Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
KANSAS NEWS.

A paper mill IS IN operation Al LAW
renee.
A grand jury is petitioned for in Cher
okee county.
A Cherokee county wife beater has
been fined 5000.
A lady at Manhattan reports knitting
800 pairs of socks.
The creamery at Kinsley ships its pro
duct to Ration, n. M.
The sugar mill at Hutchinson has
commenced operations.
In 1871 Jewell county had two post
Offices, now it has twenty-five.
Harper is to have a National bank. in
a short time, with capital Of $4,000.
A Fall River citizen has built him an
''Italian villa" with twenty rooms and
closets.
A prisoner named Ellis Conrad escaped
from the POttaWatOmie county jail lew
days ago.
Lightning struck the Osborne county
court house at Osborne City the other
day, doing considerable damage.
Mr.. John Allen, of Montgomery county,
a farm hand, has fallen heir to $4,000
left him by deceased relative,
A boy named William Kistler was
drowned while attempting to cross the
Rio Grande river in Barber county.
Arrangements are being perfected
whereby a wooden mill Will be erected
and carried on in the vicinity Of Arkan-
sas City.
Mound Valley, Labette county, has a
coal bore which yields burning gas and
oh vrTaIIc airrhA of
salt to the gallon.
Treasurer Burgoyne says that taxes in
Riley county have been more promptly
paid than ever before, there being but
$50 due and unpaid.
A bank cashier at Grenola, named
Keeney, has absconded. He seems to
have known, in his going, what was ex-
pected of him, for the funds Of the bank
have also disappeared.
Gen. R. D. Hartshorn died at Fort
Smith, Ark. He was a man Of extensive
reading, and well Yersed in the law. He
represented one of the NeOshO county
Districts in the Kansas Legislature few
years ago.
A man named Jacob Freck attempted
to commit suicide in the Union Depot at
Atchison a few days ago. He was a ma
tive of Bohemia, and farmer resident
of Republic county, this State. The rea-
son for the commission Of the rash act is
unknown.
The killing of Captain M. D. Waters in
Riley county, a short time ago, after in
VestigatiOn by the cOrOner's jury, was
pronounced justifable homicide. A great
deal of sympathy is expressed for the
boy, who is nearly heart broken to think
that he took the life Of his father.
Harlan Chief: More new dwelling
houses are now being build throughout
this section than were ever before
known. Nearly every farmer that hauls
grain to Harlan takes a load Of lumber
home with him. Sod houses and dug
outs are getting to be things Of the past.
The Kansas Cactus Hedge company is
the name of a new company which has
Just been organized in Southern Kansas.
with stock of $4,000. The company
proposes to grow and sell the cactus bush
hedge, a newly discovered plant, which
is said to make the best fence ever yet
tried.
Wilson Citizen: The Masonic Order at
Altoona is about to let the contract fO1
the erection Of a twO-stOry stone build
ing, 20X60 feet in the clear, at a cost Of
from $4,000 to $1,000. The upper
bbOA VIII 10 u6CA 4OL q n-cl5Ol44C Hal
and the lower room for business pur-
poses.
Burlingame Chronicle: During the Sc.
we're storm recently the barn of Mr.. NJ
r. DOty, in the northern part Of town
was struck by lightning and burned to
the ground. a horse and buggy in the
barn at the time were rescued from the
flames. The barn was worth about $500
and was insured for $3.50.
H. @. Higginson, formerly station agent
on the Southern Kansas railway at Wal
nut. and lately at Girard, disappeared
nlysteriOusly July Doth, since which no
trace of him can he found. His friends
fear he had an attack of temporary in
sanity, caused by incorporate habits,
and has wandered away no one knows
where.
ChatauQua Journal: There were origin
ally 80 sections 1920 acres) Of State
school land in this county to dispose Of
OF this amount patents have been grant
ed for 400 acres; $3.50 acres have been
purchased under the laws governing the
sale Of school land, and 1900 acres are
yet unclaimed. That portion remaining
unsold is valuable only for grazing pur-
poses.
Kingman Citizen: Geo. Harweu, aged
IS, ran off from his home in this county
last Fall, and was not heard from until
last week when he came home on crutch-
es. 1t seems that the lad struck Salt
Lake City, and there was run over by a
train and his leg cut off. He is entirely
cured of rowing now and IS satisfied to
settle down to the quiet life Of a one
legged farmer.
S. W. Bird, who was arrested last
October, at Dodge City charged
arrest created so much comment and
who was finally acquitted, has sued the
Western Kansas Stock Growers AssO-
citation for S31, 600 damages, which judg-