Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

year. Sedgwick County, on the same
basis, showed in 1882, 5,62S, and in 1888,
$50. Leavenworth County, for 1882,
showed 1903 school population and term
of twenty.nine weeks. This year they re-
port population of l., 22S, and the average
term, twenty-eight weeks. The reports
cited arc probably an average of the State.
A DastardIy Crime
ESgPoRIA, KAN, Nov. 5.
This community was greatly shocked
early yesterday morning by the dreadful
news that man had been brutally muir
dered and laid across the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe track, in the east part of the
city, late Saturday night. The body was
discovered by some section hands just be-
fore the east-bound train came along, and
proved to be that of w. H. Mcmillan, me-
chanic and foreman in one of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe shops at Topeka. He
was identified by E. A. Munsen, of Council
Grove, who was spending Sunday here and
was an intimate friend of the murdered
man. Munseu met Mcmillan at Council
Grove on Friday, where he had gone to pay
some taxes on farm he owned in Morris
County, and stated that deceased started
from there to Emporia at z 80 p. m. Satur-
day on freight, and hoped to reach Tope-
ka early next morning. The instrument of
death is supposed to be portion of sickle
bar, about two and one-half feet long,
found near the pools of blood. This bar is
stained with blood and few hairs are on
the sections. McMillan's lower Jaw is lit
orally mashed and the left cheek bone is
fractured. No clew to the perpetrator of
the crime has yet been found. The general
supposition is that he had started to the
junction to catch a freight and was mis-
taken for cattle man. Governor Click and
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe authori-
ties have been telegraphed, and doubtless
will offer rewards. W. H. Mcmillan, son
of the dead man arrived from Lawrence
University this morning, and said that his
father did not have an enemy in the world
that he knew of, and must have been taken
for another man. The whole affair is
shrouded in mystery, and intense excite
ment prevails here. w. A. Mcmillan was
fifty years of age, a quiet, inoffensive man,
belonged to the Masonic fraternity, and
was member of the NJ E. Church. The
son would have taken the remains of his
father to Topeka to-day, but the authorities,
who are doing all in their power to identify
the criminal, thought it best to hold the
body here for the present.
miscellaneous State items.
The returns in the Office of the Adju-
tant General show that there are about
10000 old soldiers in the state, 10000
widows, and 10000 soldiers orphans.
The city of Winfield, Cowley County,
has closed contract with gas company
for sixty street lamps, at a cost of 81 800
per annum.
| A number of colored families from
| Pettis County, Missouri, are to locate in the
vicinity of Clay Centre, Clay County.
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has been adjudged insane, caused by relig-
ious excitement.
The Congregational church at the
town of Kinsley, Edwards County, pays it's
| preacher 81 800 year.
A well, which he was engaged in
stoning up, caved in on George Essell, liv-
| ing near Lawrence, a few days ago. He
was rescued, but his recovery was doubtful.
The bones of Keokuk, Chief of the
Sacs and Foxes, after whom Keokuk, Ia,
was named, were aiken to that city from
Ottaka, in this State, few days ago, for
interment.
g Grandpa" Armstrong, of Allen
| County, recently went to Texas to spend
the winter with his daughter, Mrs. Canat-
sey. He is ninety years old, is hale and
| hearty, and always busy at something.
He has two children, sixteen grandchildren,
and forty great-grandchildren, all living in
Allen County. He has also three children
in Texas, and eighteen grandchildren, and
ten great-grandchildren, making total of
ninety-two descendants.
| Burglars operating in drug store at
Whiting, Jackson County, fired the build
| ing, causing the destruction of property
valued at $4,000.
Mulvane is in trouble over her corpor-
alton. That portion of the town lying in
| Sumner County was incorporated. The
Sedgwick County portion refuses to come
into the corporation.
Two boys recently found in the woods
near Beattie. Marshall County, couple of
| bottles of power and a complete kit of
burglars tools.
Lester S. Wilson has left Governor
Clicks office as official stenographer, and
is now in the law department of the Union
Pacific Railway Company.
Fall wheat and rye are said to be
| looking remarkably well throughout the
greater portion of the State.
Rocks County expects to furnish Co.,
| 600 bushels of wheat next year, the average
anticipated yield being fifteen bushels to
the acre.
Hon. Isaac Sharp. of Council Grove,
| one of the Regents of the State Normal
! School, at Emroria, reports an increased
] attendance at the Institution and a CORE
| spending advancement in the scholarship
of the students.
A Mr.. Mortgage lives in Emporia.
Horace Hurley, of Parkerville, has
been commissioned as Justice Of the Peace
for Parker Township, Morris County; also
E. C. Barnes, of Sedan, as Justice of the
Peace for Sedan Township. Chautauqua
County.
Marshal Barry. of Atchison, has re-
ceived nearly a bushel OF postal cards from
parties who have recently lost horses and
mules. A majority of these offer larger
reward for the thief than for the animal