Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Oklahoma territorial board of
equalization completed its work on the
gath, the total assessed valuation of
taxable property in the territory ex-
elusive of railway property, being $780,
S21, 654.
HARVEY Fl. NOBLE, single, and Fred
Joslyn, married, with five small
children, were drowned while return
! ing from a fishing trip across the river
from Peoria, Ill D. Bean and James
Powers, who were in the boat with
them, were rescued Noble and Joslvn
became scared and jumped, capsizing
the boat.
| A GANG of four men who had made
it their business to burn down prop
erty in Gretna, small town across the
river from New Orleans, was caught
setting fire to disorderly house occu-
pied by negroes and defied the police.
Three were arrested and lodged in jail.
Later the fourth one, Frye. was cap
tured, and while he was being taken
to jail his captors were overpowered
and the prisoner was taken and was
afterward found hanging to tele-
graph pole in the outskirts of the
town.
A CYCLONE passed miles south of
Albert Lea, Mimi, killing a number of
horses and wrecking many barns, but
no one was injured. Crops in a limited
area were badly damaged.
AT Grinnell, Ia, William Case has
buried five children within two weeks.
Diphtheria was the cause in each case.
The father is blind, and the five chill
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PAsCHALL AUGIER, 12-year-old boy.
was almost instantly killed at the ball
ground at Terrell, Tex, by being
struck by foul ball. The boy was
watching the game and was standing
too near the batter. The ball struck
him in the back of the head, crushing
the skull.
AT Walnut Hill range at Boston on
the ed in the Rest prize match, 2OC
yards, standard American targets, in
competition with eleven of the best
shots in New England, w. L. Willard
of Boston, made ten straight bulls
eyes, counting 12C, feat never before
accomplished.
NEAR Tunnelton, w. Va, on the 21st
lightning struck dynamite magazine
and an awful explosion followed. Sew
eral persons were killed and much
property was damaged.
A RECENT dispatch from Dallas, Tex.
said that d. A. Stewart had let a con
tract calling for SIS, 600 worth OF
dressed lumb Der, which was to be used
in the construction of the big amphi
theater to be reared for the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight next October. Dar
Smith of New York has been an
pointed press agent of the syndicate
behind the contest Such was the
faith in the ability of Stewart and hi
conferees to bring off the big battl,
that fund of $50, 900 had been sub
scribcd and put in the bank to tn,
credit of the construction and promo
ton departments of the enterprise. :"
WILLIAM NELSON, postmaster at the
national soldiers home, at Milwaukee
was arrested on the goth, charged will
the embezzlenent of S1,1s9. Sc of tn
funds of the office.
, FIRE started in the gun shed of Ligh
, battery T at the Preside at San Fran
, cisco recently, and before an engin
!, arrived the building was consumed
The shed contained eight four-incl
rified guns OF the latest pattern, eacl
of which cost about So. O00 The gun
were badly warped and the carriage
80 twisted that they were absolutel,
ruined A number of valuable store
were also in the building, all of whicl
were damaged so that they are unfit 70
use The total loss is $50, 600. TIL
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