Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

says the st. Louis GtObe-Democrdt, states
that last winter his son Charles had a severe
attack Of fever, and while sick would get up
regularly at midnight and walk about the
house, apparently fast asleep. Nothing was
thought Of this so long as the young man
continued sick, but his nightly walks have
been repeated since his recovery, and re-
Gently he has been in the habit of going out
OF doors, and careful watch has been kept
upon his actions. Some time ago his father
found him in the stable grooming one of the
horses, and at another time feeding the
hogs, on each occasion being fast asleep, the
time being about midnight. But the strang.
est thing of all occurred about u o'clock the
other night. The young MANS father and
mother were awakened by q terrible rafting
upon the side Of the house. Slipping into
the yard, they discovered Charles seated
upon the top Of the chimney, clothed only
in his night robe and hat. Fearing to
awaken him they quietly watched his ac-
tions. In a few moments he arose, and,
waving his arms as If addressing an audi
ence, said: "We will sing 'All hail the power
of jesus name.'" After which, In loud
voice, the young man himself sang the en-
tire hymn and then said: ST take my text
this evening from first John, 9TH chapter and
25th verse;" and repeated, ''Verily, verify
say unto you the hour Is coming, and now is
when the dead shall hear the voice Of the
Son OF God, and they that hear shall live."
After this the young man proceeded to
preach. Concluding the sermon he sang the
doxology and pronounced the benedictiOn,
after which he began to slip down by way
of the lightning-rod. Before he reached the
ground his father placed tub Of cold water
where he would be compelled to step into
it, and he received good wetting, bringing
him at once to his senses, since which time
he has not been troubled with sleep walk
ing.
Particulars of the escape of Dick
Glass, the notorious black desperate recently
placed in Jail at Winfield, are as follows:
Glass was being taken by Sheriff Shenne-
man, of Winfield, and Sheriff Thallss OF
Sumner County, overland through the In.
dian Territory to Vinita, Chief Bushyhead
having offered a large reward for his appre-
hension. On the third night out, Just as
they drove up to a ranch to put up, Glass
sprang from the wagon and rushed for
! thick patch of underbruSh near the road. It
was about nine O'Clock and very dark. The
prisoner was shackled, hand and foot, and,
as the Sheriffs thought, perfectly secure.
He was sitting between them, and his ac-
tions were so quick that he was two rods
away before they got their reyolvers on him.
| They fired twice each, but failed to bring
him down, and nothing more was heard of
him. He left part of the shaclles in the
wagon, and an exq mination showed that he
had fled them nearly in two between the
jaws before leaving the Jail, and had, by
rubbing his feet together, broken them
apart. Quarles and Vanmeter, the two
men now in jail at Winfield, had their
shackles filed, and the three were to have
! made grand rush for liberty on the night
Glass was taken away.
The blowing for winter wheat in
Kansas is all done. The heavy crop and
excellent quality will stimulate farmers to
! put in a large acreage. Owing to low prices,
many are holding back their wheat, but the
work of threshing is as vigorously progress
ing. The agricultural exhibits at district
and county fairs were never before equaled,
either in quality or size. The corn crop is
now well matured, and beyond any possible
danger from early frosts. Many fields will
yield from 80 to 100 bushels per acre. Cattle
| an sheep are in fine condition and wei
prepared for wintering. Grass has been
unusually good.
The public schools of Atchison are
crowded as they never were before. There
are $500 scholars enrolled. There are one
thousand scholars in the Central school
building alone. The high school, which was
organized two years ago with nineteen
scholars, now numbers seventy-elght.
The attendance at the Emporia Nor
NAL is larger by nearly one hundred than
when the term began, the enrolment OF
present being about 260.
g. l. Id
Wichita against the saloon-keepers of that
place.
A young man in Medicine Lodge had
210 "screw worms" taken out Of his head
lately
The total receipts from the Kansas
Penitentiary coal shaft, which has been in
operation hardly year, have been $780,
258.O2.
R. E. Williams, who lives near Sa-
betha, killed twenty. one rattlesnakes in one
week. They had from one to eight rattles
each.
John Boyd, who died at salina re-
Gently, left by will So, 900 to the city, to be
used in prospecting for coal.
The Knights of Pythias have forty
nine lodges in Kansas, with membership
of 2, $50.
Atchison claims to manufacture more
flour than any town in Kansas.
The annual convocation of German
Lutherans at Atchison was attended by
many delegates from other States.
A man living near Belle PLANE sold
over one hundred dollars worth of water
melons from less than half an acre of ground
this season.
N. P. Wood, Doniphan County, has
an orchard of thirteen thousand trees, Of
which eleven thousand are in bearing.
Kansas has furnished 100000 head of
fat cattle for market this year.
Hog cholera is said to be prevalent in
parts Of Sumner County.
The enrolment In the Salina public
schools now figures up: High School, 435;
Second Ward, 200. Total, GA.
| Longton has boy IA years old who
cut thirty five shocks of corn fourteen hills
squire the other day. He received cents
per shock, making $50 for one days work.
Pink-eye at Topeka.
The Franciscan Sisters who are can
vassing in the western part OF the State for
funds to aid in the construction Of st. Mary's
Hospital, at EmpOria, are more than realiz-
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