The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-08-01
state News.

man apparently about twenty-five ycers Of ago
were Uncovered ON the track Of tho Missouri
Pacific Road, near the brick yards just south Of
this city. He has evidently boen run over by
the night train. One of his legs was cutof about
the knee, his head badly crushed, and be bad re-
ceived other injuries. lie was dead when found,
and some hogs were Palling .t his mangled To
snrvived the accident some time is not known.
he was dressed in drab clothes, and had some
thing over 3 In hia pocket. He Was evidently .
lsioring man. No letter or anything else giving
his name, or any information - 70 who be was,
committed suicide in this way or was intoxicated
and lay down upon the track, or was accidentally
struck and knocked down by tho train, is not
known. Il Q said that on Saturday he inquired
for work at Gilleapiss mill. No one seems to
have identified Ills remains. We understand
that the Railroad officials took charge Of then,
for in.erment.-Chsnpios,
A Aelvefn correspondent Of the Lyndon o.
seyrer says that at about July S, Mr.. Little Wood
had fine young h0rse stolen, but did not find it
ont until the following Tuesday, when circum-
stances pointed to three young men, Lou and
Granville kObcrts, and James COnvers, rs the
guilty parties. Warrants were issued, aud Gran
vile Roberts and COnvers were arrested, Lou
havingput out. COnvers confessed to the action.
Nothing was.found as to Mr.. Woods horse. On
Saturday night, the 9Th, Lon. Roberts and Con-
vers took horse belonging to Mr.. George Hill,
east OF town' anu TWO indian ponies ir0m near tue
;..', "as E,osh =. nsI P.,s.s, .arnnE +, LIE
r..o..raJ ~ NJ. I.s nv. .n-;r-I.- DS NJ
Hill. The ponies were taken to johnson county,
and one traded for an old witch, and the other
one turned loose. Evideeee sufficient to war
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Mr.. Wood is still in pursuit Of his horse.
Wednesday night the Ottumwa college took fro
ana was Duineu 70 tne kIOunu. lne .T va
I. ";.,h. H.. pa,.;., ..r.
NJ. .. .. Hidden, Oh Cen.Ia, 70 Gnae! siIes'
90 90 cnarge OF naSmg Proa"eeN On sooi''o" on
MIS-. Campoeh, resuiting III nef aeatn.
Mrs. Mary Hawes, of Crooked creek, four miles
north Of Bnll City, has this season, with team
Of oxen driven by berself, broken twenty-five
acres Of prairie; drove the oxen to break twenty
five acres more; has shot two buffalo with her
rifle, which she calls "Betsey." Her plOwing Is
very well done and with the rifle she 10 nm expert,
She has tho best crops Of corn, ETC., that there
are IN her ne'gnborh"od.
The Augusta Repsblicaa gives full account Of
the drowning Of the two ladies' in the Walnut two
or three miles soutb of Augusta, the 10th inst.
Their names, which have been Incorrectly pub
lished over the State, were Mrs. Hattie Wander
hon and Miss NeaIy Cease. MT" Vanderh"m was 0
little last eighteen years of age, and had been
married about six months, while her sister, Miss
Nealy lease, was a"'nt Two years younger.
The Salina Journal states that on Tuesday Of
last week Mrs. Hinkly, Of West Gypsum, was
thrown fronsher horse, and suffered a conimlnnted
fracture oi tne riGnt arm near tue eloow, compi,
eateti WIN disiocation. she also nad COMPOUND
fracture AT 'ne "I.st, one !" lhs cneS ~ 'ne Se
arm having oeen IoIced .nI1algs .ne nesr, nn,ct-
Jug wo"na % an ., ,"cn ,ns anu .an Ws sre
n' 4 Gentleman % M living % rs near West Gypsum, bad
a ,nuIs h. isf; arn " .s i:,Iem Is
rrJ.,enSsncs "n ch.r". "f stealing and taken 70
Eureka They storfsl MT Juncti"u CITY and
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t,,.L .orns .aJJi.s g. from VIM Mart;udais
Who started af fter item and overlook them. When
arrested. they had nearly a wagon load of miscel-
laueous plunder. consisting of bed quilts, ladies'
shoes n loOkipp-plass buggy whip, shirts, parts
Of harness, saddles and other odds and ends, all
stolen. Two of them were bound over to the
district court and two were discharged.
A man named Gorton, of Montgomery county,
is in q bad fix. Two Deputy United States Mar
shals. one from Illinois. and one from Kansas
want him, two sheriffs want him, and some
parties in law suit in which he is an important
witness, don't want him disturbed.
The house Of Mr. Newton, in Sheridan town
and every person in the house knocked down, and
Mr.. Newton seriously injured.
Joe Hapar. horse thief. was arrested last week
on tbe road fur miles north of Salina, by Sheriff
McKettrick. of Saline county, and taken back to
Sumner county. where he had stolen two horses.
T,. S,,;n, I..r.,, s.,. that , man w.. l;Il.,
nm Tn.s.iar ot NawmonG inv.ji,s comn ofTaxas
cattle. on Spring creek. near the southcast line of
the cCnnty. He was shot by the boss herder. I'm
a ouarrel about pajr of spnrs,
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,.,..d s, s,'J,.wf ~ w.. Iro,.nsd IN ;,,,.
Sncsr creek. about O'clock n. m. last WeInes-
day.
I,.t Sunday ,,orr;rr it'll. ann ~ N- Ran
rli;. Of M"nrd C;tv VS.. tI.owr Tro,n : hars.
Eli s,.. ~ h"r. -" VII .Sm'%. s ."J MI, nss .hs.
=. ,r"mi n"t r.cov.r lint hs ia now .,n.;,,.r"i
ont of danger.
Eirht or ton bor.e. have b.., ..o,., in tho
v;.;,;tv Of n. Cw,rs S;,h;n ,hs "... VI y,
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Last SATURDAY morning, near Oxford, some
.v;d.ntiv hen living thrre for sevsrsI month.
No pocketbook or pspcr was found about IN.
corpee. Foul Dlay is sppreheuded.
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