Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-19

Items of Interest Concerning Them
A nine.year-old daughter of Hick
Laub, of Lake City, Barber county, died
from the effects of q rattlesnake bite last
week.
The Burlington Patriot advises moth
ers to keep their girls off the streets after
nightfall and then they will be out of
harms way.
The North Topeka Nail has q lady
local editor who refuses all kinds of sum-
mer drinks and cigars, and can be per-
suaded to acc .pt chocolate drops only. !.
Mrs. Cox, of Arlington, Reno county,
was struck by lightning and was 80 stun
ned that for a time it was thought che
was dead. 1t is nowsaid that she will
recover.
Mrs. NJ. L. Lockwood, gave birth to a
child at Salem, Jewell county, the other
day, whereupon her husband deserted
her, leaving her helpless, penni!ess and
without home.
Mrs. Lambelle, of Marion county. was
bitten by copper-head snake. The vir-
ulent poison rapidly diffused through.
out her system and the effect produced q
frightful dilemma. 1t is thought how
ever that she will recover.
Mrs. Volz who forged her husbands
name to a draft for $72, at Leavenworth,
the other day, drew the money and
skipped, was bound over in the sum OF
$500 to await trial in the district court.
Her husband was in consultation with
her and it is thought that the matter
will be compromised by her paying the
amount to the bank.
Oskaloosa Independent: Mrs. Huff,
widow of "Dad" Huff, who was killed
while under the influence of liquor, has
sued Frank La Fontame and Henry
Sem, two saloon keepers of Valley Falls,
for SIC, 900 damages, and the real and
personal property of the rum sellers has
been attached, pending action of the
courts.
The little daughter of Mr.. T. R.Braded
of Silverdale township, Cowley county,
was lost few days ago. After search
of twelve hours she was found drowned
in q pond about 300 yards from her
fathers house. She had evidently wan.
dered off and fallen into the pond and
no one being at hand to rescue her she
was drowned.
John Rice, q Topeka street car driver
in some way gained the affections of Mrs.
Newman Hughes and induced he- to
elope with him which she did. She de-
serting q loving husband and beautiful
4year old I'D. The precious pair took
west bound Union Pacific train. but
their plan was foiled. They were cap
tured at Wamego and We're returned to
Topeka. Hughes, the husband of the
erring woman, was at the depot, and
with tears in his eyes, asked her why
she left him, and to again return to bis
home and let the past be forgotton. She
replied that she would not live with
him, but said she would always be faith
full to Rice because she loved him.
Topeka Lance: Topeka needs an ordi-
nance against wife beating and woman
whipping and the attention of the coun.
sill is respectively directed to the matter
One frequently hears of q woman beina
whipped by some brute of man, but
the cases seldom reach the courts or the
papers, and If by accident one should be
spoken of in the papers, an apology il
sure to appear the next day, in which
the man is represented with religious
halo about the head is called reputable
gentleman, and the charges are uncon.
ditionably withdrawn. Such case oc
CURED here last week. What is needed
in such matters as these is law thai
provides whipping post.
Harper Graphic: A sad accident hap.
pened seven miles west of the city the
other day, wherein Oris Hartxwell acci.
dentally shot his mother. while attempt
ing to shoot skunk, with double bar.
relied shotgun. It appears that the moth.
or was In the cellar, unknown 10 theson