Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-14
KANSAS NEWS.
winfield celebrated Kansas Day.


corporate.
Attempts at incendiary fires continue
at Oskaloosa.
There is considerable diphtheria in
Norton county.
In Jewell county they dig cellars with
blasting powder.
Prairie fires have made much trouble
In Barber county.
One merchant in Stockton has been
burning butter for fuel.
Chanute now has a daily mail over
the Girard Branch road.
Wild geese are numerous in the wheat
fields Jefferson county.
The Neosho Falls Fair Association
will hold three days fair.
Three mad dogs were killed in King
NAE in one week, recently.
S. s. Mountz of Belle Plaine, recently
caught prairie dog in his cellar.
N. Christopher's house in Tisdale, Cow
ley county, was recently destroyed by
Mayor Burnes, of Atchison, vetoed the
"soda water and other drinks" license
ordinance.
Burglars blew open safe in Mound
Valley, Labette county, and obtained
twenty dollars.
Benton and Center townships, in JEFF
ferson county, are reported to be Overrun
with rabid dogs.
The town of Cheney when only ninety
days old sprouted five candidates for
justices of the Peace.
Fredonia Times: George Spencer had
two horses stolen last Sunday night from
the Methodist church.
Waterville Telegraph: A wild cat was
killed on the Blue about four miles north
Of MarysVille recently.
Thos Keith of Shawnee township,
Cherokee county, dropped dead from
heart disease, recently.
One of the victims of the Crested Butte
disaster was w. l.. Jones, a son of Oliver
Jones, of Norton, Kansas.
J. o. Givens, who was married recently,
accidentally shot and killed himself
while out hunting, near Granville.
Delphos Carrier: Five cars of cattle,
nine of corn and two of hogs were ship
Concordia Empire: A seven-year-old
son of Henry Beaver, in Center township,
was killed by being run over by a wagon.
Douglass Tribune: Mr.. Nulls, four miles
down the Walnut has discovered several
bee trees in his timber full of wild bees
and honey.
The house of John Stratton, farmer
living three miles from Williamstown,
Jefferson county, was entered and rob-
bed of $257, recently.
Kingman Citizen Diphtheria is raging
on the north side of the Minnesota. Mr..
DeMott has lost two children from the
disease, and two others are seriously ILL
Geo. Wecke, employed in a Leaven-
worth brewery was terribly burned by
lighted varnish, recently. He overturn-
ed lamp while cleaning a varnish
tank.
Milbrook Times: All the townships in
Graham county are about out of debt,
and some of them are considerably ahead,
Graham taking the lead with $3.50 in the
treasury.
d. B. Green of Cheney, Kingman coun-
ty recently set the prairie grass on fire
aecidently and several stacks of hay
were consumed. He offers to pay all
damages.
Lacrosse C1.iettain: Mr.. G. Benbow, of
Hampton, passed through town this
morning on his way to Larned with q
fine load of brOomcorn. He has forty
bales for market.
After the men employed on the B. &
NJ. r. r. in Washington county were paid
of, they visited Hanover, took possession
of the town and run the saloons. One
man was fatally wounded.
The citizens of Lacrosse have request
ed Congressman Peters to secure from
the General Government, if possible, an
appropriation of 100000 for the Artesian
we'll company in Rush county.
E. A. Powers, President OF the Powers
bank of Ellsworth, and a prominent cat
tie dealer of Ellsworth county, died in
st. Louis, where he had been taken few
weeks ago for medical treatment.
Council Grove Republican, The cleo
ton for the voting of bonds to the Otta
wa, Usage City & Council Grove road, or
Tuesday, was all one sided. Only twelve
votes were cast against the proposition
Robb Bros store and the postofice il
GalVa, Mcpherson county, have been de
stroyed by fire. A roll of stamps in the
safe was rescued, but so badly damaged
as to he unfit for use. Loss, So, 900. In
rUrance, $4,000.
Junction City Union: A young mar
about eighteen years old, named Henry
Parker was bound over last week by Jus
tice White, in the sum of $500, for forg
ing the name of B. Gemney to store or
der. His folks live near Moss Springs.
Hiawatha World: AS Chas. Green, O
Powhattan township, was coming from
Netawaka, and when about one mil,
north, he saw a deer. 1t jumped anC
fell over fence. Mr.. Green's shepherd
dog held it till he came up and killed II
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