Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-27

there, then he is to be confined in the
county jail one year and pay costs Of suit.
Oswego Democrat: The Oswego Valley
Mills has made contract with parties
| from Mound Valley to drill q well that
| will furnish from fifteen to twenty-five
| barrels of water per hour. They have
drilled about thirty feet and may strike
paying vein of coal before they come
to water.
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Associ-
alton adopted a resolution instructing the
Board of Directors of the Association to
appropriate money to pay for five car
| loads of Bluff creek, Summer county, Kan
ped to the sufferers of the Ohio valley
flood.
! Thayer Headlight: Mr.. Knickerbocker,
of Cherryvale, had terrible accident
few days ago. An alcohol lamp exploded,
throwing the fluid over his face, and
| burning him quite severely. Only short
time previous he had a gasoline stove
explode, and that also burned his face
and cost him his moustache, and very
nearly the use of his eyes.
Florence Herald: Horticultural pur-
suits have proven quite remunerative in
| bLlO kJSS5LS anu Will OOUOGlOSS W
be so in the future. We are informed
that many of our farmers have purchased
| largely from nurseries this season, and
will set out large number of various
kinds of fruit trees this Spring. Fruit
usually commands fair prices.
McCune Times: Some remarkably good
work was accom- plished in the McCune
coal shaft last week. In SIX days, with
two nine hour shifts, under the direction
of VIM. Scott, foreman, the shaft was
sunk tWenty-four feet, and completely
! timbered up. Part of the depth sunk
was through sand rock. This Is undOubt-
! eddy the fastest mining work ever ac-
! complished in Southern Kansas.
Council Grove Cosmos A sister of Mr..
j. H. DSpain, who came out here a few
days ago from Indiana, accompanied by
two or three nieces and nepheWs, relates
that while on the road they purchased
at one of the eating stations some bologna
sausage. In a few days after their arri-
val here they were all taken suddenly
sick, and the sister spoken of above is
not expected to live. Trichinea in bad
form is the difficulty, and Mr.. D'Spain is
much alarmed as to what the result will
be.
lola Courant The prisoners confined
in the county Jail for murder, Hugh Gull
land and his three sons, were taken to
Ottawa Monday night for safe keeping
Fears were entertained that summary
justice would be meted out and their re-
moval was determined upon. It was
conducted with secrecy and care, the
ratification meeting affording an. excel.
lent opportunity, no one outside of the
officers of the county, the depot agents
and COlgart reporter knowing aught
of their removal until the following
morning.
lola Register: We learn meagre details
of an attempted shooting in Deer Greek
township.on Friday last. It grew out o.
a family quarrel between Robert Diclkin
son and his step-son, Frank Farmer
Farmer is reported to have drawn a re
volver on Dickinson, and also to have at
tempted several times to shoot him with
a shotgun, but fortunately, owing to The
weapon being out of repair, was unable
to accomplish his purpose. Dickinson
reported the matter to the authorities il
!, lola, but we learn that Farmer is not tt
| he fOund