Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-10

county has but little. II anYs and the
same viii soon be said Of Ford county.
Wichita claims a population Of some
II 600, yet at their important railroad
bond election last week they cast but
9O2 votes, all told.
Leavenworth Standard. There are
about l54 saloons in this town which
contribute $40 per month each, to help
sustain the city.
Lexia Taggart. the eleven year old
son Of George Taggart, took the premi-
un for the best original orator at the
Parsons fair.
Allen Bruce, of UniontoWn, Bourbon
county, has skipped the country" 20
avoid arrest for violations Of the prohib-
tory law.
The city council Of Clay Center have
granted to 3. w. Pike a tWenty-One
years franchise to erect gas works in
that city.
During the last four months improve
ments to the amount OfS22, 700 have been
made atthe state penitentiary at Leav-
enWOrth.
VIM. Mellish was accidentally shot
and killed at Scranton the other day
while removing loaded shot gun from
a buggy.
Parsons, Labette county, is being food
ed with spurious silver halves and dol
lars. and the police fail to catch the
shower.
Out Of an attendance of 500 pupils
daily in the Olathe public schools, there
we're only five tardy marks in two
weeks.
Ratcliff & Corning's mill was destroyed
by fire at Garden Plain, Sumner county,
the other day. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
Mr.. Oliver II. Stanley, an old and re-
spectacle citizen Of Columbus, Cherokee
county, died very suddenly the other
day.
About one hundred families of Dunk
ards will locate between now and the
first of March, at Hamilton, Cove county.
Hon. J. G. Scott, one of the pioneer
| journalists Of this state, died the other
day at Cherryvale, Montgomery county.
CT. Miller, Of Kingman, was relieved
] Of a pocket book containing 81 $40 at the
/ Santa Fe depot in Wichita recently.
In several places over the state, prin-
| cipally at fairs, parties have been arrest
ed for peddling whisky in bottles.
The question Of establishing electric
| lights, is now being discussed at indie
pendence, Montgomery county.
The printing Office of Frank Hall, in
1 AtchisOn, was damaged by fire the
| other day to the extent Of $500.
A society to be known as the ''Youth's
Mutual Improvement Association, has
been organized ct Atchison.
A three and a half pound terrier dog
has killed thirty eights rats in the past
two months at Clay Center.
William Hancock died near Olathe,
johnson county, last week, at the ad-
vanced age Of 80 years.
Hugh Denman, a jackson county
horse thief, broke jail at HOltOn the 9TH
er day and escaped.
Mr.. Reynolds, of CofFey county, has
broken of chewing tobacco, after using
it for sixty years.
The question of constructing a street
railway is now being discussed at Vel
/ ington.
Wellington has been selected as the
storm signal or cold wave station.
The work of numbering the houses in
! Sallna, has been commenced.
A new court house is soon to be cree
| ed in Johnson county.
The Kingman schools have an enroll
ment of $50 pupils.
Jetmore is to have a college and nor
NAL institute.
The people Of Ness county intend to
bore for coal.
The school population Of Harvey conn
| ty is 6 ,25O.
Atchison is to have a new city direc-
! tory.
! Fredonis has a new Masonic hall.