Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The following is taken from Camps
Emigrant Guide: The five counties Of
Harper, Sumner, COWles, Butler and
Sedgwick present a group which cannot
be matched in Kansas soil for products,
for population, for wealth and for intel
igence. Yet it has been only a dozen
years since we remember the same evil
prOgnOsucatiOn was made In regard to
these counties, and the gentlemen who
are predicting that the new counties are
a barren waste, that the people who are
going there are making a mistake, viii
many Of them live to be laughed at as
false prophets. We can remember when
for two or three years in succession We
crossed the Cottonwood river at EmpOria
dry shOd. Now One-third Of the time it
can barely be fOrded In that vicinity.
This proves and a hundred other things
prove that the rainfall has greatly in
creased and that the country is gradually
becoming adapted to the use of man
kind.
Mrs. Albert Wynn living in Victoria
township, Rice county, met with pain
full and perhaps fatal accident the other
day. While attending to her household
duties her clothing was ignited from
burning corn hUsk on the floor and was
unnoticed until she was mass Of smoth-
cred flames. Her daughter rushed to
her rescue and succeeded in dashing a
pail of water on her mother which i'm
mediately turned into a scalding steam,
making the suffering Of the poor woman
more intense. Mrs. Wynn was horribly
burned, and it is doubtful if she survives
her injuries.
A terrible accident occurred recently
near WilianstOWn, Jefferson county,
whereby a son Of Mr.. David May was
instantly killed. The lad, aged ten years,
was feeding a cane-milI when In some
manner his head became caught between
a corner Of the mill and the sweep, which
was carried around by a horse, and
crushed so that death was almost instan-
taneOus, the poor boy never speaking
afterward-gasPing twice and dying.
Joseph n. Yates committed suicide the
other day near Sterling, Rice county. He
was discovered hanging from a rafter in
his barn. No cause can be discovered
except that being a confirmed sOmnam-
Dulist he may have taken a suicidal turn.
He leaves a wife, son and daughter to
mourn his untimely end.
The barbed wire fence erected upon
the North Esplanade at LeaVenworth,
was destroyed by unknown parties. This
is the second time it has been cut. I'm
doubtedly a fence OF the kind will never
be allowed to stand, as it is dangerous
and obnoxious to the residents Of that
portion Of the city.
An enterprising citizen Of Greenleaf,
Washington county, proposes shortly to
boom northwestern Kansas by issuing
circulars descriptive Of the country and
by trying to induce the Central Branch
to run excursion trains over their line,
connecting with excursion trans from
the east.
A tract of eighty acres adjoining the
city Of Topeka was sold by an Omaha
lady the other day to Col c. K. Holiday
and Mr.. b. P. Kellam, both residents Of
the capital city, for 81 800 per acre or
$4,000 IN all. 1t was considered by
real estate agents as a good buy.
The Garden City Irrigator under
stands that there is a man In that part
of the state who has under his roof six
different families Of children. His last
two wives were widows with children,
which makes his home ike a young
colony.
The regents of the EmpOria Normal
school, who have been selling the twelve
sections Of state land which was donated
to that institution last winter, report that
the total amount received for them was
about S81, 600.
j. s. Danford, who ran a good line on
bank sWind1es in Kansas, and afterwards
opened mp in great shape In Washington
/ territory, is now reported as living In
fine style in Montreal.
The pedagogues in attendance on the
Jewell county institute, recently wrestlsd
with the problem OF expense in running
/ the institute, and found that It cost Just
/ five cents per hour.
The little two year old daughter Of
/ AIr. and Mrs. V. J. Basore, living neal
/ Sedgwick, Harvey county, was drowned
recently while playing In a trough
The barn OF J. A. Hart, near Winfield
| COWiey county, together with all its con
tents was burned to the ground thi
other day. Loss about 81, 600.
The merchants OF Junction City
/ Davis county, have disposed Of 1917