Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-07
Kansas State l,ayFs.

Four United States prisoners broke
Jail at Wichita on the night of the 22d.
The names of the fugitives are: Ed Nc
Sweeney alias Ed Smith, a soldier dressed
Ia III. S. uniform, who was indicted by
the Grand Jury at the recent term of the
United States District Court for the
murder OF Mrs. Mary Elliott at Ft. Reno,
Il. T., last Summer. Robert Perry, also q
United States prisoner, charged with
having committed murder in the Indian
Nation. George Scribner, charged with
assault with intent to kill, and Frank,
Hazier, q horse thief captured a short
time ago at Derby, who had an eXamin-
alton before Justice Thomas and was
bound over to the District Court.
Atchison Patriot: Yesterday after
noon the AtchisOn Oklahoma AssOcla-
ton held a meeting at Turner hall,
which was attended by over two hun
people. Four delegates were selected to
attend the State Oklahoma Convention
that meets in Topeka February Sd, and
the following gentlemen were selected
as a committee to lay of town as soon
as the proper authorities shall give per
mission to enter the Territory; Robert +.
Wetzel, John NJ. Lane, J. Hoenscheidt,
Jacob George, Chris Krings, Alfred Meier
and James p. Mcclure. The association
has now $500 in the treasury, and pro
poses to do nothing in violation of eX-
listing laws.
In Lawrence an aged couple have been
allowed to become so destitute that they
have to remain in bed to keep from freez-
ing, while not a block from the old mans
house lives his son, who is drawing a
very comfortable salary from the State,
but refuses to render any assistance to
the aged couple. The mans daughter Is
the wife of a prosperous merchant whose
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and yet the couple referred to might
have starved to death for all the as
sistance that she or her husband has
given them.
Wichita Eagle: Ex-Governor Glenn
showed us an old Commission yesterday.
The commission was issued to him as
postmaster of Ripley, Ill, by Jacob Col
lender, Postmaster General of President
Taylor's administration. He received
the appointment during Folks admins
tratiOn, but did not receive his commits
sion until Taylor was inauguTated.
Harrison Hinkle, of Emporia, had been
blind for seven years, and had treated in
vain with the best dictOrs IN Kansas.
Not many days ago to his great surprise
and unbounded delight he began to see
and ever since then his sight has i'm
proved until now by the aid of glasses he
lie able to read coarse print in the news
papers.
At a meeting of the representatives of
the Alumni Association of the UniVer-
sity of Kansas. A. @. Scott, Of the class
of 1877, was chosen to deliver the annu-
al address June next, with j. w. Gleed,
of Topeka, of the class Of 1881, as alter
nate.
Hutchinson Democrat: Hutchinson has
become a den Of thieves lately, none Of
whom as yet have been apprehended, al
though our night police are on the qui-
Vive and the town auth critics have offered
a reward for their scalps.
Howard Brady, an old and well known
passenger conductor on the Santa Fe,
has just been notified Of q legacy Of So
600 coming to him by the death Of a
millionaire aunt.
The County Commissioners of Wilson
county refused to call Grand Jury. 1t
IS reported that 4O7 legal electors OF the
county asked for jury, and 7l3 remon-
strated against it.
Last Thursday morning at Cawker City,
the thermometer registered Is degrees
below zero, Friday morning 10, and the
same Saturday.
A highwayman "held up" a Mr.. Walker
near Elk City last Saturday night about
nine o'clock, and relieved him Of $3.50 in
cash.
Usage City was visited a few nights
ago by disasterous fire, property being
destroyed to the amount Of $4,000.
The Dunkards intend building a
church in Butler county, probably at
Augusta.
The Opera House curtain at Mankato
is adorned with a picture Of the new
school house.
Minneapolis now has thoroughly or
ganized Social Club, which meets twice a
month.
A new postoffice has been established
in Miami county called Gingo.
Emporia suffered a water famine dur
ing the recent cold snap.
The Arkansas river is frozen clear to
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