Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-26
WOMEN OF KANSAS.

n GnlLG1 STATES E0LllLLll614OLGE at AOL-
cOrdia the other day, bound over a man
by the name Of Mcclellan, In the sum of
81, 900 to appear in the United States
district court and answer to the charge
Of filing a second timber entry.
Mary Jamison, a little four year old
girl residing at Cherokee, Crawford
county, fell into a barrel into which she
was gazing, the other day and was
drowned before assistance reached her.
The barrel only contained from fifteen
to twenty gallons Of water.
Mr.. John Hays, of Smith county, got
drunk and drove his wife and children
of the premises with a revolver. Seeing
two men passing he fired two shots at
them. One Of the men, an eHdgrant,
Mr.. Fred W. Hunt, returned the fire and
shot Mr.. Hays IN the arm. Hunt was
acquitted.
A deputy sheriff Of Phillips county,
decamped recently without leaving no
tice with any Of his friends as to the
cause Of his sudden departure. Later,
however, it was learned that he had been
paying undue attention to widow lady
named Mrs. Mcknight, and for fear of
results he fed. The villains name was
D. @. Berry.
Westmoreland Record: Mrs. J. NJ.
Roberts, living near Blaine, has a Gala
lily that is admired by all lovers Of flow
er5. The height of the blossom stalk is
three feet; height of leaf stalk 80 inches;
length Of leaf 49, inches; space IN
width required for foliage, SO inches;
number Of leaves on plant, 10. From
the time bud first makes its appearance
till fully developed it is two weeks.
/ Winfield Courier: The boast Of
Cowley county is the beauty, inteli-
gence and energy of its women. They
! are never idle. While the kings of the
ranch are lording it over the fields and
| perspiring over their corn, wheat hogs
/ castor beans and sorghum, the women
are looking after the garden, dairy and
poultry, coming a statistical record
worthy the pen Of the most elaborate
historian. The grand record for the
year Just closed arises from 6+1, 8S4
pounds Of butter. S34, 800 worth of pOul
try and eggs, and with perhaps a grudg-
ing life occasionally from the aforemen-
toned lords of the field, S19,O98 worth
of garden truck We're all the butter
churned in the last twenty months by
COwley's thrifty housewives gathered
together, it would fill twenty cars.
The other day, early in the morning,
a farmer residing near ROZbury, AIcPher-
son county, was aroused from his slum-
bers, and on going to the door he found
a farmer named Gaines, who lived on an
adjoining farm about three-fourths of a
mile distant. The man saw that Gaines
was covered with blood, and upon inyes-
tigation discovered that his throat had
been cut. On inquiring what was the
matter. Gaines related that sometime
during the night three masked men came
to his house and called him up. On his
appearance at the door they seized him
and demanded his money. He told them
that he had no money. They dragged
him to where his horses and wagon were,
knocked his horses in the head with a
pick, killing one, severely injuring the
other, and after searching his house
burned it. They then threy him into the
wagon, and with a razor found In the
house, cut his throat and left him there
apparently dead. Upon investigation il
was thought probable that Gaines him
self should be as 1t appeared that lie
himself had perhaps done the work and he
was jailed to await further action In the
case. just what motive he might have
had however, in thus cutting him.
self up could not be learned.