Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-10-25
miscellaneous State Items.

Charles Barrett, of Madison, Ind,
while out cunning with Nathan Cushen-
berry in Reno Township, Leavenworth
County, few days ago, was accidentally
shot and killed.
Complaint is made in Marion County
that large quantities of prairie chickens are
killed, just for the fun of killing them, by
wanton sportsmen, and left to rot on the
prairies.
One hundred and two coach-loads of
old Kansas soldiers attended the reunion at
Leavenworth on the 18th inst. The sham
naval fight on the Missouri was witnessed
by 10000 people.
The State Grand Division Uniform
knights of Pythias recently elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand Commander, S. H.
Kelsey, of Atchison; First Assistant Com
mander, J. H. Abbott, of Columbus; Sec
ond Grand Commander, L. N. Woodcock,
of Wichita; Adjutant, F. II. Krebs, of Hia-
watha; Surgeon, E. R. Long, of Ellsworth;
Chaplain, J. @. Hustis, of Cherryvale, and
Quartermaster, Bester G. Brown, of To-
peka.
The citizens of Newton County, in
mass-meeting, recently determined to pros
pect or bore for coal in that vicinity.
Topeka is sadly afflicted with gang
of burglars and ''toughs.''
Ex-Governor ST. John, who went
down to Ohio to take hand in the recent
campaign, is at home again, but intends
visiting New Jersey in a few days.
Col. w. G. Jones, Warden in the
State Penitentiary, recently turned over
s., 225.59 to the State Treasurer as the net
earnings of the institution over and above
all expenses for the month of September.
Eighty-six thousand bushels of coal
were taken from the State Penitentiary
mine during the month of September.
The old Christian Church at En-
poria is soon to be abandoned for new
edifice. The old church has stood for TWEEN
ty-five years. It served as Courthouse
for Lyon County in the early days.
Quite an exciting event took place at
the Union Depot at Leavenworth few
days ago, whereby pickpocket came near
losing his life. He was caught by one of
the old veterans in che act of picking his
pockets, who, holding on to his arm, called
for help. This was quickly responded to
by large number of veterans, and when
the true state of affairs was learned they
commenced to howl ''Shoot him!' ''Hang
himu' 'sThrow him into the river!" and
two men advanced toward him with a
moose made out of telephone wire, which
they had pulled down, when a sufficient
number of police arrived to rescue the man.
He begged most piteously and thought his
time had surely come.
It is reported that both Prof. Swing.
of the University, and Hon. F. G. Adams.
Secretary of the State Historical Society,
are preparing histories of Kansas, to be
issued soon. Both viii be readable books.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church
at Tippinville was blown down during a
storm recently.
The whole State has had plenty Of
rain and wheat was looking splendidly.
The county fairs so far held through
out the State have been largely attended
and the exhibits unusually good.
Osborne has a Chautauqua circle.
All indemnity lands heretofore with
drawn from the Santa Fe Road, and not
certified. are restored to the market. This
onens TO settlement over a million acres
between Larned and the west line Of the
State.
Heretofore Saline County has ship
ped in nearly all her apples for home con-
sumption. This year the shipping in''
process has decreased two-thirds; and in
the course of three years it is thought the
county viii supply the home demand by
itself, and be shipping many a carload
abroad.
a large number of coal-miners are re-
ported to have left Tennessee for Kansas.