November 25, 1880:

Mr. Newton CALHOUN, of Van Buren county, Iowa, father of Ross and James T. CALHOUN, of this place, and Mr. Thos. BROWN, brother-in law to James T., who for several days past have been visiting their relatives here, returned to their eastern homes on Tuesday morning. Mr. CALHOUN is one of those venerable gentlemen whose conversation is enriched by experience, and whose countenance betrays the consciousness of a life well spent in the service of his Master. Both enjoyed their visit, and went away leaving many more friends than those they came to see.


.May 5, 1881:

Miss Ida M. TILLOTSON, of Milbrook, was admitted to the bar at the recent term of the District Court in Graham county. She is a young lady of superior intelligence, and the fourth of her sex to be admitted to the practice of the law in Kansas.


May 12, 1881:

Mr. Geo. W. STRONG and J. B. LITTON, with their families, left the place of their former residence in this county on Tuesday, and started for Washington Territory. They will be joined in Wa-Keeney by three families from the neighborhood of Alexander Postoffice, whence the little party will proceed westward in their wagons, going as far as they can each day, and camping at its close wherever night overtakes them. The distance is about 1,500 miles, which they expect to accomplish in three months. They go in quest of a better country, which, no matter where you are, is always said to be a little further on.


May 19, 1881:

ROSS CALHOUN.

The gentleman whose name we have just written, is a merchant at Ness City, Ness county, Kansas. He came to our City last Monday morning also as defendant wherein the State of Kansas was plaintiff. It appears that there was a County Seat fight in that county the first day of last June, and the man who never went through one of those fights will never know what a red hot fight is-in fact it is the only fight in which some weak brother or sister don't get on the fence. To make a long story short-Ross Calhoun's town, or Ness City won, and that was evidence enough to some folks that Ross had used up about one hundred thousand dollars in buying votes for Ness City. Mr. Calhoun was arrested and brought to this District, before Judge NELLIS for trial. Messrs. MOHLER & HILLER, of Salina, and OSBORN, of Wa-Keeney, appeared for CALHOUN, while the County Attorney for Ness, George S. REDD, assisted by Mr. CORNING, represented the State. Counsel for the defendant moved to quash the indictment, claiming it to be defective, which motion was by the court sustained. Ness county is too new a county, and its people are too poor to keep up a war such as has been going on there for the last eighteen months. The suit that has just been dismissed, will not cost the tax payers of that county less than $800. Our acquaintance with Mr. CALHOUN warrants us in saying that he is a good, live energetic citizen-and being such, he would make the best fight he could for any proposition in which he had a personal or political interest. The sooner county seat and other questions of a local character are settled the better it will be for the entire people of that county. Ellis Co. Star of April 28.


August 11, 1881:

Mr. Pearl E. FRAYER, of Bazine, seems to be the coming man for sheriff. Pearl is one of our oldest settlers, and perhaps he could have no better recommendation than that his chances for election suffer nothing from the length of his acquaintance. He has been a consistant Republican, in county matters has always had an opinion, which he was not afraid to express; is respected for his integrity, and no man doubts the efficiency with which he would fill the office. He will be a strong candidate in the Republican convention and, if nominated, one that cannot be beaten in the election.


September 8, 1881:

Mr. J. B. DRAKE passed through this town Monday morning on his way to his homestead in Eden township. He had six wagons heavily loaded with household furniture and farming implements. He comes from Missouri and evidently intends to make Ness county his home from this out.

On Tuesday, of this week, during the heavy rain storm, the roof of Mr. L. N. PHILLIPPI's sod house was discovered to be giving way, whereupon Mr. P. proceeded to brace up, scarcely having finished, however, when indications proved the unsafety of the in-dwelling of that lowly cot, and its inhabitants had barely time to make their escape when said roof came crashing to the ground.