The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

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intending to he away from home about Sur days
On On visit to Spring Greek, Pottawatomie county.
aS last seen on his way to Topeka, August
-, .e, ne never reached Topeka, nor has he re-
aha,.5 10 ms home He was last seen at Neuf-
ena'ei' me rench store, on his way home. 1t is
supposed mat he has been ''put ont of the way"
MT; +. Hansen, of Netawaka, who has been
spending several months in New York State. and
returned home yesterday, says New York is
certain for Grant.
vote was taken on conductor Moryan's train.
on Saturday, on the A. T. & Santa Fe Road and
resulted in the discovery of b Grant men and 1
Greeley man.. Straws, you know, &c.
On the train between Lawrence and Kansas City,
last Thursday, the vote was Grant "a; Greeley IL.
Two men, named Hghwarden and Samson. liv-
ing on Dragon creek, seven miles from Burlin-
game, got into dispute the other day on the
county seat question, when Highwsrden struck
sampson With scythe, cutting fearful cash
across the hip and back bone. Contrary to first
expectations, Samson is recovering.
During the storm ON Wednesday night, the
lightning struck the house of Mr.. KennsOn, three
and half miles southeast of Fort Scott, and
passing down the chimney and stove pipe, tore
up the stove and killed Mr.. Albert Smith, who
was sleeping on the floor near the stove.
The Alma Ners says that Mr.. Thackcry. who
lives on Spring creek west of Alma, lately shot a
catamonnt measuring four feet ten inches. Wolves
are also troublesome in that locality. They have
carried off at least a Thousand chickens belonging
to Mr.. Thaekery and neighbors.
The st. Joseph & Denver Railroad Company
have ordered thirty new locomotives. and will
sPee',i! e"'nt"e" ,"e i"'" !" or' hfarheH. n
plated.
An elderly gentleman hahed CoVeriy, VINO re-
in the hayfield last Wednesday morning, and fell
down and died almost instantly. He had been
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An army oi the pestiience or devonr'ng grass
hopper visited ottawa county last thursday; Mr.
Sec,se =. hoeI I3st ,nirty,mve acres al s.'M corn
J;d no great dama"c On Friday tbe I,opnsrs I.fi
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literally sbatter;ng them i, n;.css aud t;Ji;nr
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was shot th. hall .n,sr;n. ,Ia haat -, - o.. 10
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AT inherii IN fori Seott the other day. while
tnrhin. their horses, the Dnggy III winch Mr. Alex
Osburh and rank Brickley were riding was over
turned. Mr. Osbnrn was not injured, but Mr.
WAS Wiz ns soi'iincul
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We are informed that Drs. Cochr;ine and Ian
phear "l TINS Guy, anu III. Maih, Oh 81. Joseph
yesterday performed q surgical operation on Cni.
r. l. Abel, who has been confined to his bed for
eleven weeks, and his friends now have hopes "f
ms speedy recovery. ms VIII bejs'"d news to
MS hosis vi ir'e""H'-, ""mP'o"' KIN
The Manhattan Aaf,onat'sf says that on ihnrs
day evening, the ga instant MI, fre.erick
IenMa,l. wal, he. va! u: S9' n,re9 nanu INTO
J.J and rsf,s.J to On down again NJ S.hw,r,z
then JesrenieJ and starred nm n bnck.t nf dirt
Lut hf,r, the hncLet reached tbe ron ha caIj.j
far II n, IN. sent lawn ,,,,;u WL.,, IL r,.hJ
him be was nn,I,js IN aya;l b;ns.if of !, ,o n.
hauled up, and expired before other aid could be
rendered him.
tn. N.o,,.sb, T-;,;-., I.or,,s that ,,.- mn. linn
,,rrd head of cottl. have died in tbe r;c;,';,x of
New CHICAGO dnrinc the mast week of Sman;sb
fever. II is supposrei that the disease WAS com.
nunicate Tn tb,. cattl. i'm thar v;ripitv he trans
fer of T.xas cattIe frnm onc r,ilr,J no ,n,tber
c., GO. .f v- O.. a..
,;m s.';.'S. IS, " 81. ". ~. .: us; 'ms 'ne
licbtnnr on Eirbtb street S,l;na nn the GtI, ;,si
The sbnck mnsf bay, brcn terrific as th, nm
brrlIa which he carried Mt the time was torn MT,
sbr.Js ,nl hi. o,rn.,,ts ,ar. s.,r.bd ,nJ rn,
bv tb, electric fnid His face and body we're con.
siderably blackenrd. and blood oozed frnm his
nose far somc timr after the r,tl, lr,Iiu,, strot
NJ. n n u.o,,.,., -. o., .e'...,.
60. ~. IL %, ~. "',s SUI u meas.
Vi S.H"' WAS VIA. s,i.,h "s LSn,"'nS oh las. S"haay
e.ehs. "e ".',u S'i". - 'n. n"use VI, 'ne ives.
sue uc'r .ne E'ouni, i''sn,is 'nlo"Sn .he s,"hg
'eari'S s",a'i n",. 'nen,e ~. '"e iUI ano peu-
Mr.. Ms legs and his wifes breast and face, burn
ing the flesh badly, but not dangerously.