, 1889-11-14
EXCHANGE GLEANINGS.
A Little Error That Cost a Colfax
Lawyer Four Thousand
Dollars.
The Surrounding Country Infested
With Horsethieves- Wan
dering Old Man.

dering Old Man.
ColfaS Gazette: Hon. j. G. Tur-
ner., while filling the Office of county
auditor, omitted mortgage of $4,000
in making out an abstract tor
Knapp, Burrell & Co., by which
that company became responsible.
The matter had to be made straight,
and Mr.. Turner last week gave u
mortgage to the company I'm the full
amount, thereby becoming person.
ally responsible. Mistakes Will
occur, but this Is one of IA serious ma
ture. No intentional wrong was
perpetrated and thus an innocent
person suffers and pays the debts of
some one else.
Garfield Enterprise: On last sat
urday there came to Garfield fee
bic old man with but one eye and
raggling gray whiskers, who gave
his name as Morris Lockwood, who
tells IA strange story. He says that
" recent issue of the Portland Ore
gonian contained an offer for u re
ward of $1,000 for information con-
cerning II man of his name, stating
that there was a sum of money
await ting him from the government.
He claims to be the man. Says he
was occupying II homestead in Kan
sas, about 175 miles from Wichita;
that on the 2lst day of July, 1872,
the Usage Indians made an attempt
tn drive him off. He and n neigh
bor, the only white man within
miles, with their families, defended
themselves all day long I'm n cabin
that was i'm course of construction,
with no roof, and succeeded in kill
ing number of the redskins, and
finally driving them off. He en-
ployed lawyer to prosecute his
claims for damages against the gov
ernment, and getting tired waiting,
came west. He gave his residence
as near Bells mill, on Deep creek,
this county. He started for Kan
sas Saturday evening. The amount
of damages applied for was $500 10
| for the destruction of seventy-tive
acres of corn and stock run or
+ Lincoln County Times; G. III.
Rivers of Brents, who had three
horses stolen few nights since,
traced the animals clear to the old
Cpur d'Alene, Idaho, mission, but
failed tO regain his property. He Is
satisfied that an Indian ran OIL the
stock. 1t is reported that q large
number of horses have been stolen
during the past fortnight through
the country west of here. Some of
the farmers are loaded for horse
| tl,intrnt .,t,I fl,a,.. ~. Ill ln t.nttl,l. 10
any of them are caught. Sunday
night four horses were stolen from
farmers living on Wclch creek. One
die and bride taken from his stable,
and another lost three animals. AT
the time of writing no clue had
been discovered as to the perpetru-
tors. Farmers would do well to
take care of their stock with such
characters at large in the country.
Lincoln County Times: j. III,
F'riedlander of Brents, who has
spent the past two months al
Sprague, acting in the capacity o
secretary of the republican territorial
central committee, where he proved
to he a very useful and valuable
factor, passed through town on his
way home Sunday. He will at once
proceed to Osooyoos lake, where he
commences his duties as u revenue
officer, to which position he was re-
Gently appointed. He will make .
faithful and efficient official, and hi,
friends are glad to hear of his goot
fortune.
On Saturday last, James Hurry
who was committed to the Whit
man county Jail from Tckoa on /
charge Of selling, liquor to the In
dians, made good his escape and has
, not yet been ovortaken. The jailel
; had failed to properly secure tho
} door after II visit TO the prisoner,
and Hurry, who was not shackled
got out into the court yard and seal
ing the wall, made his escape. Sew
eral officers were put on his trail, bu
without avail. Que deputy is still
on the search.
a large amount of government
supplies for the Indians arrived II
Davenport over the G. w. road las
, week, and were received by A. NJ
Anderson, clerk for Indian Agcn
Cole, and freighted out by Indians
. to the reservation.