Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-12-21
Miscellaneous Items.

Inc Register and Receiver OF the
United States Land Office at Wichita have
received an order issued by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office. suspend
ing all cash entries made by single men on
the Usage Indian lands in Kansas, since
June %, 1881, where the lands lie in the
counties of Sumner, Harper and COmanche.
This order is the result of land frauds and
fraudulent entries of startling magnitude in
connection with these lands, perpetrated by
cowboys pre-empting lands in the interest
Of stoekmen, for range purposes.
Smallpox at Great Bend.
The Edwards County Bank, at Kings
ley, was entered the other evening while
the Cashier was at supper, the vault opened
by working the combination, and robbed
of $12, 900. John w. Crawford, the Treas
urer of Edwards County, was suspected as
one of the robbers and had turned over the
stolen money.
The tables of receipts and expendi-
lures now complete in State Superintendent
Speer's department show the total amount
received and handled during the year ended
July 31st, 1881, by District Treasurers, to be
-, 296, 450.59. The reported balance on hand
July 31st for the same year is $l,S77, 920.3 81.
The total amount paid out by these officers
during 1881 was $342, 1874. OF. The reports
for the year 1882, made by the same Treas
urers, show a balance of only 1906, 419. 26, a
discrepancy of $4,000.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Interstate Sunday school AS
sembly for Missouri and Kansas it was de-
cided to open the annual assembly at Of
tawa, June 26, and continue until July 6.
The large tabernacle for the meeting is now
in process of erection.
The bonded debt of Osborne County
is $1,000.
Michael Sullivan, while employed re,
Gently in section work on the Missouri Pa
ciic Road at Atchison, had his knee crushed
and broken by bar of iron, which the men
were handling, falling on him. His injuries
were severe, and would probably result ia
tally.
It seems that the Indian authorities
are causing the cattle men along the Chero-
kee strip some trouble, and recently party
of stock dealers from the south of Sumner
County were on their way to Tahlequah to try
to adjust matters. The party owns in round
numbers 800, 900 head Of cattle.
The farmers of Douglas County have
organized an insurance company for the
purpose of insuring farmers against loss by
theft.
Edward Terry,a cattle dealer, claimed
to have been robbed recently of 5000 while
in Atchison.
James Nicholas, while at work the
other day upon new house at Muscotah,
fell from a scaffold and received probably
fatal injuries.
The Methodists have dedicated at
Sycamore Valley, Montgomery County, the
handsomest country church in that part of
the State.
Last year the Lawrence Canning
Company produced about 100000 cans of
vegetables, fruit, etc.; this year it is said
they have put up nearly 100000 cans OF ap-
pies, corn and tomatoes, and next year they
expect to more than double their business
of the past season.
In the District Court at Emporia a
few days ago Mrs. Isabella Martin was to
have been sentenced for the murder of Mrs.
Kieger, in Nav last, but her counsel pre-
scented an affidavit from her attending ply
stefan to the effect that she is insane, and
has been ever since the close of the trial,
early in November. Judge Graves APP
pointed board Of examining physicians and
instructed them to report upon the case.
: The value of church property in the
State has increased twenty five per cent. in
two years.
E. Sims raised 500 bushels of corn the
past season on six and half acres, on Amos
Rupert's farm, near LaClede. PottawatOmie
County.
1t is claimed that the irrigation bitches
at Garden City and elsewhere draw OFF so
much water from the Arkansas River that
the water powers below are seriously in
jured. The farmers along the river also
complain that the scarcity of water in the
river is affecting their crops. The matter
will go into the courts.
The Edwards County Bank, at Kings
lev, was entered the other evening while the
Cashier was at supper, the vault opened by
working the combination, and robbed oil
$4,000. Parties WIRE suspected, and it was
thought the money would be recovered
soon. Great excitement prevailed.
Kansas straw is coming to have a
market value since the introduction Of Sc
many cattle and sheep.
A gang of burglars the other day
open q BDOl CB1cSS Va JIG AsOOA 1SAAAA
section hands in East AtchisOn, and with
the tools obtained drilled a hole in the safe
in Granville Morrow general store. The
charge was so great that the explosion
wrecked everything in the building. The
plumber taken amounted to S100.
Anthony wants railroad.
John Brancombe, farmer who lives
west of Lawrence, met with serious acct
dent the other day. While cleaning out 8
well the sides cayed in, covering him with
ter feet Of earth. Fortunately the accident
was seen by 8 man, who Immediately goi
help and dug him out. When extrieated
it was found that his leg and three ribs were
broken.
It is said that the Regents of the Uni,
versity at Lawrence intend trying TO secure
an appropriation from the coming Legisla.
ture for the erection Of suitable obseFVator,
near the university building: