The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-07
KANSAS NEWS.

-"HaIlow cen" last night.
-Tieat sowing is about over.
They try to call Ottawa a centropolis
-COney County is to have a new Cour
y House if the people will vote TO sppropriat
: 5000 for the purpose.
The Pratt County Press published histo
| ry OF IuhSa in its last number, which is Vel
a interesting.
g The Harper County Times.
Harper county has a new paper. 1t is pub
iished in Harper City, by Mr.. W. U. Graham
Ii is neutral In politics and devoted to the in
! teresIs of the county.
forchasing Homes
DOSAGE County Chronicle, ~.
| n couple Of well-to-do Germans OF Leav. n
worth county have purchased l6o acres of uu-
west of town, and will soon become Residents
oil Usage county.
s,,ii After the Train Robb.rs.
ltord County Globe, q.
A man named Brooks was arrested by the
officer last week, for completely III the plot
| with kourke TO rob the h. Il. train, he was
| taken out OF Jail by "A rIt of habes,s corpus
| tried before Probate Judge FriDger and given
his liberty.
Play ling soldier.
| [Ottawa Press, &c
| 1he OTTAWA Rifle company propose to have
| some camp tex lrIlence before long, and o.
sanIZlug IOr going into camp. There Is talk
| ui ctsIi-uzin ing the Paola company lo a com
petllsn drlll, ana locating tue grounds be-
tween Paola anu Ottawa both companies 10
90 into camp there for "A day so.
The ksqni,itiOn VIII Nos He GRAM.
ed.
GAtchison Champion, 81
IL is now clsimed that the victims OF the
" Winthrop express robbery have Identified
Mike Rourke and the rest of his gang us I'm.
DdII h I h..l
Governor of Missouri has Is, ued a req Iuisition
10 the Governor OF Kansas Ior them. Ii Is
believed, however, that they can be convict
ell IN this State, and the requisitiUn VIII not
be lranIed-
Attempted AssassinaItOn.
lBeloit Gazette, 20
Last Wednesday night as Mr.. :. ID. Ader- |
son of Cue Il Ills was sitting in his house |
heard ~ NE person from the back OF the |
house calling him out Iose am started |
out, but ID met at the door By mau wLo /
thrust the muzZIe of a gun into his face and /
fired, the cOnteuIs OF the gun passing through |
Mr.. Anderson's hand, badly mutilaiing II. |
After firing the man ran OF Upon dressing |
Mr.. Anderson hand the doctor found il ne-
ce>sary To am putate two fingers. TIE cause L
of the act Is snrouded IN mystery.
Ex-EOv. OsbOrne's HOuse IN Chill
Robbed.
Commonwealth, 3I.I
Gov. OSbOrne's house, in Chill, was robbed
"A short time ago of all OF his silver ware and
table Ilnen- Ine silver was III "A closet of |
from the dining room, on the ground |
floor. Tue robbers dug down outside OF the
house To the bottom OF the foundation, and |
then under II, and came up into the closet. |
Ii is supposed that "A discharged servant told
the robbers how 10 proceed The loss Was
some $50. The san Diego papers lad full
account of the robbery.
Mai. HandlebrOck's Command.
Wichita Beacon, %.
Major Randlebrock of the Ith U. =. Cavalry
ms, s>.-I thrnnph
way To Fort Reno. The Major was one of the
officers of the troops dispatch |
Ell from the Fort 10 re-capture the Cheyenne |
bands. bis force had several engagements |
" It'll them and followed them as lar north as |
tue Union Pacific road, where they were re- |
lieved. The soldiers command returned
overland, in charge OF a band Oi CheyenGes !
" no have been at the Red Cloud Agency and
by this time have probably arrived at the
Agency.
Some Of the Victims.
[Smith County Pioneer, %. I
Among the victims of the Indian massacre
On the Sappa, were John Irwin, OF this coun- 4,
-, and his friend, W. M.LulI. Mr.. Lull had
aken several claims in Decatur county, and
Mr.. Irwin went with him 10 spend "A few days
= hen they were murdered by the Indiaus. |
Mr.. Irwin was one of the most esteemed
ioung men here, and had, during the time
le Was in cur midst, acquired considerable q
and was on the sure road 10 wealth.
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