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


OF the United States against the Kansas
City, Lawrence & Southern Kansas rail-
road company. The bill was filed Janu-
airy %, 1888, and alleges that the railroad
company uniawfully held p, 900 acres of
land, having obtained patents to which
it was not entitled. These lands are In
Allen county, and are improved farms
worth several millions dollars. The title
to many oJher lands are indirectly in
VOlved. The railroad company claimed
the lands under transfer from the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas Railroad com
pany, and that company by a transfer
from the AtchisOn Topeka & Santa Fe,
and also by independent grant to itself.
The AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe COM
pany are to baild branch down the Ne
OSLO valley. The grant was made March,
3, 1868. The company, instead Of build
ing the branch, transferred its right TO
do so to the Missouri, Kansas q Texas
company. AfterWard congress made
grant, July 4, 1866, to the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railroad company for a line
down the Neosho valley. The company
built such a line, but not as branch of
the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe COM
pany, as required by the grant to that
company. Judge Brewer held that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company
could not transfer its rights in the
branch road, and that even if 1t could
the branch had not been built but an
entirely Independent line belonging to
q different system. The Missouri Kan
sas q Texas company had attempted to
get both grants, while only building one
road, Judge Brewer held that the sec
Ond grant superseded the first, and that
the patents issued under the first grant
to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
company were void. He further held
that the company could not claim the
lands under the act of of 1890, because it
had made no selection under the act.
The Rev. Chas. W. Price, a prominent
Presbyterian clergyman, committed sui
eide, by hanging, near his residence on
his farm one mile east of
Cherokee, Crawford county. He
arose as usual the morning of the event
full day and after performing his chores
went to the house, ate his breakfast,
read chapter from the bible, and after
q prayer arose remaTking to his wife
that one Of the horses appeared to be
sick. After a short absence he returned
him a small rope thinking he wanted it
TO tie the horse. A few minutes after
ward his son, Charley, found him hang
ing from a gate post that leads into his
pasture. The boy gave the alarm, and
his son Stewart ran to the rescue, and
cut his father down, but life had fed.
The Rev. @. w. Price came from Platts-
burg, No, to Cherokee about five years
ago, was a man Of fine culture and abil-
ity, and was respected by all for his
many excellent qualities and high chris
tian character and department. The
death Of several relatives it is said IN
settled his mind.
Michael Broderick got off a Santa Fe
IL n T-eT II
which time he haze not been seen or
heard of. He was travelling with his
mother. When the cars reached Topeka
ne got out of the car as it stood In the
depot and walked up and down the plat
form. He continued to walk when the
train started. Mrs. Broderick, feeling
that he would get on all right, paid no
more attention to the son until the train
had attained considerable Roadway. The
son not putting in an appearance she
came to the conclusion that he had been
left behind. Thinking that he would
follow on the next train, the mother
gave herself no uneasiness. The next
train came, and the next, but her son
failed to put IN an appearance. Postal
cards were sent to this city to the Off
Cials, but they failed to find the missing
man. ANY information relative to the
man will be thankfully received by the
heart broken mother.
The people of Topeka are greatly ex.
cited over the mysterious disappearance
Of one Fred. Brown, who, when last seen
Friday, August q, had upon his person
S13, 5000 in currency. He was about to
purchase some two hundred head of cat
tie, and it was for this purpose that he
had the money in his possession. His
father, John W. Brown, is an old and
we'll known resident of Shawnee county.
There are but two theories given. One,
that he has absconded; the other, that
he has been murdered. His Valise was
found near the Valley house, a disrepu-
table hotel in Topeka. The hotel was
searched from topic bottom, but nothing
was found. Browns valise, In which he
carried the money, was empty, containing
nothing except his'railroad pass.
Wichita Eagle: Mr.. B. ). Crumley, of
Kingman, father of Sherman Crumley,
the young man who 50 mysteriously dis
appeared from Kingman about six WeeRs
ago. and of whom no trace has been dis
covered yet, was in the city the other
day. Mr.. Crumley entertains no doubt
but that his son was murdered. He says
traces had been discovered that left no
doubt IN his mind marked the spot
where the deed was committed. His
description of the man last seen with his
son tallies with that Of the fellow last
seen with the old Italian who was muir
dered here two months ago.
Medicine Lodge Cressett: Mr.. Stalna-
ker brought to our office recently the
tooth ola mastadOn which was taken out
of the cut in tho railroad grade In the
south part of town. The tooth was
found about twelve or fourteen feet IN
der ground. It seemed to have been
broken into about the middle, The
piece found weighs seven pounds, meas
ures nine inches in length and about
four inches in breadth. If the animal
that carried it was as big all over in pro-
portion to bis teeth he probably WeIghed