Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-31
KANSAS NEWS

The taxable value OF the property or
+ Reno county, is fixed at S5,112,00O.
( a glorious rain fell in Dickinson eoun-
/ ty, the other day, redeeming crops and
! everything.
The democratic editors of Kansas viii
/ hold a convention in LeayenWOrth on
August Sd.
Once more an all wise Providence has
saved Kansas crops with a very timely
and beneficial rain.
a man was fined So at Usage City.
( the other day for using Profane language
on the streets Of that city.
A very heavy rain visited Finney and
| the adjoining counties the other day.
Much good was done to crops.
/ The prohibitionists Of the seventh con
| gressional district have nominated w. B.
Mayes, Of Mcpherson for congress.
The prohibitionists of the Fourth con
! gEessiOnal district have nominated Elder
E. R. Lott, Of EmpOria, for congress.
A rainfall is reported at Kinaley, Ed
wards county, which has put crops and
everything else on the general boom.
The Enterprise Anti- 1fonopoEist states
that it knows OF but one really strong
anarchist in Dickinson county, and he is
a farmer.
COwley county is after more railroads
and after them in earnest. The commits
sioners Of that county, at the last session,
ordered seven elections to be held.
4 cowboy named LcCarty was shot
and killed by James Redman, in a saloon
row at Trail City, Colo. The killing
was done Ia self defense. Redman has
been released
The contract for building the Fort
Smith, Wellington & Northwestern rail
road has been let and work has already
begun. The general offices Of the new
road viii be located at Wellington.
Wellington, Sumner county, is iubi-
liant. They have succeeded in defeating
a Wichita institution for once. The other
day the Wellington base ball club de-
feated the Wichita team by a score Of 9
TO .
The section Of land which was dOna-
ted TO Kansas by the people Of Hutch
insOn, Reno county, as a site for the
state refOrmAtOry, is now said by Re
fOrmatory Commissioner Ed r. Smith to
be worth $4,000.
The county commissioners Of Saline
county have decreased the salary Of their
probate judge from $500 per year to
500. The commissioners Of Washing
ton county have also decreased the sal
airy Of their probate judge $500.
A man named Kestler, living at Min
neapOis, Ottawa county, attempted to
murder another party named BOyles the
other day. He only succeeded, however,
In inhicting a dangerous wound, and his
victim Will recover. Kestler was arrested.
The other day T. L. jenkins, a prorai-
nent citizen of PetertOn, Usage county,
while transacting some business in a dry
goods, store In Usage City, suddenly fell
to the floor and died in about thirty min
utes Of heart disease. He left a large
family.
Atchis0n Champion: The highest
point in Kansas Is half a mile above the
lowest The geological formation dips
in the contrary direction from the sur
face, that is, from southeast to north
WGala L4E E0dL4H l44EAIAl-Ef L--LAL 10 -0lLL4--
nearly on the surface in Cherokee
county, is half a mile deep in Cheyenne
county.
Wichita Eagle: Mr. John HOdson,
was poisoned a few days since by eating
some beef that had acquired some age.
1t had been left standing in a vessel and
had become charg ed with large amount
Of poison. The family was taken sick
soon after eating it. They are now slow
ly recovering, and it is not feared but all
viii in a few days be able for duty.
A biliard-halI keeper by the name Of
7. Z. Tyler killed himself at Lincoln,
Lincoln county, the other day by blow
ing the left part OF his head or with
bullet from a 44-calibre navy revolver. /
He had been drinking steadily and con
stantly for several years, and in a fit Of
temporary insanity concluded TO kill
himself. This was the second suicide In I
Lincoln within two weeks.
a severe wind and rain storm struck I
Lalin City, IN Finney county, and de-
mOlished twenty houses and badly in |
jured some ten or twelve persons, but [
none fatally. One house In which TWEEN /
ty persons sought refuge, had the south |
wall blown out and the occupants were |
scattered over the prairie for thirty
yards. The Storm was not a cyclone but /
a heavy straight wind
One Of the biggest steals that has ever
taken place In Saline county occurred /
some weeks since, but only came to light /
a few days ago. Judge Prescott missed /
about thirty head Of fat cattle from his j
pasture near Salina. He began a search /
them for and soon learned that they had |
been loaded at Chico and shipped to Kan /
sas City. He traced them to the latter place /
and succeeded IN finding the buyers and /
VIII no doubt get pay for them. One man [
has been arrested and il now in jail at /
Salina, supposed to be implicated In the I
steal. and search is being made for others I
thought to be connected with the haul i
One thousand dollars reward is offered I
for the capture Of the thieves.
STOCK AND FARMING