The Liberal Lyre Seward Count Friday February 5, 1892 A telegram was received here last Saturday from Mrs. Tom HUNGATE, who is visiting relatives at Ingalls, stating that their baby boyd, aged ten months was very sick. The dispatch was sent to Mr. Hungate at his ranch in Texas, and he as once started to drive to Ingals, a distance of more than a hundred miles, but his baby died before he reached there. Mr. and Mrs. Hungate have the sympathy of many friends in this great sorrow.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday February 5, 1892 The sad death of Mrs. William KEATING occurred this morning abotu 4:20, at the residence of Mrs. Benj. RAYMOND, where they had been stopping since their arrival from Ottumwa. The cause of her death was uraemic blood poisoning following confinement. The event has caused a feeling of profound sorrow in this community. The deepest interest was manifested during her sickness. Mrs. Keating, formerly Miss Lida MILLER, was married to William Keating in the autumn of 1890 and they have resided in Ottumwa during the past year. In this, the home of her girlhood, everyone was a friend and the expressions of grief at her untimely death are deep and sincere. The grief stricken young husband and the other relatives are assured of the sympathy of all.--Afton(Iowa) Enterprise, Jan. 28th. Mr. Keating is a member of the hardward firm of Martin Bros. & Keating, and during his stay in Liberal made many friends wh are grieved to learn of his great breavement.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 29, 1892 Justice GIBSON's court convened yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock to continue the trial of J.J. LEACH, Sam MINTON, B.ORNER and Rowen CHASE, charged with the murder of Sheriff DUNN. For several days Leach has been sick, and was not able to appear in court. Some time was spent in discussing the question as to whether they could proceed with his trial in his absence. The State, represented by County Attorney BEAUCHAMP and R.M. PAINTER, of Meade, argued that they could not go on with his case, while Judge ELLIS, for the defense, claimed that they could. They finally agreed to proceed with the trial of the three present. The defence offered no testimony, but asked that the prisoners be admitted to bail. The State objected, and asked that they be held. Court then adjourned until 7 o'clock last night, when the Court decided that Leach be released on bail and the other three be committed to jail.

The Liberal Lyre Friday January 29, 1892 Last Tuesday while Charley SHORE, residing along the Cimarron river, below Arkalon, was riding after some cattle, the horse slipped and fell on the rider, breaking his right left between the knee and ankle. In response to a telegram, Dr. SUTHERLAND hastended to the home of Mr. Shore and dressed his leg.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Wednesday January 29, 1892 Many friends here will be grieved to learn that death has again entered the home of Rev. and Mrs. J.S. TULL, and on the 18th inst. took from them their only child, a boy five months old.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 22, 1892 >From a private letter received by a friend, we learn that Mrs. Carrie RHOADES, who was recently shot in the neck by her husband, is rapidly recovering, and aside from nervousness, is almost herself again. She had just returned from the funeral of her mother in Indiana, when the bullet was fired at her. Mrs. Rhoades thinks it was an intervention of Providence that saved her life.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 22, 1892 Justice GIBSON's Court convened at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, January 16th, according to adjornment of Friday, as reported in the Lyre last week. The witnesses the State had expected to arrived failed to appear, so the State rested. The Defence never offered any testimony, but demurred to the testimony of the State so far as HUTCHINSON, ANDERSON and ESTES were concerned. Court overruled as to ANDERSON and ESTES, but discharged HUTCHINSON and admitted the other two to bail in the sum of $500 each, which was readily given without trouble. Defence then asked for continuance, which ws granted to Jan. 28th. The four remaining defendants, B. ORNER, J.LEACH, Rounds CHASE and Sam MINTON, are kept here in Liberal under the care of Sheriff GUYMON and deputies and are boarded at the Rock Island Hotel.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 15, 1892 Preliminary Examination. Court convened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock before W.T. GIBSON, Justice of the Peace, the cae being the State of Kansas against Rowen CHASE, B.m. ORNER, Lee ESTES, C.S. ANDERSON, J.J. LEACH. Chas. ORNER, Sam MINTON, Bob HUTCHINSON and Hiram HANKER, the alleged murderers of Sheriff DUNN at Big Canon, on Tuesday, Jan. 5. The afternoon session of the court convened at 2 o'clock and was occupied in the examination of witnesses for the State. The first witness on the stand was W.H. CUSTER, one of the 6 deputies who accompanied Sheriff Dunn in his fatal exploration of the canon on the morning of the murder. In his evidence he identified 4 of the prisoners. He gave evidence of seeing two companies of the opposing party, one on foot and one on horseback, the latter being the one which pursued them after leaving the canon. He stated that the mob was first discovered by himself and Sid NIXON, who had left the rest of the party and had gone toward the head of the canon, and the first sight of them they were coming toward them and their party who were only a short distance back, and that when he and his companion were seen by the mob that they stopped for a moment and hesitated, while they truned and ran back to the rest of the party who discovered them about this time. The entire party then turned down the canon and were soon headed off by the mob who were then above them on cliff. He also states that the first shots were fired by these men, soon after which his party retreated toward Springfield, and were followed nearly half the distance by the mob who were firing at them contantly. After reaching Springfield they saw four covered wagons and several horsemen come up from the canon and go west, which was the last seen of the mob. He estimates the number at near 50. The next witness, G.S. STEIN, corroborated this testimony. Court adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. Court convenetd this morning at 9 o'clock. The first witness on the stand was E.R. RAGLAND, who was the first person notified of the killing. He testified that he has lived in Springfield for seven years, that he was county treasurer and had known Sheriff Dunn for 2 years and had been personally acquainted with all the defendants for at least 3 years. He stated that when he was first aroused on Tuesday morning by Sid NIXON, it was 7:30 o'clock R.R. time, and 6:30 standard or mountain time. In a few moments after Mr. Nixon and party arrived at his house he looked toward the canon and saw 4 wagons, 3 covered and one light, coming up from the canon, west, until they reached the Springfield and Fargo road, turn north until within a short distance south of town, then go northwest until they reached the Springfield and Woodsdale roade, where they turned west and finally disappeared in that direction. WHen the wagons first came up out of the canon he noticed several men separate from the others and go to the northeast, making a circuit of the north and east part of town until they came to a certain empty building where they stopped for a few minutes and then came on toward the public square. He testified to having followed these men and kept them in sight nearly all the time not more than 10 steps from them. He identified Chase at 3 blocks, Oner and Minton at a half block, an dLeach at 30 steps. These are all that he would swear to the identity of. He testified to seeing signs of where the horses were fed but seen no evidence of fire. He was with the party who found GUYMON. H.P. LARRABEE, who was the next witness, gave testimony corroborating that of the other deputies who were with Sheriff DUNN. At the afternoon session of court the first witness was Roy GUYMON, one of the deputies who was with DUNN at the killing. His testimony was similar to that of the other deputies in most particulars. He swears to having identified W.B. ORNER and Sam MINTON. He also identified Lee ESTES and C.S. ANDERSON by their voices but did not see their faces. After having fallen in the grass he heard the mob pass him and heard one say, "Don't let any get away, kill all of them," also heard another say We got 2 men and 2 guns." He testified to being perfectly conscious at the time. He described the wagons as the others had done and says he heard a horn blown twice in one of the wagons just before they started off. The men as well as he could see were all armed. The next witness was M.J. FRISBY, who drove into Springfield soon after the murder. He testified to having spent the night at Sam JONES' where he slept with Chas. ORNER, one of the defendants, and says that ORNER was still at JONES' when he left there about 8 o'clock. After this witness was discharged, BEAUCHAMP presecuting attorney, asked Judge ELLIS to bring in his testimony and allow the State time to get a new witness just heard of in tomorrow morning. Judge Ellis declined to get his testimony before the State had closed its evidence, so court was adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, where State's evidence will be continued.

The Liberal Lyre Osage County Friday January 15, 1892 Dr. SUTHERLAND amputated the index finger of the left hand of Mrs. Minnie TINSLEY, last Friday. The was made necessary on account of a neglected felon.--Arkalon News. Bi ORNER, Sam MINTON and Rounds CHASE were arrested in Springfield on Wednesday morning and turned over to the military. These three parties are suspected of being implicated in the killing of Sheriff DUNN. Any sent of men that would band themselves together, to take the life of a fellow man, unlawfully, "ought to be loaded into a boat with leaden sails, the wrath of God for a breeze, the devil for a pilot, and hell for the only port."

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 15, 1892 A boy was born this morning to Mr and Mrs. GREEN of Liberal, late of Grant county. Dr. Sutherland reports mother and child doing nicely.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 15, 1892 A prominent Dubuque physician was seen buying a barrel of onions, and being guyed about his purchase, said, "I always have boiled onions for dinner for the benefit of the children. I like onions, too. They are the best medicine I know for preventing colds. Feed onions raw, boiled or baked to children thre to four times a week, and they will grow up heathly and strong. No worms, no scarlatina, no diphtheria where children eat plenty of onions."

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 8, 1892 Seward Count and Liberal. Seward County is one of the Southwestern counties in Kansas, being three miles from the Oklahoma line and sixty miles from the Colorado line. It is, in soil, agricultural products, &c., similar to the adjoining counties, the soil being a mixture of buffalo sod and sand, and the products principally broom corn, wheat, cane, rice, corn, &c. Liberal, which is the S.W. terminus of the R.I.R.R., is located in the southwest part of the county, and is the shipping point for all the western and southwestern counties, for north western Oklahoma and N.W. Texas, or the Panhandle. Beaver county, or that portion of Oklahoma which was formerly the Neutral Strip, and which is directly south of Liberal, is a district 165 x 34 1/4 miles in area, containing about 2000 people, and accomodating over 20,000 head of catle, which are shipped from Liberal to Eastern markets every fall. During the past year there were shipped from Liberal 903 cars of cattle, 74 cars of broom corn, 67 cars of wheat and rye, and 2 cars of watermelon seed. The freight receipts were 17,000,000 libs. the freighting of all these goods to the western and southwestern towns brings to Liberal an extensive trade and general activity of business to all.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 8, 1892 "Hitched." Ed. WRIGHT, foreman of the Beaty ranch at Point of Rocks, on the Cimarron was in town after supplies the first of of the week. Reports say that he will soon, "hitch" for life.--Liberal Lyre. No, it was not "Ed." Wright, at all; but our comrade George. He was married on Friday, December 25th to Miss Della HITH, who lives near Optima, Ok. The Monitor-Republican, together with the many friends of the bride and groom, extends the hand o-friendship and congratulations, for a long life fraught with peace and prosperity. At the same time and place, Mr. Chas. HITCH and Miss Josie WESTMORELAND were united in marriage. May all the contracting parties of this double wedding on Christmas night be every happy.--Monitor--Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Wright were in Liberal Wednesday and took the noon train for home and happiness.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 8, 1892 Last Sunday morning, the Presbyterian Sunday School elected the following officers: H.W. COLLIER, Supertintendent; E.O. DeVOSS, Asst. Supt.; Miss Corida HOOD, Secretary; Julia CARVER, Asst. Secretary; Lena MARTIN, Treasurer; L.H. Martin, Librarian; Geo. ELLISON, Asst. Librarian; E.O. DeVOSS, Chorister; Mrs. BEAUCHAMP, Asst. Chorister; Miss Ada MILLS, Organist.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 8, 1892 The following officers were elected by the A.O.U.W. at their first regular meeting in December: E.O. DeVOSS, P.M.; C.C. HOOD, M.W.; W.N. WRIGHT, Overseer; C.V. MARTIN, Foreman; L.J. WHITE, Recorder; H.H. SUTHERLAND, Financier; Chas. SUMMER, Receiver; G.A. VanNESS, Guide; Joe KERN, I.W.; Nick ELLER, O.W.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 8, 1892 Murdered! Sam DUNN, Sheriff of Seward County, one of the bravest men in Southwest Kansas, was shot to death on the morning of the 5th inst., by a mob of 40 or 50 men. On the evening before, Judge BOTKIN was informed that six men were lying in wait for him about two miles south and a little east of Springfield, about half way between the Judge's residence and Springfield. The Judge ordered Sheriff Dunn to get a posse of men and look after the matter. He did son, and got Under Sheriff LARRABBE and son Sid NIXON, Wm. CUSTER, Roy GUYMON, and G.S. STEIN, and went to Judge Botkin's about midnight, and back to where they expected to find the outlaws about 4 a.m. They took shelter in the head of a small canyon and about daylight they discovered about 40 or 50 men approaching. Sheriff Dunn called to them to halt, that he was the sheriff of the county, and demanded the peace. They opened fire on him and he was hit five times, one ball entering the front and right side of neck and coming out four inches below the neck and two inches to the right of the backbone. One ball entered right side and through collar bone, coming out six inches below the two inches to the right of the backbone. One ball entered ankle in front and coming out lower part of the heel. One ball entered left thigh two inches above the knee cap and ranged up. One ball entered middle and inside thigh and ranged up,--neither of these ball coming out. Also a rib broken on the right side, either by a kick or but of a gun. The people of Springfield wer not aware of any trouble excepting those who were summoned to accompany the Sheriff, until the part returned about unrise and reported S.W. Dunn and Roy Guymon dead. People who were up at that time saw three covered wagons and one spring wagon coming north on Springfield and Fargo road within one-half mile of Springfield where they took a northwest course to a point due west of Springfield on the Springfield and Woodsdale road, which they kept until they were out of sight. At the point where the wagons turned to the northwest, a party of five or six men started due east on foot until they came east of Springfield and thence north and thence west again to Springfield to the back of a building on the east side of public square and thence east again to an old building formerly used as lumber office, which was the last seen of them. Immediately a searching party was formed to search for the death bodies. Roy Guymon was found unhurt, except a sprained ankle, lying in the bottom of a canyon. S.W. Dunn was found where he fell, lying on his back dead, wounded as described. No one tried to follow the mob and no one seems to know who they were. The good people of Springfield deplore this murder, and we believe that if S.W. Dunn had asked he could have got 100 men to accompany him, but Sam was brave, and thought is posse was equal to the emergency. On the 6th two companies of militia from Sterling and Topeka came to Arkalon and thence to Springfield for the purpose of portecting Judge Botkin while he hold this term of court. T.J. McDermott.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 1, 1892 Died, December 5th, at 9:30 a.m., of congestion of the brain, Dwight Willard LOCKE, aged 2 years, 1 month and 4 days, infant sonof Chas E. and Laura M. Locke. His sudden death was a startling surprise to everyone, since he had seemed so well of late, and never brighter than the Friday he was taken sick. His mother had been out riding that afternoon, and he seemed to be enjoying it. Later in the afternoon he was noticed to have some fever and the mother in her anxiety took him at once to the doctor to prescribed some simple remedies for a little cold. About 7 o'clock in the evening he wakened up suddenly and cried and soon had a spasm. A hot bath was instantly give and all possible for done for him. The doctor soon came, and after a long time the muscles relaxed and teh convulsions ceased, but he was unconscious all the time after that until he died. Dr. Hixson, the attending physician, remained during the night constantly at his bedside, and a little after midnight Dr. Stewart was called in consultation, but no change in the treatment was deemed necessary, as they agreed perfectly regarding the case. It was tho't about 2 o'clock that he was much better but with the approach of morning the convulsions commenced again, and were only partially subdued by chloroform. From this time he sank rapidly, and it was plainly evident that he could not last long. He died at half past nine Saturday morning. The circumstances attending his death are particuarly sad, as less than four months ago the fond parents buried a little baby girl scarcely six months old, and Dwight was the only remaining child. They body died very suddenly, and there is a strange coincidence in the fact that they were both sick abotu the same length of time--fourteen hours and a half. They were both remarkably bright and seemingly healthy children, so that the blow falls all the more crushing on the hearts of the stricken parents, whose grief is sad to witness. Since little Gracie's death they have watched over Dwight with unusual interest and care, but all their care and anxiety failed to keep him with them, and when least expected, the Death Angel came and took him to join his little sister. They were both unusually well developed mentally, and this was noticed by friends, who often remarked, "the parents will never raise those children." The funeral services, conducted by Dr. Stevenson and Dr. Gregory, were held at the M.E. church at 2 p.m. Sunday, and was largely attended. There were many sorrowing friends and relatives present, including Mr. and Mrs. W.B. WHITE, of Los Angeles, and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. CAMPER, of Pasadena. The sermon was a very able and touching discourse, the text being, "Jesus Wept." "The Home of the Soul", and "Go Bury Thy Sorrow," were sung by the choir. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, one representing the name, "Dwight." While the hearts of the parents are burdened with grief over this new sorrow, yet they realize that their little ones are "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 1, 1892 We hear the unusual amount of complaint on account of the prevalence of the poisonous loco weed this winter. Its prevalence is probably caused by the unusual amount of rain the past season, as old plainsmen will tell us it is always more plenty in wet seasons. Many also think the cattle and horses eat it more readily this winter on account of the range being somwhat damaged by the late rains, and that the green loco attracts the stock.--Territorial Advocate.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 1, 1892 We are sorry to chronicle the sudden death and accidental death of Wm. ELLER, who was well known by many of our readers. Last Thursday in company with his wife and daughter-in-law, he went to Wellsford to spend Christmas with relatives. When the train reached that place, it was dark, and while he was walking from the station with a little child in his arms, he stepped off the platform and fell a distance of about four feet, striking his breast on a tie and his head on a rail. The child was not hurt, but Mr. Eller died the next morning. A very sad Christmas for his relatives and friends, all of whom have the sympathy of our people.

The Liberal Lyre Seward County Friday January 1, 1892 Mrs. T.J. CREEL, of Coldwater, Ok., died suddenly from heart disease on last Tuesday. She formerly resided in Stevens county and had many friends in Liberal who are sorry to learn of her death.