Barbour County index., 1906-08-29


The state board Of control of chari-
table institutions has advertised for
bids for the installation of a tele-
phone system at the Parsons hospital
for epileptics.
Negro Troopers Rob Women. -
While two women, wives Of farmers,
were crossing the post reservation
at F-t Leavenworth they were held up
and robbed by negro troopers. The
soldiers escaped.
Death From Bursting Blood Vessel.
Joe Johnson, a miner employed by
the Hamilton & Grant Coal Company
at Weir Junction, died while at work
in the mine. His death was due to a
blood vessel bursting.
Elevator FeiI.-George Hugg, Ia
borer in the employ of the Continental
Creamery Company at Topeka is dead
as the result of the fall of an over
loaded freight elevator. ]. Large, an
other employe, sustained a broken
leg.
X. c. Southern Shops Being Built.
"A force of about 200 men are at
work on the excavations for the new
Kansas City Southern machine shops
at Pittsburg. The main shops will be
356x152 feet, with accommodations
for sixteen locomotives.
Collision May Be on Program. - A
duel to death, a destructive combat
between two monster railroad 1ocomo-
tives is the spectacle Mack A. Con-
molly, of Des Moines, Ia, proposes to
offer Wichita and Kansas visitors dur
ing the week of the Wichita fair.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company at
Caney paid out s30,7OO the other day
to laborers on the tank farm and 9TH
er branches of the oil enterprise.
There is about $50 men now en-
ployed at the farm in the various d.
visions of work. Caney now has a
monthly pay roll of about $4,000 per
month.
For Horse Bite $5,1oo.-Dr. Robert
Burns of Wichita has been sued by
Mrs. Alma Funk for $500 damages
resulting from the bite of horse own
ed by the former On the afternoon
of August IA, while passing along the
sidewalk near which the horse stood
the animal attacked and bit her on the
shoulder, inflicting injuries which
were painful and which might prove
permanent. +
VIII Again Be Continued. - The
Caldwell murder case at Salina will
be continued until the November
term probably owing to the shortness
OF the August term. Mrs. Caldwell is
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, j. H. Caldwell, on the night of
September 8, 1904. She has been
tried twice and the jury disagreed
both times. Mrs. Caldwell has been
In Jail since the murder.
Driller Burned to Death. - James
Miller. driller. was burned to death
and Harry Wetherell and another
man. named Heckathorn severely in
jured as the result of the sudden ig-
milton Of an oil we'll in Coody's Bluff
field, near Coffeyville. Miller died
before medical aid could be sum
moned. The flow of gas and oil en-
veloped Miller and reached the boil.
er where it ignited. 1t is thought the
two injured men will recover.
Incendiarism Is Charged. - Har.v
Ross and Frank Dunham have been
arrested charged with setting fire to
the Toothman livery stable at Ha.
vana, which was burned about three
weeks ago. Six head of horses to.
gether with the other contents of the
barn, were destroyed. There have
been several mysterious fires at
Havana. Both are under bonds for
their appearance for preliminary hear
ing.
Some Postal Changes.-L. o. Mont
gomery, postmaster at Danville, Har
per county, Kan, has been removed
for cause. The postmaster general
appointed Lou Emma Saler as his sue
cessor to the Office. Alment Thomas
was also named for the postmaster
saip at Rala, Riley county, in the
place of Mai Trudel, resigned A new
postofice has been established at
Beaverview, RawIins county. Kan
Arthur E. Everett was named post
master.
Question of Clerks Fees. - d. w
Travis, state fish and game warden
says the law provides for the collec
tion of license fee of 81 from ev
cry hunter, and a number of the
clerks are retaining 25 cents out OF
the amount They claim that they
are allowed this much money for us
ing the seals of their Office. The
warden and the auditor of state hold
| that this fee is not lawful, and that
clerks can be prosecuted for collect
ing it.
Frisco Brakeman Killed by Cars
| George Hicks, Frisco brakeman
had both legs cut off while coupling