Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05
II ANS AS ITEMS
SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

her 1OOth anniversary December 80,
died at the home of her daughter
near Kingman
Hornung Trial For February 10. II
The trial of James F. Hornung for
the killing of John T. Eckhart, which
came up before Judge C. E. LobdeIf
at Tribune, has been taken to Rush
ton of the defendant and set for
trial at La Crosse, February 10.
Continue War on Green Bugs. -
Kansas will continue its successful
fight On the green bug. By bill in
troduced by Senator Wilkerson
$4,000, or as much of such sum as
may be necessary, is appropriated to
be used by the state chronological
commission for the determination of
the pest.
War on Five Cent Theaters. = The
city council of Lawrence has declar-
ed war on the nickel theaters, and at
a spec meeting of that body enact
ed am ,rdinance calculated to put
crimps in the moving picture shows
and vaudeville houses that flourish
there. The bone of contention is the
safety of the buildings occupied.
Population of Kansas. = Kansas
has a total population of 1,611, AGO, a
net gain of 10000 over the figures of
two years before, or a percentage
gain of 4.97. Kansas has 12S cities
and towns with 1000 inhabitants or
more, as against 12O in that class one
year before Kansas City shows the
largest increase with 1925; Wichita,
4,431; Topeka, 4,245; Parsons, 1893;
Coffeyville, 3,271; and Independence,
2,29S.
Tennyson Admitted to Ball. The
preliminary hearing of George Tenny-
held at Marysville and Tennyson was
held for trial at the February term OF
the district court. The attorneys
argued at length on the matter of adj
hitting Tennyson to bail and the
court finally decided to admit him to
bail in the sum of $4,000. His
brothers, William and Alvin Tenny-
son, will furnish the bail.
lowing candidates successfully pass
ed the examination before the state
law examining board at Topeka and
are now fullfledged lawyers in Kan
sas: A. D. Clotfeider, Kansas City;
C. E. Vance. Garden City; c. r. Pol
lard, Arkansas City; F. A. Green
Harrington; G. Gardner, Wichita; F
S. Macy, Liberal; F. F. Cheetham
Fredonia; L. S. Wise, Marion; ]. H
Connaughton. Kingman; L. T. Glib
bons, Kingman; F. D. Lawhead, Ros
we'll.
Bank President Arrested - Presi
dent w. Leo Bochemohle of the Bank
OF Ellinwood at Ellinwood. Kan, was
arrested by order of Deputy Bank EX
aminer Watson on the charge of hav
ing sworn falsely on December
1907. concerning the condition of The
bank. There appeared two notes
among the assets, one of $4,000 and
the other of $4,000, as being still If
force, when both had been paid
He was taken to Great Benz
and his hearing set for next Satur
and was furnished. The Bank of Ell
linwood was organized in 1881 by H
w. Bochemohle. who left fortune tt
his two sons, w. Leo and Edward
the latter being cashier. For some
time past the policy of the bank ha:
been considered not sufficiently con
sentative, it is said The last state
ment of the bank showed a marked
falling off in business.
Garnett After Hatchery. = Garnet
is after the government fish hatcher!
provided for by the Long bill which
passed the senate few days ago
The bill has not passed the hous'
yet Murdoch will try 10 amend thu
bill to fix the location of the hatch
cry in Butter county. near Eldorado
Ground to Pieces Under Train. :
n OHiOu IdClt1C pe1SoSASSl 'i~ii
ground Elwood Blackburn to pieces
near Broughton, but repeating riff
found near the BODY with one cart
ridge exploded indicates that he ma.
have shot himself, either by acciden
or design, Before the train cut hin
up. Blackburn lived at Broushtol
and had a family.
International Harvester Co. Guilty
The International Harvester Com
pany which was found guilty of
violation of the antitrust laws o
Kansas On forty-two counts durini
the September term of the distric
!, court, was fined the sum of $500 OF
} each of the counts by Judge Dana il
the district court at Topeka, o
$4,000 and costs of the action