The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 31, 1881 Mrs. William WIER died Tuesday night, after a long illness, at the home of her husband in this township.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 24, 1881 Married. ARNOLD--STONE.--At Mound City, Decmeber 13, by W.A. Trigg, Probate Judge, Mr. Granville Arnold and Miss Mary Stone, both of La Cygne.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 24, 1881 >From the County Seat. Granville ARNOLD and Mary STONE, Isaac E. NOLAN and Grace S. BOTTRELL, obtained marriage licenses of the Probate Judge last week.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 24, 1881 Mr. W.J. LANE, formerly of La Cygne, now of Hume, Mo., was married Wednesday, at Paola, to Miss Mollie HIGHLEY, sister of Messrs. H. Highley, of La Cygne, and J.T. Highley, of the Spirit, Paola. The Journal wishes the newly wedded young people long lives of happiness.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 17, 1881 Married. COOPER--MOORE.--At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. BLACKBURN, in Mound City, December 12, by Rev. W.B. Poinsett, Mr. E. Cooper, formerly of Linn county, now of Greeley, and Miss H.E. MOORE, of Garnett.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Married. SCHASTEEN--MERCKLE.--At Mound City, December 8, by J.H. Trego, Esq., Henry Schasteen and Lena Merckle, all of Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Married. MATTHEWS--BROCKETT.--At Trading Post, December 4, by H.N. Phelps, Esq., William T. Matthews and Phebe A. Brockett, all of Trading Post.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Married. OLIVER--HAYS.--At Trading Post, December 4, by H.N. Phelps, Esq., P.W. Oliver and Sarah E. Hays, all of Linn County.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Married. HOLMES--WOODS.--Near Pleasanton, December 1,by Rev. J.W. Walker, C.M. Holmes and Laura E. Woods, all of Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Married. GRIFFITH--FELTON.--At Barnard, December 1, by D. Sibbet, Esq., James L. Griffith and Anna Felton, all of Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 10, 1881 Robert KINCAID received a telegram on Tuesday evening last announcing the death of his brother-in-law, Charley ADAMS, at Eldorado, Col., where he had recently located with his family. The cause of his sudden death was not stated.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Saturday December 3, 1881 Grant DEWEY is very sick with typho-malarial fever. Sheriff GOSS has taken John LAWRENCE to the penitentiary at Leavenworth for two years, and Giles BRUCE to the reform school at Topeka. Marriage liceneses obtained this week for H. CORMAN and Lille HAMILTON; C.M. HOLMES and Laura WOOD.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 3, 1881 Mr. James KINCAID, a widely known and popular merchant of Mound City, died of typho-malarial fever here on Thursday morning at 1 a.m. The funeral has been appointed for 11 o'clock a.m. on Friday of this week.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 3, 1881 Married. BEAVERS--WOOLINGTON.--At Mound City, November 25, by W.A. Trigg, Probate Judge, Mr. J.B. Beavers and Miss Mollie Woolington, both of Liberty township.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 3, 1881 Some time ago Harry B. MILLER, missed a cow and did not know what had become of her. Subsequently while in the neighborhood of New Lancaster he espied the animal on the premises of P. JACKSON. Inquiring into the matter he found that Mr. Jackson had purchased her from George FAULKNER, a boy under twenty years of age, who lived with his father and brothers in this township. Mr. Miller obtained possession of the cow and had young Faulkner arrested on the charge of stealing. His preliminary examination was set for Monday, Thomas J. Faulkner and his son Alexander R., becoming bondsmen for George in the sum of $300. Monday morning the case was called by Justice J.V. DONALDSON, but the defendent had jumped his bail and consquently failed to appear. The bondsmen promptly paid the $300, which goes into the county treasury.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 3, 1881 On Saturday last, Ettie WHITEMAN, aged thirteen years, daughter of Mr. John Whiteman, living abotu nine miles from La Cygne, was the victim of a singular and distressing accident. She was holding a dynamite powder cartridge in her left hand, picking it with a pin, when it exploded, tearing away part of a thumb and badly injuring two fingers. Dr. R.G. Mendenhall was summoned to render needed surgical assistance.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday December 3, 1881 Miss Nevada CASSADY, age 20 years, daughter of Mrs. Mary Cassady, died Monday, in Scott township, of catarrhal fever.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday November 26, 1881 Died. DONALDSON.--In this city, Sunday, November 20, 1881, Sophia M., daughter of J.V. and Maggie M. DONALDSON, aged twelve months.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday November 26, 1881 Another of the survivors of the Hamilton massacre, Asa HAIRGROVE, a former citizen of Linn county, is dead. The Topeka correspondent of the Kansas City Journal, has the following in that paper on Monday: "From a Del Norte, Col., paper I learn that Hon. Asa HAIRGROVE, one of the first settlers of Kansas, died there on the 9th inst. Mr. Hairgrove was one of the survivors of the Marais des Cygnes massacre. On the 19th of May, 1858, Mr. Hairgrove, his father, and a number of others, were taken prisoners by the border ruffians and started to Missouri. When near a place in Linn county called the Trading Post the prisoners were halted, formed in line and the order was given by the leader of the their captors to fire. Five of the defenceless Kansans were killed, and Asa Hairgrove and his father were left for dead on the field. This brutal massacre is the subject of a poem by John G. Whittier. The deceased held many positions of trust and honor in the State, having once been Auditor of State. He has been a resident of Colorado for about seven years."

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday November 26, 1881 Mrs. Jane SMITH, mother of T.E. Smith, Esq., died in this city on Thursday night of last week and was buried on Saturday. (Mound City.)