Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-19

has sent a warrant to the county treas
urer Of Ford county, amounting to So,
$50, to cover costs in the unOrganized
counties Of Hamilton, Clark, Greeley,
SequOyah and Kearney, attached to Ford
county, for judicial purposes.
The barn of Frank Cloyse, at Lancas-
ter, AtchisOn county, was struck by
lighting last week and totally destroyed,
with the contents which included hay,
grain and farm implements, to the value
Of $1,000.
Junction City Tribune: The contract
has been awarded to build one set Of of
6cers quarters at Fort Riley, to be finish
ed by February Is. 1886. Work viii be-
gin at once, and be pushed through.
The claim is made that the largest fish
ever caught In the Missouri river was
hooked and landed by Captain Burns at
QuinadarO, the other daY. 1t was nine
feet long and weighed 300 pounds.
Jacob Joseph Defries, aged p years,
committed suicide at LeavenWOrth the
other day by hanging himself. No rea-
son is known why he should have COM
mitted the rash act.
The old frame building in Olathe in
which Gen. Ewing issued his famous COR
der No. II" to Red Legs and Bush
Whackers, to leave the country, has been
torn down.
Two brothers at Belle PLANE, Sumner
county, have struck it rich near Pitkin,
Colorado, in the mining business. They
discovered property worth $4,000.
Wellington Press: The Jury in a case
Of the state of Kansas VS.. Jacob Slime,
charged with giving away beer, returned
a verdict Of guilty on one count.
G. F. Hargis, a Wellington, Sumner
county, miller has made an assignment,
Liabilities $52, 700. Assets will probably
ably reach 100000.
Petty thieving is complained of at
Marysville, Marshall county. In fact
the thing seems to be quite general all
over the state
A fire at the Valley House in Topeka
cOused a loss Of 81 goo The belief is
general that the fire was started by an
incendrary.
There are ffty-eight school teachers
employed in PaWnee county and this
year there were sixty-6Ve applicants for
positions.
The barn of Capt. Athens, near Hal
stead, Harvey county, was burned the
other day. Loss 81, 800 insurance 500.
The commercial travellers met at Law
renee last week and organized a state
travelling mems protective association.
Lyndon, Usage county, is going to con-
tinue to prospect for coal. The Journal
says that 81, 900 is left to work on.
Edward county wants a jail and court
house and the question of voting bonds
is to be submitted to the people.
A farmer near Seneca, Nemaha coun-
ty, has discovered coal on his farm. A
ten inch vein was struck.
The probate Judge of Leavenworth
county has married 2I9 couple in his day.
A good record that.
Burglars entered the house of William
! Higgins at Topeka and secured booty to
| the amount of $50.
A new lodge of the Knights Of Pythias
is soon to be organized at Florence,
Marion county,
Diptheria seems to be prevailing in
Saline county just now. Several deaths
are reported.
There were seventy applicants for
positions as teachers in Smith county
last week.
Corn will average about forty bushels
to the acre in Edward county this year.
Burglars have been making themselves
disagreeably numerous at Clay Center.
Dexter, CoWlev county, wishes to in
corporate as a city of the third class.
A 81 pound water melon was raised In
Barber county this wear.