Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-10
STATE NEWS


had evidently persisted by exposure TO
the chilling blasts during the night Of
December oath. As neither party had
any personal acquaintance with the de-
ceased, they were unable to identity the
remains, which were at once conveyed
to this place, when IL was ascertalned
that the dead body was that OF ANUS
Krat, who, until recently, had occupied
a small dug-Out III the bank Of the Wal
nut, above Ness City.
Columbus Times: The Cherokee
Teachers Association convened at the
high school building on Sunday last, with
Prof Ingham presiding. Considering the
weather there was good turnout and
very ENJOYABLE session. A Reunion at
the G. A. r. Hall at night was replete
with literary and social entertainment,
and added much to the enjoyment of the
teachers. If any class Of workers need
respite, we are free to say that the faith
fuI teachers are entitled to it.
FIJI. Hart, prominent citizen Of Be
lott died suddenly at his residence, Of
cerebral congestion. Mr.. Hart had been
a resident and banker Of BelOit for eleven
years past, being the pioneer In that
business in this part OF the State. de
was intimately identified with the inan-
cial affairs Of that city, and stood high
as a gentleman Of wealth, and one who
was always foremost in pushing forward
every enterprise calculated to build up
the city Of his home or that section Of
the State.
Otto Miller, alias Jas. Topper, who
robbed the college safe at St. Marys, was
captured at Lawrence by Chief of Police
Prentice as he was about to board an
east-bOund train. Over $1,000 of the
money stolen was recovered. Miller is q
hard character, and il is thought that he
!
nous OHeTse. A confederate, to whom |
he had given over $500 Of the money, |
was also arrested.
Lawrence Herald Tribune: The stud /
ents at the University are much inCOn- /
venienced by the irregularity of the I
clock of thatVenerable institution. Some /
of these clocks stopped never to go again,
while others are SO much out Of keller /
that they are practically useless as time
keepers. The State oughttO provide the
University with at least one cloak that
will register the time correctly.
The citizens of Cherokee county pro-
pose to circulate a petition asking the
Legislature of Kansas to cut down the
salaries of county officers. That of
County Clerk to $1,000, including clerk
of County Attorney to $1,000; of County
Treasurer to s., 900, and to reduce fees of
all county officers 25 per cent. from what
is now allowed by law, and to abolish
the county authorship.
Dodge City Times: A party of gentle
men are considering the project of an
irrigation canal on the south side of the
Arkansas river. This is an enterprise
that will soon be contaminated. Irriga-
ton projects in Colorado and Western
Kansas are interesting just now. The
irrigation canal on the north side of the
Arkansas will soon be completed to
Dodge City.
A dispatch from Wichita says ga num-
Der of societies Of Oklahoma cOlOnists
are forming in this section. Private adj
vices OF h. l.. Couch, who has succeeded
the late Captain Payne in the leadership,
state that the boomers are in force in
camp on the CimarrOn river and menaced
by troops, but propose to hold their
ground. Fresh recruits are joining the
cOlonists daily"
The State University viii ask the Leg
islature this winter for an appropriation
of S66OOO OF this amount $4,000 will
be required to erect a Natural History
building. This department has grown
to such magnificent proportions, and is
of such great value that a separate
building to properly take care of it has
become an absolute necessity.
Harry Weber, of Atchison, contracted
with the manager of the Atchison skat-
ing rink, for two appearances of MISS
MOntrose, and after the two exhibition
1t was discovered that Miss MOntrOse
named Finney. Mr. SOrters manager of
the rink will prosecute Weber for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Abilene Gazette: Master Lewis Gull
Inns, aged sixteen, son of Mr. John Gull
Inns, of this city, is travelling with Abbey's
circus in Arkansas. He Is mentioned on
the big bills as the infant bOneless Won
der" and Is said to excel in his acrObatic
feats. He was brought up in Abilene, +
and is now commanding a good salary.
Jerry BigIer, an old resident Of Butler
county, cut his throat with a razor at II
o'clock Sunday night and expired in
stantly. His mind seems to have been
disturbed about money matters. He set
tied In that county in 1870, and was In
fair circumstances. HeleaVes a wife and
thee children.
A lawyer in the Wichita court the
other day threw an ink stand at anOther's
head. Judge Slues equred him to apollo
gize for 1t. He did so, and added:
while am about it 1 may as well apOl
gize beforehand for throwing another
inkstand at him the first chance 1 get.'
The legal season for shooting Quail
OK pres VIII the uIbL OF January Inc
slaughter of quails has been immense
this year. Never before has there been
such a quantity in market Prices have
kept up we'll for the reason Of large
shipments to Colorado.
Mr. n B. Perry, formerly city editor
of the Leaven worth Times, is laboring un-
der a temporary fit of insanity, and nee
essitated his being locked up. The
friends Of the unfortunate man think
he viii rally under proper treatments and
recover his senses.