Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-11-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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State Auditor last month, thirty-on fol
school lands, aggregating 2, $50 acres, sold
at an average Of $5.6S per acre; two for
State University land. $40 acres, at $3.50 IA
and one 100 acres for normal school land al
3 per acre; total, 8, 435 acres. The first
November purchase of district bonds, for
investment of the permanent school fund,
was made Nov. ?, as follows: District 80,
Ottawa County, 500; 66, Lincoln, 500; IS.
Reno, STA; 20, Harper, 500; 103. Republic,
$3.50; Al, Jewell, $500; 147, Sumner. $500;
1O4, COwley, $500; 134, Cowley, $3.50; 10, Elk,
$3.50; 1877, Butler, $500; 70, Jewell, $500; %,
! Greenwood, 5000; 50, Butler and Green
wood, 5000; "a, Dickinson, 500; A, Jackson,
$500; so, Dickinson, $1,000; %, Leaven-
worth, $1,000; 81, sedgwick, 81, 900; 81, An
dersOn, $1,000; 33, Pottawatomie. s., 500
| 81. Linn, s., 800; 1, Barbour, s., 400; 1. Ma
rion, $500; 90, Cloud, 5000; 20, Franklin,
$3.50; rs, Washington, 5000; 24, Jefferson.
$500.
At the preliminary examination in
LeaVenworth of the soldiers charged with
killing young Hammond in Salt Creek VAL
| ley last week, the evidence showed plainly
that the shooting was purely accidental,
and that the soldiers were entirely ignorant
OF the presence of any other parties in di-
rect range Of their gun. Dalton, however,
was committed to Jail in default Of s., 00G
| bonds, and the others were discharged.
Lieut.. j. II. King, of the Eighth Cav
airy, while jumping over hurdle at Fort
Leavenworth the other morning, was thrown
from his horse, and the latter, falling on
him, crushed his shoulder blade and in
| jured him internally.
Willie Ross, aged II years, and Willie
Winters, aged 8, both pupils of the Third
Avenue School, LeavenwOrth, had some
difficulty on their way home the other even
ing, which was renewed on the play ground
in the yard of the school-hOuse the next
morning. When school was called, Ross,
in passing the seat occupied by Winters,
either struck him or made an attempt to do
so, when the latter stabbed him with an open
pocket knife, the blade entering the left
breast, about two inches below the nipple,
infiicting deep and dangerous wound.
Judge Brewer, of the Supreme Court
rendered q decision in the habeas corpus
case Of Emily Evans VS.. Sisters of Charity al
LeavenwOrth, ordering that the child be re-
turned to the custody of its grandparents,
who reside in England.
The Topeka Coal and Mining Compa-
| ny has been organized, with j. L. Morris as
General Superintendent, Robert Learmouth
| Vice President, William F. Ellis Treasurer,
| w. o. King Secretary, and Charles Sewers
| Collector. The company owns valuable
mines two miles west OF Topeka, from which
it is now taking large quantities of first
class quality of coal.
Mr.. Laming and family, consisting of
fourteen people, arrived in Leavenworth a
few days ago from England, and have set
tied on fifteen hundred-acre farm near
that city.
The new bridge across Big Creek at
Ellis is finished.
The PleasantOn C6SerUer says, auaong
other things concerning its new canning
factory, that there are fifteen cutters, three
| peelers, two packers and one Gamer en-
! ployed. The peelers get 1-2 cents per
! bushel, and the cutters 3 cents per bucket.
There are two tanks, which give a COM
bined cooking capacity of 24O gall
| Ions. Five timers make 800 cans daily.
The capacity of the establishment has not
been yet tested, owing to the difficulty in
getting women enough to do the work.
The trial of Mrs. Nj. Isabella Martin
for the murder of Mrs. Lorraine NJ
Keiger in May last, is progressing in the
Lyon District Court, and is attracting great
deal deal Of public attention. The defend
| ant and her son, Ed. Mosely, are said to have
| poisoned Mrs. Keiger, a poor woman who
! lived with them, whose life they had
only few weeks before taken out life in
surance policy for S.. 600. Several witnesses
were examined, including doctors from En-.
poria and DR.. T. j. Eaton, chemical ex.
| pert of Kansas City, who analysed the
stomach, and the evidence is conclusive that
| the woman died of strychnine poison. The
defense virtually admit this, but will at
tempt to prove that it was a case Of suicide.
The second annual meeting of the
Kansas and Western Missouri Social Science
! Club, an association of ladies, was held in
Lawrence, Nov. ID and Sd.
Land Commissioner johnson, of the
! Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
says: ''For the past year sales have beer
steadily increasing month by month. until al
| present our business is unprecedented. A
notable feature is the unusual number o.
cash purchases, showing that settlers o
means are coming into the State.''
demonstrating is becoming insuffera
BILE in Northwestern Kansas, and vigiIanc,
committees are likely to supersede officers o
the law in dealing with the thieves
Mrs. Dexter Clapp has been appoint
ed to fill the vacancy in the Board of Re
gents of the State Normal School, caused
by the death OF her husband, Gen. Dexte
Clapp.
The Atehison tow factory has proved
a great success, and is now turning out toy
of superior quality and shipping it to Sal
Francisco, Denver, Davenport and othe
important points. The price paid for fa1
straw ranges from S. to Sc per ton.
A young man named William Brig
ham received charge of shot in one of hi
arms while pulling gun out Of his wagon
at Fontana, the other day.
George Pitkin, a contractor, was Sc
riously injured by falling from a scaftoId, il
Atchison. few days ago.
John Raney, colored, aged Is years
carelessIy drove of culvert bridge at To
peka and was thrown under the wagon, ont
wheel fracturing his skull and causing in.
slant death.
Kansas corn generally yields better
this year 1t husking-time than was ex-
pected
For deliriously dazzling falsehooC
you want to hear the story of the Yer
mont baggage man, who, having lit
tle time between stations, took a ham
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