Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1890-10-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS

At Arkansas City school girl was
stricken with paralysis while school was
in session.
From Harper: Richard Swicher
dropped dead in his wagon, Of heart
disease.
Arkansas City Traveller: Col. G. W.
Parker says that the Cherokee strip is
clear OF all boomers and settlers.
Manhattan Mercury: Our produce
dealers are shipping large quantities of
apples, sweet potatoes, and grapes.
From Pittsburg: John McGinnis, a
miner of Pittsburg, was crushed to
death by the fall of a ton of slate on
him.
The Erie Sentinel has again chang
ed hands, Jno. w. Locke, of Chanute,
assuming control. The politics of the
paper has been changed from Demo
cratic to Peoples.
Salina Republican: About five hun.
dred Swedish Mormon emigrants went
west, 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 certificates issued
this year. Last year the number OF
certificates was 1890, while this year it
was only 924.
Topeka journal: J. B. Billiard, Of
the Central mills, has commenced the
erection of an elevator in the rear OF his
mill property. The capacity is to be
$4,000 bushels, and it is to cost between
$4,000 and $4,000.
From Hiawatha: For a year past
there has been a well-defined case of
leprosy in this city. The sufferer was
Mrs. William Ballen, co!ored washer
woman, and she died, having completely
rotted away.
Coffeyvilie Journal: The light from
the gas we'll of an evening from dis
lance OF several miles in every direction
loometh up ''like lighthouse in a
fog" The flame can be seen distinctly
in some directions for five or six
miles.
Coffeyville Journal: The school
rooms of this city are all crowded be-
yond their capacity. Our buildings are
all inadequate to accommodate 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 Re
organized, with an additional teacher.
The Delphos school house was de-
stroyed by fire the first day of school.
The Republican says: 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
fatality attending our school houses, as
one was burned and one blown away be-
fore this"
Western Veteran: A reunion is being
arranged for, to be held at Wichita,
Kansas, on the Oath 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 being
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
to see that land buyers are as numerous
as they are.
From Hutchinson: Lon Ellis,
young farmer living near Abbeyville, in
this county, was accidentally shot here
at an alliance picnic at the fair grounds
While standing near party of friends
who we're examining a revolver, the
weapon was discharged, the ball strik-
ing him in the left breast, penetrating
the lung and cutting an artery. It is
hardly thought possible that he can
1.-Two.
South Haven New Era: J. W. Smith
brought to our ofics five peaches which
weighed, all together, thirty-seven
ounces; the largest one weighed halt a
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, was
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 some point on the Union Pa
clfic and shipped to Kansas City.
Manhattan Signal: It is curious
fact that blackbirds will find place to
roost and then all the focks in the
neighborhood gather there The other
evening the writer noticed quite noise
ell Al