The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-17
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! Miscellaneous.
HUGH MCHENRY and Howard Pierce
/ were recently arrested nine miles north of
; Topeka upon the charge of having been
/ concerned in the late train robbery near
! Kansas City, Mo. McHenry is said to be n
! well-known farmer who had been q resi-
/ dent of the place where arrested for eight
cen years, and Pierce's people reside in
/ Central Missouri. The officers claim to
/ have traced the men from the point where
/ they boarded the train to the robbery and
! their subsequent ramblings until arrested.
! JOHN RICE, a sub-street car driver OF
/ Topeka, recently eloped with Mrs. Hughes,
/ wife OF an Industrious mechanic. The
woman LEFT an interesting four-year-old
/ child when she left and Rice borrowed $40
! from an uncle. The guilty parties were
: overhaued at Salina and taken back.
/ Rice was jailed and the woman permitted
/ to go free to look up some other greenhorn.
/ an imaginative correspondent of an
Eastern paper writes that there is small
! town in Kansas, and it is called ViOrle, and
/ has population of 900. 1t makes its own
laws, passes sentence of death, regulates
/ all matters of equity, and dictates the reli-
/ gious and social status. Viorle has no ho-
/ tel, no place for stranger. He could get
nothing to eat only at private houses. 1t
was settled by n company of religious big
OTIS in the spring of 1868, since which time
! select families have been added. In the
! beginning it was decreed that all things
should be held in common; houses, how
ever small, should be built of brick, and
extravaganza, finery, fancy work should
not be tolerated. Their theory is to buy
nothing and to sell nothing. All must 90
to work very early in the morning, and
work just so long and so hard as they
choose, unless an edict is issued by the
Prudent for more diligence. The Prudent
consists of twelve men, selected by their
own body when vacancies arise. They hold
n life tenure. They settle all disputes, reg
ulate all industries and divide the crops.
There are really no stores, but there are
three large buildings used as storehouses.
where the different products are nicely
kept. In one room was stored an ample
supply OF whisky, to which the correspond
ent evidently had free access, and under
the inspiration OF which was written the
article on Viorle.
IT is reported that Mrs. Walkup has re-
ceived letter from some person in Louisi-
ana who says that he is the man referred
to as having called with Mr.. Walkup upon
Dr. Scott i'll Kansas City last November
The writer SAYS that Mr.. Walkup was
using arsenical pills and solution at the
time to his knowledge. If desirable, he
will go to Emporia and testify to that ef
FaT Ire o. att
sion of the letter, and refused to reveal the
name or residence of the writer. Nothing
is known of him except that he is said to
be the editor of paper in Louisiana.
DURING the war a soldier was shot in the
thigh and the ball was not removed at the
time, nor erwards, until a few days
ago, when, as it was troubling him more
than usual, he went to a surgeon at Topeka
and had it cut out, having carried ii
around with him for over twenty years.
PosT-oFFCE changes in Kansas for the
week ended September ): Established
| Bower, Norton County, Joseph r. Smith,
Postmaster; Cullison, Pratt County, Oscar
G. Boone, Postmaster; Dublin, Sumner
County, James W. Wells, Postmaster;
Nnesvllle, Ottawa County, Thomas Case
County. Edward w. Minnan, Postms ster;
Ratclilf, Hodgeman County, Hiram Hand,
Postmaster; Rotate, Rawlins Couaty, Mrs.
Mary A. Chester, Postmaster; Tolle. But
Ter County, William F. Nelson, Postmas ter;
Ulysses, Clark County. Albert P. Hous-
ton, Postmaster. Observation-Disclosures
Usage County.
WHERE is "Viorle." Kansas:
1T is stated that the United States IL
censes now issued for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor in Kansas number 1.s95. To-
peka has 81: Wichita, Sc; Atchison, CO;
Kansas City, Kan, 30: Lawrence y, and
smaller towns in proportion. There is one
distillerv in the State and seven breweries.
Four hundred new drug stores have been
started since June -, where liquor has
, been sold.
J. B. HAYES, the section foreman at
Hartland, Finney County. was arrested re-
Gently for the murder of Martin Dingus in
Kentucky seven years ago, and taken back
for trial.
ScoTr County is beginning to claim the
attention of settlers.
CONTRARY to general expectation Mrs.
Walkup's attorney appeared before JUS
tice Payne at EmpOria on the 9Th and
waived examination. The case will now
come up for trial at the October term of
the District Court. This action was taken
by Mr.. Scott, her attorney, TO enable him
TO more fully develop the facts in the case,
and an acquittal from the District Coursis
much more desirable, as it will be final.
In the meantime Mrs. WaIkup has made
herself as comfortable as possible at the
Jail and is the recipient of many horal
tributes from sympathizing friends.
BALDWIN, charged with the murder of
his sister at Atchison, has been released. on
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