Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07

party and cleaned the tables of goodies, y
80 says the Askansas City Traveller.
Logan Freeman: George Pearson cap
tured three wild cats on Bow creek.
One of them gave George bad thumb
by biting him while be was try ng to
break them into life of civilization.
Daniel Fenstermacher while fooling
around the shooting gallery at the jew
ell county fair was struck on the fore
head by bullet from ''22 short" An
inch of skin was pulled off, was the only
damage.
The Council Grove Republican, edited
by o. S. Mensell, and the Cosmos, edited
by Frank Moriarty have been consoli-
dated. Mr.. Moriarty will be the editor
and proprietor of the consolidated enter
prise.
Ports Pa riot: Frank Cooper is erect
ing on his farm, five miles east of Ports,
on the county line in Osborne county,
one of the largest farm barns i'll this
county. 1t is sixty-four feet square,
twenty foot posts.
Arkansas City Trdreler: The people
of Belle PLANE had big railroad celebra-
ton, in honor of the arrival OF the d. NJ.
& A., at their gates. A feast was spread
for all corners, at which 500 persons were
entertained, and the evening was made
happy with music and oratory Editor
Burns, the Belle PLANE Netrs man, was
remembered with 5000 gold watch
The Santa Fe company greatly i'm
proved its passenger service on the
Atchison branch by putting on through
coach which will run from Atchison to
Newton. Heretofore passengers have
been compelled to change cars at mid
night in Topeka, and it was to obivate
this difficulty that through coach has
been added to the service.
81 An Atchison man whose wife died
some months ago, and who is reputed to
be worth $4,000, began moving the
furniture out of his residence and told
his children, six or seven in number, to
skip out, and make a living for them
selves Two of the children are grown,
one of whom is young man, who says
that his wages have kept the family for
months.
A man named James Bottornly pre-
sented draft on the First National bank
of Clinton, Ia, for $4,000 to Mr. Hurd,
county attorney of Dickinson county.
The $4,000 was to take up notes Of his
held by Mr.. Hurd. On examination it
was found that no such bank exists. A
warrant was issued for the arrest OF the
sharper and his partner, and they were
placed in jail to await trial.
Kansas Exchange: We would like a
number Of old gunny sacks, that are
worthless for holding grain, to be given
to us on subscription by those in arrears.
We want to use the gunny sack to make
us some underwear. Those who have
neither gunny sacks or money can bring
us some wood II we can't have under
wear we can fire up, providing you bring
the wood. Please send lis some old
-four sacks for Sunday.
Burglars made Il raid upon the
Union Pacific baggage room in North
Topeka, and stole seven valises and a
trunk. The valises were found next
morning on the river bank, between
Quincy and Madison streets, cut open
and robbed OF their contents. The thieves
either had key which fit the lock or
picked the lock, rs the door wGs closed
and locked. The burglary was not dis
covered until the baggageman went to
get some of the baggage.
Atchison Champion: General Booth,
Of London, England, the high sachem
of the Salvation Army, has sent word
that he will arrive in Topeka next month,
when general assault will be made on
the forces OF the devil in the west The
work will be inaugurated in Atchison,
Leavenworth, Lawrence, Kansas City,
and the surrounding towns on the ar
rival OF General Booth. Kansas City
will be made the headquarters for the
west
E. G. Walker, junior editor OF the Val
ley Falls Lucifer, recently married to
the Is year old daughter of Lis partner,
NJ. Harmon. The ceremony being per
formed according to the free love creed,
the parties simply obligating themselves
to live together as long as they can
agree Walker has a divorced vife and
five children in Iowa. He was arrested
on the charge Of adultery, and society is
much excited as to how the thing VII
! terminate.
Last spring young rnan by the
name OF Webster took charge Of farm
in Osborne county belonging to DR..
Beatty Of Mltonvale Dr. Beatty fun-
ished everything necessary for farming.
In May, Webster sold al the grain on
hand and with the team. a new SIT d
harness and new wagon, left the neigh
borhood. About week elapsed before
DR. Beatty heard OF it. lie immediate
" began search at Last learned that be
was IN Vinton, Iowa The sheriff went
for him and brought him TO Concordia-