Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-04
STATE NEWS

D
/ ty IN Kansas. Most Of the counties were
named since the war, and very many OF
them after soldiers. There are Sedg-
/ wick, Reno, Meade, Ellsworth, Thomas,
/ Sherman, Sheridan, Lyon, Scott, Nc
Pherson, RaWhns, and even Sumner,
! Greeley, Seward, and Lincoln; but no
/ patriotic legislator ever thought enough
/ OF Grant TO propose his name for cOun-
/ ty. Why not give the name Of Grant to
one Of the Outiandish named counties {?
John A. German, the United States
/ inspector who has been inyesdg eating the
! troubles at the Haskell Indian institute
at Lawrence, has left for Washington.
He viii lay the evidence obtained In the
/ case by examination Of employees, In
dams and citizens, before the depart
ment with recommendation. 1t is not
known what his investigation has devel-
OPed, but it has certainly been very thor
ough.
W. II. Holbrook, Of Wichita, took a
/ desc Of etryehnine the other evening and
retired to his rOOll. Two hours after his
means attracted the attention of his fam
lily. Physicians were Immediately called
but were unable to save him and he died.
He was a highly respectable citizen, but
! for some time had been in low spirits on
I account Of financial losses.
General James W. Denver, who was
/ territorial governor Of Kansas from June
] IT., 1858. until March 10, 1859, has been
nominated to congress from the Chilli
cothe, Ohio, district. He is seventy years
/ old. The district is a close one but the
republicans expect to carry it. This is
the man after whom Denver, Col, is
named.
Clifton Local Neics: A farmer brought
a load of corn to market this spring anu
was only offered five cents per bushel
for If, and he hauled it back home and
put it in the crib. This week he brought
the same corn to town and got twenty
three cents per bushel for Is. Such is
| life In the far west.
The Kansas State Art association will
/ open its Art School in Library Hall, To-
Peka, on September Is, under instruc-
ton Of Mr.. Geo. E. Hopkins, OF Cincin-
natl, o. A circular containing the details
can be obtained by addressing Mr.. G. F..
Parmalee, Secretary.
/ John Noonan attempted to cross the
| Union Pacific track IN a wagon near
/ Paramount, a station ten miles south Of
/ LeavenWOrtL, when his wagon was
struck by the incoming train and badly
wrecked. He received injuries which
/ VIII prove fatal
Meriden, Jefferson county, Is cursed
with a gang Of young hOOdlums who in
suit people and commit various acts Of
! depredabons, and the Report says if this
kind of conduct Is kept up they viii be
arrested and sent to the reform school
CAaTles Morrison was killed near HoI.
ton, Jackson county, the other day by
! a runaway. He was driving a hay
wagon az , the horses started to run.
! Yong Morrison was caught IN the
wagon wheel qnd killed.
A Wichita druggist was convicted the
( Other-day Of Illegal liquor selling on SIX
counts. He was sentenced to six months
in the county jail and fined 5000.
The taxable property Of Smith county
( as returned to the state board Of equah-
zation is s., 382, SIT, and as equalizsd by
/ that board amounts to S2,068,712.
Alfred Baker living near Greenleaf,
/ Washington county, was accidentally
shot the other day by L. Hicks. His
/ injuries were serious, but he viii recover.
The growth of young trees this year
/ is estimated to be worth as much to
Rocks county as the corn crop.
/ Lyons, Rice county, has an Organiza-
ton which is known by the unique name
/ of the ''AIikado Band"
There are four candidates for the Re
/ publican nomination for county attorney
/ OF Marshall county.
The hot winds which Pervaded the
/ state last week reminded old inhabitants
/ Of the summer Of 1860.
The delinquent tax list Of Sumner
county filed nineteen columns Of the
/ Wellington Press.
An assembly Of the knights of Labor
/ has been organized at Mt. Hope, Sedg-
wick county.
A lodge of. o. o. F. was Instituted
the other day at Milford, Dickinson
county.
The Saline river IS reported as beng
six feet higher than it has been since
1856.
Clay Center now has two bright even
ing dailies, the Times and the Dispatch.
The Rock Island railroad VIII build
Sc 4-5 miles Of road in jackson county.
a new lodge Of the Knights of Pyth-
las has been organized at Wamego.
Wendell, Edwards county, had a
/ s., 100 fire last week.
Cawker has AA9 children Of school age
agstain 362 last year.