White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-06-27
State News.

Ihe Spring Hill Esterprise gives the partie ulars
| of the death of a son Of Reuben Fellows, living
on what is known as "Ten Scctions.r Miami coun.
~. the boy, lad twelve years old. had taken
ms iather. who rs carpenter, sOme miles distant
to his work, and was returning home riding one
horse and leading the other, and very toughtless-
~ tied the halter strap Of The led horse around
ms wrist. From some canse, the animals became
heightened, aud the boy was thrown against q
stump and killed, his body being terribly man.
| gled by being dragged over the rockS.
The Odd Fellows Of Concortlia Cloud county,
have organized lt,ia1 called Concorlia Ledge,
No. ~ The following are the officers: r. Bean,
n. G.; Ed. Martin, ". c.; C.. W. Mcdonald, See;
j. $. Burns, Treasurer. The Lodge was instituted
by d. d. G. n, Geo. W. Shriner.
On Sunday evening last, Orlando Sawyer, who
lives about hve miles south Of Washington, had
rattlcsnake. Soda and coal oil were applied to
the wound, and the boy given all the sweet milk
he could drink. At the latest advices the boy
had quite recovered.
Ed. Jewett, Young gentleman who recently
removed from Wichita To Cottonwood Falls, was
struck by lightning last Thursday evening, while
standing in the door of the hotel of that place.
He was terribly burned. and for several hours his
s'lfferings were so Intense that he begged his
friends TO shoot him. At last accounts he was
easier, with fair prospect Of recovery.
The Salina Journal says that man near that
place recently had occasion to place his hand in
the nest Of one of his setting hens; but he with
drew that member in double quick time, as the
head Of a large rattlesnake Instantly protrutled
from underneath the hen.
j. NJ. Forehand, Of Salina, while on the train
from Kansas City 10 Wamego, Tuesday night of
las: week, Was robbed Of $40. He had taken a
sleepin: car. and being aroused in the night in
the neigIborhood of wamego, found his money
gone.
Stephen Brown. the murderer of Harvey u aver.
in Coffry county. has been sentenced to ten years
III the State prison.
The little son of Capt. George J. Clark, of Fort
Scott had his collar bone broken. the 18th inst.
by the Overturring OF a wagon in which he was
riding.
Ga last Sunday night, a Fr-nchmaa, name un-
known, shit and killed in a saloon at DelanD,
by Texas hertler named Richard Anderson.
Cause, bad whisky.
4 Swc,le 10y the name Of August Johnson was
accidentally drowned. on "Wednesday evening, the
l2tl of June, in n deep pond in Walnut creek,
three miles from Randolph. He leaves wife
and five children.
Jnln Dalton and Tom Smith, who ran off a
team from Caldwell, Sumner county, an account
Of which VIC gave last week. were captured Mt
Fort Larned, last Wednesday. They were taken
to Caldwell, where Dalton made his ess ape,
tbrongk the GonEiv,nec Of the g,ia:,l. il is snp-
posed. On Friday night the deputy sheriff started
to wellington with Smith. Arriving at the
Shawacaspa they were met by party, who sur
rounded them. took Smith ont Of the wagon, and
hung him. He was left hanging until Sunday
morning, when number Of citizens buried the
body. So s1ys the UickAd Tidefte.