Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A special from Kansas City says: The
Sheriff Of Marion county, Kan, passed
through this city enrOute to Leaven-
worth, with r. Calhoun, forty years of
age, of Marion Center, Kan, who is IN
der a sentence Of forty-two years i'm
prisonment. Calhoun, who was Super
intendent Of the Sunday School and a
member of church choir, was indicted
for debauching fourteen girls, aged from
ten to fourteen years, respectively, who
were mem ers of the Sunday School. He
pleaded guilty on the first two indict-
ments, and was sentenced tWenty-One
years on each. He was guarded by forty
armed men to the evening train, and
brought here to-day. His inhuman Drac-
tees commenced about a year ago, and
caused intense excitement in the cOmmu-
nifty when it became known. 1t is sup
posed that he has wife in Indiana.
Concordia Republican, Empire: Last
! Sunday night two inmates of the county
| jail escaped by digging through the wall.
They were J. w. Luce, who was waiting
| for the Spring term of court to try him
| for stealing a span of horses in Meredith
/ township, and q. E. Elmquest, who was
awaiting trial for burglarizing and rob
| bling the store of S. ]. Taylor in James
/ town. On the night they broke Jail the
| store of Mr.. Taylor was again broken in
to and robbed of about $500 worth OF
/ goods and what money there was in the
| drawer.
/ The Oklahoma boomers, who were to
| have been tried in Wichita on the 9th,
! were promptly on hand, but their cases
went over to the regular term in Septem-
! Der. Warrants have been issued for 81
more boomers, and others will be arrest
ed as soon as their names can be pro
! cured. Capt. Couch and Gen. Hatch left
! Wichita on the same train for Arkansas
! City. Couch says the boomers will move
/ on, and Hatch says they will not.
Burr Oak Herald: The Porcupine Coal
| Mining and Prospecting Company is the
name Of the new company being organ
/ lied TO prospect for coal on POrcupine
/ creek, three miles southwest Of town,
They mean business and have, sunk q
| hole to the depth of about 125 feet, with
good indications of coal not far of. They
/ viii 90 down 400 feet, if satisfactory re-
suits of coal are not obtained at a less
depth.
| Wier Tribune: RumOrs are in the all
I that Wier is to have another railroad
sOOn-a branch of the Frisco from Pitts
/ burg to this place. We are Informed
/ that work will begin at an early day, and
the road built from here to Pittsburg, as
/ We are also informed that if the project
receives proper encouragement, the line
viii be extended toward Sedalia from
Pittsburg, and from Wier to ChetOpa vie
Columbus.
II. W. Gustin, Roadmaster of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe line, at
tempted to leap from the front end of 6
baggage car at Arkansas City, striking
man on the platform and falling under
the wheels, and was killed instantly
i Two wheels passed over his body. He
resided at Newton. TO which place the
remains will be taken for interment.
AIarysviue Nelrs: Alfred Voorhee
has returned home after several months
sojourn on the Pacific coast and ocean
During the summer he made one trip {,
Australia, one TO Honolulu and three o
= four to Alaska. He also travelled over
. good portion of California, Oregon ant
p. Wyoming Territory, but never found
( better place than Kansas.