Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-13


home, and Uncle Theron says he looks
upon Thanksgiving Day as perfect
success, anyhow.
STATE NEWS
Newsy Notes Cleaned From the Kansas
Press
During the progress of a dance at Cir
cleville, small town in Jackson county,
a row occurred which resulted in the
death of Charles Brown. It appears
that man named Jos. Murry and Brown
had been on very unfriendly terms for
year, owing to some social difficulty, and
on the evening of the dance hurry did
something to increase the wrath of
Brown, who invited the former out of the
house. They clinched, and while Brown
was on top, hurry got out his pocket
knife and proceeded to cut his assailant
in number of places. The last, the
most serious wound inflicted was in
Browns right side, in the vicinity of the
short ribs.
A few days ago nursery agent by the
name of E. H. Harding was sued at Pratt
Center for board bill of $3.50. The
proprietor of the hotel attached tho
agents horse. The owner of the livery
stable also put in lien on the animal for
his board, amounting to $21. The horse
was appraised at $40. The constable
has ten days in which to. advertise the
horse before he can be sold, during
which time he will eat himself up the
second time. The legal question is, who
owns the horse?
Neodesba Register: Again we re-
affirm that Neodesha can take the cake
on babies The Register some two years
ago chronicled the birth of five boys in
one night in this vicinity; again some
months ago there was reported the birth
of. four boys in one night, and now the
Register chronicles the birth of four in
fants in one night, two of them girls
weighing respectively 164 and IA
pounds.
w. G. Lockwood, of Marion, is engag-
ed in novel suit. At the last campaign
he was the captain of the Blaine and
Logan club and while acting in that Ca
pacity he advanced about 500 for pur-
chasing campaign suits for that organi-
cation, and as yet has received no re-
turns. He now brings suit against the
individual members of the organization
to recover his money.
A 70 year old citizen of Rush county
was in Larned the other day, and desir-
ing to leave for home, a distance of 25
miles, he applied at the stage compa-
ny's Office where he was informed that it
would be impossible to carry him. He
decided to foot the distance and did so,
"doing" the twenty-five miles in eight
hours.
While Mr.. 1. Warner, citizen of
Scranton, was attempting to jump a
moving train the other day, he was
thrown against the platform with great
force, receiving injuries from which he
died. He was on passenger train that
did not make stop at Scranton, and
this accounts for his foolish attempt.
1t is reported that panther went in
to the barn of Washington county cit
izen, few nights ago and killed one of
his mares, eating portion of it. The
next night it returned and attacked an
other horse. The animal is described as
being of darkish color, about eight feet
long, with very long smooth tail.
An Atchison man has struck an origi-
nal way of furnishing stimulants to the
citizens of that city. His plan is to run
pipes from saloon situated on the Mis-
souri, side OF the river, to room on the
Kansas side and then by means of tele-
phone I'LL all orders by forcing the liquor
through the pipe.
Word comes in from Morton county
that Jim Renox, bis father and whole
family were frozen to death near Rich
field during the cold weather. Jim was
found dead, apparently in the act of put
ting the harness on one of his horses.
At recent term of the district court
in Cloud county. J. w. Fortner, of
Clyde, was sent to the penitentiary
eighteen months for obtaining money
under false pretenses by mortgaging
property that he did not own.
Six saloon keepers of Concordia were
convicted at a recent term of the dis
trict court there and fined in sums rang
ing from 500 to $3.50 and sentenced to
Imprisonment in terms ranging from
thirty to ninety days.
Wichita Eagle: Four years ago Fred
Stackman bought 40 acres Of land be-
tween the two rivers, short distance
above the city, for $4,000; seventy acres
of which he sold day before yesterday
for $4,000.
The fremen of Kansas are taking pre-
paratory steps toward the organization of
a state fremen'ss association, and next
June is fixed as the time for the meeting.
E. r. Button, of Topeka, has the matter
in charge.
Three prisoners broke out of the Ne
maha county Jail at Seneca. Their names
were James Langdon, Thomas Kennedy
and James Bryant. A reward of $500
has been offered for their delivery to
the sheriff.
Five prisoners confined in the Shaw
nee county Jail, succeeded in making
their escape the other day. Within