Kingman Weekly News from Kingman, Kansas • 6

WEEKLY NEWS. M. A. HULL. Manager.

Messrs. Howe Graves received a new safe yesterday. Wm. Child reports work at the gas well progressing. The indications for gas and oil are good.

We understand the property on corner of Sherman and Main street belongs to the city of Kingman. That train load of corn from Kingman county to the sufferers of Illinois and Iowa should not be suffered to lag. The Strickland foundation for the three story brick building on the South Side will soon be ready for the brick walls. The street car line should be filled in with dirt. Somebody is likely to "yank" a wheel off a wagon in crossing the track.

Frank Roberson struck a happy cord when he suggested the propriety of Kingman county erecting an educational institution. The first order for salt was received yesterday and was duly filled. William Child got six barrels at the gas-petroleum-artesian well. The Silver Cornet band gave an excellent concert evening. Two thousand people were on the streets listening to the best band in Kansas.

Billy Child is becoming quite corpulent since he commenced drinking water from the artesian well. The water is said to contain saccharine matter. John W. Aiton, Willis Brown and Frank Roberson are said to have distinguished themselves at Kistler's grove last Thursday by delivering able addresses. To-day the republican county convention of Sedgwick county will nominate county officers.

A big row 1S anticipated on account of the metropolitan police law. Mrs. N. S. Arnold received from a friend in the New England states a handsome easy chair over one hundred years old, which a rare relic and highly prized by Mrs.

A. J. George Smith was down from Ninnescah yesterday and reports a number of solid immigrants booked for that neighborhood this coming autumn. They will come from Indiana. The salt well is attracting general interest abroad.

Many persons have visited the city to investigate the find, and upon the showing made, propose to make large investments in real estate. Yesterday a daughter of Capt. S. W. McKee was thrown from a horse and had her forearm fractured.

Drs. Yancey Haskins dressed the wound and the young lady is now resting comfortably. The republican political conyention nominated C. Reed for judge of the eighteenth district, which is composed of Sedgwick county. It will be necessary for the candidate to Reed his ticket clear.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Kate Veatch and Victor B. Humphreys at Coldwater on the 14th inst. Miss Veatch formerly resided in Kingman and is a law of P. Jones. The happy face of Dr.

Light was yesterday illuminated with unusual brilliancy, and a merry crack was in his laugh. It is a girl. We commend to the Dr's. careful perusal a poem published this morning entitled, "Only a Girl." J. D.

Humphreys and Charlie Sample have large collections of Kingman county corn, oats, wheat and native grasses at their real estate office. This firm is always "at home" when any scheme for the good of the town is on foot. It is reported that one of our prominent citizens while at Wichita was captured by two members of the Salvation army and compelled to remain with them until he had learned to play "Climbing up the Golden Stairs" on the tambourine. The excursion train from Illinois will arrive Sept. 20th.

After the street railway and electric lights are both in good working order, and dirt has begun to fly on the U. P. railway we will be in grand shape for an excursion. Come on boys. Henry Fowler brought some rare ripe peaches to this office yesterday which were raised on his farm in Ninnescah township.

Mr. F. has 2,000 peach trees and a large apple orchard. He came to Kingman county in 1880 and at once planted an orchard. The fruit would be a credit to any country, and demonstrates conclusively that Kingman county will not only produce fine corn but the very best quality of fruit.

Already the clans are gathering for district court. Look out for the electric light 1 next Thursday night. The Presbyterian college should be secured for Kingman. The Union Pacific will reach Kingman by November first. The new Catholic church will soon be completed.

It is a handsome edifice. Work on the street railway has been delayed. It will be resumed in a few days. Pete Willhour and O. P.

Hawkins are in the city feeling of the public pulse. The hotel Ball will soon be finished, furnished and opened from foundation to garret. The man Wilson who was shot Spivey stil lives. Magruder's bond has been fixed at $10,000. William Child presented Mr.

Ruddy yesterday with a seedless watermelon, the product of Sunnyside farm. The fair association will have the splendid race track completed this week. Ed. Mead is doing good services with some thirty teams and graders. When completed the track will have cost $30,00.

Isn't it about cime for the secretary of the republican county convention furuish the daily papers with the places suggested by township committeemen for holding primary elections? Much annoyance to delegates will avoided, by committeemen sending the names of the voting places where primaries are to be held to the secretary. The Norwich News has the following items: The G. A. R. post at Belmont will have a bean bake the first Tuesday evening in September.

E. Haag, formerly proprietor of this paper but late editor and proprietor the Kingman NEWS, was in the city Thursday. Ed. Roberts, after several days visit with friends this place, departed for his home Kingman, Tuesday. It must be truly gratifying to Mr.

H'ron, democratic candidate for register of deeds, to be so highly spoken by the McPherson papers. See here: W. I'ron, formerly a resident this county, is now running for register of deeds of Kingman county. Mr. H'ron is an excellent penman, and thoroughly understands the duties the office.

He has hosts of friends here who talk of going down to Kingman during the democratic convention to in securing his nomination. -McPherson Freemun. J. Q. Jenkins and John W.

Aiton, have formed a partnership under the firm name of Jenkins Aiton. These gentlemen will devote their attention to the practice of law. Mr. Aiton is known throughout Kingman county as the most polished orator in the county. About two years ago he was admitted to the bar and has been very successful in his practice.

Mr. Jenkins is an old practitioner and a man eminent ability. We bespeak for the new firm abundant success. Mr. N.

L. Hollowell, the affable secretary of the Kingman County Fair Association was in the city yesterday looking after the interests of the exhibition to be made by the association at Kingman for four days beginning September 28. Mr. Hollowell came here in part to confer our local horse and fine stock people with a view to securing their co-operation in makiug the exhibits in those as complete as may be by contributions from their stables and herds, and also secure advantageous rates from the railroads for both visitors and exhibitors. We are pleased to know that the outlook for a successful meeting Kingman is most The New Murdock Herald has the following items: Sheriff McClelland announces in this issue as a candidate for re-election subject to the decision of the Democratic convention.

We are personally, acquainted with Mr. McClelland and we have found him always the self-same, accommodating gentlemen. He has been a resident of Kingman ty and has served his past term to the complete satisfaction of everybody. We predict that if he gets the nomination he will not only get a unanimous Democratic vote, but will also "ketch" a large number of Republican votes. The Kingman NEWS has again changed hands.

Mr. E. N. Hagg, who has had entire charge of the daily for some time, has sold it to the former owner, M. A.

Hull. The paper has been reduced in size and now comes out as a six column folio, is a credit to Kingman. Hartwell Shelley at Ninnescah, Sept. 3rd, 1887, at 2 o'clock a. aged 24 years, one month and 14 days.

Deceased was the son of J. B. and M. T. Shelley.

He was born in McHenry county, Illinois, and in 1884 come with his parents to Kansas. He died of typhoid fever. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. Huffman, Kingman, and Rev.

Milsap, of at the Presbyterian church. Yesterday's Accident. Hand Car Thrown from Track on D. M. A.

Yesterday, and two Employes Seriously Wounded, Yesterday evening between four and five o'clock a party of D. M. A. employees were passing over the track on a hand car at full speed west of the Kingman station when by some unaccountable mishap the car was thrown from the track resulting in slightly injuring James Kellicher, who had charge of the gang of bridge repairers, and Harry Anderson, a laborer. It seems that the car turned a sumersault and fell upon Harry Anderson, striking him in the abdomen.

With the acception of James Kellicher, who received slight injuries, the remainder of the parties on the car, escaped uninjured all but poor Anderson. The injuries sustained by Harry Anderson are of a very serious nature. Dr's. Yancey and Haskins were summoned and ministered to the comfort of Anderson, whom the Dr's. consider in a very critical condition.

LOCAL RAILROAD NEWS. The W. W. depot is now properly lighted. The NEWs did it with its tow line.

The D. M. A. railway company is building a section house at the surveyed crossing of that line and the Union Pacific. Reliable information has been received that the M.

K. S. W. is being graded in Lyon county, and that the line will be permanently located before January next and the grade established. Newton expects the Kingman branch of the Rock Island by the first day of November.

After reaching Newton work will be pushed to Kingman. This line and the Union Pacific are sure to be built within twelve months. Eight additional engine stalls are to be added to the W. W. engine house at this place.

If this is not an indication that Kingman stands a good chance of getting the end of the division we should like to know what it does indicate. It is now definitely settled that the Union Pacific will have its depot on the south side. As soon as the right of way is secured through Reno and Kingman counties graders will be put on this line. Three railroads not only point to Kingman but work on the lines is actively inaugurated. WHAT PEOPLE SAL.

E. N. Haag has retired from the editorial chair of the Kingman Daily NEws and is succeeded by M. A. Hull, who was also his Dispatch.

Although the Kingman NEWs changes hands every new moon it still maintains its position as the best local, paper west of Wichita in C. Journal. E. N. Haag, formerly of the Norwich News and recently of the Kingman Morning NEWS, has disposed of his interest in the latter to his former partner, Mr.

Hull, and severed all connection with the -Belle Plaine News. The Kingman NEWS has changed hands again, E. N. Haag retiring and M. A.

Hull taking charge, as editor and publisher. Hull born newspaper man and always makes an interesting and valuable paper wherever he is Rustler. M. A. Hull has purchased the Kingman NEWS of E.

N. Haag and will now, as he used to do, wield the editorial pen. While we hold no malace against Mr. Haag, we gladly welcome the old war horse back into the field of Democrat. E.

N. Haag has withdrawn from the Kingman NEWS and the paper will continue under the sole management of M. A. Hull. The NEWs is an excellent paper, enterprising and newsy and worthy of the unanimous support of the Herald E.

N. Haag, after a three months' trial, has retired from the Kingman Daily NEWS, M. A. Hull again assuming control. which is a guarantee that it will loose none of its interest and usefullness.

Mr. Haag proved himself writer and first-class newspaper man and his loss to the newspaper men of Kingman will be felt. Mr. Hull has the best wishes of the Advocate. Mr.

E. N. Haag, who some time ago purchased the Kingman NEWS, has disposed of it to Milt Hnll, the former owner. Mr. Haag during his short stay with that paper, built for himself a reputation as an editor that is very flattering, and in whatever branch of business he shall conclude to embark the Graphic wishes for him the greatest success.

Under the management of Milt the NEWS will we are confident, keep at the head of the procession, as he is one of the most untiring workers we have ever met.Harper Graphic. With last Saturday's issue of the Kingman Morning NEWS E. N. Haag bid farewell to his readers and laid his editorial faber aside perhaps forever. Mr.

Haag been connected with the Kingman NEws only a few months, but during that time he has labored so earnestly that he has gained for the NEWS a most enviable reputation among the leading dailies of the NEWS south- Mr. west. In disposing of the Haag committed it into the charge of M. A. Hull, who is an able and experienced journalist.

We wish the new management News. The citizeus of Kingman county propose to make up a train load of corn, secure its free transportation, and donate it to those sections of the state where the crop is a total failure. This is a good move and should be accom-Sedgwick (co.) Pantagraph. I THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT. Dr.

Weir Thinks Wilson May Recover, Although the Chances are Against Him. The true statement of the murderous assault on Wilson by W. W. Magruder, at Spivey, last Thursday, created considerable sensation yesterday morning, and the NEws received flattering compliments for the "unvarnished tale" as carefully narrated in Saturday's issue. The people of this city admire the truth without any attempt to shield the transgressor, and the NEWS always endeavors to so present all matters of news.

Dr. Weir who dressed the wounds, kindly furnished us the following statement relative to the condition of the wounded man: "The condition of Wilson is not as extremely critical as was at first imagined. The wounds, although necessarily very serious, not only on account of their locality and their proximity to important organs, but the short range and the size of the balls, render the wounds not nesessarily fatal if proper care is exercised. The wounded man is thirty-tyro years old, weighs about 160 pounds, is of fine physic, of robust health, and possesses no ordinary degree of energy and what the world calls. "pluck." The wounds are four in number, made by a 44 calibre revolver.

The first ball struck the left arm on the inside, just above the elbow joint, passing downward and outward, making its exit on the outside of the forearm, three or four inches below the elbow. The other balls all entered in the back, one an inch to the right of the spinous process of the 9th cervical vertebra (forming the spinal column or backbone) passing inward and upward, and burying itself in the body of the vertebra immediately above. The other entered so closely together as to form one wound between the 7th and 8th ribs, about six inches to the right of the spinal column, passing inward and to the left, one lodging in the ribs below the the other striking a rib, glancing and lodging just below the left nipple. The patient's condition during the night of the shooting was extremely critical. but owing to unimpaired health and vitality, he slowly recovered from the shock.

Since and then he has been slowly improving, was at an early hour this morning resting easily. He said in a decided manner that if the doctors, would do their part he would Although the chances are against him, he may be correct." Magruder is still in jail and will not be examined until it is definitely settled whether Wilson will recover. FROM A "DEVIL" TO A PREACHER. The printer's trade offers probably as "great an opportunity for the unassumed superiority of individual merit" as any other branch of business. The transition in this sphere of labor in America, and among Americans, branch of the human family.

rapid than among any mother we may be a "devil" in a country ing Christ and him crucified." The printing office and to-morrow "preachattentive practical printer who has followed the business for years becomes a philosopher intuitively. As a class, he knows more than any other. He is a close observer, and "he looks quite into the deeds of men." Printing ink begets cynicism, as dampness does rheumatism, or foul air fevers. There is no escaping it for men in printing offices. Whether preparing copy or setting type they contract the disease and suffer therefrom as their mental system responds to or resists it, yet there is a fascination about the business which is hard to shake off, and those embarking in it (we do not mean that class who imagine they were born essayists and rush into the business to show their wit) usually go down to their graves unwept, unhonored and printers still.

Once in a while a noble son of the craft leaves the profession and "goes out into the world" and astonishes mankind with his "pent up" business capacities, his genius as a statesman, an orator or a theologian. If BenjaFranklin had remained "on the case" history would have made no record of that circumstance. The Rev. Samuel Small was a printer before he struck theology. P.

B. Plumb quit setting type, and he now "sets" in the United States Senate. Four years ago Thomas J. Shelden was a typo in Wichita, and he is now astonishing the people of Little Rock, Arkansas, with his sound theological doctrine. In our own little city Burt Venable jumped from the "case" to a fat county office, and knows no more the inconvenience of being "busted." And now comes Burt's brother who has wrestled with and pica" for fifteen years, with the announcement that he was a "devil" three years and a "jour" twelve, and henceforth will be a preacher.

It is needless for us to say he will soon awaken the natives of the jungles of Missouri with a "hallelujah" which will lift the pukes out of their boots and bring converts to the "mourner's bench." Speaking about Burt's brother the Galitan North Missourian says: Bas Venable, one of the best printers in this part of the state, and who has been foreman of this office for the last five years. and who has worked off and on for us for the last 12 or 15 years, has concluded to attend school this winter at William Jewell college, Liberty, 1 Mo. and went down last week to make arrangements to move his family. He expects to move this week. We feel considerably broken up, as we shall miss him, but the dearest friends must part, and wherever his future lot may be cast, he will always have a warm place in our affections and esteem.

He is doubtless preparing himself for the ministry in the Baptist church, of which he is an exemplary member, and as he is strictly honest and conscientious will make a teacher to be followed at least by example. We wish him unlimited success. SPIVEY SHOOTING W. W. Magruder Shoots an Unarmed Man at Spivey Thursday Night- -Five Shots Fired Four of' Which Take Effect, Statement From an Eye Witness.

For a long time one W. W. Magruder has been running a drug store, billiard hall and "joint' combined at the town of Spivey, 011 the C. K. sixteen miles south of Kingman.

Some time since Magruder's watch mysteriously disappeard and he accused one William Wilson, who had been in the employ of of the railway company as yard overseer, of having stolen the watch and, report says, Magruder went to Wilson's room and shook a pistol in his face and threatened him with bodily injury unless the watch was forthcoming. Wilson denied all knowledge of the watch, and it appears that Magruder afterward found it. On the following day Wilson came to Kingman and told his story to the county attorney. There being some question about convicting a man on the testimony at hand the county attorney took no action in the matter, Everything passed off quietly until Thursday night, when Wilson entered Magruder's billiard saloon and without saying a word struck Magruder, knocking him back against the wall. The city marshal, Wm.

Grubb, being present, grabbed Wilson, at the same time Magruder drew a revolver and fired, without effect. The marshal then let Wilson go and he started to run from the room with Magruder close behind with the revolver within a few feet of Wilson's back and discharged it as rapidly as possible. balls struck Wilson in the back, one passing through the body and out at the left nipple. The fourth penetrated the left arm lacerating the flesh horribly. The wounded man succeeded reaching the sidewalk before falling.

The marshal tried to arrest Magruder, but it was some time before he succeeded. Yesterday morning Magruder was brought to Kingman and lodged in jail. We are indebted to A. O. Macy for the foregoing statement, who was an eye witness to the whole transaction.

Dr. Weir was summoned yesterday afternoon and went down to Spivey with the intention of probing the wounds, thinking that should the ball be found the man's life might still be saved, although there is little hope for his recovery. WHO THE PARTIES ARE. William Wilson has been in the employ of the Chicago, Kansas Western (Santa Fe) railroad for a long time, and is highly spoken of by all who know him, although at times given to strong drink. He is about 45 years old and unmarried.

He come from Illinois to Kansas and is a native of this country. W. W. Magruder was formerly in business at Cleveland and went to Spivey when the town first started. He has a wife and four children.

His family is very highly spoken of. Editorial comment will be made on this crime to-morrow. CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Pursuant to the order of the democrrtic county central committee made on the 13th day of August, a county convention is hereby called for to meet in the city of Kingman, on Saturday, the 17th day of September, 1887, at 1 o'clock sharp, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices: Sheriff. Treasurer. Register of Deeds.

Clerk. Surveyor. Coroner. primaries will be held at the usual voting places in the townships and wards from 2 p. m.

to 4. p. on Thursday, September the 15th, at which time one member of the county central committee will be chosen in each township and ward. Delegates to the county convention will be chosen as follows: Allen-One delegate. Belmout- delegates.

Bennett- -Six delegates. -Three delegates. Canton-Three delegates. Dale Three delegates. Dresden- One delegate.

Evan -Three delegates. Eagle-One delegate. Eureka delegates. Galesburg--Four delegates. -One dalegate.

-Three delegates. Liberty-One delegate. Ninnescah-Three delegates. Peters- Two delegates. delegates.

Richland- Three delegates. Rochester -Two delegates. Valley-One delegate. Vinita-Three delegates. Union-Two delegates.

delegates. City of Kingman: First Ward -Five delegates. Second Ward -Five delegates. Third Ward -Five delegates. Fourth Ward- -Three delegates.

The delegates from the first district are requested to assemble immediately after the convention and nominate a candidate for county commissioner. Primary will be held at the Leach school house. W. R. HAYS, Chairman.

JOHN BEEBE, Secretary. DIED. Maj. Henderson's handsome villa since a large addition has been put on is decidedly one of the most handsome and largest residences in the city..