Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-07-12
miscellaneous Items,

a recent dispatch from Leavenworth
says the directors of the State Fair at To-
peka and at Bismarck and the Fair at Law
renee have received notice from railroads
that two cents per mile would be the lowest
rate given, and that there would be no reduc-
ton on freights for articles intended for ex-
hibition. Bismarck directors passed reso-
buttons declaring they would hold no fair
this year. The Topeka directors of the
State Fair are considering the matter, and
will probably arrive at the same conclu-
sion, as they think people will not turn out
| unless the usual rates are given. Officers
of the G.. A. R. also seem to hesitate about
holding reunion this year for the same
reason. The prospects now indicate that
that there will be no great gathering, be-
cause the railroads refuse to give excursion
rates at the usual price of one cent per mi1e,
they charging two cents.
In Topeka, it is said, the saloon.
keepers are fined 800 per month, being ar
rested and allowed to give security in that
amount, which is always forfeited. The
| County Attorney, at the request of thepro
hibitionists, recently instituted quo war
ranto proceedings in the Supreme Court to
| impeach Mayor Wilson, and the other day
ceeds its corporate powers in thus really
licensing what is forbidden by the prohib
itory State law, and asks that it be ousted
forever from the exercise of such usurped
cooperative power, and for other relief.
Musician Charles Silvers, Company
B, 10Th Infantry, at Fort Clark, Tex, has
been transferred by the War Department to
| Fort Leavenworth.
A young depraved youth, named
Henry Boyer, of Lawrence, was recently
arrested for an attempted assault on the
person of Mrs. Emerine Laudenbeck, and
placed in jail.
Davis County has a centenarian-
Mrs. Pratt, 1O4 years old on the Doth of last
month. She has a son living with her
eighty-four years old.
In Dodge City the other day Nicholas
B. Kline, recently appointed Postmaster
and City Treasurer, and editor of the Dodge
City Times, violently assaulted Joseph
Dillon, editor of the Garden City Herald
on the public street. Kline was arrested
and fined. The trouble was said to be ar
outcome of the late Dodge City unpleasant
ness.
About twelve o'clock the other night
Mike Lillis, driver of the Pacific House ON
nibus at Junction City, came to his death
in the saloon on the corner opposite the
Barnum House, Topeka. He had been drink
ing since noon, and at the time was gambling
with spencer, one of the keepers of the sa
loon, and a powerful negro known as Bus
ter. It is alleged that Spencer and Buster
were both attacking Lillis, but no marks
of violence were found on him. One Of then
struck him on the neck, and he sank dowr
under the blow and never revived. Spencer
fed, but Buster was arrested. The saIoo1
was closed by the Mayor.
A very destructive fire occurred I
the town of Cottonwood Falls, Chase Coun
ty, the other morning. About twenty build
ings were destroyed, including every bust
ness house in town except seven. The tota
loss was about $4,000, on which the insur
ance was about SIS, 900. The fire originated
in Hornberger's furniture store, and burned
the entire block in which his building wa.
situated, and several buildings in adjoining
blocks.
A fire caused by spontaneous combus
ton destroyed portion of the Fort Scot
Carriage-works, the loss being about $500
The fire caught in the finishing room, jus
after the men had quit work for the night
!
Seventy-one citizens employed after
Leavenworth as clerks, mechanics anc
teamsters were discharged the other even
ing, and a reduction was made in the pay
Of those retained.
Ella AshmOre, the insane woman VINE
was temporarily confined in the Shawne
County Jail, met with a serious acciden
the other morning. She was placed in tn
large room of the jail, for humanity's sake
instead of being locked up in cell, ant
while trying to loosen the stops of the win
dow fell backward, striking her head OF
the stone floor. She became insensible an,
remained so until restoratives had been ap
piled by physician, who had been hastil,
summoned.
This seasons wool clip in Osborn
County, it is said, viii amount to abou
SIS. 900 against $4,000 last year.
Mcpherson claims 5000 inhabitants
Jack Manchester, a coal miner, age,
eighteen years, son of Thomas Manches
ter, while bathing in the river about a mil
north of La Cygne, Linn County, the othe
afternoon, broke his neck while attemptin
to turn somersault. He jumped from
point about fifteen feet above the surfac
of the water, and in lighting fell in shalloV
water with the back of his neck on stone
He lived about seven hours after the acc
dent.
Omio. Jewell County, is to have
sorghum-rniI with capacity of three hur
bred gallons per day.
A $1,000 hall has been contracted 70
by the 6. A. R. Post at Seneca.