Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-06
miscellaneous items.

miscellaneous Items.
a movement is on foot by the 6. A.
R. Posts throughout this and neighboring
States to secure the establishment of a Sol
diers' Home at some point within the State,
and there will be placed in the hands of the
State delegation in Congress at the Deem
Der session one of the largest petitions
ever sent to those bodies. 1t is estimated
that there will be $4,000 signatures from the
State of Kansas alone. The memorial will
be forwarded to Senator Plumb on or about
December 10th. Posts of the Grand Army
who have not returned petitions are urged
to do so at once so there will be no delay in
the matter.
Mrs. KlUngstmidt, Russian lady,
sixty-five years of age, was run over by
train of freight cars in the Santa Fe yards
at Topeka a few evenings since and was
so mangled that she died in one hour.
In Topeka the fiat has gone forth:
''The gamblers must go.''
An Emporia lady did good work on
election day for her ticket, and at night
sent the livery bill to her husband, whose
politics were the reverse of hers, to be paid.
He paid it.
A band of genuine gypsies are wan
iering in southern Kansas. The men trade
horses and the women tell fortunes and sell
lace.
The following notaries' commissions
were issued from the Secretary of States
Office: M. L. Wood, Marion, Marion
County; J. NJ. Purcell, Piqua, Woodson
County; j. F. Hudson, Mankato, Jewell
County; R. T. Ludlow, Hillsboro, Dickin-
son County; j. L. Knight, Topeka, Shaw
nee County; H. Llewelyn Jones, Yelling
ton, Sumner County; James B. Lee, Hazel
ton, Barber COonty; B. F. Lee, Anthony,
Harper County; George w. Brown, Angus
TIA, Butler County.
The following Post-office changes
have recently been made: Established
Buel, Mitchell County; VIM. j. Brumage,
Postmaster. Margaret, Lin
coin County; Morley, Osborne County.
Postmasters appointed-Bell, Norton Coun-
ty. Isaac L. Harader; Farisville, Ellsworth
County, Mrs. Emma Doan; darlington,
Crawford County, Samuel j. Shipman;
Minerva, Labette County, Mrs. Mary E.
Adams; Ochiltree, Johnson County, John
B. Jackson; Pontiac, Butler County, j. F.
Clark; Star, Graham County, Martha A
Green.
has recently come to light at Atchison
The wife of George B. Johnson has beer
missing for several days, and up to latest
accounts no trace of her could be found.
She is the mother Of an interesting family.
Her father is employed in Seaton & LEAFS
foundry at Atchison. Her son no.
ticed the morning she left that she
was up early and dressed in a white
wrapper, but thought nothing unusual of
it, as she always prepared tie meals early.
She went away with light shawl and or
binary morning clothes, leaving all her
valuables and money. It had been noticed
for some time that she had been laboring
under religious excitement, which, with
the intelligence that a sister in Syracuse
was at the point of death, had unsettled her
mind. Searching parties have been out in
every direction, and as they have found no
clew, the family think she committed sui
eide by drowning in the Missouri River,
which is supported by the fact that people
saw her go that way.
A fire broke out in a millinery shop in
the middle of the business portion of the
city of Wellington, Sumner County, the
morning of the 2Gth. Eleven business
houses were destroyed. Loss about S., 900;
insurance $1,000. A large part of the stocks
of merchandise were saved. Total loss on
stock, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
Adams and Wells-Fargo Express Offices,
with all their books and freight, and West
ern Union Telegraph office, were total
loss. The burnt block was opposite the
one burnt two years ago this month. It
consisted principally of rickety old frame
buildings, and will be built Immediately
substantially. In the meantime the burnt
out merchants have stored their goods in
the Skating Rink, as there is not vacant
business room in the city.
Professor Failyer, of the State Agri-
cultural College was in attendance at the
recent sessions Of the Academy of Science
at Topeka.
Railroad Commissioner L. L. Turner
will make Topeka his home in future.
North Topeka has Whist Club.
In Topeka at the recent session: of the
Circuit Court Judge Martin sentenced the
following criminals: Sewell z. Lenour,
forging a Sante Fe pay check. three years
E. D. Smith, burglary and larceny, three
years; James Preston, drugging and rob-
bling a man named Shannon, three years;
Chas. Brombeser, robbing an old German
of $3.50 worth Of gold coin, five years; John
Halon, burglary, five years; VIM. Chap
man, robbing pawn shop, three years.
Anthony Lodge No. 200, A. F. & A.
H., of Anthony Harper County, has been
incorporated.
Railroad Commissioner Hopkins is
seriously i'll at LeavSnworth.