Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-07-24
KANSAS NEWS.

motel.
Harvest hands are scarce in Barton
county
Wichita will send thity men to Min
neapolis.
Wichita has had twenty-five marriages
in the past month.
A boy was killed by sky rocket al
WetmOre, on July 4th.
The first brick edifce was erected in
Cheney, short time ago.
Peter Hampton, a coIored rag picker
is the oldest citizen in Wyandotte.
An attempt is being made to estab-
lish colored lodge of Masons at Wich-
tia.
Eighty-fve telephones are now used in
Junction City, and the number is still in
creasing.
The Seneca Tribune says loose women,
bad whisky and sour beer are the crying
evils In that town.
Girard is becoming quite a railroad
center. Sixteen trains pull up at the
station in that city every day.
The trustees of the defunct Danford
Bank, of Caldwell, are paying dividend
Of ten per cent to the creditors.
The editor of the Smokp Valley Neaus
and the editor of the Halstead Clipper
were recently married their brides being
sisters.
Wichita Eagle: Sedgwick county school
teachers receive larger salaries than the
public instructors of any other county in
the State.
A man named John Neatly was
drowned at Hum boldt, Allen county, a
few days ago while bathing. His body
was recovered.
Hutchinson Neo0s The boldest piece
of petit larceny ever committed in this
city, was the stealing of twelve law books
from ]. V. Climer's Office. No clue.
Leavenworth Standard: The Kansas
Central is to be extended from Milton
vale to Minneapolis, bids having been re-
ceived and opened for that purpose.
Salina Journal: The fourth and last
story of the college building will prOba-
bly, be finished in few days. The roof
work will then be Immediately COM
menced.
It is rumored in Topeka that the Santa
Fe Railroad Company has secured a lease
of the Wabash system, thus giving it an
outlet east from Kansas City for its
through business.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
made a change in their time table on
the Mcpherson branch July LIST. A pas
senger train was put on, an improvement
that will be appreciated by the travelling
public.
Pittsburg Sn,eIter: Fred Fanger has
been quietly drilling in the northeast
corner of his land, just west and north
of the bridge, for week past, and
Thursday struck the first vein of coal at
depth of forty-six feet, four feet thick.
Sabetha Herald: The large frame
barn of G. w. Harrison, on Pony creek,
northeast of this city, burned with all its
contents few days ago. Cause supposed
to be firecrackers. The stock was res
cued, but the grain, implements and
harness all burned with the building.
One of the most destructive storms of
the season is reported as having visited
Labette county short time ago. The
damage within radius of three miles is
said to be $4,000. Everything was de-
molished by the wind-school houses,
churches, crops, barns, etc.
Smith Center Pioneer: During severe
storms the Indians always felt secure on
the present site Of Smith Center, as they
said the wind storms would always pass
around it. 1t seems to be true, for at no
time in the history of the town has it
ever been visited by severe winds.
Sabetha Republican: Our old friend,
Andrew Neley, has built a curiosity in
the shape of regular Pennsylvania bar
rack. 1t is 16x16 feet and twenty feet
high, and will shelter about twenty tons
of. hay or grain. 1t is much cheaper
than barn, and just as serviceable for
the purpose for which it is used!
Douglass Tribune: This city was vic
timized recently by two serious burglar
les and the stealing of about fifteen hun
dred dollars worth of watches and Jew
elry. The victims of the outlaws are the
firms of Wise & Lingenfelter and Hamil-
ton & Weeks. Both houses were enter
ed alike, by the front door.
Commonwealth: Judge Guthrie stated
in the Board of Trade meeting recently,
that contract has been let for the COM
pletion of the Topeka, Salina and West
ern road, from this city to the west line
of Shawnee county, and a force of men
are now at work. He thinks that 100
miles of the road will be completed this
year.
A man named VIM. Stiles made appli-
cation to the city authorities of Topeka
for protection and lodging. When he
presented himself his appearance was
fearful, being a mass of clotted blood and
bruises. He stated that while stealing
ride he had been kicked off the train by
a brakeman, receiving the injuries which
his appearance indicated.
Troy Chief. Emancipation in the West
Indies went into effect on the first day
of August, 1884. The first day of next
month, therefore, will be the fiftieth an
niversary of that event. The colored
people of Troy are making preparations
to celebrate the day in grand style, with
picnic, speeches, dancing, and other