The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-20
KANSAS STATE NEWo'

stroving several farm houses anu
great damage to stock.
James. 16-year-old son of G. B. Noel
of Fort Scott, accidentally shot himself
causing instant death. Inns Is INC
second fatal accident of this klno tnel0
in the past three days.
Fort Scott Tribune: The Troy Oil com
nanv. through J. A. Moore, hleo III 'n1
-or;star of deeds office twenty-five Oh
ana oas leases on tracts of land IN Ma
ron township alone Mr.. Moore says
there will be over 100 leases filed by ms
company in Bourbon county within LILO
next two weeks.
From Osborne: Chas. Daniels, who
for several years has been buying gram
at Osborne. took his leave for points as
vet undetermined few days ago, leav-
inc a namber of farmers mourning MS
departure. He sold 1000 bushels OF
wheat which they had stored IN his eie-
vator and rendered no account to them
of the sale.
John Lopez, son of DR.. Lopez, OF
Atchison. who ran away from home five
years ago with Harry Steiner, son Oh d
cigar manufacturer, has returned home
He had been to Hong Kong, China. lie
SAYS his companion is aboard a whallng
vessel to be gone three years. Inc
parents of both young men supposed
them to be dead.
Baxter Springs Republican: The sol
diers' reunion will be held this fall at
the old grounds southeast of this city,
from August 81 to September 3. FIVE
hundred tents have been secured from
the state to be used during the encamp-
ment. It is safe to say that the reunion
this fall will be one of the most enthusl-
astic ever held in Baxter.
From Manhattan: A Chicago ice
firm that does a big business shipped
I4O of it's ice wagon horses to this
place last fall to be wintered. They
were rough fed until recently but are
now receiving a grain ration so that
they may be in good condition for work
As soon as the ice season opens they
will be shipped back to Chicago.
Fl. Scott is to have free public IL
brarv at last. The library received 900
votes and 201 were cast against 1T; leaV-
ing 259 ballots which failed to make any
expression on the library question and
consequently were counted against 1t.
This would make a total unfavorable
vote of AGO, and leave an absolute ma
iority of 2O2 in favor of the library.
While Fred Berret and his family,
who live upon their farm about SIX miles
east of Emporia, were away from home
the house caught fire from the burning
prairie and was completely destroyed.
The loss of the house and contents
amounts to about $1,000. Other losses
occurred in the neighborhood from the
same fire, among which was lot OF hay
owned by Mrs. Hills.
At Salina the clothing store of Martin
Herman was visited by burglars anc
several hundred dollars worth of goods
removed. The thieves entered a rea
window and loaded the goods into
light wagon, driving up to the bacl
door. About ten boxes of hats ant
twenty-five boxes of shoes, as we'll al
several suits of clothing and quantity
of furnishing goods, were taken.
Pleasanton Observer: The represent
atives of two companies are now active
lv engaged in taking oil and gas leases
on the lands of Linn county and es
pecially in Potosi township. Guffey
Galley have had men at work in th
county for geveral weeks taking leases
This company has put down about sixt.
, wells in Wilson county, Kans., twenty
I three of which are yielding petroleum il
paying quantities.
Horse thieves are committing man.
! depredations in Lyon county. In En-
!, poria, about noon, while the street
] were thronged, the horse and buggy O
J. c.. Long was unhtched from in from
/ OF the Western Union telegraph offic
and driven away by unknown parties
Z No clue has thus far been obtained
i Later: This case proved a mistaken
identity of rigs. A lady was visiting
family near the city. She drove tn
: family rig to town and when ready t
{ return took the wrong horse and buggy
, When she reached her destination til
n mistake was first discovered.
u The Exchange National bank of T
: Dorado, the oldest and one of tn
;, largest banks in that part OF the state
r, is the victim OF robbery. The ban
d has Just published this statement: 20
IL the morning of Monday, March /!
1894, the officers of this bank discovere
it had been robbed of fifteen thousan
n and seven hundred dollars. This is SUP
b posed to have occurred between D. III
At Saturday. March 18th, and 8 a. m
y Monday. March 18th. No loss can resu
d to any depositor, for the amount stole
es has been made good by the stool
g holders. Public notice was not give
" at once, because it was believed IL
money and the guilty parties could be-
be discovered by keeping the matt'
to quiet for awhile. We are actively pres
as ing the investigation, but as we ha7
ct not positively ascertained the guilt
u r>arties. we deem it best to offer r
~. ward of four thousand dollars. whiC
or we hereby do. as follows: Two thou
and dollars for the discovery and retul
OF the money. or proportional amour
tie for the return Of any part thereof; al
he two thousand dollars for the arrest al
he conviction of the guilty party
parties"
At Salina the residence Of Thomas
Davis was set on fire and partial
burned before the flames could be G
i've tinCuished. The residence was one
of a. har8Soooas+ IN the CITY. Mr. Ia,
Is thinks there is no possible doubt as