Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19

that as far west as the present site Of
Abilene, the buffalo grass began to give
place to tall grass, and that his stock be-
gan to fall off in consequence. Fremont
camped for two days on the Smoky Hill
river one-half mile from its junction
with the Republican, in 1843, probably
upon the two rivers farm of W. S.
Blakely.
Recently in Hanover the Bur
lington & Missouri railroad COM
pany claimed they purchased a piece
of property from J. Knolfe, as a right of
way, giving therefore 81, 800 without. the
building, or 81, 100 with it. A few days
later Knolfe started to move the build
! ing to another location, when he was re-
strained by the sheriff until the case was
decided. Mrs. Knolfe was short dis
lance off at the time, and when she saw
what was going on attempted to stop the
men with an ak. She was felled to the
| floor with chair, the officers claim to
prevent her from injuring them.
Manhattan Nationalist: If you do not
| believe in industrial education, come up
to the college and examine the work
which the students are doing in the
various Industrial Departments. In the
carpenter shop is a tool-chest, an egg
|
ers on either side, small work-box
inlaid with ash and walnut, bookcase,
etc., etc, all the work of students. In
the printing Ofie, they are at work on
cards, labels, pamphlets, the annual cat
alogue, the IlldaIstrlGLiSt and commence
ment invitations and programmes. On
| the farm, in the afternoon, you will find
a class of boys employed in customary
spring work. And so all through the In
stitution, inside and outside the build
ings, there is a spirit of activity and
earnestness = exceedingly practical -
which is commendable.
Quite a sensation has been brought to
light in Richland township, Miami
county. Mr.. James Cation, came home
after having been gone five days, and
| found there was something wrong with
his cattle, numbering 125 head, and on
examination found considerable shelled
corn in the trOughs which had been
licked over, and after cleaning the corn
the cattle refused to eat it. On further
examination, he found the water in the
water trough milky, with whitish scum
on the surface. He drew this water out
of the trough and pumped it full again
and it still looked milky. To satisfy
himself, he drew some water from the
well and found that it was perfectly clear
The cattle appeared stupid and feverish
the hair rough and pen Uttered badly
with manure, of which there was a very
bad and different smell from what cattle
have with the common scours. Still
further investigation disclosed the fact
that two of his hogs had been cut across
the back badly, evidently by sharp
edged tool. Mrs. Cation went to the stock
well for water and discovered something
white in the bottom of the water trough
and on examination found that the ice
had been broken. On examination the
substance in the bottom Of the trough
proved to be arsenic and strychnine
About the middle of May Mr.. Cation lost
five head of cattle, all showing the same
symptoms and dying at intervals o.
about two hours apart. An examination
showed the inside lining of the stomach
and paunch were destroyed. The farm.
ers in the vicinity of Mr. Cations neigh
borhood are aroused, and all is excite
ment. One thousand dollars reward is
offered for the discovery of the perpe
traitor of the outrage.