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The Lyons Republican from Lyons, Kansas • 4

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Lyons One of Them. The Lyons Republican. (52) 3 Four Miners Meet a Horrible Death! For the past 15 winters Joseph Cook, the celebrated Boston Orator THURSDAY. ilAIU H. 26, IS91.

has held his audiences on every 53 Stir- FRANK E. HOYT. Makageb. cc -r Monday during the busiest Lour of the day and visiting other places near where he has delivered one of 5 An accident at the Lyons Rock Salt Mine Results in the Instant Death of Gov. Humphrey Las appointed 1 bis fourteen lectures to crowded houses, receiving from $50 per April 9th as Arbor Day thisetato.

night, to $700. This Spring he Set out treci. has planned a trip to the Pacific S3 cc THOS. McCAXDLESS, VAX BEOCKLLY, FRED. and THOS.

BEECH. 3 That MeGraUi rt VincenU alllJa Coast, offering to stop in sonic of a a the most noted towns and lecture vit looks like a pretty long anJ very a CO harp "knife in strong and willin for half price. The Young Men hands, Eh? Christian Association, of Lyons. Hie entire City Shocked by the have received one of these offers and now propose to give the people the Sad Affair. Elder, Wood, Anthony! There cc opportunity of bearing one of Amer 5 rr- CD A great disaster occurred at the mines are the bright particular stars in the people's party iirmanent At this rate there will be an explosion and 3 ica greatest orators and the world CD of the Lynns Rock Salt Company in greatest scholars.

Secure your seats Lyons on Wednesday morning of this meteors without number soon. -I at Lyons Drug Company. week. Four men were killed instan 3 As a promiser the People's party Now that the legislature has ad iourned. the Topcka papers are fill was a glittering success.

Asa per taneously and without a moment's warning. For some time the company have been engaged in sinking their shaft and bad reached a depth of i00 rt ing their columns with sqrubblin former over the mayoralty in particular, feet. The hoisting bad been done and spring elections in general. TriE President of Brazil Las sign S3 heretofore by means of a bucket at ed the reciprocity treaty. It is now tached to cable which wound around Democratic tactics in Topeka, an established fact and its good re expression of sympathy among tbe D'-ople as this unfortunate one.

Mining is a dangerous and hazardous business and while tbe people of Lyons have congratulated themselves that the sinking of the salt shaft bad been without an uufcrtunate accident andtuai ibe cs won careful yet this Hill be a lesson which wi.l not soon be forgotten aad will cause ery one connected with tht mines, to le doubly vigilant iu protecting himsclt and looking to the protection of his fellow employee. Tbe officers and managers of the miue cannot be too careful in taking every precaution to protect tbe employes from danger. Tbe bodies of tbe unfortunate men were taken to (he undertaking establishment of Crawford Deupree, and the coroner notified of tbe accident and deaths. Tbe coroner summoned a juror who viewed the remains about 11 o'clock and then tbe iaquesiaud examination of wit ueses was postponed until 1:30 At the appointed time tbe officers and jury met at the court bouse and proceeded to investigate tbe matter thoroughly. Tbe following is a brief synopsis of the evidence before the coroner's jury and tbe verdict returned by them in lie matter.

GKOHGE MOWRKY bi'iw! dill sworn say upon liisoalb; I last saw Mit'andlranlhe at minutenof 4 hut niglitut salt shall. A limber 4 by ti runs up und down through the shaft and has a traveler. The traveler fninio Is wood all made of oak and boles through It where the cable went. On the uu. dersldewasa piece of car spring, this frame was tbe traveler.

It had a band projecting over th frame on each side, this rubber or prim; titled on the eye of the chain ou bucket, 1 taw the boys Into the shaft and asked them if tbey wanted light; they said no.and 1 stood there until th ay went down ubout SOU feet, I Judge, I then weut to entitle house and it wuh miuiitcsto 4. 1 heard a crash aud the engineer said "My liod what was that" and applied the brake. The cable goes from pulley to engine house and runs slow. Westwood and I wenttosbaft and hellooecl. The nhaft iadlridcdintothree compartments one an air shaft.

I don't know whether the timbers goto the bottom of the shaft. Wi-st-wood aud I ont down opposite the buntings to lodgment about three hundred feet and stopped about feet obovo lodgment I noticed a vibration of the cable, nothing else unusual. We had a light and called to boy above lotellenylueer to raise slow, when the bucket got up wo noticed the traveler was gone and bucket link a little open. We were a large cylinder iu the engine room sults will be tested very shortly. viewed irom this center, are amusing.

The Journal folks should come D. E. CASE, Manager. running over a large pulley at the top of the tower over the shaft, home The vacarics of the State Journal off their mugwump roost far cnoug which have been rather pronounced just to see how the thing looks. time ago au employee was injured by the falling of a rock from the of late.can all be forgiven now for THE QUEER little time, on plea that the baby ibe bin will save an bucket while it was being hoMed, caused by the cable having too niui'h A he Pool, am not a miner but was at mine when the accident happened.

It was about 4 in the morning, I was a top band and Mowrey was the same. Mowrey aud I aic to see that everything Is all right about top ol shaft. When we are not hoisting rait we are timbering aid my duty requires me to lie at probably has the colic. Frank Mc average of $6 per year to every fam play and swinging too tne over the Lennan because "papa" last week lly in Kansas who uses sugar durin the company, to remedy this the next year. Yet every democrat A large line of Queen Shears, Scissors, Razors ami Pocket Cutlery just It in now said (hat the Leaven aud steady the course of the bucket in Congress voted agaiust that bill lauding of shaft.

Vas in engine house be- received. put in a guide made of heavy oak tim 1 'Z The (jueen is the Only Best Shear on the market. It has the Bolt and worth Times is to he an Alliance pa per soon. Consideration, the sena ber through which the cable run. The Kansas is vastly better than its leg tor-ship for D.

It. Anthony, vice islHfiirf. Chicago Tribune. guide was made solidly aud intended to sustain a great strain aud weighed rieasc reiucmoer. dear iribnae.

Plumb, time expired. We thought that Kansas doesn't often make times when drilling we sit in cab iy stove i ut which prevents the blades from ever working loose. You and wiim timberin? we raise timbers ready. run no risk in buying this line of goods. Wc warrant all of them.

Call When men want to be raised tbey signal cn- and examine. Sinew. When lowered man at top says () Gasoline StOVCS will be llCTO SOOll. "Lower down, men on." I was at the engine room about ioi feet from mouth oi shaft. ful1 lllie of lk0Pe Barbed Wire, Screen Doors, ire Cloth and evory-t'ouidn see very plainly.

Mowrey went i thing usually kept in a Hardware Store. something bad been the matter with about 600 pounds, The mine being so such a slip as was made last fall the Times of late. deep it was necessary to have some where she evolved this legislature way of preventing the swinging of the They are not all in Kansas, the bucket to and fio, and the company aud sec us! Our prices will suit you Thk World's Fair Commissioners people, we mean, who are very placed between the two upright till) Kespectfully, have asked Tennyson to write an ode much afraid the good name and bers extending from the pulleys down out with the men. I know what the travel- er is and have becu at bottom The travel- er worked awful nice. I don't know whether It followed down last night or nol.

The I traveler caught once last night at upper part belore we commenced timbering, and for the opening of the tair. i prosperity of their state will suffer GRAY TANDY, South Side Square. 800 feet into the mine. this guidf.which if they themselves are hindered in was sj constructed that fallowed hope he won't "To sleep, to sleep, it, for it seems to be bleepy cnoug already. their evil practices.

The gainb in New Jersey are worried lest th the bucket down as it descended, heing made to rest on a large rubber which fit over the eye of the chain attached laws against book-making and other Lawkknck ISAitRETr, the actor. kinds of race cource, gambling shall to the bucket and about ten feet above Gen. Joe Johnston, the soldier CUBES ANY HEADACHE Ii nit the state. the top of the bucket. The two upright iiitinuiffu iiours oeiore me men came up.

ll caught uliovethetop landing and I called to engineer to hoist up and lie did so and ll came down I did not examine guides except to knock on tlu-in; then I saw nothing wrong. I called Mowrey attention to it but, did not report It to Westwood. It remained up there nh ml ttlmiriiour while iik-u ale sudper. THOMAS am a practical miner. Have mined in England and this coun Prince Bouttparte, the heir of the timbersserved us grooves in which the guide travelled up and down being royal house of Bonaparte's, ur Theiik is no doubt of the return among the noted names whom ileatl it ing prosperity of the country.

Al held in place by a pre jectiug iron firm afraid to trust bucket aud climbed up. Was has called within the past few days ready the manifestations are seen in ly bolted to the guide upon cither side. there when the bodies were brought up. Aiusworiu, vt imams and Wc.nwood wen the advances in the price of wheat, BUT CURES' BOTHING ELSE; It was so constructed that its owu weight arried-it down resting on he AccoitniNt) to reports Anthony down in bucket; all that was iu bucket was corn, pork, oats and farm products, miners lamp and piece of traveler. Snow siys he is going into the People's par The knowing ones arc predicting rubber above ilic eye of ibe chain nt- and lee caught, on the traveler, lodged it an ty.

According toother reports, P. 1 try about 13 years In soft coal before this mine. I have gone up and d.iwn tho mine frequently. I came np thin morning out of the mine with tbe men. The mine is a little over WiO feet deep.

I was with this shift of men. The traveler was a wooden oak frame with shoes a Utile over Bxt feet. These shoes fit the guides and it traveled hundred for hogs, $0 for cattle by it as then shaken loose and followed them tached to the bucket, it did not go Elder says the People's party doesu' August next, and that the next down to the bottom of the mine bill waut 1). It. Anthony and won hav The traveller cannot get out.

The only loose thing about, was that It was made loose at the opening where the cable goes through. The wheat crop will start off around the was caught on 'he top of two heavy MiMiell Items, gentle spring, Burt Drake drove over to Little Klv er, Thursday. him. Now what's to be clone about dollar mark. upright timhersabout one hundred fed traveler had never caught before but once, it? ESSE AINSWORT1I-1 am the superintend from the bottom of the shaft where it rested until raised by the ascending Gen.

Joseph Johnston, of REAL ESTATE TRWSFEitS. For the week ending Marcli 21, 11)1. Wm Proflltt and wife to Milton Reed, sec 3i'; 21; $1150 A Martin et al to Martin, (trustee), lots hlk 2, Fones 3rd add, lots 11; 15; 17; blk 2. Hutchinson add Lyons, Pt (75x140 It) blk 8, Pur- ent of the sail mine; 1 am a practical minerfor Confederate fame, died at his home Mrs, IV Simmons and son, Leon, vNited at B. F.

Steven's Saturday and It) years mined both In 8. and Great llritain bucket as it returned. Tills bad been Say what they may they caunot hide the fact that the Alliance party is au ultra spoils party, a party of I have mined coal and iron, and have worked I in Washington, last Saturday night Used about a mouth aud was consid mine feet in Great llritain. I have been in He was one of the coterie of great Sunday. Miss Flo Mendeuliall has been vis- hypocrisy, of profuse promises and tbe U.

8. finre 18J0, and have been connected ered very satisfactory by the miners, and was regarded as a great security with this mine since it started: was down fre very scant performances. Barling itintr the past week "northeast" Generals in the southern army the greatest perhaps except Lee. The war over, he accepted the results against dauber from the wayimr quently in the mine. I was down yesterday.

Ion Republican. es, othe with the bucket. The guides go down with the traveler about tl feet. There was a flange on each side of the guides; there were two guides. The traveler would weigh from 5110 to lim lbs.

It guided the bucket straight I have worked in mines lOrnl feet deep, and the bucket usually swings in the shaft. This is the first guide I ever used. It Is referred to In mining Journals as a safe appliance for sinking to keep bucket steady. We have used It about five weeks, and after got down about 800 feet. It went down to the stop below.

The stop below waa to check the shock, and was a large upright timber with a heavy rubber for a bumper on tho end of it. The traveler would follow about ten feet from ball of bucket down about 800 feet. We went down with the guide about fonr times a night. Ainsworth had charge in day time, and I at night. I had the utmost confidence In the traveler; It went smooth.

Wo could scarcely hear It. Wo vicinity. 1S0U have charge of the whole works. I have hoard words, it is rEFOUM party. bucket as it weut up aud down.

It was a device generally used iu the Mowrey'a and Westwood's testimony at to the U. P. Kelly was iu town Saturday aud settled down to be a loyal citi ravoler or guide. It had a fourth inch for play zea and at the time of his death night. deeper mines of this country and was Thk Kansas Senate (Republican have gone up and down, since the traveler was 500 was Commissioner of Railroads, an Win.

Iliudes went to ChaBe Satur considered as perfectly safe. The put In, 30 or 40 times it works smoothly, and I at its late session passed a bill to dcr the government His death day evening und remained over Sun company have had two men employed reduce salaries iu accordance with never knew It to catch before. I have had no complaint before tbla about it. I wns called at 13-50 was due to a cold taken at General duringthesinking of the mine who re day. the expressed will of the people, Sherman's funeral.

4:14 or about l.i minutes after It happened, and examined cable and bucket as it came ill). We main above ground and watch for any Mr. Buckley, the blacksmith, 1 The People's party killed it. Which party most nearly accords with the danger aud see that everything is all then pat on a large backet and went down Tbe moved bis family from ('base to this The difference between the Re bucket that came tip was all right and so was could look up and see it following. I do not right and at night Mr George Mowrey people the Republicans, or the (so place Monday.

cable. This traveler has been need fur IS years know where it caught at time of accident. I was publican press and that of other par and Abe Pool have attended to the called) People's parly? in Pennsylvania, and I have need ll in sinking ties was never more clearly exhibit dy's 1st add, Purdyville Ada Skiles and husband to Sarah Mincer, lots 33; 35; 37; on 8th Street Sterliug, Kitchen to Wui A Owens, sec IS; 9 Midland Town Co to Wm Eas-ton, blksl; 2, 4, Polliiz. Midland Town Co to Gray, (1-and other eonsideara-tTon) blksll; 12, Polliiz Ceutral State Bank lo Wui Huey, i see 24; 18; 8 Sheriff Rice Co to Louisa Dockreill, blk Sterliug Sheriff Rice Co to Rush, lots21; 24; blk 1, Lyon Sheriff Rice Co to Rush, lota seoG; 21; 10 Mary A Newkirk to Crawford, a 50 ft strip through sec 18; 7 Thomas Coulter lias developed into unite a mathematical wonder. He shaft 584 feet deep.

There is ono used at Canon ed than in the treatment of the re standing at the window, and axked Beech how many rings in before he would scaffold, Just before ho went down, and he said five. I wasat the window when they went down. I went down matter above ground and looked after lowering the men when the shifts would be changed or the men come City and Is annual contrivance to thla country, Dan Anthony has finally dug can obtain the capacity of a cistern Its object Is to keep bucket from vibrating. In that grave, on which he has been at suits of the late legislature. Not a republican paper has come to this sinking mines, use bucket, and traveler is some up, and do tho other work, attending work so long and at times so vigo after the accident with Mowrey, and we bellowed several times and saw rope vibrate, and without even measuring it.

Kcv. Barron being absent last Sun times used to keep bucket from Bwinying. Some ofllcethat has not freely criticised to matters above ground. These men rously, and has jumped iutr it, boots shafts walled with brick or rount', and so big, not 1500 401 50 50 any and every imagined direliction of staid mull bucket came up to where we were on tbe landing and told the boy above ground to day, his pulpit was occupied by Rev. are both careful, aud there Is but little and all.

fie has not even taken the needed. This shaft is divided into tlirto com. the Republican senate, ibe opposi Bru baker, partments 8x7 for ventilation and other two for question that it was not through their tell the euginneer to raise slowly. Ainawortb, telephone with him as we earnestly tion papers on the contrary all hoisting salt. One side goes up as other es Williams aud myself went dowa to bottom of Win.

Shank went to the Arkansas negligence that tlieaeeident happtned impressed it on him to do, as a wise down. We saw indications at 4j0 feet of meu mine, aud tried to trace whee traveler overtook as quiet as a grave yard concerning and no blame is attached to them Biver Tuesday on a hunting expedi precaution, a few years ago. being killed. It (ell 500 feet after striking men. the men.

Down about 415 feet, saw blood, and short comings of tho People Party tion. As near as can be ascertained the four concluded the men wera overtaken there, and The traveler would weigh 550 pounds. Have seen three la operation before. This one has House. men who were killed started down iu then went down and saw men dead.

Traveler Miss Nina Mathews, of Nickerson, 1 By the way, what is the matter with American poets that the Fair Every fair minded man knows been in operation a month and made about 500 was at the bottom all broken up, with shoes bent. has been employed to teach tbe spring the mine at about 15 minutes of 4 in the morning while Mr Mowrey stood trips a day. Saw nothing unusual to Indicate the that there are well grounded reasons Could not tell where the traveler slipped, and term of school at Hebron school traveler having caught below surface. About 12 Died saw no evidence of lis being checked on the Commissioners had to go across the water for an opening poem. To at the top of the mine and gave the of complaint against both the House and the Senate, but the friends of the feet above where men got on, on the upright, guides.

After we got down I cane up for the Van Brock LIN, In this city, Wed signal to lower the meu. At that time say nothing of Whitticr or Holmes or there Is from Vt to 3-8 Inches of Ice, and It looked blankets to wrap up the bodies of tbe men In first just blindly shut their eyes and as if traveler caught there. My idea is that it My bro. her John was at tbe top and went kown every thing seemed all right and the Lowell, there are our Kansas poets, nesday, March 25th, 1801, by accident, Nels VanBrockliu, aged 38 swallow Elder, Wood and all with stayed there while the men ate their jnch.abont with me. Elizabeth P.

Allerton. Euzene traveller was following the bucket half an hour, and probably froze there, and then out a wince or a blink while the Re uu, j. TisuBi, i saw the dead men Ware, or even Marsh Murdock, With the men iu it as testified to by when bucket got down, the swaying of (lie kiicket years. Bkecii, In Lyons, March 25th, 1891, publican criticize and object to mis Mr Mowrey. tne condition of the man identified as Ileech was about as follows I There was a complete breaking down of his skull and loosened it, and it fell.

Thero ars two men stationed at the top to see that everything is all takes. From which party is true re The next thing that was known was Two years of Grovcr Cleveland, from March '85 to March '87, saw form most likely to come? caused by accideut, Thos. Beech, aged about 35 years. right when men go down. Mowrey and Pool were escape of tbe brain anil intestines.

There was that Mr Ingle the night engimer house, Mrs. Vought.of Lyons, spent Sunday and Monday with the family of VV. Chance, The "Amateur Prophetic Dramatic Co." Is not so prophetic as some imagine. The predictions seems to have been made by other parties, Fortunately their prophecies were not fulfilled, nor their pcojiiur wishes gratified. The heavy full of rain Monday and Tuesday, is a great help to wiuter wheat, and places (he ground in ex there for that purpose.

a fracture of both thighs, both arms and pelvis, heard a sound as of something fallinu McCandlkss, In this city Wed paid on the public debt. Two years of Benjamin Har MOWHDY RECALLED. -It is my duty to van lU'ockllu'a condition was complete destruc and a rattling in the electrical machiu watch mouth of abaft. I did so this night and tion of entire head; hones of skull fractured South and East Items. Crops are looking flue outour way The wprintj term of school at the 81 rison, March '8D to Slarch '01, saw saw the t.uvelcr following the men In the bucket into numerous fragmenli with small amount of ery used iu blasting.

He suddenly nesday March 25th, 1801, by accident, Thos. McCaudless, aged 21 years, paid on tbe public tissue of head left with escape of contents, frac discovered there was something wrong a it went down the shaft. The traveler went down as the bucket did below the surface. Thoro was no one there but myself and the men who John Is progressing nicely. debt, a difference of in and Mowrey aud West wood went to turo of both legs and arms.

The condition of McCandless was jiostorior third of skull torn Miller, Iu Lyons, Wednesday. favor of Republican handling of the Mrs. Bishop, mother of G. A the top of the shaft and called wn went down. Pool was in the engine room.

morning, March 25th, 1891, by acci away with ecapo of brain matter, neck broken, fracture of both legs and arms. Millar's condi Bishop, who lias been visiting bere but received no answer. They then G. W. ING ELS I am hoisting engineer at the funds.

And yet there are those who arc asking 'What has become of the dent. Fred Miller, aged ubout 24 since last fall will leave for ber home tion was upper half of skull with entire brain shaft, and have been since May last; was the went down to the first lauding about years. torn tway, fracture of both legs; fracture of hoisting engineer last night; the men ate lunch in Ohio this week. Grandma ha 300 feet and signalled the engineer to shoulder, at 15 minutes to four in engine room. There was cellent condition for spring work.

Such a rain this time of the year is a blessing not always received even in tbe perfect state of Kansas, made many friend during her stay raise the bucket when tbey discovered l)l, Saturday, March 21, 11, Owen M. CORONER'S no one in there at tbe time except Tom Williams, in this community, who will regret to By the way, the "reform" just adjourned passed the mis it was empty and the guide or travel Westwood, Pool, Mowrey and myself, and tbe State of Kansas, Itice county, ss have ber leave. An investigation holdcu at Lyons, Rice county, er was gone. 'Three men were then lowered to the bottom of the shaft and Everybody is invited to hear the de- Johns, aged 79 years, 5 months and 7 days. He was born in Brian county, Ohio, 1811; was married to Miss Sarah Reed at the age of 35; was the father fonr men.

Mowrey went to shaft with Die men. The ordinary signal used when men are on is, "Lower down, men on." Mowroy gave signal oa the 2Sth day of March, A. 1801, beforo mc, Uucle Billle Pool, who has been cellaneous appropriations bill amounting to nearly $100,000 not including the cost of investigations W. Hoyt, coroner of said county, on the found the dead bodies of the four bats and lemi the way out of the. financial disiivss iuio which, it is very ill for tin past few weeks, is lm last night.

The engine room is a hundred feet bodies of Nelson Van lirockllu, Fred Hitler, miners; Thos. McCaudless, Nels Van proving rapidly. from the shaft. I heard Mowrey and understood Thomas licecli and Thos, Mc landless there lying of seven children, live of whom reside in Kansas, one in Illinois and one dead claimed, that the mil try has fallen. Brockliu, Fred Miller and Thos ordered.

Ilepubli can legislature of two years ago pas I was lowering men. Waa going alow on account dead, by the Jurors, whose names are hereto sub W. Hloshaw was the guest Frank Besides being instructed iu political of the bad weather. It was down about lodgment scribed. Tho said Jurors upon their oaths do Beeon.

Tue traveller had in some Godachalk Sunday. and a few revolutions lower when a heavy thud say that tho deceased came to tbelr deaths, way become fastened above the bucket sod a bill tor tuc same purpose-miscellaneous appropriations economy, tne audience will be entertained by stories from the memoranda George Turley is still in the eastern and failed to follow it as it descended March 25th, whllo in discharge of their several duties as laborer! at tbe works of the Lyons Rock Salt by accident resulting from causes which amounted to about part of the state, workiug for the The bucket bad descended probably He has been a resident of Rice county 17 years, and left a valuable property to his children. He was laid to rest in Graceland cemeteiy Monday at 10 o'clock. Services were conducted by Rev. Casselman at the German Reformed Church.

of Thos. Young, of wonderful escapes aud thrilling adventures with tbe Home Comfort Stove Company. came. My first Idea was the cable had Jumped the pulleys, and then I noticed battery wires rattled and the thought occurred to mc the men had fallen from the bucket I can toll how far down the bucket is at any time. It was down four hundred and fifteen foet when the shock occurred, less.

Will Bro Ilodgdon please de fine reform?" 400 feet without it when the traveller beyond the control of any person, and for which elephant. Mr. Danmolh, the pedler, Is visit no one should be held responsible. got loosened and fell the full distance In testimony whereof, the said Jurors have ing the family of Uncle Billie Pool P. 3.

Mr. Ed, -Our first item may Tobacco dealers in large cities say hereunto set their hands the day and year afore this week. upon the men in the bucket instantly killing them. Vau Brockllu's head was entirely severed from bis body seem more laucinii man real, out I hoisted two ot the bodies and the other engineer the others. I have had seven years experience as hoisting engineer in Illinois, Bare had said.

the habit of cigarette smoking is increasing among ladies. Of course Mrs. J. J. Robiuson is on the sick when you learn that it was written experience aa hoisting engineer in sinking mines.

list this week. while the beads of the other men were yesterday, when spring seemed t' be Used no guides. I know when I am hoisting men dudes are the class meant It is simply a mistake as to the Bex of T. E. NASH, Foreman.

J. E. LUCAS. JAMES HENDERSON. D.

8. MYERS, C. R. OABBERT. THOS.

JOYCE. all partly severed or mashed and the herein all its loveliness, it will proba Our young people seem to he taking and when mineral. When I hoisted men. made At Lyons, Kansas, Sunday, March 22,1891, of failure, S. Bundy, aged 72 years, 11 months and 24 day3.

Mr. Bundy was bom It Schoharie county, New York, 72 years, 11 months and 24 days before the date of" his death lu Kansas. He was married limbs and bodies of all were broken bly not seem so strange. It makes us abont 8 or 10 revolutions a mlnnte or WW or 250 quite an Interest in the revival meet ing held at Lyons. the creatures.

An apology is due the ladies. And this reminds us that and bruised iu a most horrible man feet a minute. Last night it was a little slower, realize tbe truthfulness of the old ad A. W. HOYT, Coroner.

owmgto being a bad night. Generally use about oer. The force of the guide with Its Miss May Hinshaw Is suffering Puck says: 'It was thoughtful of Providence age "that no man can tell what a day will bring forth, and the future no 5 minutes iu raising or lowering men. Bun about Last evening the bodies of tbe un weight of GOO pounds falling 400 feet with La Grippe this week twice as fast tor salt as for meu. fortunate men were taken to their to give ua the dude and the cigarette must have produced instant death to W.

8. Alderman visited iu Ibis vi man can know." I. M. A. Daisy, at the age of 21 years and became the fatherof flyechlldreu.

The wife aud four children had been already claim WILLIAM WILLIAMS -I waa ncriuainted friends for cure and burial, every man, and probably without with tbe dead nieu, but was not there v. hen cinity Sunday eve. What's the attraction, Win? Everything Is beinu; done by the warning to any of them, There was FOll SALE. the accident occurred. I am a practical Salt Company and frieuds of the de miner and have bad 8 years experience in no way lu wntcti tney could nave J.

B. Cunningham, who has been ed by death, The Bole surviving son, Frank, is a resident of this city and wasat his father's bedside when the An old and well improved farm of ceased to mske everything as- comfor Great Britain and U. 8. I have worked In saved themselyes after the falling guide was discovered by them, If it 80 acrei, unincumbered; 1 miles from suffering with blood poison for some time, is some better at this writing. coal, Iron, and silver, before in this.

Worked table as possible for the aorrrowlna; wives, children, aud relutives of the in coal shaft in Wales between 1200 and 1300 last hour came. Mr. Bundy was in Mitchell. Inquire of E. B.

MlMMONS. Stoue is being hauled for the new feet deep and in mines six hundred foet In U. was discovered, as to jump would would have been certain death while deceived, fair health on Saturday; whs down town as usual transacting various Hi- S. I bavo helped to sink shaft (100 feet in Methodist church, which will be erect Lyons, March 20th, '91, Johnstown, Ten n. In Johnstown, shaft had ed on the farm of Frank Blakely.

To the Mayor or City Councilmen. to stay iu tbe bucket was equal! certain death. The two men Van Brock- traveler something like this, not exactly tie items of business. In the night tbe fatal sickness came, the sou was Mesdames Motter, Smith, Nrl- Gentlemen: We will furnish sev at tne same lime, uue nuisance aggravates the other, but neither lasts so long." rEFORM again, bat this time in Illinois. Cockrell, at the democratic jubilco iu Chicago, said that he iutended, all the time, to vote for Palmer.

And yet he kept on voting and voting and voting for another candidate until the expenses to the taxpayers of the state amounted to $100,000. How will he explain his action to his farmer constituents who elected him on a "reform" platform especially when he could have ended the contest with the very first, or at most, the second ballot? IIow will he? tue same. I have gone up sometimes 4 or 6 The Siiui-Annual Convention of the Arkansas Valley Bautist Suuduy Suool Association will be held in the Baptist church, of Lyons, on Thurs struin and Hinshaw, were guests of times a day in this mine for the last month. enteen or more Arc Lights on a three 11 ti and Beech Were married and leave large families Upon whom tbe loss will The traveler worked very satisfactorily and Mrs. A.

Bishop, Thursday. ears contract, at the rate of per summoned, but nothing could be done except to give temporary relief, and about 5 o'clock death came, Funeral we thought It was for our Interest and knew fall very heavily, The other two Sherman Pool was the guest of light per month, being $1 per month Neal Sunday. (on each lamp) less than last year's day and Friday, of next week, the 2fjihand to be followed by a Ministerial Meeting on Saturday and It was. This was better constructed than the one at Johnstown. I have seen another used in Wales made of iron Blldup and down as this ono did.

Wont down with Wostwoodto services were hel.l in tha Rjf.irni church by Rov. CVse nim m. men were single and all were bard working Industrious citizens. Tbelr families and friends have the sympa NealStabl is getting to be quite a contract. The same to be submitted trader nowadays.

the coining election, Sunday, rrfachlng euch evening. thy or all No accident has ever oc- Frauk Turley spends most of bis get the men. Don't recollect anything dlfler-cnt from what has been statod. I got there A special Invititiou to all who will o'clock on Mouday, after which the body was laid awy iu tbe Lyons Cemetery. The sou and grandchildren have tbe sympathy of friends.

leisure hours speeditrg bis colts. The Lyons E. Co. D. M.

Bell, Pres. a E. Williams, Bco. eoiu, erfftciully bnuday School cured iu Rice rounty that has caused such ft ofsaduca's and general alter Uieaccident happened. 1 help to take fonr bbdios out of the Shaft.

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