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Fight With Tramps

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Kansas City, July 7.- The trainmen on Santa Fe train from the west, which arrlved in Kansas City Tuesday forenoon, had ar, exciting experience with ramps near Spearvïlle, a small staion east of Pcdge City. As the train pulled out of Dodge City our men boarded the blind baggage, presumably to steal a ride to Spearvïlle. One of the breakmen ordered them off. They refused to go. Two train men came to the brakman's assistance anc a flght followed in which the brakeman was badly cut. After one of the trampa had cut the airhose the four jumped from the train and tried to escape. Three of them were caught by train men anc passengers after a long chase, and the fourth was captured by the shtriff a few hours later. They are all in ja.il. To the Pole for a Hoiieymoon. New Haven, Conn.., July 7.- Hugh J. Lee and Miss Florence Leonard of Meriden, who were married Tuesday, will take the most novel wedding trip of the seascn. They are to aecompany Lieutenant Peary's summer expedition. Mr. Lee has been several times to Greenland. He has suggested that. during thewinter months the frozen surface of the snow would afford an excellent road for a wheel. and might be used advantageously as a means of communication between the sub-stations. The yorng woman is enthusiastic over the coming trip to the frozen zone. Walsh Declines to Serve. Fort Wayne. Ind., July 7.- Richard Walsh, who was elected supreme secrelary of the Catholic Knights of America, whose duty it is to look after the Insurance business of the order, declined to serve Tuesday a:d President Feeney of Brooklyn appointed Joseph Carroll of Norfolk, Va., to serve two years. This appointment was conflrmed by the supreme officers in eonvention here. TSiere are over 25,000 policy holders in tha order. Wlped Out :m Old Feud. Empire City, Kan., July 7. - Sam Mitchell, husband of thé newly-appointed postmistress of this city, wiped out an old feud here by shooting and killing Link Cole, ex-city marshal. The men met on the street and Mitchell shot without warning. Cole killed Mitchell'3 brother a year ago. Killed by Liglitiitiig. Indepenckr.ee, Kan., July 7. - Lightning struck Uk house of Milton Gregory Monflay night, ins-tantly killing Sam Gregory, aped IC. H is brother Jado was rendered ur.conseious and was not expected to live.

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Ann Arbor Democrat