Western cyclone., 1886-11-04
FOR WOMEN ONLY

Moreland, living southwest of town. met
with thrilling adventure q few days
since. One evening, on horseback, she
started out for the purpose of driving
home the COWS, accompanied by large
yellow dog. When quite distance from
the house she missed the dog, and began
a search for him. Seeing something of
yellow color moving in the grass, not
far away, she rode up to it, and discov-
cred it to be a large cougar, or what
some people mistakenly call a mountain
lion. AS soon as the horse saw the ami
NAL he began shaking like leaf The
cougar, Cat like, began creeping towards
the horse and rider, as if preparing to
spring upon them. The girl wheeled
her horse and fed from the spot, hotly
pursued by the cougar, which followed
her almost to the door of her home.
Wichita Eagle: There lives in Butler
county young lady by the name of
Hattie Homer, who is g genuine gifted
poet. Miss Horner has written verses
that must live. Many of her contribu-
tions to the FL Dorado Republican and
other papers, possess not only rhythmic
flow and sentiment metrically expressed,
but the soul of inspiration which is de-
nominated the ''divine aflatus." Miss
Horner read an original poem before the
Butler County Horticultural society the
other day, descriptive of autumn, which
glowed with many Of the fancitul tints
of an October day, closing with a de-
scription Of an sutumnal rain, and the
following beautiful thought:
Would that my mind wee like the heaven
| Only crossed by the clouds of thought:
Would that my thoughts, like the Clouds were
Known and priced for the good they wrought
A negro named Lafferty, living in
Leavenworth, engaged in a quarrel with
his wife and knocked her down, and then
in brutal manner beat her until she
was unconscious. Finding that she was
seriously injured, he saturated her
clothing with half gallon OF coal oil
and set fire to the same. Leaving her
thus, he made his escape, and it was
several minutes before the neighbors dis
covered the woman's awful condition,
when the flames we're extinguished. Her
body was burned to crisp and she died
in few hours. The perpetrator OF the
crime has been arrested.
The Kansas girls have adopted the
sunhower. 1t is appropriate that thc y
should do so. The sunfower is open
faced. 1t has no secresy to conceal. It
avoids darkness and always turns its
hopeful face to the sun. Young men
who have not love of nature enough in
their sordid souls to appreciate big SUD-
flowers should not come to Kansas. The
Kansas Girl draws the line on the sun
flower. That is their mark. They have
no use for any young man who can not
come uF to their mark.
Garden City Sentinel: Mrs. J. A.
Nunne will act as court stenographer
for the 10th district during the present
term. This is very lucrative position
and one which Mrs. Nunne is amply
able to fill, as she is one of the most az
cOmplished stenographers in the state,
having held positions of importance III
Indiana and other places Besides being
| perfect IN herart, she is a courteous and
obliging lady who is certain to gain the
high esteeuOf the members OF the bar
Mrs. John Bishop, of Potosi township,
Linn county, was out driving, when a
dog bit the horse, causing in to run.
She dropped her baby out of the buggy
and then jumped to the ground, break
ing both of her arms, and Injuring her in
many ways. The baby was picked up
in an unconscious condition and died in
an hour.
Garden City Exchange: Miss Hattie
Carter, OF Hartland, was awarded e pre-
MUM OF 80 at the southwestern expo
sition for roping the buffalo, roping it
once by the foot and once by the head,
displaying great skill in handling the
rope.
Hutchinson News: The address BY
Mrs. Saxon, at the opera house, recently.
is pronounced by good judges as the fin
est temperance address ever delivered in
this city. 1t was eloquent. billiant. and
withal practical.
A grand banquet was given by Mrs.
DR.. Mamie Stephens, of Wichita, to
Miss Susan B. Anthony and a number
OF the visiting delegates to the woman's
suffrage convention.
Carleton AdUance: A young lady In
Chase county who was not TO be outdone
by the boys went wolf hunting upon a
wager. 1t is reported that she talked
the wolf TO death.
Salina Republican: There are in Kan.
sas thirteen women county superintend-
ents, and from the nominations this fall
it looks as though the number would be
doubled.
Mrs. Eary E. Townsend sued the city
OF Psola, for injury sustained by her on
defective sidewalk, and the jury returned
a verdict, assessing the damages al
$3.50.
The Womans Suffrage convention il
Wichita was interesting throughout. and