Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-17
KANSAS NEWS.

The Frankfort leap year ball was a
success.
The militia company of Marysville has
a weekly drill.
The Odd Fellows of Axten will have a
ball April 25th.
There is a "Doo Da" campaign club in
Cherokee county.
The emigrant train on the Santa Fe
road has been taken off.
A tramp insulted a thirteen year old
girl In TT. Scott and the Bourbons are af-
ter him.
August Holm is the newly elected
President of the Marysville Turnverein
Society.
Pearla Wright was accidentally killed
by another boy named Frizzell, while
hunting near Mcpherson.
The Kansas town without some kind
of library is the exception, and several
of them have free public libraries.
The motion OF. John Foster, county at
torney of Saline county, for new trial
has been over ruled by the Supreme
Court.
Chief Justice Horton lectured in Frank
fort last week. His subject was "The
History of Trial by jury" and it was
ably handled.
Efforts are being made to secure the
pardon of VIM. Hickman, of Abilene,
convicted of selling liquor and sentenced
to $50 days in Jail.
A grand jury is to be impanelled in
Marshall county to investigate the cir
cumstances of the hanging of Samuel
Prayer, the murderer of the Penning-
tons.
"Tiger Bill,' formerly of Clay Center,
is now travelling in Indiana under the
name of DR.. Yellowstone, selling medi-
cine to the unsophisticated people of that
State.
The Indian School, at Lawrence, will
not be ready for occupancy until the
middle of May. The first term will be-
gin with about $50 little Indians in at
tendance.
Blue Mound Sun: The proverbial prai-
RE schOoners seem to be on their line of
march westward earlier than usual this
season, as large numbers of them pass
our Office daily.
Anyone knowing of the whereabouts
of Frank M. RynearsOn will confer IA
VOr and relieve a mothers anxiety by
leaving his address at the postofice at
Arkansas City.
Halstead Independent: Quite a delega-
ton of Mennonites from Dakota arrived
here last Friday evening. They also are
tired of Dakota and want home in
sunny Kansas.
Abilene Gazette: A rough and tumble
fight on the fair grounds, the other day
resulted in the breaking of the leg of one
of the pugilists and the naming of the
right thumb Of the other.
A letter pouch containing $50 letters
was recently stolen at the Mo-, Pacific
depot in Parsons and robbed of it's con.
tents. Eighty eight opened letters were
found, one being registered letter.
Cottonwood Falls Leader A baby be.
longing to Berry Wood, on Diamond
creek, fell out of bed, last Saturday night
and in its fall struck it's side on the cor
ner of trunk, paralyzing Sthe little
thing.
Parsons Sun: By actual count there
are at the present time one hundred anC
sixty-three new buildings in course o
erection in the city, the foundations o
which have all been laid since the 1st O
January.
Axtell ESitor: On looking out of The
window Thursday afternoon, and seein)
the approaching storm, the school teach
ers dismissed the school and let thu
scholars make tracks for some safe
place of refuge.
Mankato Monitor: Last Thursday thi
village was visited by an embryo cyclone
1t touched the east part of town, Hftln!
the new house of James Simmons iron
the foundation, and doing considerable
damage to Dalton's barn, etc.
Major R. H. Litson, County Attorne,
of Graham county, died at his residenc
in Gettysburg township, March 9th
of Graham county, where he was anon
the foremost men in the county.
Osborne Farmer During the year enc
ing March 1st, 1884, there were 44,0O
acres of land proved up in this county
This is about 5000 in excess Of last yea
The number of acres in the county taxa
BILE this year is about 5000.
The M. E. Conference at Topek
adopted a resolution declaring "That q
future elections we will support for offiC
only such men as are in favor of sustain
ing and enforcing the prohibitory amend
ment."
A fourteen year old son of Mr.. Ma
ting, living seven miles south of Hutch
inson, was accidentally shot and ,kille
while out hunting. His parents we1
absent from home at the time, and upo
their return made the horrible discoV
cry.
Burlingame Chronicle: There is an e
fort being made here at present to organ
ize a Knights of Pythias Lodge. Th
names of some fifteen or twenty haV
been secured, and it is probable they wi
make application for charter within
few days.
Winchester argus: Last Thursda
evening the wind got on a high an
razed several out houses to the groun,
and tore down the buggy sheds at the
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