Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-08
KANSAS NEWS.
Leona has a public library.

DdI1s
Yates Center has nearly LOO popula-
cedarville has had Cemetery Arbor
Day"
A Valley Falls man has an alligator
eight feet long.
Scarlet rash has made its appearance
in Humboldt.
A Peabody man has sold 100000
hedge plants.
A Peabody firm sold twenty wind-mills
n one week.
Trees are being planted around the
| school house at Burr Oak.
Three crooks were arrested at Ell Do
rady IN one day, recently.
There is considerable emigration from
Kansas to Oklahoma.
The Second District Republican Con-
vention will be held at Paola June oath.
The first three story building in Os-
wego has been erected by the National
bank.
The Blue Rapids people are sub
scribing to build a steamboat at that
place.
The City Council of Yates Center en-
forces the ordinances against gamblers
and dogs.
The State railroads refused to make
half rates to the delegates to State Con-
ventions.
The Ladies' Reading club of Junction
| City has received an addition of sixty
volumes.
Hon. S. B. Bradford, of Usage county,
was recently gored by his Jersey bull,
but has recovered.
Willie Sutton, of Atchison, fell while
playing base ball and broke the upper
portion of his thigh.
The Newton City officials give trees
| free to those who will set them out on
front and side streets.
w. Harmonson, of Almena, Norton
county, is arranging to plant ten acres of
timber on his claim.
F. F. Pierce, of White Cloud, was
found guilty on seven counts for viola
ton of the prohibitory law, and fined
500.
Thomas Corbett, boy about II years
of age who lived about three miles east
of Osborne City, died of Black measles
recently.
The skeleton of a man, supposed to
have been a soldier, buried twenty years
ago, was recently found in the sand at
Lawrence.
At Topeka, three cases have happened
recently in which foot-pads have
snatched portmonaies from ladies while
the street.
The mayor of Leon designated "arbor
day." and offered premium Of ten dol
lars to the person setting out the largest
number of trees.
A land slide occurred on the Kansas
City branch of the A. T. & S. Fe road,
near Cedar Junction, causing consider
able delay of trains.
In the storm at Wamego on
the steeple of the Methodist
church was struck, and the front of the
church greatly injured.
Norton Courier: The citizens of Norton
and vicinity have bought 1000 trees, no.
in the court house yard.
The body of a new born babe was
found in a well near OsWegO, and a
young woman named Briggs was arrest
ed on the charge of infanticide.
Two young men named Noise, mar
rowly escaped drowning at Maxon's
ford, near Emporia, recently. The
horses they drove were drowned.
The Belle PIaine Neo0s says that farm
ers whose hogs die with cholera, throw
the carcasses into the Minnesota river,
and that fifty dead hogs foated down
recently.
Peabody Graphic: During the thunder
storm, the house of John LOeWen was
struck by lightning. Besides a hole IN
the roof and somewhat frightened fam
| lily, no damage of any consequence was
done.
Robert K. Rawlings, of Lawrence,
committed suicide at the house of his
brother in Humboldt by hanging him
self to the hinge of the door with a silk
handkerchief.
Ft. Scott Monitor: The prospects for
the Normal College are very encouraging.
Many new students arrived yesterday.
The enrolment will run close to Ghree
hundred this term.
Waterville Telegraph: Fires were kin
died October 1st, 1888, and the consump-
ton of wood and coal has been con-
slant up to this time, making nearly
seven months.
The mad dog scare at Glenwood in
LeavenwOrth county is very bad, there
having been several killed III that neigh
borhood, and some have died from the
effects Of hydrophobia.
| The Garrett papers are publishing the
prescriptions given by their doctors for
liquor giving the name of the purchas-
er; the store where filed, and the NJ. d.
who wrote the prescription.
Abilene Gazette: Twenty-Five cars of
cattle and two of hogs were shipped from
Abilene in one day recently. This is the
heaviest shipment made from this point