The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-10-03
State News.

State News.
A tremendous prairie fire ragged last week ON
the Cherokee strip. The heat conld be felt at
Arkansas City, three miles off. Mr.. Cosert, living
six miles south Of the river, lost everything he
had. John Brown, two miles from town, barely
saved himself and his family from the flames.
Silas Ward lost two large houses. Mr.. Hoffmast
lost barn, hay and corn. A colored colony lost
very heavily, and many Others. The fire is said
to have been started by widow lady, who had
lost log chain in the grass and in order to find
it set the grass on fire. She receives the censure
of the surrounding country.
Crawford, who was convicted Of mnrler in the
first degree at Marion Centre, for killing G. A.
Davenport last February, in the town of Peabody,
attempted suicide Thursday afternoon by poison.
A. C. Nichols, OF Leavenworth, with his little
boy of six years old, went ont fishing on Wednes-
day in q skiff on the Missouri river. He upset
his boat in the afternoon, and cluEg with his boy
to u snag all night before being rescued.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Sarah Kobbler, sister
of Mrs. DR.. Grout, of Auburn, died very suddenly
from an overdose of morphine, administered by
herself This lady had been in Kansas abOut a
month, and since her arrival had been suffering
considerably from infammatOry rheumatism, to
alleviate which she had been accustomed to take
a dose of morphine occasionally. At this partic-
ular time, however, she took an overdose, fr'Nn
the effects of which she died in less than twelve
hours.
Charles Jennison, formerly marshal of Kit Car
son, but of late the keeper of a whisky mill at
West Wichita. on the 2lst instant got into row
with man named Jackson Davis. Jennison was
shot twice, one ball striking him ON the left side
of the neck and passing out at the back near the
vertebral column. The other struck him in the
right arm, a little below the elbow, and passed
ont within an inch two Of the wrist. Davis
died in few minutes, and Jennison is reported
as likely to live.
A little girl eight years old daughter of VIM.
Swartz, who resides on Spring creek. Marshall
county, a few days since accidentally fell into a
sorghum evaporatOr while they were boiling mo-
lasses. She was severely burnt about the face
and neck, and died in a few hours.
Mr.. J. F. Thompson, of Waubaunsee county,
claims to have sixteen acres of corn that will
average one hundred and twenty-five bushels to
the acre.
On Sunday last, Peter Doster, farmer living
some ten miles southwest of Burlingame, willie
load of hay, was thrown off by the horses
starting unawarcs to him. and fell in such a man
ner that the tine of pitchfork entered his side
killing him almost instantly.
James P. Bishop, one of the oldest citizens of
Allen county, died very suddenly at lola, q few
days ago. He worked in the field until nOOn
came home, washed himself. and while he was
wiping fell dead, without utteriDg word. Physi-
clans attribute it to heart disease.
An infant son of Deputy Sheriff Hagar, of Morris
COuuty, WHttc NIettlnk paTc0IS At farkeTS-
willie, near Council Grove, accidentally shot
by little playmate, son of ID. c. Smalley, at
whose house they were staying. There being
single-barreled shotgun in the room where the
children were playing, it is supposed that Mr..
Smslley's little boy, while handling the piece
dropped the hammer and discharged the contents
into the abdomen of young Hagar. The child
died in about fifteen minutes.
The Oskloosa Independent says that two prison.
ers who were confined in the Jail at that place
broke out on last Thursday night, and made good
their escape. One was q white man, confined on
q charge Of horse stealing, and the othsr negro.
imprisoned and awaiting trial for an attempt to
commit rape. They had help from the outside,
tools having been handed them through the gra-
ting A night or two following hand car belong
ing to the narrow gauge road was stolen near
Winchester, and close to where it was taken from
a hat was found, which Deputy Sheriff Pepparl
identified a. one which belonged to the white pris-
oner. Mr.. Pepparl followed the road down to
EastOn, where he found the car, but has no fur
ther trace.
The Burlington Patriot tells this snake story:
Mrs. Charles Craft, of that city. during a tempo
rary absence, left her two children asleep, the
smaller on the floor. Returning, che found
large spotted snake coiled up on The breast Of
the sleeping infant. Going boldly up to the child
the snake took alarm, and crawled off. The lady
very readily abandoned the apartment to the ex-
elusive use Of his snakeship. man passing
was inf0rmtd d Of the situation, who ventured in
anU kiIeU tne reptlle. IL was bull snake, meas
uriny over three feet, and said to be harmless.
Mr.. A. J: Spickerman, yard master at the Atch-
ison & Nebraska depot at Atchson, was serous-
ty injured. last week, by being caught between
two cars he was coupling.
Mortimer Brink, W. W. TORY and John Troffer
have been arrested, in addition to those previous
ly committed, charged with the murder of h. W. |
Harwood, in Howard township, Montgomery
county. on the evening ofthe,15th of last August
1t is said that you leave the new town Of
Jewell City you ride straight street fifty feet
wide, with hedge rows each side as far as the |
eye can reach; and that next spring that beautiful
street will have planted on each side good shade |
trees.
The Salina Journal says that Cornelius Deitz. |
late . county commissioner of Lincoln county, |
accidentally shot and killed himself, a few days |
ago, while putting up hay out west.
Two months ago the New York Tribune had |
eighty subscribers at Augusta; now it has Dozen
When Kansas Indian dies his friends choke Q |
pony to death and bury it with the deceased.
On lot in Junction City, one peck of potatoes
turned ont crop Of e:ghty-one bushels.
The residence Of Hugh Fry, at Watbeua. was
burglariously entered one night last week. and |
f67 stolen.
One hundred and seventeen students now find
an abiding place in the Highland university,
This is considered good for High.
The Salina Herald chronicles a shooting affr.v
On the Salina river, ten miles from Salina, last
Friday, in which Charles Evans mortally wouu-
led John Williams. 1t seems that Williams
Was engaged in moving hay, when Evans shot
him, first with . double-barTeled shot gun and
.fterwarsis with revolver, making eight times.
1t last accounts Williams was still alive, though
literally perforated with bullets. Evans hed,
,ut officers are in pursuit Of him.