Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-11-13
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Harper Sentinel: A. b. VanvaIkeD-
berg. living north Of the city, accident
ally got his clothes caught in the tumble
shaft Of John Creeks threEhing machine
the other day, throwing him down and
whirling him around the shaft fla a
frightful manner, dislocating his right
arm at the shoulder and splintering the
/ bone for the distance of four inches
/ Attempts are being made by two Of Har-
/ per's physicians to save the arm, but the
/ presumption is, it viii have to be Bmpu-
bated.
Anthony Republican: 1t is said that
| the wives of the lynched NVeavers intend TO
bring suit in the SedgWick county court
for $4,000 damages against the city OF
Anthony, and are Watching for Mayor
Blackburn at Wichita in order to get the
requisite service Of papers upon him.
There is not the least doubt but that the
city can clear itself; get it is q serious
question as to whether the county viii
not have to pay the damages upon the
suit, owing to the neglect TO provide a
jail according to law.
Harry Bartlett, of Cmbondale, was
working in q coal mine trying to stop
the rising water from hmdeEng them ia
their work, when the bank above him
caved IN, and dirt and sOaPstone fell
upon him de wBs thrown upon his
face into the mud and water, with about
three feet Of earth and sOapstone on hls
back, breaking his collar bone and bruis-
ing his side, causing death by suitoca-
ton. Mr.. Newell, a man working with
him, escaped.
Arcadia Reporter; Henry Burden, who
resides six OF seven miles southwest from
Arcadia, in Lincoln township, while
prospecting Tor coal last week, make a
lucky find. AT a depth Of l57 feet he
struck a vein OF peacock coal, measuring
five feet and One-half inch in thickness.
In reaching this point he passed through
two other veins, one meas rlng two feet
and the other eight inches. This is
only one of the many lucky finds ia this
township.
Salina Herald: Our building boom
still continues, and there are now in pro-
/ cess Of construction within one block OF
/ the center Of the city six new fine brick
! blocks. The Odd Fellows building is
one Of them, and is without doubt the
handsomeat and most substantial build
/ ing in the state. 1t is nearly completed
aud VIII be ready for occuI ancy about
/ December /. We are glad to see the
sheds disappearing. They belong only
| to third or fourth class town.
AT a special election held in EmpOria,
it was decided by a majority Of 2Ol to
issue bonds to the amount of 100000
D Ea ont
works system. The water works viii be
moved from the Cottonwood river and
placed on the Neosho, and the reservoir
system tried.
Oskaloosa Independent: The barn Of
G. W. Mcpherson, near No. 10 school
house, southwest of town, was totally
consumed by fire, with all its contents,
infiicting a loss Of about 1920, upon
which there was no insurance. lin the
barn were three valuable horses, 200
bushels of oats, lot Of harness, plows,
etc.
Rocks County Western NelBs: While
hearding cattle for Mr.. Shuts, recently,
Ed. High accidentIy dropped a lighted
matcu which started a big fire, sweeping
over the prairie, and was not got under
stacks Of hay, belonging to F. Shuts.
Garden City JTTigatOr: Quite a seri-
GUS disturbance occurred at Laken recent
ly, half dozen cowboys getting on a
grand drunk and attempted to take the
town. Houses We're fired into, several
horses were shot, aud they finally wound
up by capturing a freight train that was
passing through town.
Parsons Palladium: The city council
and board Of trade have contracted with
eastern parties TO establish a boot and
shoe factory here, employing at the start
twenty operatives, and increasing the
force as rapidly as the business viii per
init. The parties have returned TO the
east and-are making arrangements to re-
move their machinery here in short
time.