Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05

VI the USSt, uOl the COSIti0SI,
new court houses in Kansas; just
turned over by the contractors, and
being initiated by the county Off
Gals. 1t is a plain stone and brick
structure costing about $4,000.
Glass Factory Starts.-The Coffey-
vile window glass factory has start
ed to blow glass. After a period of
Inactivity extending over eight
months the Coffeyville plant is the
second one to resume operations, the
Kansas being the first
Last of QuadrupIets Dead. = The
fourth of the quadruplet babies born
late last summer to Mrs. John Bar
ben, Swiss farmer woman living
near Lawrence, is dead. The bodies
of the other three were exhumed and
the four were placed in enc grave.
Burned to Death. = The two room
house owned by L. E. Davidson at
Beloit was DESTROYED by fire. One
child, six years old, was burned to
death and a four-months-old baby was
so badly burned that it can not live.
The mother was at a neighbours tele-
phoning for some groceries. The
origin of the fire is not known.
NitrogIycerin Can Exploded. Nit
roglycerin in can with which four
small boys at Caney were playing
exploded and all of them were in
jured, one probably fatally. Evan
Pasco's eyes were destroyed and the
tip of his nose was blown off and he
is not expected to live. Perry Brown,
Frank Hooker and Doyle Killian, who
were with him, were not dangerously
| injured
Finds Morphine CrystaI.-Dr. Will
liam Cross of Kansas City filed in
the United States circuit court at To
peka supplemental report on the
analysis of the stomach of L. H. Per
kIns of Lawrence. DR.. Cross states
that as result of additional analysis
he has procured a crystal of alkaloid
al morphine Perkins was charged
with taking morphine with suicidal
intent after having heavily insured
his life The first report was filed in
November, showing the discovery Of
morphine.
Can Attend City Schools. - B,
unanimous vote Senator Porter's bill
making it possible for people living
adjacent to cities of the first class tt
send their children to the schools o
such cities was adopted. The Law
does not apply to cities of over 3O,00t
population. A majority of the resi-
dents of adjacent territory may brins
about the arrangement with the cit.
board of education by paying thei
proportion of the cost of maintainin,
the city schools. They will then b,
entitled to vote in the city on schoo
matters.
Crushed to Death. - M. F. McCul
louch was crushed to death in tn,
Parker elevator alone, and had ;
few minutes before the acciden
: which coused his death started tn,
engine to elevate a quantity of wheat
Il is supposed he had gone to the ele
vator shaft to fix some part of tn,
machinery, as the wheat was not ele
waiting well, and became entangled il
the machinery. which dragged hin
into the shaft. When found he wa
in the elevator shaft and it require,
the assistance of five men to get hi
| LOT I>oIx, h.
i, and in doing which they had to re
) move what few clothes remained up
on the body. His neck was broken II
two places, one leg was cut off below
the knee, one arm broken in fou
places and many of the other bone
in his body were also broken.
Captures His Fifth EagIe.-Walte
Wolf of Macksville has captured hi
fifth American eagle for the season
. 1t measured more than six feet from
tip TO tip of it's wings. Eagles ar
fairly numerous this winter and Their
: is a good profit in mounting them.
Destroys Glass Plant Fire a
Coffeyville destroyed the Sunflowe
Glass Company's plant, causing los
) of 100000. The property was onl
: partially insured. The plant ha
been closed down for several months
? B. T. Burke of Indiana, the principa
owner. has been there for some tim
! preparing to open the plant 1t en-
i pioys 400 men.
College Mule Brings $24o. - TIL
i. mule which was given to Kansa
: Wesleyan university at Salina b
4 Charles Lamer, was sold to DIR. {
f W. Winfield Of Marysvilie. Kan, TO
: s240. The sale was cried in the pre-.
t ence Of about 1000 people, 200 c
! whom were students decorated
] the colors of the school and who san
r the college songs continually durin
the cole