Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-27
KANSAS NEWS.

The Salina Cadet Band celebrated It's
first anniversary.
The loss to Sheridan county through
prairie fires is estimated by the Sentinel
at $25, coo.
A Literary. society has just been organ
lied at Pratt Center.
Auo her scheme is on foot to navigate
the Aikansaw river from Arkansas City,
Cowley county, 10 the Mississippi.
At q meeting of the Jackson County
Horticultural Society, J. w. Williams
was appointed as delegate to the state
meeting.
A Topeka manufacturer has named
brand Of cigars for John A Martin, and
Mr. Martin has written a letter express
ing his gratitude.
John Ward, of Atchison probably the
oldest man in the State Of Kanses, being
past IO5 years, was found in the raVine a
few days ago frozen to death.
Claussen, the Newton vitrol thrower,
was captured at Dodge City and taken
back. He plead guilty and was bound
over Ia the sum Of $1,000. He went to
Jail
A Wellington statistician says that
since the first of last July fifteen persons
county, about one half Of them being
shot
There is not a single case Of sickness
at the Reform School. This is quite an
unusual thing considering that there
are ore hundred and four boys at the
school
Ottawa Republican: There have been
sixty new houses built in the third ward
4 Flz haG
equaled this increase and the first has
exceeded it.
Independent: About thirty exodusters
from Texas have arrived az Oswego.
Most Of them have relatives living near
Oswego. The Negroes complain of dull
times In the South.
Waterville Telegraph: A number Of
Indians camped on the Blue last week.
They hal the old style wigwams with
holes IN the top for the smoke to 60 out.
They were going to Texas.
a fire at st. Mary's, caused by a lamp
explosion destroyed six frame and two
stone Buildings Alva Highly, Pol ce Judge
of that city was burned to death and
others were seriously injured.
BY order of the city authorities every
saloon in Abilene closed its doors last
Saturday night, and on Monday morn
ing the usual Grape or badge of mourn
ing, was suspended from each door
knob.
MCPHERSON Freeman: In a drive of
twenty miles through the country one
day recently two gentlemen from town
failed to see a quail. These birds have
been greatly slaughtered in the country
this Fall.
EldOrado Times: Several counterfeit
gold coins, twenty dollar pieces, have
been detected at the banks, county
treasure's office and pOstOfice. Evident
ly some one is Showing the queer" in
this community.
Yates Center has just recovered from
a sensation In the form Of an elOpement.
jim Wilson, night Waterman absCOnd-
cd with the wife of Thomas Walker.
Wilson's wife was lying seriously i'll
when he left her.
Waterville Telegraph: Something new
IN a Runaway occurred on Tuesday morn
ing, when a black horse came into town
from the east on a full run, having dead
hog attached by a rope to his tail. The
rope broke at the railroad crossing.
At a well attended meeting of the
oklahoma COlOnists at COffeyVille, an or.
ganizaiOn was formed with the follow
ing officers: Captain II. @. White. Presi-
dent; William BarricklOw, Vice Presi.
dent; ). Z. ROTick, Recording Secretary
III. L. Strough, Corresponding Secretary
Thomas q. Ayers, Treasurer.
A mass meeting of the citizens Of
COldwater was held few days ago and
resolutions were adopted repudiating the
payment of the old bonded debt of Com.
manche county, and that they would
make 1t extremely unhealthy for any
County Commissioner who levied a tax
to pay or compromise such bonds.
Wellington Standard. The Court
House IS now enclosed, and work on the
inside is being rapidly pushed forward tc
completion. The building will be ready
for occupancy by about the first of A pril
When completed it will be not only the
handsomest, but the best and most con
venient Court House in the State of Kan
sas.
There have been a number of horse.
stolen in the vicinity of Delphos re
Gently, and a few days ago a strange
was arrested on suspicion, who, after be
ing strUug up several times, admitted hi
completely in the thefts. He stated tina
there was an organized band of horse
thieves, and made known their place o
rendezvous.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: We are in
formed by the Sun City Union that the
court house of Comanche county, origi
nally erected at Smallwood at a (sup
pOsed) cost of $50 600 is at present useC
IS pig pen at Sun City. There are few
counties in the state which can boast o
$4,000 pig pens and 81 100000 jails, bu
that Is the sort Of hairpins we are.
Ce5arville Review: Last week there ar
riveG ON Iowa quite a large colony o
people, headed by Mr.. McCormic, VIII,
was here g few days last Summer. Mr.
McCormic brought with him two cans o