The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-19
LOST UPON the HIGHWAY.
1887 UPON the HIGHWAY.
A Cswker City, Kansas, Merchant
Loses Q Psoks9e Containing
$4,000 While en- Route
to Beloit.
Over One Hundred Teams Pass Ov-
or the Road and no Hopes are
Entertained Of Ever
Finding It.
Political and Other Minor Items from
Northeastern Kansas.

BELorr, MITCHELL Co., Kansas,
December IL, 1873.
Enr,o. T1NE-Some little excitement
vss caused in this place about eleven
O'Clock this morning, over report that
Mr.. S. E. Barrett, . prominent merchant OF
Cawker City, small town situated twenty
miles west of here, had lost from his pocket
. package containing six thousand dollars
in currency, while en- route to Beloit from
Cavker. interviewed Mr.. Barrett upon
the subject Of his loss, and the facts a. l
obtained them, are - follows: He had
been merchandising in Csuker City Tor
sometime past, but failing health required
that he should change his avocation to
business where more outdoor exercise
could be afforded, and on yesterday made |
sale of his establishment to q man from
Blue Rapids, Kanss., BY the name OF y.
W. D,ckstader, receiving from Mr.. u
SIS 600 in so, 500 and 500 bills. To this
he added
$1,000 IN BILLS
nj like denomination, and wrapped the en-
tire amount in q newspaper, wrote his name
upon it,sand placed the came in the safe
until this morning, saying to the new
owner Of the store that he would turn the
lkeys over to him on this morning. Early
this A. N. he proceeded to the hiding place
of bic treasure, took II from the sale,
placed it in the hip pocket OF bis Pants,
turned the keys over to his Successor, and,
in company with q COUSIN, and former
clerk Of Mr. B.rretis, took buggy and
started for Beloit, where he contemplated
purchasing bills Of exchange, and alter
ward going into the lumber business st
Cswker City. Arriving in Beioi' ne left bis
1 team at the livery stable, snd
8 PROCEEDED TO THE AVENUE roUsB,
o where he got his dinner, Immediately
I thereafter proceeding TO Hart's bank where
4 the necessary bills OF exchange were mace
out, but the feeling which took possession
Of Mr.. Barrett when he reached to get HI;
money and found il wss gone, will have L
10 IMAGINED by some one who knows how
l. il i. himself" az the shower OF this quill
s. has never been there and don't snov ho'
70 It make. fs!Iow feel.
!. ooURTB
Vas at once dispatched over the road t
Solomon Rapids, the last place Mr.. Barrel
~ remembers feeling the money, but as NOR
than one hundred teams had passed owe
the course during the day, the search was G
" no ayaii. Mr.. Barre.t ia young Ma
Is, about twen,y-si1 years of sge, has sma!
K. family and h,s many sympathizers in b
m misfortune, but tie feature which ELECTS Ii
"a deepes. feeling is the fact that be has M
only left his family without mesnr, but the
dread disease. consumption, will econ lss'
tbs eock without father.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS BEwARp
- h.s been offered for the recovery of It
-. nopev, and il there i possibility OF
a., ra,urn this srornt ~cu.i gssm Eutbciel
e, to bring It.
IN Six years ago he began his career
~, "peannt bow" on a railroad train, to!lowlr
,r, III a, business for two years, and then golI
into the merchandise business on sms
scale. but look st him ;o-uight-ne'
enough like some very intimate friends
mine tn be brother dead broke.
The EExI BEST Thing
connected with the eventiul history OF L
;, lott, is the libel suit instituted agar
~ Judge Kelly, editor Of the Beloit hso'
no, and Frank McCra,h, proprietor Of the A
~ enue House, by G. ". Anderson, editor
~ the Gasotte The trouble which led to t
,>,, necessity for libel quit was an article pt
,na lished in the Go,ote about four weeks a
no, stating that Mr.. McGrath had rented Q
ony OF the sou'n room' VI us 40, q
,,,: calling Mr.. G's sttention to the statute
u,iv sncb case made and provided Mr.. y
;ratb questioned Mr.. Ander-ons author
to make such publication sgainst
house. especially when no IT ON In his he
had been let for the purpose charged, q
;! believing that And-r-on had gwen
|
in TUG
" Of poses,
rR CURED A Housewife,
,,ce and posted himself at the door OF the op
,me house, where Hon. g. c. Pomeroy was
RI. speak on the evening of the day Of the P
9 to LEGATION. knowing that Anderson would
cut there. In due courre OF time the enc
ID a made his appearance and the war Deg
his Anderson stood the FIRST round or two d
the a little man but patience soon ceased
coo- b. a virtue" and he struck atwo-tor'y 6
So for livery stable On the opposite side
the ,,reet, McGrath following closely
the rear, giving him warmer" ev
~ lump. Anderson ran in among the hor
mort land 90 forth" and the enemy withdrew.
pun THE NEXT ISSUE
on Ior Of the Goeats was full OF vituperat
ton against McGrath, to which Nc. repl
. Tor through the Record, charging AEder
,ive Ives With being fool, thief and abuser OF
EN- gentler sex.
!; tho Judge Kelley thought McGrsth va.
ORE. - the right, and by no means reirslned !;
.ken saying 70, and Of course employed II
,en, nj. pathetic epithets which only editors
~ ma a. employ when in the heat OF the newsPa
aims controversy, and which long journsli
,rces s experience has thoroughly quslihed
3 per Judge for usins.
THIS WAS TWO MECH TOR ANDERSON,
and he at once resorted TO the strong I
of the Law for satisfaction. He ins!itu
;, criminal proceedings against the gen
liam men, and the case will be heard at
s at March term OF court. In the meant
rs OF Judge Kellev says he will continue to
iov- sue his spicy little daily and MANN
nent weekly, and Mr.. McGrs,h assures the l
NTH. lie that his hotel shall continue TO he o
for ths ACCOMMODATION OF the public.
POLITICALLY,
Ia IA I need only say that Northern Ksnsa
.oI;l 10, Jobn \ IuosIls | have tai