Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-10-30
KANSAS NEWS.

Inc Lawrence EdzeHe IS now publish
ed daily.
Montgomery county votes on a prop
osition for $4,000 bonds for a new court
house.
The Fort Scott Daily Tribune is the
title of a new paper published by the
Banner Publishing company, Hon. j. B.
Chapman, editor.
Atchison Champion: S. c. Kings tan
merry will start in few days. They at
present delayed by the watts, which viii
be done in a week or ten days.
st. John Aduancs: There is no Jail in
the county. and Sheriff Mace is keeping
at his house c. II. Wilbur, J. T. Maxwell,
4. c. Browneu and Sig Fry. We guess
the boys are in for-good boarding.
The golden wedding Of Reuben and
Matilda Hackett was cele brated IN
Franklin county lost week. Mr.. Hackett.
came to Franklin county in 1854, and as
aJustice of the Peace tried the first law
suit in the county.
The Wyandotte Chief knows of a com
pany of responsible gentlemen IN that
city, who are willing and stand ready to
expend one hundred thousand dollars
in the establishment of a glass factory, If
they can get $25,O 900 guaranteed by the
city and her citizens.
Clay Center Fire Brand: The new
mill, the new Methodist church, the
brick block on the corner of Grant ave-
nue. and Fifth street, and AllOWay's large
building, are being completed rapidly,
and when done viii be amongst the larg-
est and handsOmest improvements that
have been added to our city. The Quak
er City Mill will be one Of the finest in
the State.
Winfield Courier: Quincy a. Glass
has received a long letter from Fish
Commissioner Gle relating to the fish
ways in the Walnut. The Commissioner
has notified the County Attorney to
have all dams provided with hsh-Ways
at once. Mr.. Glass has done an excellent
thing for the public in drawing attention
to this matter.
Peabody Gazette: The Joker wind mill
was exhibited at seven county fairs this
year, and pronounced by the public the
best wind mill Of the age. AIessrs. Rock
we'll q Sexton, the manufacturers, are so
crowded with orders that they have
thirty-three orders ahead of their ability
to supply. This shows well for a Pea
body mandatory which has grown up"
as IL were, among us.
Washington Register: The first possum
we have ever known to be caught in this
portion of the country was brought in to
to us by J. K. EmmOns He found it in the
timber near Washington, on Mill creek,
up a tree. After shooting it it did not
fall, so he Skinned 'er up the tree after it.
He reached out to take the pOssum to
the ground, when the animal turned up
on him-man fell-pOssum after him.
Sabetha Herald: A meeting of the
old settler of Nemaha and Brown coun-
ties was held, Oct. 9th. Mr.. Chas. @.
ScratfOrd, of Seneca, was chairman, and
Mr.. S. NJ. Lanham was chosen Secretary.
The following were elected as officers for
the ensuing year: II. II. Lanham, of
Seneca, President; @. T. Whittenhau. of
Sabetha, Vice President; DR.. d. B. Nc
Kay, Of Seneca, Treasurer; Joshua
Mitchell, Of Seneca, Secretary.
Leonardville Monitor: Some cowardlv
miscreant fired stack Of hay containing
eighteen tons, belonging TO Hugh Nc
Fadden, on Mill Creek, and burned it
up. Two more stacks were burned, con-
tanning about p tons. This dastardly
deed leaves Mr.. McFadden only one or
two small stacks on which to winter his
large herd Of cattle and other stock. The
wretch who perpetTated the deed should
be hunted down and made to suffer the
extreme penalty Of the law.
Council Grove Cosmos. Mr.. GEORGE
YOungs, general manager of the st. JO-
seph & Rio Grande railway line. pro-
jected from st. Joseph. Mo, to FL Paso
Texas, was IN the city this week, repre-
'5enung the interests of this line before
the board Of County Commissioners. in
special session, to consider the petitions
of Ohio, Rolling Prairie and HIGHLAND
townships for an election to vote bonds
to the road. Mr.. YOungssis enthusiastic
in regard to his road, and saws it will be
put through to Hutchinson before the
close Of another season.
The officers elected at the recent meet
ing OF the meeting of the w. c. T. II. for
Kensas, We're: Mrs. Fanny A. Rastau.
of Burlingame, for State President. Mrs.
A. Il. SiOssOn, of LeavenwOrth, for Cores
pondent Secretary; Mrs. NJ. J. HadIev. of
hutchinson, Treasurer; Miss o. p. BRAY
of Topeka, for Recording Secretary; Mrs.
w. 5. White, of Sabetha, Mrs Drus q
Wilson, Of Lawrence, Miss Olive Homer
Of Parsons, Mrs. Emma Mallov, of WASH
ington, Miss Lizzie Campbell, Of yelling
ton, rs District President, and Mrs. S. i.
North, of Leavenworth, Financial Secre-
3 laries.
Oskaloosa Independent: The Kansas
City and North Western railroad passes /
through Kansas IN the following route:
Commencing at a point at or near the
mouth of the Kaw river, in Kansas, and |
shall run in a northwesteTIy direction |
through the counties of Wyandotte, |
Leavenworth and jefferson to the city /
of Oskaloosa, in said county of Jefferson, /
thence northwesterly through said COun- /
tv of Jefferson and thence nOrthWesteriy |
through the counties of Jackson, Nema- |
Ia and Marshall, crossing the State line
dividing the States of Kansas and Ne
braska at point between the county of
Marshall, in the State of Kansas, and
the county of Gage, in the State Of Ne
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