Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


and everything desirable was slowed away
at distance from the house. Armed with
6 rifle, shotgun, and revolver the three
adventures slipped from the house at
night and made for the stOrehouse
in the woods, where they loaded
themselves with the accumulated treas
ures and planned for that nights
work. Striking out manfully through the
shadowy timber, the three heroes got over a
mile or two undismayed. but the stiffness OF
things began to tell and they kept very close
together and did a good deal of talking.
BY and by they saw an opening ahead, and
a council of war was held, which was inter-
rupted by the pattering of feet in the dis
lance. Wolves and trees instantly suggested
themselves, and the boys lost no
time in mounting high. 1t was
very dark. The pattering grew more
distinct every moment. Dark forms
began to loom up at the edge of the timber,
and in a short time a hundred eyes glis-
tened near the tree. When the boys had
expended all their ammunition the owner Of
the ranch came along with lantern and two
dogs. Nine lambs were dead. The three
hunters were taken home and the old gentle
men settled with all.
A few days ago an old hunter and
trapper named James S. Montgomery ar
rived in Topeka from the West and pitched
his tent on the edge of the city, saying that
he intended to rest few days from the IA
tigue of his overland journey from the
mountains before proceeding to Illinois. He
was found in his tent one morning in a dy-
ing condition, having taken dose Oflauda-
mum with the intention of ending his life.
W,aT h 70. fn he
suscitated. A bottle of laudanum was un-
der his pillow, also letter stating that he
was discouraged with life and had deter
mined on suicide. The letter requested that
his body be buried, and that the proceeds of
the sale of his three horses and wagon and
some other property be taken to defray the
expenses. Montgomery served during the
war in the Second California and Eleventh
Illinois regiments. He had a brother re-
siding near Peoria, III.
Charles H. Thompson, retailer of hats
and gents furnishing goods, at Atchison,
suspended the other night. j. T. Aliens
worth is the assignee. Liabilities are esti'
mated at S., 700, of this -, 09S are secured.
The assets can not exceed $4,000. The first
movement was made by the Atchison Ma
tional Bank, to secure 81, 100 of borrowed
money.
AS Michael Deveraux and his wife
were driving to Atchison in a farm wagon
the other day the tongue dropped, causing
the horses to run away. Mrs. Deveraux
was thrown violently to the ground, having
the left arm fractured twice and collar
bone broken. DeverauX was also severely
injured.
While Mr.. James Stout and friend
were riding through the timber near Fair
mount, a few days ago, they came across a
new made grave, and on eXcavating it
found the body of a man who had been
wounded by buckshot. The remains were
thought to be those Of the horse-thief re :
Gently wounded by a negro employed by
Mr.. E. j. Holman.
The Cowley County Fair was very
successful.
A colony of fifty-two families from
Cleveland, Ohio, will settle in Sedgwick
County.
Fishermen are once more putting their
nets in the Kaw River.
An Atchison burglar entered the city
prison and stole from the Street Commits
sioner's desk SAT few days ago.
Herds of cattle and ponies were driv-
Ell into Burton during the recent drought,
to be watered at the public windmill pumps
of that place.
The old county-seat fight in Pottawa-
| tonne has finally resulted in favor of West
moreland, the vote standing: Westmore-
land, 1887; Wamego, 1851.
Simon Greenspan, well-known To-
peka young man, has cotton himself into
trouble in Kansas City over an alleged black
mailing scheme.
Topeka does not take kindly to the
occupation tax.
Considerable land is changing hands
in the western portion of the State.
During the year ending June 80, there
tered under the homestead act, and AS, 299
proved upon.
Cowley County has 40 comfortable
school houses.
Over 1OO,OOOpeople attended the State
Fair at Topeka.
The Rocks County Elm Grove Cream
cry was awarded the first premium at The
State Fair for the finest quality of butter
exhibited.
Two colored boys were sent to the
Chase County Jail for twenty days for steal
ing candy.
Pot-hunters are violating the game
laws in various parts of the State.
Wichita is to have three national
banks.
The Oberlin Herald says the people of
the northwest part of Decatur County dur
ing the recent Indian scare gathered at
James H. Jones' place, built fort, and dug
rifle pits.
Lawrence business men propose to
! light the city by electricity.
The eyes of the whole State will be on
Topeka for a short time. to see whether the
proclamation of the Mayor will make pro-
hibition prohibit. If it does it must be &C.
knowledged that Mayor Wilson is a bigger
man than Governor St. John.-NickersOn
ArgOsy.
Wichita irrigates with wind-miIls.
The Kansas Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church adopted report di-
viding the district into two parts, to be des-
ignated the Kansas and South Kansas Con-
ference, with the Kansas Pacific Railway as