Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-21

STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
toms Of Interest Gathered From All Parts
Of the State.
About ten yours ago, Thomas Hodgdon,
OF Holton, was sentenced from that
place to the penitentiary for fifteen
years for burglary. He was pardoned
few weeks since and went back to the
scene of his former exploits. He imag-
ined Hon. John s. Hopkins, one of his
attorneys at the time of his conviction,
had wronged him out of $500, and evil
IDENTITY meditated revenge, He went to
Mr.. Hopkins Office and over the discus
sion of the trial hot words passed, and
Hopkins ordered him out of the Office.
During the talk Hodgdon swore he
would "have Hopkins hearts blood"
The latter then drew his revolver and
made three Intellectual attempts to shoot
Hodgdon, the cartridges failing to ex-
plode. Hodgdon was bound over and
his bond placed at $500. Failing to give
bond he was committed to Jail.
Burlingame Chronicle: Some very large
bones were found recently in Mr.. Thos.
Hayson's new coal shaft on his farm
three miles southeast of Burlingame.
discovered at depth of sixteen feet
from the surface. What seems to have
been shoulder measures two feet in
width, and bone that was evidently
once the ankle joint of something that
lived, moved and had q being, measures
fourteen inches in circumference. From
the shoulder blade to the ankle joint the
bones measured seven feet in length.
John Brooks, mute, 16 years old, son
of Mr.. Chas. Brooks, of Cofeyville, Mont
gomery county, was burned to death the
other day, by the accidental igniting of
his clothes from cigar he was smoking.
The body was taken to his home on q
blanket, in nude condition, every par
ticle of clothing having been burnt or
torn from his person. In this truly sad
condition he suffered unspeskable pain
until death came to his relief on the
evening of the same day.
Miscreants assaulted the residence of
Rev. J. II. Marshall, at Burlington, the
other night, throwing beer bottles ETC.,
lumber office was served in like man.
ner. These two gentlemen, with Rev.
S.. Murphy, have been prominently
identified with the prosecutions for vio-
lations of the prohibitory law, and attri-
butte these visitations to that cause.
The Atchison county insurance case,
Sullivan against the Phoenix, of Brook
lyn, has been reversed by the supreme
court of the state. When Sulllvan's
house burned year and q half ago, it
was discovered that there were some
technical errors in his policy for $500.
The district court of Atchison county de-
cided that the insurance company was
not liable, but the supreme court decides
that it is,
The records of the Western Union
telegraph Office at Emporia for the month
of October show that 2l7, 1929 words of
special dispatches and. 1888 words of
Associated Press kilograms were trans
mitted and 1S4 ,240 words of Associated
Press kilograms received; total of 42O,-
887 words in addition TO the regular
message business of the Office during the
month.
Salina Independent: Jerome Cunning
ham arrived yesterday in the city, hav-
ing in his possession the skeleton of q
dwarf, two feet ten inches, which he
found recently in q cave in Gilpin county,
Colorado. 1t is in fine state of preser-
vation and appears to be that of an aged
adult person, not an Indian.
Last week son of Mr.. Gus Redemske,
about eleven years Of age, residing on
South Branch, Wsbaunsee county, was sit |
ing near the stove with babe on hislap, |
when the lightning ruck the chimney |
md running down the stove pipe discol.
bred the eye of the boy, ripped open his
pants and tore the right boot into frag.
nents but did no serious injury to either
he boy or the babe.
The contract has been let for the
Wichita Il Colorado railroad, known as
he Eagle line," projected from Wichita
northwest through Sedgwick, Reno and
afford counties, crossing the Great Ar
KANSAS at or in the vicinity of Great
Bend, thence westward to the coal fields
# eastern Colorado. Work will com.
nence on the line west from that city
lext Monday.
Seneca Tribune: Lu Haggard, clerk in
he Cameron house, broke his leg while
rying to get into the bus. He slipped
nd fell, while jumping onto the step,
lis full weight falling on one leg break
ng both bones below the knee.
Burglars bowed open the the door of
he express Office safe at Jewell City the
ther night and secured $500 in silver
ust received by the Pacific express COM
any. An unsuccessful attempt was
made to get into the burglar proof box,
ut it is supposed they were frightened
Robert Flickinger's large Towering
nill, situated in the suburbs of Atchison,
7as destroyed by fire one night last
7eek, involving loss of $13 600; insured
Or 5000 in eastern companies. The
re broke out in the upper story, and lie
opposed to have been caused by spon-
aneous combustion.
There was an extensive prairie fire in
'lerceviiie township, Fnney county,
ast week. Barton Bros. range was COM
letely burned, necessitating the removal
f the cattle. Several head of cattle
7ere burned. The fire spread over ten
T fifteen townships In Finney and Ford
ounty.
There is war between two electric
ght companies at Atchison. One COM
any proposes to put in an incandescent
liant during the present winter, with q
apaclty of 1000 lights. The lights will
ost one and half cents an hour when
q use; the cost of an ordinary gas burner
, three cents an hour.
The primary room of the Concordis
Ugh school Is 20 crowded that halt the
cholsra attend in thu 1onanoon and |,