Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-05
KANSAS NEWS.

Lyndon mas telephone exchange
with twelve subscribers. E
Air brakes are being attached to freight
cars Of the Santa Fe road.
Rocks county boasts of one of the fast
est foot-racers in the country.
The public schools of Lawrence closed
recently, turning out twenty one gradu-
ates.
A $1,000 band wagon. built for John
sons circus, has been purchased by the
Prescott Band for $125.
Paola demands a Board of Trade, and
the Western Spirit is of the opinion that
1t would be great advantage.
A fish club has been organized at
Wichita, for the purpose of stocking the
local streams with game fish.
Halstead hadepeadent: r. M. Hamilton,
of Newton, has failed, and his indebted
ness is estimated at about $35, 900.
The closing exercises of the Kansas
Institution for the Education of the
Blind were held, recently, at Wyandotte.
Florence has beautiful park, which
is nicely shaded by large trees, and in
which number of picnics have been
held.
Enterprise, Dickinson county, has
changed it's name back to the old original
name, Detroit, according to the Abilene
Gazette.
David Mimms, colored man, of Wy
andotte, plunged into the Missouri river
to save a drowning boy, and was himself
drowned.
1t is believed that the same gang of
robbers who came to grief at Medicine
Lodge, a short time ago, were connected
with the recent burglaries at Hutchin-
son.
]. P. Brooks, prominent citizen of
Humboldt, Kan, died from the effects of
poison, probably belladonna, given him
by his physician, by mistake, for capsi-
cum.
Hartford Call: The measles are raging
fearfully in town. Nearly all the chill
dren are down, and many of the older
ones are also on the sick list with the
disease. .'.7.
Cottonwood Falls Leader: I. B. Sharp,
on Prairie hill, while digging a well a
few days ago, struck a rock containing
free gold in limited quantity at depth
of % feet.
The Labette county railroad bonded in
debtedness is $4,000. 1t is estimated
that in twenty years the railroad taxes
collected will be sufficient to wipe out
the score.
H. S. Cross, of Topeka, has been ar
rested, charged with forging orders on a
number Of firms, signing the names of
prominent citizens. He was arrested in
Kansas City.
While digging well near Mound City,
few days ago, Mr.. Wilson struck on q
large cave through which coursed a
stream of clear water, large enough to
supply the town.
The Insurance argus, of Chicago, says:
zone of the best of Western insurance
companies is the Burlington, of Burling-
ton, Iowa. 1t is credit to the State and
to the business"
At Leavenworth, John Crawford. while
carelessly handling a revolver, shot Geo.
Bland. The ball entered two inches be.
low the nipple, striking rib. The wound
is not dangerous.
A fourteen year old son of W. E. Pow.
ell of Sterling was riding horse when il
ran away, throwing him. His foot caught
in the stirrup and he was literally kick
ed and torn to pieces.
Butler county has 146 school districts
L
good for a county which fifteen years age
had but two or three districts and as
many school houses.
The day of small buildings seems tc
have already passed in Belleville, as
there are now at least two dozen resi-
dences In course of erection that cost
from 81 900 to $4,000 each.
Cottonwood Falls Leader: The cattle
in this neighborhood have been dying
from various diseases this Spring. G. H
Wheeler lost one with the black-leg anC
others from hollow hide"
Wichita Eagle. : It is expected that the
branch of the Santa Fe from Wichita
will reach Kingman in few days, the
track now being laid to within abou
four miles of the latter place.
Abilene Chronicle: DonneIl, Lawson
Simpson, one of the suspended banking
firms in New York, have considerable
money belonging to Dickinson county
but it is all covered with good bond.
A game of bunko was successfully
played in Kansas City, Kansas, recently
The victim was wealthy stock dealer
named George w, Stevens, who hail
from Baxter Springs. Stevens lost 1923
The safe of Fontana business mar
was broken open by burglar and 81
distracted therefrom. Just previous tt
the theft the former had deposited 50, 7Ot
in LaCygne bank, which otherwis
would have been lost.
Salina Journal: The people of Linds
borg last Friday saw cyclone form som,
ten miles northwest of that place. The
watched itas itmoved along, and final
saw it break. No report Of damage la
been heard of SO. far,
salina Joeirnal. shute & aHaskel