The Herington Weekly Tribune from Herington, Kansas • Page 4

F. E. MUNSELL, Cashier. 1 G. A.

McMILLAN, As't Cashier. ROBBER PROOF CARS. First National Bank, THE SIGNAL. TOM GALLAGHER, Publisher SU11SCU1PTI0N S1.50 PER VKAIl. K.tered at the Hcringtoli post office for issiin through the mails as second class matter.

RED RIVER HOLD-UP. C. A. Stillwell, the old and popular dry goods clerk at R. Schillings, is preparing to leave for California early in January.

Mrs. Stilwell will visit with her mother at Arkansas City, Kansas, until "Oars" gets down to business in the land of orange blossoms and big yellow pears. The Ladies of the Presbyterian church will give an "Ye Olden Tyme" social on Dec. 21st, to celebrate our forefathers anniversity, The hall for holding this entertainment has not been decided upon yet. Everybody invited to come in a XVI century costume.

CAPITAL, $50,000. The Rock Island Express Held Up By Outlaws Passengers all Robbed. Being Built for the Rock Island Railroad, (From the State Journal. The Rock Island, ever ready to adopt the latest improvements in traffic equipment, has its eye on an invention that will cause a deep, profound sorrow to fall upon the large and growing fraternity, whose function it is to hold up trains in secluded nooks and help themselves to the contents of the express car. It is nothing else than a burglarproof.

bullet-proof, baggage and express car. If the predictions of its inventors are verified, daring train robberies like thai reported near Loans on Cattle a Specialty. Kansas City, Dec. 1 1 A special to the Star from Hennessey, reqeived at midnight last night says: The Rock island express due here at 5:10 a was held up and robbed at Red River brt1 two miles south of Terrel. I.

by five men. Conductor Cannon and Engineer Smith IP C. R. Schilling has "cappered" a good slice of the Signal. He is "loaded for the folks that want Christmas candies and anything else you want.

FASHIONABLE Ft. Worth recently, will be rendered next to impossible. The car is being I Dress Making. I y- built as an experiment, and if it is successful, they will be used probably not These are pretty close times we know, but say can't you squeese that old moleskin of vours and get out enough of the "filthy" to start even with the Signal January 1st 1895. Square up to that date and the Signal fellows will not tackle you again for a solid year.

L'J i. r.ii 1 fj r.n All those desiring first-class work will do well to call on the undersigned, who uses the wonderful Garment Cutting Machine no chart. Took highest award at Columbian Exposition. Satisfaction guaranteed. Across from M.

E. Church, Cor. Walnut and East Second Sts. The business men of Council Grove I r-i I I captured the "Guard" last week and filldd it so full of holiday ads that the editors didn't have room enough to holler 'nough. rVV.

E. B. MAPES, MILK. PURE AND W30LESRME AT JAS. McNASPY, YOUR EOORS.

had charge of the tiain and Messenger Hanington was in the express car. When the train reached the bridge two of the robbers who were secreted on the tender commanded the engineer to stop the train, which was done. The fireman and engineer were marched to the express car where the other bandits joined them. '1 he messenger opened the door and was told by the bandits to throw up his hands and "get out of there." Harrington leaped to the ground and took to the woods fol lowed by a volley from six shooters One of the robbers went through the express car and found the through sale loaded. All they secured was the messenger's gun.

Pullman Conductot Brown jumped off the sleeper to see what had happened and was met by volley of bullets. Oe bullet entered his overcoat just below his heart and lodged in a bundle of papers and let ters. Tfte rubbers then went through tht coaches beginning at the smoker, ana taking everything of value the passen gers possessed. About $800 in mone and ten or fifneen watches were secured-After the bandits had finished then work they fin several volleys and disappeared in the wroJs. Deputy oiar-shals are on their trail with bloodhounds.

ns.ws in tophc.a Only meager, particulars of the Rock Island train robbery at Red River lasi night have been received at Topekn offices, tor the reason that General Su perintendent Hitt was in Ft Worth the time and is bv this time on the only on the Rock Island but many other roads that cross the Indian. Territory. Texas and other haunts of bold, bad men. The car will be supplied with capes, designed to be opened only from the outside by a station master. In these cages the safe and more valuable parcels are placed.

The arrangement is such that if the robbers succeed in entering the car they will be exposed to the fire of the messenger from a bullet proof compartment, in each end of the car, the messenger being also able to shoot along the sides of the car to protect the engineer or to ptevent burglars and robbers from making an entry. I he car has a double floor and a double roof and at each end is a messenger's compartment from which he may shoot along the sides of the car from outwardly swinging sections provided with portholes, or through portholes in its end. opposite sides of the car. adjoin ing each messenger's comparment, are -trongly barrtd compartments or cages for the reception of sale etc each cage being reached by a door opening mi the body portion of the car, and a passagea is left on one side of each cage from the messengers's room to the ren'riil portion of the rar. his passigewav is designed to be riod at eath end by doors carried on the ends of a plaifurm pivoted between Leave orders with Make Loans on Real Estate Chattels.

Who will serve you with pure milk or cream on short notice and at living rates moring ind evening. watch for His Wagons, COMMERCIAL PAPER AND SALE NOTES BOUGHT AT FAItt RATES. MONTHS OR IT 25 SMITH Do all kinds of Gun, Lock, and Machine repairing, and Rooting and have a fine stock of Second Hand Goods Call and Get our Prices Before Purchasing. Two Dour North of Poatoffica, UEKIMCTCN. EiNI ground.

The ttniu was No. 2. which is the floors, the doors being thus simultaneously opened and closed and the arrangement being sue that a robber gaining access to the renter of the car is liable to be shut in there cr in the passageway by the messenger, the lat due to arrivein i npt-ka at 3.20 and is reported on time. It was dr THE TWICE-A-WEEK TIMES, layed 40 minutes by the robbery, whict was made up before reaching Wichita ter taking refuge in orie of the end compartments. The passageway is also closed bv an intermediate door Issued Tuesday and Friday, having a lock on the side next the messenger's room.

Will be mailed to any address a third ionthso Three of year for a quarter of a dollar A meeting of the Executive Commit 'I his rate does not cover cost of tee of the State Irrigation Association publication, but we make it in order Absolutely Tree. to Introduce the paper into every was held atTopeka to discuss measures to be brought before the household in the southwest bend a quurter in siver or stamps and eet the The holdup occurred at a lonely spot 1 miles the other sidi of the Red River bridge, a fine iron trestle bridge over a mile in length, Three men did the work, one of them standing guard while the other two went through the, coacjies after failing to get any valuables from the express car The train was in charge of Conductor annon. The robbery was reported at Terrel, the first station this side of Red, River bridge. The robbery occurred, in Montague county, Texas A Rock Island official said, to a Jour nal reporter this afternoon; For several weeks all the express, companies have ceased to do a money business on THE- best paper in the West for four months IF YOU WAN A DAILY SEND 50c AND GET Legislature in the interest of irrigation for Western Kansas It was decided to appoint a general committee of two from each congressional district to decide upen aline of a tion A special legislative committee consisting of St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Tte Dill? and Sunday Times John E.

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