The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-19
Sixth District Netps Notes
Items and "reminiscences by An Old Timer With His
Ear to the Grass Roots.
MONDAY.

ried. did well. and is living in the
county. The account of the tarring
of this lady was ADVERTISED from one
end of the country to The other. be-
sides many of the foreign papers pub
lished accounts OF it. At the trial re-
porters from many daily papers were
present and reported the daily pro-
ceedings. The town of Shady Bend
was on most everybody's tongue, ami
the mama Of Tar Bend was SPOKEN
more freely than Shady Bend Tor some
time. The trial lasted several days.
The hotels We're crowded. with lawyers,
reporters and visitors. 1t is claimed
the first permanent settler in Lincoln
was a man named Dick Clark, who
located about q mile from Shady Bend.
Several of his children still reside in
the county.
One OF the large land sales IN
Thomas county was made a few days
ago to Harry Seeherg. of Detroit,
Mich, for a section of land, near Hal
ford, the consideration being $4,000
cash, or $7s per acre. The writer of
this item remembers the time VIII an
this land was in the homestead area. 1t
goes to show that the east Is looking
favorable to Thomas county and other
northwest lands. There are rrmors
that Colby. the county seat, will SOON
have another large modern hotel.
there being other buyers of lands in
sight, and some of them have the hot IL
proposition in view. That county has
also good prospects for another big
wheat crop in sight.
| One of the historic townsites in Lin
coin county, In pioneer times, was
AbraHi. The county was organized in
1879. the temporary county seat being
located here. Ffat year \ MAN named
Hubbard in an alteration, killed a
man named John Haley. An election
was being held to decide on the per-
manent county seat, and Lincoln Gen.
ter was chosen. The site where
Abram was located is now q wheat
field. Half a mile OF the site; IN 1858,
is where the Moffat~ boys were muir
dered by the Indians. They were the
earliest settlers to the county. Among
the many historic events which hap
pened while Ahran was in existence
was a woman named Bridget Kline,
who with another woman, Alderdice,
were surprised by the Indians, in 1869.
Mrs Kline made her escape, with her
little daughter, who is now the wife
/ of John Tinker, who live in Lincoln.
Mrs. Alderdice was captured. her baby
slain, and she was held in captivity
several weeks before she was rescued
in Nebraska. The people were so in
censed over the murder OF Haley by
Hubbard the population that night
made short work with the murderer.
land If any one knew who any of
the participants were 1t was never
found out.
The Cawker City father and mother
after hearing the story their son told
them after returning from church.
promptly excused him. 1t was COM
munion Sabbath. The little son had
been taught to leave intoxicaflts alone.
Asked by his mother why he did NOT
stay until the service was ended he
replied: '"rhey had lot of stuff to
eat on a plate. and some whisky, and
when they began passing the whisky
around just got UP and left"
| W. L. Chambers of the stockton
Record, who has been taking a vaca.
ton for several months, has returned
and is again In The office At the head
of his paper. The Record is one on
the pioneer journals in northwest
Kansas. The owner feels so good
since his return that he. reduced his
subscription price from 20 a year te
1850.
The Downs people are early to fi1
the dates of their annual celebration
and have set July 20, 90, 80. Off
GERS elect are: President. A. P. Cot
ton; w. ]. Hansen, secretary; c. NJ
rule always celebrated its annua
birthday, which dates from the tins
of the completion of the railroad Il
Downs. and this year the bushes.
meeting said 1t would be larger thar
ever.
State Senator Bert c. Culp of tn,
Jewell Mitchell county district, ha.
: the distinction of representing the dis
i trict he was born in Many people