The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-11-20
white Cloud Chow.Chow.

white Cloud ChOW.Chow.
Those meteors slghted White Cloud, last Thurs
day night.
fhe road overseers of Iowa Township are rapidly
putting the roads in good shape.
To the average White Clouder, it looks as if every
accident on the A. & N. occurs in this vicinity.
week, as its final work for the season.
"So.So," now Of the North Ransun, gave us q call,
last Monday.
We understand that Prof Chamberlain intends or
ganizing elOcutionzry class at this place.
Wood now forms one of White Clouds chief ex-
ports.
of advertising, the entertainment of the Highland
ElOcutionary Class last Saturday night did not draw
forth .he crowd usual on such occasions. Like many
others with whom Saturday evening forms the busi.
est part Of the week, were unwllingly compelled
to be absent Much praise is given the class by those
present. and especial mention s made by all of the
Several of the others also euogzed in high terms,
but space forbids personal mention. Should the
class again visit u.s. and make the fact well known,
they will have a full house, would have been the
case the present time, under like circumstances.
As an instance of White Clouds prosperity, We
cite case of last week, where twelve applications
were received for house, the first day after it was
vacated.
A most terrible accident occurred here, about five
O'Clock last Monday evening" resulting in tho death
train was passing the gristm at considerable speed
man was noticed to grasp the rod on the hind end
of one of the cars, and jump on the brake. In at
temptlnS SWING AROUND 10 the etepe, MS
ped, thus throwing him under the train. For dis-
tance of seventy five yards lie dragged over the
ground by the brake. His body was finally pushed
the rail- when it passed by the part Of
the train behind, consisting Of eight
For minute after he gas reached, he continued to
breathe. The body rested the track, directly op
poste the saw-mill. To the lookerson, more ghast
ly and horrible spectacle could hardly be imagined
The bones scattered along the track for distance of
several feet; the blood flowing in streams, and min
Cling with the muddy water in many pools; the body
lying the rail, ground from the trunk to the
knee into one shapel-ss mass, all formed a sight
which caused the spectator to shudder and turn
away. The remains were put in box and taken to
the depot. The unfortunate man single, about
twenty -four years of age, and had been working with
John Murphy's gang on the railroad the past two
years. On Monday noon, he had drawn his past
month's pay at the pay Part of the money he
used in buying pair of boots and new pair Of
pants, which formed part of his suit when killed.
The remainder of the money, amounting to about
twelve dollars, he is supposed to have had on his
person. During the afternoon he had been drinking,
and it is thought by many that this caused him to
fall of the He got the car in order TO give
his two companions opportunity to get on the
boosc 1t was their intention to go to Atchison Ills
only known relative is mother, who lives in Chca-
60. A coroner's inquest was held, the facts devel
Oped being about the same above.
CADNUs.