The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-09-18
White Cloud Chew-Choyy.

The White Cloud public schools opened last Mon
day with the following list of Instructors Rev. l.
Cranmcr, Principal; Miss Agnes Lewis Intermedi-
ate: Miss Nora Dunleavy, Primary Miss Matte
Williams ColOred School.
Chas. Angel, conductor of freight train, together
with his brakeman, had exciting adventure with
a tramp, last Saturday morning. Several of these
characters had been elected from the tran at various
points along the road and when within a short dis
tanee from White Cloud, an'altercaton took place
between the brakeman and three of these fellows,
owing to the refusal of the latter to pay their fare
The train was stopped, and the tramPs alighted;
the same time, one of them commenced shooting
with revolver at the brakeman. who was also armed
and who gave chase. A running duel then ensued
between the conductor and brakeman and the tramp
he could be, closed upon the tramp, wrested his ps-
tol away, and beat him the head till he was
senseless. Then, with the aid of the conductor he
dumped on fiat car, brought to White Cloud,
and after hearing before Squire Fairall he was sent
to Jail, for assault with intent to kill. During the
firing, the brakeman received slight wound ON the
cheek.
J. p. johnson, of Highland, and Charley Moves,
of st. Joe, were in town, last Monday.
Major Kent continues to receive various sorts OF
industrial implements, for distribution among the
Iowa Indians.
literary association has been formed at this place
for the purpose OF procuring prominent lecturers for
the winter These gentlemen to be selected from
the Common Sense Lecture Bureau, of Milwaukee.
learn that the country schools in the vicinity Of
White Cloud, will be presided over as follows
Arnolds District, Mr.. II. +. Shaner; Fairview, Mr..
!,
Miss Josie Bell; shores. VIM. Paxton; Heckler's,
Miss Ola Gregg; Belleview, Ben Arnold.
Died, Sept. 18th, Mrs. T. Ray, aged 81 years. The
deceased was sister of Mrs, Laverty, whose death
announced few weeks ago. Both of these ladies
died of typhoid fever.
terrible accident occurred last Saturday. a short
distance above town, on the A. g. n. X. X. As the
down passenger train was rounding the curve just
above Squaw Creek, the engineer observed a woman
walking on the track, few rods ahead He imme-
diatey pulled the cord, but the shrl notes of warn
ing not being needed. he Immediately reversed the
lever and whstled down brakes but it was too late
to avail. She was struck violently by the front of
was thrown off the track. The train was some fifty
feet ahead before it could be stopped and upon re-
turning to the body it found to be entirely life
less The remains were brought to the depot, where
they recognized those of old Mrs. lie Due or
she is familiarity known, Joe. lessons mother
She was Of French and Indian descent and was a
ry longevity, her age being hundred and fifteen
years. She will be recollected by many people as
the old Indian woman who excited SO much curiosi-
ty at the Fourth of July celebration at Highland in
1877, and at White Cloud last year. Two of her
children are living-Joseph lesson, one of the Iowa
chiefs, who resides on his farm White Cloud,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, of Rulo. An inquest
was held over the remains after which they were
taken to RulO, for interment- Her failure TO take
notice Of the coming of the train, the alarm of the
engine, was probably owing to her being almost
deaf and blind. The train was the regular passen-
ger train. under the control of Charley Foote but
what constituted another unfortunate feature of the
analr was, tnat the train was drawn by freight
engine, not the one usually attached to this train,
and it had no air brakes, as to rsnder it possible
for the train to be stopped promptly. Had it not
been for that circumstance, the accident might have
been averted.
WAS the woman's name lie Due; or was it Dupeei
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As We close our items we learn of another shooting
affair taking place above town Oscar Owens section
foreman, the railroad at Gibraltar was shot at by
Jesse DerOin, Indian, whle on hand car, on last
Monday evening, because of his refusal to allow the
Indian to ride Next morning, he met the Indian
Deroin. How bad the Indians wound will prove
is not known. Owens Immediately skipped out.
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