Western Kansas world., 1885-03-21

tie men, who continue to hold thousands
of cattle upon those lands" The Ieeo-
luton states that the President has not
been made acquainted with the full
states of the situation, condemns Gen.
Hatch, and demands of President Cleve-
land an explanation of the laws and
trustees governing the said Oklahoma
lands.
Concordia Republican, Empire: Last
Sunday night two inmates of the county
Jail escaped by digging through the wall.
They were J. w. Luce, who was waiting
for the Sprlng term of court to try him
for stealing span of horses in Meredith
township, and q. E. Elmquest, who was
awaiting trial for bu1glalizing and rob-
bing the store of s. J. Taylor in James
town. On the night they broke Jail the
store of Mr.. Taylor was again broken in
to and robbed of about $500 worth of
goods and what money there was in the
drawer.
The Oklahoma boomers, who were to
have been tried in Wichita on the 9th,
were promptly on hand, but their cases
went over to theregular term in Septem-
Der. Warrants have been issued for SO
more boomers, and others will be arrest
ed as soon as their. names can be pro-
cured. Capt. Couch and Gen. Hatch left
Wichita on the same train for Arkansas
City. Couch says the boomers will move
on, and Hatch says they will not.
Burr Oak Herald: The Porcupine Coal
Mining and Prospecting Company is the
name of the new company being organ
lied to prospect for coal on Porcupine
creek, three miles southwest of town
They mean business and have sunk q
hole to the depth Of about 125 feet, with
good indications of coal not far off. They
will go down 400 feet, if satisfactory re-
suits of coal are not obtained at less
depth.
Wier Tribune: Rumors are in the air
that Wier is to have another railroad
soon-a branch of the Frisco from Pitts
burg to this place. We are informed
that work will begin at an early day, and
the road built from here to Pittsburg, az
a competing line with the Gulf road.
We are also informed that if the project
receives proper encouragement, the line
will be extended toward Sedalia from
Pit'sburg, and from Wier to Chetopa via
Columbus.
H. w. Gustin, Roadmaster of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe line, at
tempted to leap from the front end of a
baggage car at Arkansas City, striking a
man on the platform and falling under
the wheels, and was killed instantly.
Two wheels passed over his body. He
resided at Newton, to which place the
remains will be taken for interment.
Marysville News:: Alfred Voorhees,
has returned home after several months
sojourn on the Pacific coast and ocean.
During the summer he made one trip to
Australia, one to Honolulu and three or
four to Alaska. He also travelled over q
good portion of California, Oregon and
Wyoming Territory, but never found a
better place than Kansas.
Medicine Lodge Inder: The town is
full of sports from abroad and some "bigh
rollers" are among the lot. The crowd
appears to have plenty of money and the
resident bloods are not uneasy in the
least. AS one of them expressed it when
dShcu uOW tIiO luCh Was ROlHS tuC AOuuC
gang won't loose anything"
Concor6ia Republican, Empire: There
appears to be q good demand for i'm.
ported children to this country in spite OF
the fact that Kansas has got her name up
as a very prolific State. The third car OF
New Y York orphans has just been distrib-
uted in this county and Republic. All
within q few months mast
Logan Freeman: A little child of Mr..
Weaver, living three miles east of town,
choked to death on grain of corn. The
grain lodged in its throat on Friday and
sunk down in the throat till it passed
into one of the bronchial tubes, causing
its death Sunday afternoon.
Register: The building boom has
struck Great Bend sure enough. A num-
Der of residences are already under way.
An estimate of 100 new residences
within the city limits this year will not
be too large.
The Graphic of 22d inst. says: The
biggest train load of people that has
come to Harper in three months arrived
from the east yesterday. Central avenue
was crowded for three or four blocks
with the arrivals.
Frank Bopham, the young man await
ing trial in Cherokee county for the MUIR
der of his mother, sister and brother at
their home near Independence, was
taken from the Jail by mob and hung
A. ". Metcalf, boot and shoe dealer of
Pawnee Rock, has been compelled to
make an assignment for the benefit of
his creditors.
A waitress at a Winfield hotel knocked
"masher" down with her fist, and beat