss Mcdonald instantly and injuring
Mrs. Terrill so that she lived only
until o'clock Wednesday morning.
When they came into Hoisington
the train men knew nothing of the
accident none of them having seen it.
But two men who were beating their
way on the train saw the accident and
reported it as soon as they got into
/. town, and an engine with two doctors
was sent out to the scene of the
accident and found the sad story was
too true.
The supposition is that, as the two
ladies' were driving home from Hois-
ington their team became unmanage-
aDies and ran across the track just as
the train approached the crossing.
Mfs. Terrill had been a resident
of Albion township since the early
seventies. and the family is well
known by everybody. Her husband
died about ten years ago. The
terrible accident was a shock to the
entireGommunity.
To Sprinkle Forest Avenue and Broadway.
o A petition has been circulated and
signed practically all the property
owners on Forest avenue and Broad
way to have those two streets sprinkled.
The last legislature passed law
providing that, in cities of the second
class where majority of the
owners of property abutting on
a street petitioned to have such street
sprinkled, the city. council shall re-
ceive bids for such work, let the con-
tract, and charge the expense to such
abutting property in proportion to the
front lootage. This the council will
be petitioned to do at its meeting on
the evening of Jaly 9th.
THIS is fair. and equitable law, as
those who live or do-business on such
spfinkled streets derive most of the
benefits therefrom, and people in
other parts of the city should not be
asked to assist'in paying the expense
thereof.
Besides, the sprinkling of these
streets will be saving to the city, as,
when tbey are once leveled and grad
ed properly, then kept thoroughly
sprinkled during the hot season, they
will require very little further atten-
ton to keep them in good condition.
The Orioles. Recognized.
Under stsong pressure from many
of our people who appreciate pure
and artistic entertainment, the
Oriole Club have again consented to
undertake a course for the coming
season. With Messrs. w. Torrey as
president; F. V. Russell, vice presi-
dent; Frank Brinkman, treasurer;
r. c. Russell, secretary, we shall
look for something excellent from
their efforts: The name of The
Oriole Club stands for all that is best
in the way of strictly high grade
entertainment. q Whatever these
gentlemen select will be at once
accepted by those familiar with their
work in the past as being clean, pure,
elevating and educational in the
best sense. Let everybody lend a
helping hand. Subscribe yourself
and tell your friends to subscribe for
season tickets.
Hood School House.
Regular services next Sunday