Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-09
KANSAS NEWS.


the finest in the State it is said.
A wreck on the Santa Fe road at Law
renee will cost that company 100000 that
being the amount Of damage done. No
lives were lost.
Clay Center Times: Oakland and Five
Creeks are the banner ShOrt-hOrn town
ships in Clay county, and their owners
are the best men in the county, and are
all making money.
Strong City Independent: The largest
stone ever shipped out Of Chase county
was loaded on a car at Lantry s yard re-
Gently, and billed for Kansas City. II
measured y feet s inches long, 5 feet
inches wide 2 feet s inches thick, and
weighed thirteen tons and eight hundred
pounds.
Augusta Gazette. A few days ago the
fourteen year old daughter Of COmmo-
dOre Garrison, who resides about three
miles southwest Of this city, attempted
to kindle a fire in a cook stove by pour
ing on coal oil from a can. The oil in
the can iguited, bursting the can and
scattering the burning oil over her en-
tire person. She rushed out Of the house,
running around it twice before her moth
or could catch her, during which time the
flesh on her body was completely cooked,
and she fingered in great agony until
her death.
Wellington Press: A few days ago
George Marsh shot George Want three
miles west of Perth in Downes township.
The two had a difficulty about the pos
session of farm which Want rented Of
Marsh The latter wanted his tenant to
leave which Want refused to do. Ac-
cOrding to the information we have it
was Marsh's understanding that Want
should leave the place as soon as this
years crop was made, and Want under
stood he could stay until the first of
March. Words led to blows and at
length pistol was drawn by Marsh who
shot Want, inflicUing fatal wound.
A sad story of childish depravity and
Wickedness is related in Ottawa, Frank
lin county. A few days ago the neigh
bOrs of James Waterman, living near
Larimer station, were summoned to lay
out the corpse of frankie, aged six years,
son of Mr.. Waterman. These neighbors
found that the body was horribly bruised
and that the flesh at the throat was near
Iy cut to the juglar vein. They notified
a neighbOring physician, who examined
the child and expressed the opinion that
death had been caused by mal-treatment
He sent word to the coroner, who, on ar
irving, summOneda jury, which, after in
Vestlgatlng the case, rendered a verdict
to the effect that the child came to his
death at the hands of his sisters, Bessie
and Carrie, aged respectively thirteen
and seven. Bessie, on the stand freely
admitted her guilt. Said she hated the
child, and wanted it dead ever since she
had been told by her mother (nOW dead
that he was only her half brother. The
crime was committed in a fendish man
ner. The two girls had tied a rope
around the little boys neck and dragged
him about the premises until it hadnear-
ly cut his throat They had also beaten
him over the bowels with a pillow CleVis,
and when PROSTATE on the ground had
jumped on him. The eldest girl will be
held on charge of murder.
The Board of Managers of the Nationl
Home for disabled volunteer Soldiers
have decided that LeavenWorth shall be
the location for the new Soldiers Home
Examinations were made at Burlington
Des MOines and Atlantic, Iowa; Platts-
mouth, Lincoln and Beatrice, Nebraska,
and AtchisOn and LeavenWOrth, Kansas.
The Board held a meeting. and after dis
cUsslng the matter fully, finally decided
on LeaVenWOrth as the location. That
city devOtes $40 acres of land for thesite
and gives $4,000 in aid of the erection
of buildings. The Home will be built
low LeaVenWOrth, having a frontage of
one mile on the Missouri river. The
buildings will be designed to accOmmo-
date 1000 men. LeavenwOrth feels that
she is fully entitled to the distinction
that has been given her by the Board of
Managers of the Soldiers Home. and in
extending thanks to the same she feels
confident that she is safe in promising
full value In return. The location chosen
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with commanding view and superior
advantages as to water, fuel, drainage,
etc. The city itself is one of the most
solid IN the West, and will always be a
pleasant home for the disabled veterans.
The location chosen will be at once
turned over to the Government, so that
no delay Will occur in the erection of the
buildings, and LeavenWOrth will render
every assistance possible, so as to receive
the cOuntry's defenders as soon as pos
sible.
One of the most shocking as well as
brutal Outrages that has ever been com
mitted in this State, occurred at Burr
Oak, Jewell county, a few days ago. Or
toms circus exhibited there, and the per
Torrance being of a very light order, it
caused considerable discomfort among
those who were in attendance. In the
evening after the circus performance and
during the concert, 3 slight row occurred
between a drunken resident Of Mankato,
and one of the circus employees. This,
however, was stopped by special police
man who happened to be on the ground.
But in the attempt to take his prs
Oner off the ground, he was unsuccessful.
The circus men becoming enraged at the
drunken prisoner, struck at him with a
tent stake, telling him tot the ground. See
ing that a row was imminent, the May
or of the city, A. w. Mann, was sent for.
In the meantime the concert perform
ance had closed and the circus employees
had removed all their effects 10 the
train. Upon the arrival of Mayor Mann,