The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-11-13
State News.

lhe Fort Scott -u0Aif1T narrafcS 4 fearful ride
and narrow escape of Judge J. w. Heyman
The Judge having iIal his team hlrnessed for a
ride, WIS standing at their heads, when they
took fright and ran The pole of the carriage
causht in the breast of his overcnat and in this
position lac was borne, clinging to the harness,
while they ran two squares and turned two cor
ners. When he finally fell one of the horses
stepped on his face. lie was lacerated and brus-
ed but not seriously injured.
The Mcpherson Messenger learns tina. Mr. d.
s. Flora met with IN accident ON Wednesday
that came near disabling him for life, if NOT in-
deed, .-;liing him outright. Ii seems that Mr.
I. WAS helping his sons :"t some wood on Sharp
creek, when in cnttIng down tree that hung
on a stump Mr.. Flora got up to cut it off, VII, n
he fell, strikin, the log with his left breast aud
side, and, but for the timely aid rendered him by
his sous, would have received the wei Sht of the
entire log npon his Frustrated form, which would
| evidently have crushed hin.
From the Perry Times We learn that on Thnrs-
day, about 10 o'clock a. m, the large dwelling
house of A. J. McHenry, near Medina, was burned
| TO the ground. The honse was new and cost
| abont $1,000, upon which there no insurance,
policy in the American Central having expired
some time ago.
| The Waterville Telegraph has the two follow
| ing items: disastrous fire ragged on the prai-
| rie east of town Wednesday. Ii started from
| Mr.. Nye's sorghum mill, and Il severe wind frum
the north sent the flames on desperate errand
M riiey h.u an MS nay, "heat, staoIeS, &c,
| burned, and his house only escaped by bcn. of
stone. The fire also burned Mr.. Titcomb out
completely, except his honse. He lost his wheat
nay ana much other property The next victim
was d. "; swanson, VINO lost SIXTY tons OF hay
A great deal of fencing was destroyed.
n sunuI,! iT. its' .iiss rrahkie DHraht, III com
| buggy ride. The horse made a sudden jump,
| throwing Miss Durant out, breaking one of her
~ ~ '"e
me ichlta beacon says: Inc painful news was
received mere sunday 'nat MTs. II. l.. West, wife
oi our postmaster anu formerly teacher IN our
clty school, died near Cincinnati on last Thurs
day. Mr. Wesi was dispatched for last week,
ana arrived al MS aes.ihation III time Just to see
| endless sleep The entire cnmmnnitv here are in
| sympathy with Mr. West over his iIreparabIc
| loss
| The Grassbopper Falls Nc,r Era saws that last
| S,,J,,. -, IL -, - - -! no zoe. ~
no;rbt.o,heoJ To 80, -. -. I'm 'ii1'
Of IT, IT Cas, ,, i'.', Nc Nc sraole %
| Ir ,,,J On hI';!, ., H. - SI a. ~ M o,
The otLr ,yas - So, r. -, '' WI 1,'','
i -, - . w n ,, ~ ~ -. "" y, " ar
sna"a sin J aSI rm iies noran ol Ina' place. Two
staII.s ,f NJ ruaSI "e'o "iso '"Aeu nun 'he
~,
,c,,,iorad ,b. 60 IS S.,1! 90! i1ast VIE fI We
| C.,nr - -; uI: ou"uSo"' iiehI!
away ,rtb them vi on, e.. ,ea", ran
| ON tho south s;J =, a. Si 80, -. i1,n''
L., 80 ;; VI O on' Sn,"S! -tlu 'nal nav
',.as r"nnd ~ III St niIt 1I;,i aiuIa! us opny
:I",an ~ .re 'HoNs mn river, just neiow
.- '.' a o.onrJ :, ..,araI 81 " ,,n n''I eNIuehIiS
wander or, ~ 5srt Ia VI , ',le norses, ann
Inr nignt pe'.S T mau ueI".e s'n. suh'nseo I i
anu a,l Waiked over = "a-''' '"''' ie'' "ion in'o
'he river
ne iniiowing we clip from the Lea'enwofth
ln rnes inIornlation reaches US OF noinIeIue IN
tntsn Ut, county. M5. sparks had, II anpers,
laheh up one hundred ahd sixty acres of i"1d
wneh y,is ne was entitled 10 take bnt eighty. Mr.
mn III cane % ON Ihen ana jumped eighty acres OF
.ne e'1i; nIi,; MI; oparSss son determined to re-
mn, II anu used nre arms Tor the purpose,
@ n.i,,ns nun ~, instantly. lary Inc oid man Sparks was
.s., ss,' AZ .ne suing OF hiii' ana hes been ar
P e A'"' --'1' ms
The Manhattan Beacon states that on Tuesday