The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-05
DIX NEIGHB0RS' DOIyGS.

Saline valley Register: \ great many
new corners have settled portions of the cOun-
ty within the past three weeks. Mr.. c. V.
Herman brings us the finest specimen OF
broom corn we ever saw raised in any coun-
try. The brush is very near three feet III
length.
The Mcpherson Independent says: \
child of Olof Anderson who lives three miles
east Of I-ind.burg. got badly scaided on Fri
dav last...A serious accident happened to
Mr.. Tudor a young man stopping in town,
last Thursday. lie and two others were run
ming horses across the prairie when the horse
of Mr.. Tudor ran into picket rope and was
thrown. The young man was carried 10 the
house in a senseIess condition. in which con-
dition ne remained two or three days.
Ellis County star: At an early hour last
Friday morning oar city was thrown into the
widest excitement by the announcement that
Oliver C. Allen. one of our oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens had been murdered
Mr. Allen had been the keeper of a livery
stable for about two years, and being = single
man, he had bis sleeping room fitted up on
the loft floor OF the barn. On repairing to the
stable we there found lying upon the floor in
the gangway, cold i'll death. ali that was left
of poor Allen, his head lying toward the east
door, in a pool Of ciotted blood, which told
how swiftly and surely his life had ebbed
away The verdict OF the jury was that
he came to his death by pistol shot and other
wounds, from the hands of a person or per-
sons unknown.
The Hays City Sentinel The disappear
ance of the young man Porter has caused con-
siderable talk. He is young lawyer of
Galesburgh, Ills, and was out west looking
up property. He left Hays for home on the
eaSt-bOund train OH the night of the Sth ult
THE Russian village of Lievendal j. stu
ated fifteen miles south OF Hays City, in the
midst of the finest region of country 10 be
found on the frontier Eight months ago this
who e region was unOccupicd save by one
German bachelor who has spaded up an acre
of ground to test it> produc;iyeneSS. Now IS
families, aggregating over 800 persons, may
be found at Iicyendal, with Thrift scattered
profu,ely on every side, in the shape OF piow
ed ground. These people have put in an
abundance of wheat and rye, to make their
next years bread. They are Temperate,
honest and industrious people, and singularly
void of profanity An attempt on the part
of the horse thieves 10 escape was discovered
and frustrated Yesterday. Monday night aud
Tuesday morning, .jaiior Zaun heard pccu-
liar raSping sound in the vicinity Of the cells,
and during the day close watch was kept
which resulted in discovering them at work
saving off a hinge from one of the cell doors.
The prisoners were shackled and thorough
search of the premises We're made when u
common case knife cleverly made into a saw,
a coil of copper wire, small pouch OF bullets
and flask OF powder WAS found secreted in
different places. Mrs. Zaun tells that one Of
her knives Is still missing, and she thinks they
have hid it somewhere; but the entire Jail has
been ransacked and nothing can be found of
it. The men had succeeded in saving one
hinge nearly OF, and were in a fair way to
escape.