The LaCygne Weekly Journal Linn County Friday March 18, 1898 Thursday morning a train of two sections passed through LaCygne bearing the United States troops from Fort Riley to Savannah, Georgia. The last section stopped a short time and many of the boys in blue got off and shook hands with the large crowd of citizens that had congregated at the depot. As the train pulled out the bugles played "Marching Thro Georgia" and everyone got patriotic. Dr. Lee ASHLEY of Homewood, Franklin county, was in town Saturday viewing the community. He decided to locate with us and will in a short time remove here. Monday night thieves entered the premises of J.D.PRICE and stole four hens. This is certainly very low as Mr. Price is a deaf mute with scarely any means of support. Misses Olga and Mona CARTMELL entertained a few friends last Saturday evening in honor of F.D. ADAMS who left for Brown county Sunday. A splendid time was enjoyed by all and the supper was one of the finest it has ever been to partake of. The LaCygne Creamery made a good showing last year, distributing $10,000 for butter fat among its patrons. This year it has good prospects to double that amount. Let everyone pull for LaCygne and her pride--the creamery. E.P. McCARTY has moved his derrick one-half mile south of its former location on the STAINBROOK farm and is drilling another well. Mack is the hardest man to discourage on record. He is still confident we have an abundance of olil and gas here and he is bound to find out. Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock several shots were fired from a revolver north of the square, and Henry GATLIN, who lives that direction, came running up the street and said he had been held up. He was seen at his brother's drug store an hour later, with the front of his shirt collar torn open, either badly frightened or rattled, and refused to talk to newspaper people.--Paola Republican.