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

Greenleaf Washington county, hide
pendent: Tommy Clancy aged u years
Arthur Hackett age 10, Fred Dederick
age II, and Charley, son Of Deputy
Sheriff FOOte Of Washington, 9 years of
age, went out west Of town for a walk, and
when about { 40 miles west Of town they
found growing, what they supposed to
be an artichoke, which Tommy dug up
and after scraping cut into four pieces
giving to each of the other boys a piece
and eating a piece himself. All ate Of it
except the little Dederick boy who re-
marked that it might be poison and re-
fused to partake Of it. The three boys
who ate OF the vegetable soon took sick
and the little Dederick boy ran to town
and gave the alarm, when q large num-
Der Of our citizens went ont in search Of
the unfortunate children. Little Arthur
Hucket was the first one found and a
short time afterward he died In fearful
spasms. Charley FOOte was found near
the railroad track where he had fallen
when apparently on his way to town and
when found was insensible, he viii re-
cover. Little Tommy CLANCY was the
last boy found and when found, lying In
tic ELE1A O44 MS DGIh Will his BlALN near
" covered with water where he must
have laid for at least an hour, such med
ical assistance was rendered as was pos
sible, but seemed to have no effect upon
little Tommy who after remaining insen-
sible and apparently in great agony all
night, died.
AtchisOn Globe: Kansas received an
addition of thirteen prospective votes in
one family the other day, by the emigra-
ton to Seneca of Lars Grenhah and
family, fOm La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mr..
Grendahl is the father of twelve sons.
Two years ago he had only six. A pair
of twins were then born, and two months
ago he received a further remarkable ad-
dition Of four sons at one presentation.
The four together weighed twenty
pounds, and although they are now two
months old, they are as lively as young
crickets, and growing as though deter
mined to prove an exception to the gen
eraI fate Of quadruPlets, Of dying early.
Their mother is only thirty-siX years of
age, and had the four youngsters seated
in a basket which she carried about, in a
manner fully four times as proud as the
average mother is wont to do when she
has her offspring on exhibition. The
whole menagerie were at the depot the
other day, waiting for train for their new
home, and it is needless to say that the
attracted great attention.
The grand lodge Of Knights Of Honor,
for the state Of Kansas assembled at En-
poria. The following grand officers
were elected for the ensuing year: W. T.
johnson, Paola, G. D.; Il. O. FuIlis, Cir
ard, G. V. D.; j. W. Wingard, Wichita,
G. A. D.; S. B. Riggs, EmpOria, G. R.
R. E. Torrington, Emporia, G. T. Rep
resentatives to the supreme lodge: ". Z.
johnson, Paola, to fill vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation Of A. B. Pmkston.
S. B. Riggs Of Emporia, was also elected.
Ottawa was selected as the place for the
next meeting Of the grand lodge.
The Garden City land district, en-
bracing the southwestern part of the
state, contains 100000 acres Of land.
OF this there are 100000 acres off rail
road lands (nOw all sOld) and 100000
acres Of school land. During the Eyear
ending April u, 1886, there were 2O,794
filings made, aggregating &, 1925, 240 acres
divided in acres as follows: