Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Oren Larriway, the man who murder
I'D Frank Kruzen, in Butler comfy las
iail, was safely landed in the peniten
naEy the other day, by the sheriff o.
tnat county. This murder was one of the
most cold-bloodedin the criminal annals Of
the state, and has attracted much atten.
ZION from the mystery which for long
time over-shadowed the killing. Larri.
way, together with Frank Kruzen and
wife, came to this state last summer OF
fall from Dakota to locate homestead
stopping in Butler county. After stop
ping awhile there, Kruzen mysteriously
disappeared, and then Larriway and the
woman left that county, giving out that
Kruzen had gone ahead to seek another
location. After awhile the suspicious OF
the settlers were aroused, who instituted
search and found the body of Kruzen in
shallow grave, in some brush on the
banks Of creek, but Larriway and Mrs.
kruzen had made good their escape.
The officers OF Butler county searched
diligently and succeeded in unearthing
them in Nebraska where they were iv-
ing together as man and wife.
They were brought back to
Butler county, his case was tried at the
recent term Of court there, and was SEN
tenoed to be hung, but the case against
Mrs. kruzen was continued until the
next term of court.
As passenger train on the Burling-
ton 4 Missouri railroad was nearing
Hanover, Washington county, the
other day, Engineer Frank Watson
discovered child on the bridge.
He Immediately reversed the engine,
and whistled down brakes, but
was 30 near the bridge he knew it would
be impossible to stop the train and moth
ing but sudden death seemed to await
. tho child. At this supreme moment a
woman sprang upon the bridge threw
her child off and jumped herself, only
Just in time to save both their lives.
After slowing up, the train backed up to
the bridge to find the mother kneeling
over her child offering up prayer for
their deliverance, from which for mo-
ment seemed sudden death. The mother
and child escaped with light injuries.
A contributor gives the following in
last weeks issue of the Lincoln Beacon:
Jordan Bruster was born in old Virginia
IN the year 1897 and in 1872 moved to
Kentucky with his master. In 1918 he
married Miss Lydia Prather. In 1910
he bought his time of his master, pay
ing $3.50 for the same. In 1858 he
bought his wife and paid $3.50 for her
time. 1 1872 himself and wife and chill
dren and other friends moved to Lincoln
2ounty, Kansas, where lie took a home
stead of one hundred and sixty acres.
He was the father of twelve children
three sons and nine daughters. One
BON and one daughter precede him to
the spirit land. He leaves an aged wife,
ten children, thirty five grandchildren,
fou- great grandchildren to mourn his
loss.
Reliable citizens Of La Cygne, who
visited the natural gas well of E. P.
McCarty, on farm, two miles from that
city, report that on Lighting the uncon-
fined gas it blazed several feet above the
surface, in fame five feet square. The
fame was only put out after fifteen min
utes' persistent effort. 1t is asserted
that there is sufficient gas in the well to
supply the largest city in the state of
Kansas. Drilling is progressing, with
the gas raising the filings to the surface
Of the water. The well is down over
sixty feet. At forty feet forty-two
inch vein of choice coal was passed
through. McCarty has franchise to
supply the city of La Cygne with natur-
al gas for the period of eighteen years.
Newton Republican: M. L. Stewart
is the owner of a mare mule which las
given him considerable trouble of late.
The mule took fancy to new born calf
a few days ago and it appears that the
animals formed kind of mutual ad-
miration society. The degenerate calf
forsook it's mother with her bountiful
supply of milk and followed its long
cared friend. The mule exhibited every
lgn of affection and although the calf
lacerated her udder in it's fruitless efforts
to appease it's hunger, she made no resist
ance.
Four Greenwood county criminals
we're sentenced to the penitentiary at a
recent term of the district court at
Eureka. John A. Nelson, got four years;
two years each for forgery and obtain
ing goods under false pretense; Richard
Dick, two years for grand larceny;
VIM. Murphy, two years for forgery; j.
J. Pinkerton, two years, for getting
drunk and backing train into the depot
as Severy.
In 1873 a citizen Of Washington county,
was offered quarter section of land
which had timber, water, and bottom
land, with 81 900 worth of improvements,
for a woke of oxen and wagon. He said
he would have traded but couldn't spare
the wagon. The land lays five miles
northwest of Hanover, and is now worth
some $1,000.
Wichata Beacon: In 1880 the rate of
taxation in Sedgwick county was $4.31
ON each hundred dollars of assessed val
uation which was only 25 per cent of
the real value. In 1885 the rate had
been reduced thirty per cent, being $SOs.
A Kansas state sportsmen's association
vas formed at Leavenworth, and COM
mittees were appointed to report con-
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