Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-26
KANsAs NEWS


last two car succeeded in doing so. While
the last car, a sleeper, was passing over,
the bridge gave throwing 1t over the em-
bankment. A panic Immediately ensu
ed among the passengers, Tut such of
those who retained their presence Of
mind ran back tn see to the injured peO-
pie. In turning over the Miller coupler
had let 60 its hold thus saving the rest Of
the train from going with the last car.
In the sleeper were four passengers and
the porter, and they all CraWled out ex-
cspt one, a Mr.. Stewart of Des MOines,
Iowa. As soon IS he was missed several
went into the car and succeeded in eX-
Treating him. It was found that he was
badly but not seriously injured. Save
the damage to the car this was the only
Joss.
The Soldiers Orphans Home, which
has been located in AtchisOn by the
State Board of Charities, will cost the
city about $17,O 900; $1,000 bonus to the
state, and $4,000 for a site of $50 acres.
In return for this outlay on the part of
Atchison, the st ate will eXpend $4,000
in buildings to commence with, aud in
addition to this, other appropriations
viii probably be made from year to year.
There is a strong probability that con-
gress can be induced to appropriate $780,
coo during the next session, and make
the Home a national institution, in
which event the final expenditures will
amount to a great deal of money. The
work will commence as soon as the nee
essary arrangements can be made.
COt05oy Prof Henry Worrall, of To-
peka, and two other celebrated artists,
will soon commence making sketches Of
leading towns and objects along the line
of the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road, from Kansas City and AtChisOn to
the City of Mexico. Engravings from
these sketches will appear in Frank
Le0Lie's Weekly. Prof. WOrrall has prom
ised to make a specially Of Dodge City,
noting all its historic and original points.
The cowboy band will be included in
the skecth. He expects to be here with
in a month.
Independence Star: Two weeks ago we
announced the mysterious disappearance
of Fred NeWcomb. He telegraphed his
wife from Ottawa, and that night she
went up, and next day he returned home
with him. He is unable to explain his
WRnderings except that after quitting
work, he started home and on the street
was taken with a severe pain in the head,
and from that time to i've days after
when he found himself sick at a hotel in
Ottawa he has only an indistinct recOl-
lection of " hat he did.
The Clay Center creamery, George
Morgan & Co., propTietors, was totally
destroyed by FIRE the other day at the
above city. The fire originated in the
engine room and was beyond control
when discovered. Nothing was saved
but the accounts. The loss, including
the building, stock, and machinery, will
amount to about $4,000, which is partial
~ covered by insurance. This Is a Sc
we're loss to the prOprietOrs, and will be
felt all over the county.
How Walter N. Allen and Col. S. N.
Wood engaged in dispute at Topeka
the other day over a business matter.
Mr.. Allen became enraged at a remark
of Woods, grabbed a knife near q hand
struck at him the blade passing within
three quarters of an inch Of his jugular
vein. Col. Wood swOre out a warrant for
Aliens arrest charging him with an as
sault with intent to kill.
Wichita Beacon: The following towns
are embraced in the circuit Of the new
telephone line, about to be built: Derby,
Mulvane, Belle PLANE, Wellington, South
Haven, Caldwell Hunnewel Gueda
Spring, Oxford, Winfield and Arkansas
City. Wichita will be the headquarters,
and the manager here will have general
charge of the circuit.
The dead body of Thomas H. Stuart
was found in a creek near AtchisOn a few
days ago. 1t is supposed he was return
ing home from town after dark, and in
crossing the bridge missed his step, and
fell into the water below, and as his neck
was broken, it is believed that his head
struck one of the beams or planks Of the
bridge.
Out of three land offices in the south
ern part of Kansas, $4,000 acres of land
is taken up daily, while out of the same
number of land Offices in the north, that
much more land is daily settled up.
Generally speaking, there are about six
families to every 1000 acres of land, or
80 families Of immigrants daily.
Last week an unknown man was run
over and kille on the railroad at Bull
City, Osborn county, in state of intOxt-
cation. He had fallen across the track
and lay IN drunken stupOr. One OF his
legs AM hip were served from his body
allowing his bowels to gush out.
Anthony, Harper county, had ST.
900 fire the other night 1t is supposed
that the fire was the work Of an incen-
diary. G.. S. Mex night has been arrest
ed on the charge of setting fire to his
store, and it is said that the proof Is
pretty conclusive.
David Ulrich, a carpenter and a single
man of Peabody, Marion county, WAS
found dead in his bed in that city. He
was apparently all right the day before
and expected to work the day Of his
death. Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause.
The Cherokee zinc works located at
Weir City, Cherokee county employ IT'S
men and pay out $4,000 per mo tn Tor
labor. The plant is valued at 100000
1t was established in 1873 and is owned
and operated by J. II. c. Gross of Chicago
Last week ffty-fve members of the
Macy family assembled at the residence