Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-25
KANSAS NEWS.

tied at New Orleans.
A lodge of the A. o. U. W. has been
organized at Pittsburg.
lawrence is said to be one Of the
heathiest cities in the State.
There is talk of erecting an opera
house at Cuba, Republic county.
A colony of 600 Mennonites are to set
tie near Hartford IN q short time.
A brass band has been organized at
Kinsley, with seven charter members.
Manhattan has invested 100000 of
home money in buildings this season.
An opera house was dedicated at Del
phOs, Ottawa county, short time ago.
The Humboldt schools opened with
an attendance Of 335 scholars.
The amount derived to Cofey county
from lands sold for taxes last week was
over $4,000.
The public schools of Marion opened
with an attendance of $50, the largest
ever known.
An Irishman recently made a trip
from England to LeavenWOrth, this
State, in fourteen days.
The Feasibility of erecting city build
ing is being discussed by the city cOun-
Gil of lie Roy, Cofey county.
All the loose dogs in Medicine Lodge
were killed recently. Several children
had been bitten by dogs and that was
the cause of the crusade.
I.B. Sharp, of Prairie Hill, and his
son, Freddie, were drowned in the Cot
tonwood below J. R. Blackseere's cross
ing in Chase county, a few days ago.
Mr.. c.. Horton, of Wichita, by acct
dent drove the point of lead pencil
into his hand, with the result of a severe
case of blood poisoning, involving the
entire arm.
A Southern Kansas boy astOnished his
companions IN swimming with him by
suddenly turning the color of aniline.
He was helped ashore, and was insensi-
bic for an hour.
The Board Of Commissioners of COHey
county have ordered the issuance of
$l25,000 bonds III exchange for the same
amount of stock in the st. Louis and En-
pOria railroad.
Adam Steafather has been fined $500
and fired out Of Osborne for liquor sell
ing. He was the husband Of the woman
for whose pardon pitiful appeal was
lately made to Gov. Click.
Kingman Courier: Arthur Pauling, liv-
ing three miles north of this city, caught
a fox squirrel near his house a few DAYS
ago. 1t is the only animal Of that kind
ever known to have been captured in
this cOunty-in fact, the only one ever
seen here.
Salina Journal The barn of Mr.. J. W.
Shaw, of Hobbs Creek, was destroyed by
by fire, a few days ago. A horse
and numerous articles were burned 4;
also 1900 bushels of wheat stored
in the barn. The loss IS certainly
a very severe one.
Vim. Burgh, a teamster of Weir CITY.
was instantly killed a few days ogo. He
was driving across a bridge with his
team and IN some manner, through care
lessness on his part, the wagon was 'driv-
en- off and in the descend he fell under
his load. Its entire weight-3O 900 pounds
fell upon him crushing himintO a life
less mass.
Winfield Courier. Mr.. John VIII Cot
tingham, of Fairview, brings us a pro-
ductiOn of the soil that beats the record.
1t is a bunch of Johnston Grass" nine
feet three inches high. If any skeptic
believes that COwley can't raise tame
grass as high as a house let him wander
into this Office and recline under the
shade of stem Of Johnston grass.
Oswego Democrat: A few nights ago.
the Office at the lumber yard of S. A.
Brown, was broken into and the contents
Of the safe subjected to a general over
hauling. On the door of the safe was the
inscription. 'NOt locked turn to the
right" These directions were followed,
and the safe was opened. Nothing was in
the safe to be stolen. $3.50 were stolen
from dwelling the same night.
Peabody Gazette: A little son of Henry
LOrenz, of HillsborO, was suffocated
while playing in his fathers elevator.
The little fellow was in the wheat in an
upper bin when an employe opened the
chute to load car, and he was drawn
into the mouth Of the chute and a large
quantity of wheat fell over him. He was
exTicated IN about fifteen minutes but
life was extinct,
Greenleaf Herald: Concordia was all
excitement one day last week over the
announcement that poor English girl,
Il years of age, had fallen heir to $4,000
600, by the death of wealthy aunt in
England. The girl is the only daughter
of poor farmer living near COncordia.
The girl also received a draft of $l1 600,
to come to England on, and we are in
formed that the father Of the girl feels
so good over the matter that he viii take
q trip East himself
Henry Boyer engaged in a quarrel
with his father at Lawrence, and becom-
ing enraged made a slash at him with a
knife cuttings cash four inches long Just
below the waist. The blade entered
clear TO the bone. The cash continuing
down the back of his left leg, entering
deeply again near the back of the knee.
1t was q horrible tand If it had started
a few inches higher up might have been
fatal, but as it is, viii probably not prove
dangerous, although serious wound.
Frank Jones, the desperate who shot
VIM. Gaines and fred into several