Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-26
KANSAS NEWS.
lay county has a Blaine toWnship.

INA on July 4Lh.
FL Dorado has voted $4,000 in bonds
to build a new school-hOuse.
Timber claims are numerously being
taken up in Meade county lately.
Geo. Potts, colored man, was drowned
while fishing in the Kansas river at
Lawrence.
Hon. T. c. Henry is building on his
farm near Abilene the largest barn in
Dickinson county.
"The First National Bank of Sterling"
is the name of new establishment of
that kind at Sterling.
Geo. Scott claims he was robbed of
5000 in money and a god watch and chain
In a Leavenworth restaurant.
James Morris colored boy of Leayen-
worth, was drowned near that City while
bathing in the Missouri river.
Linn county has magnetic physi-
cian," who is sought for by many pa
tients coming long distances.
The Cedarville RevieaO publishes a list
each week of those who have partaken
too freely of the inebriating cup.
Barn burning is reported to be the
amusement of some rough characters in
the vicinity of Tecumseh, Shawnee
county.
An artesian well was dug to the depth
of $50 feet at Smith Center, when it was
abandoned because of a failure to strike
any water.
Stephen Anderson, a colored man of
Fort Scott, murdered his wife and then
sent bullet through his own heart Do
nestle troubles the cauSe
Lewis Heidman, was drowned in the
Cottonwood river, near Emporia while
bathing. He was aged fifteen years, and
was one of family of twelve.
Arrangements have been completed
for the building of new grain elevator
at Jewell City, on the Central Branch,
with capacity of 10000 bushels.
The city government of Columbus do
mated 500 for the entertainment of the
Editorial Association of the NeoshO Val
ley, which convened in that city recently.
The graduates at the State University
at Lawrence numbered 25 at the State
Normal School of Emporia, q, and at
the State Agricultural College of Manhat-
tan, II.
Considerable complaint is made by the
railroad men of Atchison because Of the
reckless manner in which children con-
duct themselves in the railroad yards at
that place.
A son of a colored man named Phil
Edwards, was drowned in the Missouri
river at Atchison, while bathing. What
is supposed to have been his body has
been recovered.
Hon. A. J. Slower, prominent citizen,
0fT 1QS7 and a ma
Der of the Kansas Legislature from that
county in 1873, died suddenly at his res
idence in Wathena.
Judge Bayne died at Wichita a short
time ago of heart diseases He was
prominent citizen ofthe State, and had
been working for some time past for the
extension Of the Fort Scott road to An
thony.
Milton c. Dickey, who assisted in lay
ing out and who was one of the original
incorporators of the city of Topeka, is
dead. It was just recently that the house
in which he resided, built in 1855, was
torn down.
A man named Matthew Malone was
crushed to death by an engine at the
Fort Scott & Wichita railroad depot, at
Wichita. No information as to his home
or people could be learned as his death
occurred so suddenly.
In the four years from 1876 to the end
of 1880, the aggregate of sales of land by
the Union Pacific in Kansas, was 49,, 58S
acres. In the single year of 1883 and
the first five months of 1884, the sales
aggregated 4S7 ,492 acres.
A colored man made brutal assault
with devilish intent, upon three young
Ill 70 4 oil
LeavenWorth, a few days ago. Their
screams frightened him away before he
accomplished his purpose.
A half-witted boy, named John Cody,
aged "a, made an assault upon his moth
er at TeCumseh, Shawnee county, with
hoe, striking her just above the ear and
knocking her insensible. The wound, it
is feared, will result fatally.
Mr.. Barnes, of Clay Center, who re-
Gently had the misfortune to lose his
Touring mill, will rebuild at once. He
lost nearly every dollar he was worth by
tina fire, but he seems to be full of cour-
age. Citizens have offered to loan him
$4,000.
The Lebo Light publishes petition of
the citizens of Lebo to the District Judge
of that judicial district praying to be in
corporated as city of the third class.
Although only about a year old, Lebo
claims population of $50, and is grow
ing town.
A company has been organized at Fort
Scott for the purpose of finding a deposit
of natural gas which it is believed under
lies that city. A sharp lookout will also
be kept for coal veins, etc., etc. They
intend to delve to depth of one thou
sand feet.
Jacob Keller, a resident of Leaven-
worth, fell from the second story of the
Commercial Hotel of that city, fifteen
feet, striking stone pavement receiv-
ing injuries from which he died. He
was in state of partial intoxication at
the time.