The Altamont Saturday from Altamont, Kansas • 1

Item Saturday Altamont The Entered at the Postofflc. at Altamont, Kansas, as Second Class Matter. ship, and also with the Miller threshing machine for some time. He was known here as Jack Martin. He made an excellent witness, telling a very straight story.

There has been so much robbery and the mill robbery attracted so much KANSAS, SEPTEMBERS 1897. VOLUME 1, NUMBER 48. HARRY MILLS, Editor and Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM. attention the trial of Watkins in tne district court will be watched with interest.

As the trial of the case is yet to come up in district court and statements regarding circustances, now before the trial are not fair to either the state or ucicuuaub vyt xi uvuv 1 x- rumors in connection with this case. Particulars of the trial will be given. Gorden Knotts, a young man aged about 25 years, died at his home in Fairview township Wednesday morning, from the effects of a kick I Local Gossiping. The exhibit that this township had at the fair was brought out last night and has been on exhibition at the racket store today. The cider mill has been running for the past two days.

The boys had better not get on the pummy pile and get noisy or the marshal and police judge will surely gather them in. Our county commissioners are likely, soon, to submit a proposition to the voters to adopt the hedge law, it having been passed in such a way as to leave it optional with a county as to its adoption. It is to be hoped it will be done. uy a norse on Quaucty cvcmugi intense agony, blood and corruption flowing from his mouth at intervals until he expired. The kiclc was just below the naval, and though on tne sunace mere was no inaicauuu mjuiy 1t1snr mucf Vioirs VPn ff ferrifir force shatteriner Ml fc saw 7 his intestines and probably disarranging his entire organism.

Knotts was a printer and TTticfe Toe Slaughter met with quite a painful WOrKeaior a nuniDerpi ycaia-u ucswic jmt-ing house atDesI Morcr3f and concluded a to benefit his health. Drs Henderson and Conner rendered all possible: aid, bub theref way no chance for his recovery. His remains were i n- terred at Ibette.Owego There was a meeting of the Populist County rntral rntBmit.tee in this citv, at which almost every township and precinct in the county was represented. A. F.

Edwards was elected chairman, Frank secretary, Wm. Dish, assistant secretary and Geo. Anderson, treasurer. A. ISdwaras was incunea 10 reiinquisn uic position of chairman of te county central com- ccent enday.

Me was upon a hay rack which was on the wagon and stepped from one position to another and the piece onto which he 'stepped gave away, throwing him to the ground, which he struck with his "right shoulderand the right side of his head. Dr. Newlon was called and found the right shoulder dislocated which he adjusted and Uncle Joe says it is getting along all right. M. M.

Tarkington and wife were visiting in Fairview Sunday. On their way returning home, they met a runaway team on the Labette bridge. Mrs. Tarkington alighted and got off the bridge while Mr. Tarkington got a-head of his team and with many signs, gestures and unearthly yells, succeeded in stopping the runaway team.

The team belonged to H. M. Debolt. A broken breast strap which caused the runaway and a splintered buggy tongue was the amont of damages. Oswego Blade.

The preliminary trial of Henry Watkins charged with complicity in the mill robbery was held before Justice Hendricks, at Oswego, Thursday and he was bound over to district court in the sum of $1,500, which he was unable to furnish and was sent to jail. The captured Pineville, bank robber, Whit Tennison, was brought over from Neosho, Mo. and was used as the principal witness for the state. Tennison has been 'round here for some time, having, we are told worked for farmers down in Fairview town- mi LlCC UUL (UCIC WtlS ayWHOUtuuouiuuiflw opinion to the effect that he was the proper man for the place and after all the candidates made speeches favoring his-election, Mr. Edwards succumbed and was elected by acclamatiom.

Various joint committees were appointed to conduct the campaign and other business. Parsons Eclipse. The peoplepassing north on Huston avenue today could see something they could not see at a circus. Uncle Jake Hamilton had- his Jersey cow hitched to a self binder. We can prove this 1w Postmaster Houehton for he saw us trying to rent the outfit to harvest an overripe crop of wild oats which has given us considerable worry.

No machine has ever been found that would, cut them, but we thought this outfit might do it..