Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-05
wire fence around part of the land. The
total loss is about $500.

wire fence around part of the land. The
total loss is about $500.
Barber county I1dex County Surveyor
Tomlinson says that last week he sur
veyed claim near Lake City for a Mrs.
Cross, who is now eighty-four years old,
having been born in 1900. There is no
limit in this matter of taking claims and
old and young can be happy if they
choose.
Civil Service Commissioner John NJ.
Gregory has been holding examinations
at Topeka. He reports since the service
went into effect about 1000 applicants
have been examined and about 800 Civ
en- places. There were thirty applicants
at Topeka, among them lady from Law
renee.
Garrett Republican: The barn owned
by "Bed" Lewellen, on his farm, about
six miles northwest of the city, was burned
recently. Six horses, two colts, and the
necessary harness., etc., were destroyed
in the fire. There seems but little doubt
but that it was the work of an incen-
diary.
The Adams House at Manhattan
burned to the ground recently. At one
time it was thought that the whole town
Topeka. Just as an engine was being
placed on the cars at Topeka the news
was received that the fire was under
control.
Caldwell Journal: Capt. Taylor, with
a squad of soldiers, brought up thirteen
Oklahoma boomers, who were sent to
Washington to be tried by the u. S.
Court, they being old offenders and hav-
ing been moved once before. Congress
has lately passed bill that meets their
case exactly. t
An inmate escaped from the Insane
ASYLUM at topeka the other dav. The
mans name is John Fetzer. He mag
ines himself inspired by the Deity to do
certain things, and consequently is very
dangerous man. While at the asylum
he had desire to break every window
in the institution and before he could be
stopped had demolished fourteen.
Caldwell Standard: Uncle Billy Wykes,
! living at the crossing of Bluff creek one
mile south of the city, discovered horse
| thief in his stable on the point of getting
away with one of the horses. Uncle.
Billy promptly covered him with dOu-
BILE barreled shotgun and kept him COW
cred till morning, when he brought the
thief to town and took out a warrant
against him in Esq. Ross court. He gave
his name as Walter Rounds.
Burlingame Chronicle: Mr.. Geo. Read
ing is the champion guesser of this COM
munity. An offer of grand piano was
made some weeks since by the Sunday
! Graphic, paper published at Kansas
| City, to be awarded to the person who
made the closest guess on the number Of
times the word "the" would appear in a
future issue Of that paper. Mr.. Reading
guessed 3 1925, and according to thelist Of
guesses published in the Graphic his was
within one of the correct number. Not
withstanding this very close calculation,
Mr. R. failed to catch on, a lady in Kan
sas City, presumably in the ring, having
guessed the exact number.
Ell Dorado Republican Captain Dave
Payne, the Oklahoma boomer, took a
homestead on the head of Dry creek, in
| SedgWick county, near the Benton town.
ship line, on the Ell Dorado and Wichita
road, in the Spring of 1870, and kept an
eating house and stage stand. Dave had
a dugout in the side Of the bank, drank
creek water and was happy. We dined
on bacon and hap-jaGks with the Okla
| hama boomer several times during that
year and are prepared to say that, con-
sidering he had to prepare his meals
with "buffalo chips" he is good cook.
He has had an adventurous life on the
frontier and should write book giving
a history of his life. Such a publication
would find ready sale.
Fort Scott Monitor: Recently a terri
BILE accident occurred to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cook, who reside on the Usage river, a
few miles from Fulton. In the evening
they went fishing in company with their
son, a lad about fifteen years old, taking
with them a shotgun and dog. When
they arrived at the fishing grounds they
laid the gun on a log near where the
three sat fishing with hook. andsline
While thus intent upon fishing, the dog
ran under the log and knocked the gun
off, discharging it, the shot taking effect
in all three-father, wife and son. Mr.
! Cook was hit in the leg, just below the
knee, which required the amptatiOn OF
his leg. Mrs. Cook was also hit in one
knee, and will probably be necessitated
to have her leg ampuated. The son was
only slightly wounded.
A dastardly crime was attempted near
Lowell, Kansas, about four miles south
west of Galena, recently. A young lady
named Ella Stevens was Overtaken on
the highway near her home by couple
of masked men, who overpowered and
dragged her to an isolated spot near by
and attempted in the most brutal man
ner to outrage her person. In struggling
with her tormentors,, she succeeded in
. removing their masks sufficiently to rec
ogniZe them as George Lacy and John
Adkins. AS soon as their identity was
thus discovered, they fed from their
captive before their fiendish designs
were accomplished, and the young lady
lost no time in reaching her home
where she narrated her experiences "A
: posse of neighbo was at once organized
and search for the rascals Instituted
Adkins was captured but Lacy was at
large at last accouts.