Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-12
KANSAS NEWS.

has appointed deputies as follows: George
+. ShRritts LeavenWOrth; Chas. Currier;
.LeavenWOrth; Charts E. Bell, Ellsworth.
J. w. Rice, Fort Scott; S. s. Baker, King
man; James Graham, st. Marysi z. w,
Legget, Abilene; 3. M. FellOn, Wallace;
b. ID. Wilson, DarligntOn; M. L. Law
renee, o. D. Kise, Cherryvale; Garnett
Burks, Winfield; ". +. HerWick, Win
field, Columbus; A. W. Cunningham
Armourdale; Philip Rothman, Clay
Center. Others will be appointed in the
course of time.
st. Marys Express: In Kansas objects
can be seen at a great distance. Stand
ing on the school houre hill at Alma,
the church at NeWbury can be distinctly
observed, even recognizing the dark
shadows caused by the windows. This
Is distance of at least twelve miles.
Likewise, when one is at EeWbury
church he can see the school house at
Alma.
KirWin Republican: Phillips county is
thirty miles square, and contains nine
hundred square miles. Cut it into farms
OF one hundred and sixty acres each, and
there will be thirty-six hundred, and
seven thousand two hundred farms, if
cut into 80 acre farms. The county is an
empire of itself, and immigrants should
come to this county before going further
west.
AnOtOrious'y bad character by the name
OF David Black, Mailing from Dodge City,
shot and MORALLY wounded Julius
Schmidt, a soldier Of company K. 18th
Inf. I. S. A, in row 10 a gambling house
at KiOWa COmanch6 county. He was
Immediately arrested, and placed in the
KioWa Jail.
Lyons Republican,: ]. Conner, who
lives near this city, lost his house and its
entire contents last week by fire. No
one was in the house at the time but the
fire seems to have started back of the
cupboard and is supposed to have been
caused by mice and matches. Loss
$4OO.
The Santa Fe railroad company, with
its usual generosity, offers to carry uni
formed bands to and from the soldiers
reunion, from all stations at which one
hundred tickets are sold, free.
Kansas gets the next national associa-
ton Of teachers, which will meet at To-
peka in July, 1886, and assures from five
to six thousand teachers in attendance
from outside Of our state.
Atchison Globe: The cash receipts Of
the police court during August amount
ed to 1864 so. Total number of cases
since May 1st, 631; total cash paid city in
four months by police Judge, $3,894.20.
The rate of taxation in the city of
Wellington, Sumner county, is 1886 on
the 500. Last year the rate was $4O78
which passed on the one hundred dollars.
Henry Mindey, citizen of Leaven-
worth, received three painful wounds
from the accidental discharge of a revOl-
yer in the hands of Timothy Kennedy.
The people Of Lawrence are discuss
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1t will cost about $4,000 and the scheme
is to issue bonds to that amount.
It is proposed to bond Ford county in
the sum of $4,000, to aid in the con
struction of the Cattle King railroad from
Dodge City to EngleWoOd.
A great many settlers are proving up
on their land, greatly increasing the tax
able property IN the western counties.
The tax levied this year in the city of
Minneapolis, Kansas, is 1922 on each
500.
Eddie Golfer a Is year old boy was
drowned near Atwood, RaWlins county,
while bathing.
A merchant of Dodge City named Per
~ Wilder left there last week owing
$4,000.
Burglars have been making themselves
disagreeablY numerous at Clay Center.
A new lodge of the knights of Honor
has been instituted at Wyandotte.
The total population of Shawnee coun-
ty is 4O,579 against 81, 7S5 in 1884.
The Erie Record says that 800 out Of its
800 subscribers are delinquents.
The Mcpherson county institute has
1873 teachers enrolled.
T. II. Thomas, an old citizen of En-
Poria, died the other day.
A baby was born in Rice county last
week weighing fifteen pounds.
Ford county is organizing a county
historical society.
The taxlevy in the city ofParsons this !
year is $5.15 per 500.
There is talk of establishing a stove
foundry at Wichita.
A new $4,000 school building is to be !
erectedat Winfield.
A club of colored Democrats has been !
organized at Topeka.
Dodge City has 500 children of school
age.
The city of Newton is to be supplied !
with gas.
Clarke county wishes to bore for coal
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