Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-01

/ held IN contempt by every true citizen.
A young horse thief got away III a
I novel manner in Pratt county last week
/ He was brought before the district court
! the Indictment read and the witness for
| the prosecution examined, when the
council for the defense moved to dismiss
on the grounds that the charge was for
stealing a horse and all the witnesses
testified that the animal stolen was a
mare. The Judge sustained the council
for the defense, and the surprised thief
took the earliest opportunity Of making
himself scarce.
Ex-assistant City Marshal Ben
Daniels of Dodge City shot and killed
Edward Julian, a restaurant keeper, a
few doors from his place of business at
that place a few days ago. Daniels fired
four shots, all Of which took effect, one
through the head and the other three in
to the body. Julian was also armed,
but fired no shots. Daniels gave him
self mp to the authorities and was locked
up 10 the city prison These parties had
been bitter enemies for some time.
A leading citizen OF Junction City has
at cost of $500 procured
the names of 600 eastern PeO-
pie who contemplate coming to
Kansas, and at a cost Of 5000 more is
sending them the Junction City Repub-
HcdH for three months. This is enter
prise and push III every sense Of the
term and should be rewarded.
Atwood Democrat: That we have coal
in the county can no longer be question
ed. A vein has surely been struck on
r. j. Stephenson's place, about six miles
west OF this town. The depth OF the
shaft from the surface to the freciay
underlying the coal is 1876 feet.
Sterling Bulletin: Rev Mr.. Rains, the
state evangelist Of the Christian church,
is conducting a series of revival meetings
here. A number of converts have already
been made, and great interest is being
manifested In the revival.
The Leavenworth Times opposes con
tracing the coal at the Penitentiary mines,
and wants the state to run a cheap retail
yard for the benefit of the LeavenWOrth
people. The product should be con-
tracted to the highest bidder.
Oberin Herald: Two hundred and
eighty-fOur quarters of school land,
making a total Of $500 acres, have
been added to the tax roll of Decatur
county within the last year.
The Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota
railway company has bought the Gulf
house, Fort Scott, Kansas, for a passen-
ger depot and 50 acres Of land for round
house and machine shops.
Walter Messing, a 10 year old lad liv-
ing at Herring ton. Dickinson county,
was drowned the other day while cross
ing a creek which had been greatly
swollen by the late rain.
Marysville Democrat; 1t is reported
that at the Beattie silver mine Rcave has
been found In which a sixteen foot drill
was lost by being dropped through a
drill hole in the roof
Wilson County Citizen: An eight
year-old son Of Samuel Duncan, living
near AIiddletown, was caught IN a Prai-
RE fire one day this week and badly
burned
A man named Crawley, shot an inOf-
fensive negro at Pittsburg, Crawford
county, the other day, and then fed to
Missouri. The wounded man VIII re
cover.
The general merchandise establish
ment Of W. +. Rowe at Kirwin, Kansas,
was closed the other day under a chattel
mortgage assignment for $4,000.
The Junction City Republican very
proudly announces that a dollar against
that town or Davis county is as good as
dollar against the government.
The Ellsworth Reporter with pardon
able pride says: ''Every farmer in Ellis
worth county is richer to-day than he
was when he came here"
a party Of eastern capitalists have
brought the military reservation at Ft.
Harker, Ellsworth county, and have dub
bed it KanapOlis.
In one month over 100000 pounds
Of freight was received at Garden City,
Fnney county, over the A. T. &. s. F,
Leavenworth recently received S1O37
from the state for caring for INDECENT
insane people.
Natural gas has been struck at a
depth of 128 feet at Fort Scott, BOur-
bon county.
A jewelry store at Garrison, Pottawat-
omie county, was robbed the other day.
Pawnee county is soon to vote on a
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