The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-31
ssneehing ADeut Oar Canasa.se.

SomeehiDg AD0ut Oar Candidate.
Our candidate for the State Senate 10 . man
who, when he finds anything that ought to be
done, pitches in end does It. That 10 tho way he
did when ths Fslellion brnke ont, and that 10 ths
way he has done ever since. Frank Dreaming.
Frank Tracy and Robert Tracy were ths frss
three men to enlist in Donipban County. Tbey
did not wait for eomniasiona, - sems others did,
but they went q privates and served - privstes.
Dreaming was the fnt Ksnsas man who captured .
rebel flag; and be was tho first Kansas man Who
fslt Esbel LEAD. s Fs.
We have inst come across IN old paper, con-
tanning an adventure of few Kansas boys while
the First Kansas was at Fort Lesvenworth, re-
eruiting. The ahair occurred the first week in
June, 1861, and was thus related by the Leaven-
worth Conservative, edited by Web. Wilder, and
mostly owned by D. r. Anthony
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WeesAsA-Ths Traisess are RsishssssA and
On Monday night at o'clock Frank Drsnnins Fir.!
ssrss.as Of the Ewood ou:rl .;.rtsd With n1.Ss. g;
an sy.l men Who h..; p..:sd a,osEh I.t.n. Ni:.sah
4 e. s' ss "a - ss ne, c:
four nile. below laan and reached the town about dvs
the WOfntng They were armed with nine Mimic rineo
three Colts and general assortment Of knivea
Se.Essnt Dreaming precea.d the party % the tovn
found thu lag ssore-sstufnsd % van the boys ant
went back With thsm They arrived st Istas at about
u O'Clock A. H. fhe balefnf Gag streaming In th.
the wind Cap& Benaett who Commands company Of III
scoundres stood the dag staff and inquired the purs'
| Of the Kanses neG Dreaming replied:
"Sir in the and by the authority al the Cntet
| Ssates I demand the lowering af this nser'
Another blovns blaated buttcrnut clred traitor fel
into the sad asked Tom MsTick what authority b
had. Ton quickly painted n his MIME and an.wcrrs
That's ny authority" The rcfoabtabe Capt Brnnet
then turned % his h~s1. snd enterrd susn shnp.
Dreaming Airested Levi. the rPc snd let the IA;
ofYankees and Germans stxrtel fsr kansaa-
As they had turned their backs on the Gu fur
kes town. the rebels began to blow their bngies an'
summon In their fellow -cnnsprstra They came In OF
foot and horses The Kansas Boys had advanced
Afy yards when they heard the REPORT Of musketry
Dreaming hit BY tho first shot, but he and his mel
| turned and fred
Bennett and his mnious In tho whisky shop at tn
tine and iis dns and windows rddled to anms b,
the terrible Ore Of the Ninea Aer this gentle inter
change II courtcsies proceeded ON the march,
Dreaming struck by two balls one hitting fr ng
and the other the left side both however glanced Of
neah wounds the only injury.
Lieut. Umred ID the most s-inusly iniur-d He CARRIE
three buleta i'm the shoulder in the back and
In the leg.
Sergeant vocth shot In the lee. and has lost mucl
blood.
Or s. d. Smith, If Dlw"od and DIR. Stein Of this city
have examined the wounsi and prunounce them ou
ofdangsr. .
The rrb- Gag n,sarsrres TIN hy fifteen fest II will b
strung the stru=t-ule ,lown-fm the Conserva
tive buildinga this morning af ten ocl"ck.
All good groansfs requested o up and see IT,