Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-10-03
KANSAS STATE MEwsL

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tIicken with paralysis vhils school va
il session.
| From Harpsr: Richard sviehe,
dropped dead in his wagon, OF heart
disease.
Arkansas City Traveller: Col. q. W.
Parker says that tho Cherokee strip ID
clear OF all boomers md settlers.
Manhattan Mercury: Our peoduos
dealers are shipping large quantities Of
spples, sweet potatoes. and grapss
From Pittsburg: John NeGinuis, q
Diner Of Pittsburg, was crushed "a
jeath by the fall Of . ton Of slate on
Gin.
The Erie Sentinel has again chang
II hands, Jno. w. Locke. of Chanute,
sssuming control. The politics of the
paper has been changed from Demo.
cratic to Peoples.
Salina Republican: About AVE- hun.
dred Swedish Mormon emigrants went
vest. yesterday afternoon, on . Union
Pacific extra. They were accompanied
BY several Mormon priests and were on
their way to Utah.
Independence Reporter: County
Clerk Fulmer, reports decrease in the
number of tax sale cert fcates issued
this year. Last year the number Of
certificates was 1880, while this year it
was only 924
Topeka Journal: J. B. Billiard, Of
the Central mills, has commenced the
erection ofan elevator in the rear Of his
mill property. The capacity 10 to be
$4,000 bushels, and it il to cost between
$4,000 and $4,000.
From Hiawatha: For Q year past
there has been q we'll defined case of
tprosy in this city. Tho sufferer was
Ers. William Ballen, q co'ored washer
woman, and she died, having completely
rotted away.
Cofeyville Journal: The light from
! the gas we'll of an evening from dis
lance o. several miles in every direction
loometh up ''like a lighthouse in q
. fog" The flame can be seen distinctly
in some directions for i've or six
miles.
Wellington Mail: Tho excavation
for the new school building il COM
pleted, and work on the foundation will
soon be commenced. The greatest
length OF the building east and west
will b. 116 feet. and t.. --reatest length
north and south sc feet.
Manhattan Mercury: The travelling
stove peddiers are still getting in their
work in this county. Later on it will
he discovered that better stove could
have been purchased from any of our
home dealers for less money. 1t is re-
markable how natural it is to want to
lie bumbugged.
Coffeyville Journal: The school
rooms of this city are all crowded be-
yond their capacity. Our buildings are
all inadequate to a. commodate the
number of pupils in the city. The
board OF education has been compelled
to rent the Christian church for a
school room, and another school will be
organi- ed. with an additional teacher.
The Delphos school house was de-
stroyed by fire tn, first day of school,
The Rel ublican saws: "Nothing was
saved. The insurance was $1,000 on
building and 5000 on furniture. The
fire is supposed to have been of incen-
diary origin. There seems to be q
fatality attending our school houses, as
one was burned and one blown away be-
fore thu.
e Western Veteran: A reunion is icing
arranged for, to be held at Wichita,
Kansas. on the 9th and 25th of Octo-
Der. There is no reason why this should
not be an immense affair.-The post
and the camp of the Sons OF Veterans
OF Medicine Lodge. Kansas. have ar
ranged for reunion from the 22nd to
the 25th Of October.
Washington Republican,: There
seems to be quite an interest icing |
awakened in the line of land buying at |
fair figures. This is unexpected as,
owing to light crops here, it has been /
supposed that there would be but few
land buyers. 1t is certainly encouraging i
to see that land buyers are as numerous
as they are.
From Hutchinson: Lon Ellis, q
young farmer living near Ab5eyville, in
this county. was accidentally shot here
at an alliance picnic at the fair grounds.
While standing near party of friends
who were examining revolver, the
weapon was discharged, the ball strik-
ing him in the let breast. penetrating
the lung and cutting an artery. It is
hardly thought possible that he can
live.
South Haven New Era: J. W. Smith
brought to our Office five peaches which
weighed, all together, thirty seven
ounces; the largest one weighed half
pound. He says Mrs. Smith, who went
to Kentucky last week, took some
finer ones with her than the ones
brought to this Office. They are of the
Gov. Garland variety.
Salina Republican: W. A. Connolly,
residing at Luray, Russell county. wac
IN search Of cattle thieves. who entered
his pasture near Luray, some time last
week, and drove away carload of fine
cattle. The loss was not discovered un-
til Saturday. and Mr. Connolly has been
unable to discover any clue to the
thieves. He thinks the cattle were
driven to come point on the Union Pa
cific and shipped to Kansas City.
Manhattan Signal: It IL Q curious
Aact that blackbirds will find place to
5Oost and en- all the focks in the
usighborhood gather there. The other
svening the writer noticed quite noise
among the trees around tho school
house on .Leavenworth street, and the
next evening. hearing few birds among
1he trees on the north side Of the yard,
~ stopped few minutes to watch