. Moffatana bulletin . fit, an elderbrother, came from Illinois to Kansasto recover the bodies. On September20, with an escort of soldiers fromheadquarters at Salina, he went upthe river to his brothers ranch, dis-interred the remains and removedthem to Wethersfield, Ills., where theyrest in the family lot in the parents of the brothers who thus lost their lives and their cattle herdalmost without warning, were DavidMoffit of Countv Antrim. Ireland,and Elizabeth Nicholl of the [sland ofGuernsey; both parents died in Illin-ois. From the last letter received bvRobert Xicholl Moffit.
. Moffatana bulletin . fit, an elderbrother, came from Illinois to Kansasto recover the bodies. On September20, with an escort of soldiers fromheadquarters at Salina, he went upthe river to his brothers ranch, dis-interred the remains and removedthem to Wethersfield, Ills., where theyrest in the family lot in the parents of the brothers who thus lost their lives and their cattle herdalmost without warning, were DavidMoffit of Countv Antrim. Ireland,and Elizabeth Nicholl of the [sland ofGuernsey; both parents died in Illin-ois. From the last letter received bvRobert Xicholl Moffit. from hisbrother John, dated May 13, latter says: We came hereMarch Kith. We are 25 or 30 milesfrom Salina up the Saline river. Weare now thirteen miles from the near-est house. We put up a stable 35feet in length, a house 22 feet, oflogs. All this is authentic Kansashistory. We are told from Illinois that thewoman in the log house was thedaughter of the old man, the wife ofone of the men killed and the sister. Thomas Moffitt, by Indians in Kansas. of the other: all four, with two chil-dren, had come on a days visit toJohn and Thomas Moffit; the buffa-lo hunt was organized partly forsport and partly for meat, for thevisitors. After dark that night theold man and his daughter, with thechildren, left the ranch and madetheir way on foot to the distant set-tlements. A young patriot at Brooklyn, , in sending in his blue report putsafter the question concerning placeand date of marriage coming soon;and after wifes maiden name infull, dont know yet. We beg toremind our young compatriot that itis considered good form to ask theladvs consent before marrying her. MOFFATANA BULLETIN. -BY-GEORGE WEST MAFFET. ENCOURAGEMENT. A elanswoman at Alma, Wiscon-sin, says: I am very glad to know-that a Moffat genealogy is to be putin book form. A clansman in Colorado (an as-sayer) wrote: This movementstrongly appeals to me, and wouldlike to keep in touch -with it and wil
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