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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-02
cAT.cHIwas.

McElroy & Simpson, Oberlin, do all kinds
of law and land business.
H. CLAIR, Hawkeye, Decatur county, has
corn, rye and millet seed for sale 5w
McElroy & Simpson have few choice
farms for sale for cash or time, Oberlin,
Kansas. 2tf
J. s. Turner, Kenneth.
Ship your freight direct to
Monument.
Three windmills will soon be
erected on the town site.
Judge Hoag has made plat
Of the Colby town site.
A. H. Bieber's wife and four
children arrived yesterday.
The surveyors will be at work
on the town site this week.
j. S. Turner, Kenneth, sells all
kinds of staple and fancy grocer
les.
In three weeks the CAT will
purr from the new town, and in
an enlarged shape
One of the best places in the
county to stop is at Mr.. Steward
sons, ten miles eaN.
Mills & Miller are putting up
a windmill tower for Sears &
Sons, at Cleveland.
Rev. G. w. Hawley, of Table
Rock, NeD., will be here with his
family in two weeks.
Mr.. Stewardson has the finest
lot of sheep we have seen. He
has not fed them this winter.
J. G. passed., the gentlemanly
assessor of the county, gave this
part of the country call last
Monday.
w. g. McGonigal will be here
next Saturday surveying the
town site. j. r. Vancleve will
assist him.
w. II. Archer is now a full
fledged justice of the peace, hav-
ing been sworn in last week. J.
w. Irwin is the other justice.
For anything in dry goods,
clothing,'boots and shoes, notions,
groceries, queensware or hard
ware, go to J. S. Turner, Kenneth.
John McCoun has been admit
ted to the old reliable land firm
of Wilson Il Tacha. Oberlin.
John has hosts of friends that
wish him we'll.
NJ. L. Lacey, who for years was
travelling agent for the Chicago
News, put in an appearance last
Tuesday evening. He has land
near Quickville.
Monument station will be
opened as freight office in a
few days. Parties sending for
freight should remember and
send an order.
Messrs. Smith 4 Walker. of
Table Rock, Neb., were here
THIS week looking up location
for drug store. They were
highly pleased with the location.
We have information that the
contract for grading the extern
sion of the Central Branch from
Lenora to Allison on the North
Solomon, a distance of % miles,
has been let. If this proves to
be true and it looks reasonable,
this road will pass right through
the center of Thomas county.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-02

EDS. Carl read in a late number of
your paper that Charles Colby was the first
and Lester Irwin the second white child
born in the county. This is an error. A
son of Mr. Mart Witham was the first and
son Of Mr.. Thomas Reed the second Mr..
F. S. See was the father Of the frst pair Of
twins born in the county.
OLD SETTLER
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-02
LOCATOR
sTEEATOR, KANSAS.

Have lived in Thomas County six years.
and know every part Of the county. Turn
ed the first furrow in Thomas county. Call
and see me as above.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-02
THE NANELESS
Monitor Windmill,
is A.
Power NIill that Operates With
out Gearing.

Power N1lll that Operates With
out Gearing.
1t does not twist the wind wheel
Oat Of the wind. 1t has no
dead centres, no ratchets
and no springs. Is perfectly
governed, is durable and simple.
These mills are also made for
pumping purposes alone, and
Will operate in heavy or light
winds, and always remain at rest
when out Of the wind. These
facts can be proven by hundreds
off armers and stock raisers now
using the mill for both pumping
and power.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-02
THE CAT.

81 cannot tell how the truth may be,
tell the tale as twas told to me.''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-06-30
Elopement Extraordinary.

Charles Adams, whose daughter, Miss
BERTHE, aged II years. has for the past year
been quite belle in the neighborhood of
Luray, is well to do farmer. Miss BERTHE
is graduate of Catholic college in Mary
land and fine musician. In addition to
these accomplishments. she was pretty, in
telligent, and rich in prospect.
Alexander Watson, young man living in
the same vicinity, was only poor farmer,
but this did not prevent his falling in love
with Mss BERTHE. Watson is a handsome
fellow of 25, industrious, and popular among
his acauaintances Miss BERTHE about two
weeks ago told her father that she loved the
young man and wanted 10 marry him.
Mr. Adams promised to consider the ques-
ton. Mrs. Adams, however, proved hard
hearted, and when young Watson next call
ed Mrs. Adams TUNED him out of doors, but
OH Wednesday discovered her daughter and
her lover in conversation. Mrs. Adams
thereupon locked Miss BERTHE in her room,
after having removed all her clothing except
the night dress. On Thursday evening
Watson interviewed his sweetheart through
the closed window. The girl WAS compelled
to rise from the bed wrapped in the bed
clothing, when they arranged for an elope-
ment. Watson's brother.in- law, who is an
engineer on the Shenandoah Valley railway,
at o'clock the next morning had his ell
CINE in waiting, and a full head of steam on.
About o'clock young Watson drove to the
Adams mansion, carrying a full suit of
ady's clothing, black silk dress, hat, veil,
gloves, &c, which his sister had prepared.
When he arrived at the house about 3 q.
m, he found that during the ride the bundle
Of clothing had bounced out and been lost
The girl was sitting on q chair near the
window with the bedclothiug wrapped
around her. Watson explained the mishap
and proposed that the girl should come
with him anyhow. 1t took half hour of
pleading to induce her to accede. The low
er finally gained his point, and forcing the
window, entered the room, wrapped her
in blanket, and carried her down
the ladder When near the ground the
ladder snapped in two and Miss BERTHE
screamed as they fell about four feet. AS
they regained their feet Mr.. Adams's head
shot out of the window and he cried to
them to stop, but Watson, throwing the girl
across his shoulder, ran to the wagon.
Ten minutes brought them to the rail-
road, and as the lovers got on the engine
they caught sight of Mr.. Adams riding to-
ward them He fired shot gun and roared
at them to stop. The engine was at once
started, and was soon flying toward Luray.
They stopped outside the village, and the
two men took turns in carrying the half
unconscious girl to the house of friend.
Here she was supplied with proper clothing,
and about o'clock went into Luray cav
ems with her lover where they were mar
ricl
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

this point would strongly point to foot.
step entirely different from the No. 5
of the prisoner. Where is the "old man."
where is the NEGRO boy2" where is the
ibarber?" Whatever be the criminality
of young Cluverus, the beginning of all
this trouble may be found in the home of an
old man, when an aspiring, ambitious girl
was driven to madness, desperation, sin and
voluntary death, by being turned loose, an
alien and wanderer, homeless and friend.
less, upon the wide world, when most she
needed a protection and friend. Under
such circumstances an impusive, impas'
stoned and warm hearted girl would as
readily, though unconsciously. lead as be
lead, and I doubt not when the history of
all these downward steps are written she
will be found particeps criminis, and the
cloud which to-day hovers over the Rich
mond jail, will ere long gather in an i'm
penetrable pail over the homeless house Of
the lost Lillian. CITIZEN.
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Kidding 4 House with Bullets.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 3O.-A very
bitter war between the prohibtionists and
the prohibitonists has been in progress
at Armourdale, just across the line, for sew
eral months past, and several persons who
endeavored to smuggle liquor into the State
have been arrested and fined for the offense.
J. Schankenburg has been strong witness
for the prohibtionists in number of cases,
and in consequence has gained the ill-will
not only of saloon keepers, but also of q
number of citizens. Sunday night party
Of unknown men rode up to Schankenburg'e
house and riddled it with bullets, firing into
it about twenty times. Fortunately the in
mates escaped the bullets, they having re-
tired to safe spot when the mbardmen's
began. The shooting is. supposed to hay
been done by parties who dislike Schar
kenburg on account of his attitude towafw
luuor dealers. Aoe
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OUTRAGED and Murdered

ALLEGAN, Mich, June 30.-Whileuit
Judge Arnold was hunting sheep iajtch
of oak grubs west Of town yesteb he
found the dead body of Eliza Sage I'M
married woman Of 81 years, with he'oat
cut from ear to ear and her headly
bruised from blow with clu her
murderer's fist. Her left arm ALLOWED
numerous bruises and heimprintna
finger and thumb on the wrist. HDder-
clothing was torn from the body the
indications point to foul OBJ and
murder. She was last seen in toSatur-
day evening, when she boughtsf and
strawberries, which were foundh the
body. &
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Warlike Preparations

LONDON, June 30.-A dispatch from
heran states that 600 Persians are at u
constructing the trans Caspian rail-
Warlike preparations are still being cor
ued by Russia. Rumors are in circula
in the bazaars of Teheran that war;
probably occur after the trans Caspian
way is completed to Merv in Turk ounf,
and about 200 miles north from Hef.
Afghanistan. The Russians are brig
the river Murghab, on the confnesSf-
ghanistan. Eight hundred Russianh-
try soldiers are at Old Sarakbs. Thr-
SLAMS are terrifying Persian Sarakhtd
building barracks there for troops. An-
dry has been started at Herat for thtt-
ing of heavy guns. A st. PetersbuIis-
patch states that telegraph Office hsen
opened at Merry,
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hanlan and Lee will row Friday next on
Silvia lake, st. Lawrence county, n. y. for
purse of 81 900
The London STANDARD predicts large
wheat crop in Great Britain to the disad-
vantage Of American exporters.
Mr.. A. B. Venable, native of Prince
Edward county, Va and formerly connect.
ed with the Virginia press, died recently in
California. (
VIM. G. McComas. Of Hagers! town, yester-
day made Sc miles in 8 hours on bicycle,
the route being from Hagers!own to Win
chester, Va, and return.
Mrs. Catherine Hidden, wife of Richard
Hidden, coal merchant OF Baltimore, com
mitted suicide yesterday by hanging herself
to bed post with The halyards Of an Amer
| ican flag.
The street car drivers Of Chicago inaugu-
rated a general strike to-day, and many per
sons are compelled to foot it. Anticipated
omnibuses have bee resurrected and express
wagons utilized into carry-alls.
Hon. w. L. Wilson, member of Congress
| from the Second district Of West Virginia,
was taken seriously i'll at his residence in
Charlestown Saturday night. His physi.
clans pronounce his illness prostratlon from
over-wo
A dispatch from New Orleans late last
night says: Fire broke out about 9 p. m.
in the Illinois Central Railroad oil-yard,
and is still burning furiously. The shed
and all the oil ia barrels and smaller pack
ages is being consumed"
The celebration OF the Washington Lit
erary Society of the University of Virginia
took place yesterday. The medalists were
w. J. Shelburne and w. H. Bryant, of Vir-
ginia. Hon. Wilkinson Call, of Foridn,
will deliver the address to day before The
joint literary associations.
An "infernal" machine, consisting Of a
wooden box containing cooked pistol,
| with wires attached to the trigger and fas
tened to the lid of the box, was received
through the mail yesterday by J.. Lum
Smith, publisher of Philadelphia weekly
paper. The machine was so c]umsiIy ar
ranged that the pistol was not discharged.
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Much Married.

FREEpoRT, Ill.,, June 3O.-Mrs. Nellie
Dame Yourex Baker Phillips was married
in Freeport last evening to Charles Yourex
from whom she had been divorced She
first married him in June, 1882, and only
lived with him one day, as she was taken
away from him by her parents. Yourex
left this section, and, not hearing from him
she married John G. Baker in Feb
ruary, 1888, who left her after short time,
he having another wife elsewhere Later
on Nellie married Harry l.. Phillips, rail
road brakeman. They quarreled, parted,
and Phillips got divorce, but before the
decree was finally made he married again,
for which Nellie brought suit against him
for bigamy, and had him bound over to
court. The decree was granted in the
meantime, and Yourex having come back
The marriage Of last night followed. The
bride is now only 10 years of age, and has
now been married four times, and all of her
husbands are still living.
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l1.c- WAsHrSGroS AGAIS.-My attention wa.

GC- WASHINGTON AGAIN-My attention was
called to an article in the Washington Post. in
which it was denied that there was a coffin made
f,r George Washington in the year 1882. l am
!; man Of sound mind and good memory and never
forget what l recollcct, and say emphatically
that there q coffin made for his remains in
S32 "a mahogany coffin with n lead cssc--and
there arc three men now living who worked on it..
namely Francis K. Davidson, Charles Fl. Trip
lett and myself, and I laid in it, After that
some one. do not remember. nor do caro- who
proposed to surpass the wisdom of Solomon and
the ancient scientists OF Egypt, wanting to make
a raise, got up something called sarcophagus, in
which the remains were deposited five years and
six months afteIward. The old books of James
Green. who was the principle cabinet maker in
this city at that time, will show the above state
ment to be correct MARK LINDsEY PENN
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ready to listen to them again on the subject

ready to listen to them again on the SUBJECT
of the smaller offices.
Senator Beck, accompanied by beautiful
young lady called upon Mr.. Aleck Boteler,
of West Virginia, pardon clerk in the De-
partment of Justice, day or two ago, to
urge the pardon of the brother OF the young
lady referred to, who had been convicted of
the infraction of one Of the .. 5. statutes.
Mr.. Boteler did all it was possible for him
to do in the matter, and gave printed form
of recommendation for pardon to the Sena-
tor to take to the Attorney General for
his signature, if he would approve it.
The lady remained in Mr.. Boteler's room.
In a short time the Senator returned
and handed the paper back to Mr.. Boteler
The latter hestated about opening it, lest
the lady might faint if the pardon was de-
MED and might do the same if it was recon-
mended. But finally opening it, he saw
the recommendation had been made. just
as be expected, the lady swooned; but, re-
covering herself in moment, she rose, and
opening her arms. advanced toward him
He backed behind his desk, and pointing tc
MIR. Beck. said "him, hu!' but when she
turned to Mr.. Beck, he retreated toward
the door, and pointing to Mr.. Boteler, re-
peated the latter's words, saying, MIN
himr' The lady by that time bad regainec
her self.possesson entirely, and advancing
toward neither, expressed her thanks te
both.
1t is expected that large number of re
movals will made this evening at the bureat
of printing and engraving, but the vacancie
to be thus created will not be filled, as they
will be made for the purpose of reducing INT
force and consequently The expenses OF INT
| bureau. .
70 Marshal McMichael, the present 7. :
| Marshal for The District of Columbia, wh'
has lust removed democratic employee II
his office for "cti:nsive partisanshlp," IS al
tribu,sd the GOODNESS that is now prevailing
in the weather.
It is stated at the Treasury Department
today that the removal Of the headquarter
of the internal revenue district from Roam
oke back 10 Danvi,ie, from which they were
removed BY Genera! Malone, has alread,
commenced, if it has not been completed.
Congressman Daniel is expected back
here 10 day. 1t is said that some objection
was expressed in Lvnchburg to his recon
mendation Of Mr.. Baton for the postotiict
there, bat 30 more and probably not a
much az would have been 10 any body els5
he might have recommended.
At all the departments disposition i
now apparent to give the places that fail Il
The North TO ex Union soldiers, and tina
the latter though non partsans, should b'
preferred to the most effective party work
| ers.
The late order prohibiting discharged
Treasury employees from appearing at thu
Department in the capacity of claim agent
will, it is said, save the Government i'm
mense sums of money.
S. F. Rogers was appointed postmaster a
Hamilton, Loudoun county, Virginia, to
day vice j. M. Hoge, resigned
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THE LIGHT INFANTRY AT PARAMOUNT PARK
Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETrE.l

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETrE.l
PARAMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA, Pa,
June 29.-The A. l.. |. arrived at Paramount
Park Encampment about half-past seven
O'Clock last night, and after some little de-
lay, caused by the non arrival of the tents,
we're soon in camp quarters. The company
made very tins appearance while passing
through the Fair Grounds, being cheered
along the line of march. The camp is
pitched in beautiful section of the park
upon 81 pc above he Schuylkill, and adioin-
ing the camp of the Kentucky troops. The
only draw back to day seemed the question
as to where meals should be taken. The
hotels, &C., instead of supplying the troops
at the reasonable prices advertised adj
vanced their rates to such an extent that ii
was deemed aIvi-able to make other ar
rapgements, which, owing to the friendly
feelings that the Kentucky hovs seemed to
manifest towards those of Virginia. imme-
dately upon their arrival, we're soon &C.
complishet, and the A. l. |. now mess with
the eniucky regiment. II is estimated
that 2, 500 troops are now in camp and the
many rows of white tents and different col
ored uniforms make quite prctty specta-
Gle There are four crack Southern CON-
panies bere-lhe Houston Light Guard,
Montgomery Greys, Lonax Rifles, Of
Mobile, and the A. l.. land il is
amusing to watch them hide from one an
other, which they can easily do in the large
space allotted for camp purposes. while go
ing through their morning drill Each
company seems to be afraid that the others
will get some points from it. 1t seems
to be conceded that he A L I. will get one
of the prizes, and some think that it will
not be low in the thousand list. All The boys
are we'll aud enjoying themselves hugely.
They take to camp life naturally and go
through The long drills morning and after
noon without iuurmur You may expect
good news from them when the competitive
drill comes off, the time for which will
probably be fixed to day.
MORE ANON.
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Confession of a Horse Th,ef

CINCINNATI, O., June 3O.-A >i;y,,l,r
story is published from Lebanon, W,.rr,n
county, Ohb, 10 the effect that Frank Iona.
who was twice arrested last year at tie IN
stance Of ] w. Nixon and :. J. E,a5r,,
charged wh horse stealing, and ho h inns
acquitled,nd who had recently ob!ain,.; .
verdict fol $1,000 damages asairsl ,br..
men for fac imprisonment, has Row cor.
fessed thai he was guilty of s,.a;;,y +, =
horse as charged by Nixon and Bradley
and that b has been gully of cighl SEN
ara!e crins of perjury in connection win
the law sits pertaining to the cases.
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ed of defrauding the governmentb BY j)Ieo.,n.
importing plate glass, were called totboto
OF the U. S. Circuit Court this morrira
Judge Benedict asked them if they had ,r,.
thing to say. Their Counsel said that r.
ward A. Boyd desired the court to kro,
that his son George was only po,,.;n,,
member OF the hrm and Vas aching under
his instructions. Judge Benedict said w.
did not want to send the young manto,ri.
on, but hoped this case would be- n wo,n:,.
to him. He then sentenced him to ,o,. :
fine of 81 900. In passing scuterce a.. 49,.
iatner the court was more severe. The 81
der Boyd's love Of gain was co,nms,.,,a
upon in vigorous terms, and he was SER, -
prison for two years.
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Marine uisastnr

LONDON June 3o.-Tnc steamer Colin,
from Glgow for Montreal, which ran
ashore atRathin Island, of The Giant y.
Canscwa. Ireland, will probably brc,rc.o.
total loss The passengers and crew haze
returnedo Greenock. AT the time Of lie.
disasterEle weather was calm aud ~,
ColiDa W proceeding at full speed. NE,n
she firsktruck, she passed completely over
the rec tearing away her keel ard !an IN
on II shving rock where the yessel lrrao.c
firmlypiged. The united efforts of several
tugs fad TO haul the Col!na Off The rnrl
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Horrible Tragedy.

MARSHALL, ILL.,, June 80 Evidences OF
what may prove to be peculiarly horrible
double tragedy were discovered yesterday
in Wabash township, this county. Several
weeks ago telegram to st. Louis paper,
from bingham, gave an account of a sup
posed kidnapping of two little school girls
by gypsies. A few days afterward band
of gypsies camped two and a-half miles east
of here for three nights. The first evening
Officer Willard Hedrick passed the camp,
and as he went by, child ran toward him
crying and reckoning, but was pursued and
overaken by an old bag. Hedrick thought
nothing of the matter, but since then some
children named Davidson, crossing a high
hill, near the location of the gypsy camp
saw hole in the ground near which hogs
were roofing, and from which came sick
ening stencil. Sheriff FAIR and a deputy
went to investigate, and dug down three
feet into grave four feet long by two and
one half wide. They turned up q mass Of
worms and bits of cloth. While the men
were digging at the hole, gypsy man sud.
denly came over the hill and stopped, look
ing startled. After asking a few questions
he turned rapidly and disappeared. Many
other circumstances, slight in themselves,
tend to confirm the theory that the two
children met their death in the gypsy camp,
that the poor innocents were buried, and
being covered very lightly, the hogs, of
which there were thirty or forty in the field,
were attracted by the stencil and devoured
the remains
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GENERAL MALONE, apparently, has not
yet definitely determined whether he
shall be his own candidate for Governor,
or give the nomination to Captain Wise or
Mr.. Blair. 1t is almost certain, however,
that if he shall not take it himself, he will
bestow it upon Capt. Wise. He has never
conceived the idea of complimenting his
present Governor by running him for a
second term, though the Governor has
ruined himself by supporting him. Politics,
thy name is ingratitude!
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Tuesday EVENING, JUNE 30.
t. ,rcpoEs had the same feelingsas White

1p srcRoEs had the same feelings as Whi'e
people, Mr.. Foraker, the republican canal
date for Governor of Ohio, would be as I'M
popular with them as MIR. John WISE, VINO
will probably be the republican candidate
FIR Governor in Virginia, should be with
those of this State. Mr.. Foraker, in aspeech
he once made, expressed more decided views
respecting negro inferority than any demo,
orat in his State had done; and Mr.. Wise, 1t
Remembered, said he received negro legis-
lators in his kitchen, not in his parlor. Rut
NEG, oes are not like white people, and so
hath Mr. Foraker aud Mr.. Wise will proba-
bly, receive the solid and entire negro vote
Of their respective States.