The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-04-17
State News.

Mr.. Joseph Holt of Oswego, was badly injured
last week. He was engaged in hauling dnsen-
sion stone for the railroad bridge and thrown
from sthe wagon, falling forward Of the front
wheel which passed over his head, and the hind
wheel passing over bis body diagonaly, from the
shoulder to the hip, injnring the stomach and
bowels severely. His recovery is very doubtful!
During a storm last Monday night. the
dwelling honse of Mr.. Matthew Brown, residing
seven miles southwest of Columbus, was blown
DOWN, killing two of his daughters and seriously
iniurng several other members of the family.
A coroner's jury at Manhattan. consisting Of
Geo. W. Higinbotham, f. B. Purcell, n. A. Adams,
A. Huntress, Sam. Hoyt and John Elliott, have
found DIR. E. L. Pattee guilty of abortion, the
victim being Mrs. Alice Cain, who died i'll that
town last week Mrs. Cain formerly LIVED in
Junction City. Her husband at one >&ime
sexton of the Episcopal church in that place.
While Mrs. Wren. living short distance from
| Wyandotte, was attending the festivities of st.
Patrick's day, her house caught fire by some
means, and was burned to the ground before any
assistance could Ice had. About 600 bushels of
corn and all her household furniture were des-
troyed. There was no insurance upon the pro-
perty.
The Independence Tribune learns, that on last
Wednesday, serious stabbing atfray occurred at
Elk City, between Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Gregory.
Gregory provoked quarrel, in which he stabbed
Mr.. Brown in the left side, cutting a cash about
four inches long and three deep, and into the
but is still in dangerous condition.
Prairie fires ragged in every direction in Craw-
ford County during the past week. About 2,5OO
rails were burnt near Lightning creek, for Mr.. J.
T. Bridgens and Mr.. VIM. Robinson. Several
miles of fence burned for Col Hawlsy; .
stable sheds and a large am.upt of corn for Mr.
Frank Hussony several hay.stacks for the Messrs
Earle; and much other property for farmers
in that neghborhOod.
Tia little sou of Mr. I Cook of w;cb;ta
| had his leg crusbed and broken. last Thursday.
| while he and .notber I;ttle bov vera i,IariuC an
n mowinc machine. II seems his eom,mn;on was
sitting on the seat of the mower. and Mr. Cooks
| little boy was hitchcd mn ax the horse The ma
| chine timed. raising the heavy tongue and.
| when the driver jumped. it fell down mon
Nathey Cock. The limb was set, aud the case
reported favorable on Monday.
DIR. BRYANT. of Union township. Bntler County.
was fined 500 recently by Judge Sears for sitting
| fire to the prairie.
On w..,n.sa.r .e.-noon s-. oc.,--.a ,..-
NJ R,iior,s .hou. fonr miles north wsst of Solo.
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waan,, b.d Tn. a.. or;.,;n.ts,I frny = ch;,nnsy
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Whiie playing AZ the faoia dePot, tne other
aa!, On tue fahf"a9 turn 'aoie' .w"I''ie cnnuten,
one cliorea anu tne o.ner wh'te, were severely
inJured oy falling on whiie the machine was tnrh-
ing The hesh Of the calf OF the leg 0i one ot tne
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"ea'n Is an''c'pa'eo.
a., a Mr. puA'ons mouse, near inc sus"geI, m
tue Leavsnwoltn anu Ter, r,!NhIe r"a"' was to'A'Iy
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the absence of the men, the stable canrht FIRE and
burned the horses to death, also destroying the
WAGER, .nl ,sn.ts Ths a,;r;n oS IN, H.. "a .
mystery.
,u. c,.
ise Arka"sas Cty I'deetef says .nat iast n
uumbcr-were ON their way Tn that nlar. from
Missouri. where they had stolen some hors:..
Th.y st,,,,sJ ~ Eir;;, and n"n;r.i ,i,s W. q,
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