Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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the conductor had a controversy with
three tramps who got on at Topeka and
refused to pay their fare. The result
was that they got off and running ahead
of the train they picked up an old
coupling link, and going about three
hundred yards east of the train which
had stopped at the depot, broke the lock
of the switch and misplaced 1t. When
the train started again 1t ran through the
opened switch, the engine and tender
leaving the track and running OF into
the ditch. The train not yet having at
tanned much speed it stopped before any
of the cars ran off the track and there
was no damage done beyond the delay OF
four hours which elapsed before the en-
CINE could be got back on the track. 1t
took a good deal Of labor and the use Of
two additional engines to replace the
engine on the rails. Three men answer
ing their description have been arrested.
Yates Center Neqgs: Wash Siria, living
on Duck creek, reports that couple OF
wesks ago a boy, apparently about sew
enteen or eighteen years Of age, and
mounted upon dark 1rOn-gray colt, called
at his house and asked for lodging and
work, if it could be furnished him. He
was taken in and kept over night. he
stated to Mr. Siria that he had been sepa-
rated from his parents during the great
fire in Chicago, when he was scarcely i've
years Of age, since which time he has
knocked about the world IN search OF
them and an honest living at the same
time. A few months ago he ran across
an uncle in Jasper county, Mo, from
whom he obtained the horse he was rid
ing and the comforting assurance that
his lOng-lOst, lOng-sOught parents were
living on the Solomon river In this State,
near the Nebraska line. The youths
name is Wells, and his story may be
true one, yet it hardly seems credible.
He has a fair education, and is apparent
ly disposed to earn an honest living.
Mcpherson Freeman: A meeting offarm-
ers was held at the school house IN Dis
trict 48, five miles northwest Of McPher+
son, on Saturday, February Z, 1868, at two
o'clock D. m. Meeting called to order.
A. T. Waugh was elected chairman and
Fred Jackson secl etary. Chairman then
stated that the object of the meeting was
to take steps toward the organization of
a Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. After remarks by a number Of
those present faVOring the plan, a motion
was made to see how many present IA
vOred the plan. 1t was a unanimous vote
in favor of it. A. f. Waugh was appoint
ed a committee of one to open a cores
pOndence with the Secretary of State
committee Ofthe whole was appointed to
lay the plan before their neighbOrs, and
solicit them to join the enterprise. Those
present agreed to insure, as organized, to
the amount Of $ll 800.
Matters were pretty well mixed at
Stafford last Monday. The prohibition
lists had succeeded in electing a COnsta-
BILE recently, and were overly anxious for
a chance to get in their work on some of
the men who were apparently violating
the prOhibitOry law, so a warrant was
sworn out for the arrest of a prominent
druggist in the town and placed in the
hands of the new elected constable to
serve. He had not yet been qualified
and had no right to serve the warrant,
and as soon as he had served it, the wife
of the druggist had the fresh officer ar
rested for kidnapping her husband. The
county attorney finally quashed the en-
tire proceedings, but considerable quiet
fun was had out of the matter before this
end was accomplished.
Lyons Democrat: Department. Com
mander Pond, of Fort Scott, has ordered
that the annual enCampment of the O.. A.
r. shall be held in Fort Scott on March
II, II and Is. This will put the boys"
living in the central and northern part of
the State to some Inconvenience to get
there, and will no doubt be the cause of
a great many staying at home WhO.wOuld
have attended had the encampment been
held IN some more convenient place.
About half fare will be charged by the
railroads to those wishing to attend.
Hon. George F. Hamilton, of LaCygne,
by accident took an overdose of NOR
phine, hypodermically administered,
which caused instant death, on the 18th.
In 1876 Mr.. Hamilton was elected as a
Republican to represent Linn county in
the Kansas State Senate. While a mem
Der of the Senate he introduced the pro
hibitiOn amendment, subsequently adopt
ed by the people Of the State. He leaves
a wife and several children.
Harry Williamson, who has charge of
the Union Grain Company's elevator at
FredOnia, while passing by the machine
ry, allowed his coat tail to catch on to
revolving shaft, when he was given about
fifty revolutions quicker than chain
lightning. Luckily a man discovered
him in time to stop the machinery, but
not until he had broken his arm in two
places and bruised himself up generally.
Members of the Oklahoma colony at
Wichita held a meeting on the 18th and
passed resolutions denOuncing Secretary
LincOln's order to arrest w. l.. Couch, ct
a., censuring and condemning the au-
thorities causing the complaint to be
made, and urging that as many as can
get ready, meet on or before the 4th day
of March at Arkansas City, to move for
ward on the 5th, to stay.
Onaea Journal: A little three yearold
daughter of a Mr.. Pucket, near Arispie,
was fatally burned last Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Pucket had gone to the stable
to milk the COWS, leaving the child in the
house. By some means It's clothes caught
fire, and before assistance could be rem
dered IL was so badly burned that 1t died
the same evening.
Wichita has a cramps nestn where's an