Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-11-27
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/ Miss Kate Rhea was elected To tbs
/ Office of superintendent of public IN
/ structiOn in WoodsOn county on the
/ democratic ticket
Garden Cicy Irrigator: Garden CITY
now boasts Of a lady physician In the
person Of DR.. Hulda Spencer who has
recently located here. She belongs To
the homeopathic school
Wellington Press: Miss Ella Kelley
Of COwley county, must be a regular
daisy of a school marin. She beat the
Republican nominee fOr superintendent
Of Instruction by over 1900 majority.
Walnut Valley Times: Mrs G. D.
Shyrer some TINE ago was tripped by
board in a defective sidewalk. She was
badly shaken up and her nose was bro
ken. She has fled her claim for dam
ages Of $1,000 against the city The
chances are that she viii recover.
Abilene Gezette: Mrs. w. i. Cooley
has a species of cactus that has very pc
culiar blossoms. They are star shaped,
with crinkly, feathery look, like the
spotted skin Of some reptile, and when
fading, emits an oder not unlike decay
ing animal matter. They are certainly a
curiosity.
Louisville Nllrg: .3Ils Nancy Lam
bert has decided her property Ia this
city to Rose Lodge No. 122, the con
sideratiOn being that she shall have
life lease of the same, and that the lodge
shall keep and support her during her
natural life, also the boy, jay Steele.
who lives with Mrs. L., until he is four
teen years Of age.
Mil Brook Times: Mss Matte
Worcester, during her two years admin
istratiOn OF the office Of superintendent
of public instruction, SO thoroughly de-
mOnstrated to the satisfaction of all that
she was the proper person for the posi-
ton, that all Of the conventions, OF
Graham county regardless Of politics,
selected her as their candidate, and she
was retained in office without opposition.
Toronto Topic: The election Of Miss
Kate Rhea as superintendent Of public
instruction in WOodson county, is a com
pliment to a very deserving lady-a
scholar and teacher. -Four
years ago Miss Stephenson had 81 ma
iority over Miss Rhea, and now Miss
Rhea, has 80 majority over Miss Steph-
enson. Thus have the voters paid the
s ume compliment to both ladies.
Blue Rapids Times: John Williams,
while hourishiug hisrevolver, discharged
it, the ball passing through the palm of
his Wifs's hand and entering her left
breast. DR.. Murphy was called about
IL o'clock in the evening and removed
the ball and dressed her wounds. The
s. So
the hand is badly hurt, bleeding pro
fusely and one Of the bones broken.
Abilene Gazette: Fifteen years ago
last June a female child was born ia this
county, and to-day the records Of the
district court show that this same per
son was divorced from her husband
What a progressive age this must be,
that in the short space Of fifteen years
a child is born, the babe becomes a
girl, the girl a bride, and the
bride assumes her maiden name by de-
cree of the court before she is fifteen and
a half years old
Wichita Republican: Mrs. Brookwal-
ter, in looking over the effects of her
mother, lately deceased, found a draft
for 500 that had been issued by the
Wells Fargo express company In Califor-
MIA nineteen years ago and which was
payable in gold, which at that time con-
premium. Why Mrs, Stevens
kept the draft so long without present
ing it for payment viii probably never
be known, but il is reasonable to pre-
sumo that she had mislaid it and given
it up for lost. Owing to the time that
has elapsed since the draft was issued, it
viii have to be sent to the cOmpany's
main Office at San Francisco for cOuec-
ton.