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Regard for Col. Willemsen

Testimonial. We understand that the German social club will present Col. Willemsen with a testimonial of their regard and respect to day.  The gift is...

Increasing Interest

Fourth Day - Evening "Then comes thy glory in the summer months;" and when is nature more glorious than when at eve the golden summer...

The Irrepressible Sam Wood

We wonder if there was ever a time in the history of Kansas, from the earliest days down, when Samuel Wood was not kicking...

Severe Storm – 1873

The Burlington Patriot gives an account of a severe storm which passed over the southern part of Coffey county recently, doing considerable damage.  The...

Crawford Trial

Crawford's trial, for killing Mr. Davenport at Peabody last year, began at Emporia on Wednesday, and is still in progress.  The Lawrence Republican Journal, Lawrence, Kansas. ...

12 Year Old Boy Killed By Lightning

During a storm in Sedgwick county on the 17th, Johnny Lane, 12 years old, was herding his father's cattle, 12 miles from Wichita, and...