The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-08-14
State News.

The Baxter Springs Republican chronicles the
following accident in Round Prairie Cherokee
county: IL serins that Young man abont
nineteen years OF age, named James Weaver, IN
company with some other boys. were training
some young horses to run. One of the herses,
ridden by weaver, became unmanagable, flew
the Track anu ran against oak tree, mashlng
| IA the skull nf Weaver. breaking one leg, MS
/ back, and running large snay nearly through
his thigh lie was picked up and conveyed 10
a house, where he received ali care aud attention
that could be administered, and then conveyed
TO bis LoIne, where ne fingered in this terrible
condition until three o'clock Monday, when be
became conscious. He remained in this cODdi-
ton but lew minutes, and then passed into
| eternity"
| man by the name of John Merrow, while
| returning from Frankfort with his little boy,
| whom No had taken 10 town to get broken arm
| set, was thrown from his wagon aud killed. Mrs.
| MOrr0w, alter the absence of her husband and
| boy Tuesday and "Wednesday instituted u search
| for them. The Body of Morrow was foand about
nine o'clock Thursday. The child was found
soon after, pinnrd under the wagon bed, suffer-
| ing severely from his broken arm aud exposure
| to the sun and q hard rain. The boy will prob
| ably rocover- The father is supposed TO have
| been drunk.
A little boy named Eli Vest was drowned
Gently at school picnic in th. village Of Trading
Post.
The town of Wellington is much excited over
the Disappearance and probable murder of VIM.
Mcdowell. Mcdowell and wife have been ell
gagged in working for H. g. Williams and j. j.
| Elkins, owners of large herd of Texas cattle
| In the absence of Mcdowell, Williams violated
the person of Mrs. Mcdowell, and threatened her
husbands life if she should inform him of the
outrage. Disregarding bis threats, sh. stcld her
| husband, who at once demanded satisfaction
| from Williams, who met him with q presented
revolver, denying the charges. Mcdowell aud
| Willis jackson, one Of the heriers, started to
| Austin for provisions. jackson returned to
! camp alone, and Mcdowell has not since been
heard of. Williams, in the meantime, also went
to Austin, sold his herd of two thousand cattle,
| which were delivered by Elkins, who left for
| Wichita after giving jackson means of escaping
| to the Territory. McDOwelrs pony has been
discovered. Williams, Elkius and jackson are
| supposed to have fed the country, aud number
| of the herders are under arrest, waiting examin-
| alton.
| The Beloit Gazette says that John Pitt, who
| lives on the north fork of the Solomon river
about two and a half miles from Oak creek, acci-
d italy shot himself with a Ballard rifle. He
| was taking his gun from the wagon when il
went off, the ball passu1 through his bladder;
| he lived but an hour and half He left a wife
aud two children to mourn his loss.
The body of Vim. Mcdowell, murdered in Sum-
ner county by Texas cattle man, has been
| found. The murderer escaped.
SENsIBLE.-A Franklin county man who has
settled in Colorado writes back to the Ottawa
Journal the following sensible advice:
| THE man that a farm in Kansas and
can in any way hold it, and get around him
stock he can, had better hold on TO his Kansas
farm and abide his time. / wouldn't give eighty
acres in Franklin county, Kansas, for five hun
dred in this Territory, that is not under irriga-
| ton"
The Seneca NoRpareil says that on Wednesday
afternoon Sheriff Magill sold engine No. IL Of the
st. Joe. & ID. c. r. r., which had previously been
Ill.
taxes of 1872. Engine No. l was levied upon,
| but not brought here for SALE for the reason
| that it was understood that the company intend
ed to bid in No. IL for the full amount of taxes.
Messrs. ID. VI. Steele and A. Beatte, through
! their agent, l.. ID. Tuthill, purchased the engine
for 81 ,009, the full amount of taxes, penalty and
costs. That amount was paid over to the sheriff
in cash, and the share of the county taxes
amounts mp towards 81, 100, it will be quite an
addition to the county funds already in the conn
ty treasury.
The Wyandotte Herald says that on Sunday
last the widow Meyer (mother of I. w. Meyer)
fell down the cellar way, and received injuries of
! a serious character, breaking her collar bone and
bruising her person considerably.
The Burlington Patriot says that DIR. d. Nu-
gent of NeOsbo Rapids. who tried a few
weeks ago for assault upon Miss Wilfong of
ottam~a, with infant to commit rape. found
guilty, and has been sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the penitcntiary.
ne Fort SCOTT MONITOR reports The following:
very serious and nearly fatal accident occurred
early last evening to Ira, little of Postmas-
ter Campbell, aged six or years. num-
Der of young boys were playing about large
pile of flumber and joists ON the grounds of the
new Congregational church, when the heavy
lumber pile toppled over, the entire weight fall
ing upon Ira, crushing him to the ground aud
bruising him in n terrible manner. He was res
cued by some parties who happened near and
carried unconscious to ms home Luckily no
were inta NJ infu uria
were received the result will not prove serious.
The persons who saw the accident thought il
almost miraculous that he escaped immediate
DEATH
The Salina Journal says that daughter of n. p.
Lundqnist, aged eleven years. while riding one
day last week from Lindsburg to her fathers
farm on Paint creek, fell from her horse and was
found dead. 1t is supposed that her death was
partially caused by paraytic stroke.
The same paper says that during the storm of
Thursday ngkt the residence of Alex. Shultz was
struck by lightning and some of it's inmates
slightly shocked. A ''dose" also passed
down a lightning rod on Huebners livery stable
but did no damage. The elements banged about
fearfully.
Last Saturday a negro attacked aud killed a
cattle dealer by the name of Gould, and danger
ously wounded an employee named Hiram, ut
their rancho seven miles below Coffeyville.
A man by the name of John Nolan started
from Marysville last Friday night for home. Af-
ter riding some distance lie fell asleep, and the
wagon running into a little rut ditch, he was
thrown ont. The wheel struck him on the Jaw
and broke it twice, and also broke his cheek bone.
Noah Yonng the horse thief, was sentenced by |
Judge Wilson, last Wednesday, to a term of six
years in the State penitentiary. This is just |
Punishment. This criminal has no regard what |
for any of the redeeming qualities of man |
hood and is a thief from principle. He will need |
close watching to keep him in confinement
AarysriHe Necs.
The engine advertised by Sheriff Gerarty to be |
sold for taxes due the county, was bought last |
Wednesday by NJ. C. White, Esq, for 500. The |
railroad company not represented and made |
no bid. They will find this rather a costly way |
to pay taxes, in onr opinion. White is trying TO |
work up franchises for road west, where he |
expects to grow up with his engine and the |
country.-MarysriUe Ners. Ft4s