Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-29
STATE NEWS.

or, Henry ONeal, was arrested, tried,
convicted, fined and sentenced for a SINH
lar offense. Suit was then begun by the
state to subject the real estate occupied
by the O'Neal boys to the payment Of
Henry O'Neal's fine, which suit is now
pending. John O'Neal, then, to aid his
landlord, kindly consented to give his
disposition in his landlords behalf at
Carthage, Mo. Notices were according
ly served for the taking of such deposi-
ton at Carthage. The county attorney
and counsel for the defense were present
at Carthage at the time appointed, as was
also Mr.. O'Neal, and the sheriff of Har-
vey county, with the proper requisition
papers, who arrested O'Neal and returned
him to Kansas.
Considerable excitement prevailed at
st. Mary, Pottawatomie county the 9TH
er day, occasioned by fisticuff and
shooting encounter between James
Graham, editor of the Star, and II. II.
Hagan, local politician of prominence.
Graham encountered Hagan in front of
the postofice and spoke insultingly to
him. Hagan resented with the fist. The
two were separated only to renew hostili-
ties few minutes later with revolvers.
Graham appeared to have again been
aggressor, swapping his revolver at Ha-
gan, the weapon missing fire. Hagan
then fired one shot, the bullet passing
through Graham's coat and vest. He
then took Graham's weapon from him
and the parties separated. No arrests
have been made. The trouble appears
to have originated in the disposition of
local democratic patronage.
A citizen OF Stockton, Rocks county,
has invented paper bag holder for use
by merchants, that is quite convenient
little affair. 1t consists of an upright
post nearly three feet high, on the top
of which is arranged a wire wheel which
turns on the top of the post as wagon
wheel turns on the axle. Around the
rim of this wheel, which is about two
feet in diameter, are arranged hooks on
which paper bags of different sizes are
The inventor has applied
for a patent on his invention.
Chas. Byrd, a prominent young man,
aged II, has been arrested at Columbus,
Cherokee county, charged with forgery.
He presented school district order at a
Columbus bank for $50 and succeeding
in obtaining thereon $75 in cash. Later
developments demonstrated the order to
be forgery. Byrd's parents when in
formed of the disgrace their son had
brought upon them were nearly heart
broken. The young criminal has been
not yet been arrested.
William J. Trotter was found dead in
his bed at the Ohio house, at Newton,
Harvey county the other day. When
the body was still warm. His
death was the result of chronic diar1hea,
with which he had been afflicted for sew
eral years. On the day of his death he
fell asleep at the supper table and had to
be assisted to his room and placed in
bed, where he was found in the morning
as above stated.
Isaac Coffman, an old resident of
Usage county, committed suicide, the
other day, by throwing himself into
we'll. He was buried by the G. A. R.
post of which hewas a member. He
was insane when he committed the deed.
st. John county in 1884 had a popu-
lation of ninety three, but now it has at
least thousand while its property valu-
alton approximates $334,76O. In the
county there are 6,1O1 head of live stock.
Oneida (Pottawatomie county, Mont
tor: Born to Mr.. and Mrs. r. 81. Lahr,
q fifteen pound boy, the ninth in family
Of eleven children. Just enough for a
base ball nine.
There is considerable of a mad dog
scare in parts of Montgomery county,
of cattle and hogs having died
from the effects of hydrophobia.
An assembly of the Knights of Labor
has been organized at Solomon, Dickin-
son county. This makes six assemblies
in existence in Dickinson county.
George Robinson committed suicide at
Danville, ILL.,, by shooting himself through
The head with a double barrelled shot gun.
Cause unknown.
Rocks County Record: Wallace Chip
man has on his place a massive petrifed
log, several feet in length and fourteen
inches thick.
The barn of Mis-. NJ. A. Mccormick
near Girard, Crawford county, was fred.
BY tramp the other day. Loss 81, 200.
The population of the city of Alma, in
county, is found, by the as
SCISSORS returns to be 1879 people.
The Caldwell Journal thinks that
Sumner county will show a population of
5000 people this spring.
The people of Nortonville, Jefferson
county, according to the assessors re-
turns is fixed at 698.
ACoffey county angler caught cat
fish in the Neosho river the other day
hat weighed 80 pounds.
Mr.. Steinberger travelling man, was
run over and killed the other day near
Walton, Harvey county.
KANSAS WOMEN.
Mrs. S. NJ. Harger, of Macksyille,
Stafford county, advertises in the Macks-