Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-29
STATE NEWS

The grand jury sitting at the last
term of the district court of Harvey cOun-
ty, returned an Indictment against John
O'Neal for violating the prohibitOry law.
Before capture John skipped. A broth
er, Henry O'Neal, was arrested, tried,
convicted, fined and sentenced for a SINH
lar -Offense. Suit was then begun by the
state to subject the real estate occupied
by the O'Neal boys to the payment Of
Henry O'NeaI's fine, which suit is now
pending. John O'Neal, then, to aid his
landlord, kindly consented to give his
disposition in his landlords behalf at
Carthage, Mo. Notices were according
ly served for the taking Of such dePOsi-
ton at Carthage. The county attorney
and counsel for the defense were present
at Carthage at the time appointed, as was
also Mr.. O'Neal, and the sheriff Of Har-
vey county, with the proper reguisihOn
papers, who arrested O'Neal and returned
him to Kansas.
Considerable excitement prevailed at
st. Mary, Pottawatomie county the 9th
er day, Occagioned by a fsticuh and
shooting encounter between James
Graham, editor of the Star. and H. H.
Hagan, a local politician of prominence
Graham encountered Hagan IN front Of
the postoffice and spoke insultingly to
him. Hagan resented with the fist. The
two were separated only to renew hOstih-
ties a few minutes later with revOlvers.
Graham appeared to have again been
/ aggressOr, swapping his revolver at Ha-
/ gan, the weapon missing fire. Hagan
then fred one shot, the bullet passing
| through Graham's coat and vest. He
then took Graham's weapon from him
and the parties separated. No arrests
/ have been made. The trouble appears
to have originated In the disposition Of
local democratic patronage.
A citizen Of Stockton, Rocks county,
| has invented a paper bag holder for use
1 by merchants, that is quite a convenient
/ little affair. 1t consists Of an upright
/ post nearly three feet high, on the top
of which is arranged a wire wheel which
turns on the top OF the post as a wagon
/ wheel turns on the axle. Around the
rim of this wheel, which is about two
/ feet in diameter, are arranged hooks on
/ which paper bags Of different sizes are
! suspended. The inventor has applied
/ for a patent on his invention.
/ Chas. Byrd, a prominent young man,
/ aged II, has been arrested at Columbus,
/ Cherokee county, charged with forgery.
/ He presented a school district order at a
] Columbus bank for $50 and succeeding
IN obtaining thereon S75 in cash. Later
/ developments demonstrated the order to
/ be a forgery. Byrd's parents when In
! formed of the disgrace their son had
/ brought upon them were nearly heart
broken. The young criminal has been
not yet been arrested.
William J. Trotter was found dead In
/ his bed at the Ohio house, at Newton,
/ Harvey county the other day. When
/ discovered the body was still warm. His
death was the result of chronic diarIhea
/ with which he had been afflicted for sew
eral years. On the day ofhis death he
fen asleep at the supper table and had to
be assisted to his room and placed IL
I bed, where he was found in the morning
as above stated.
Isaac Cofman, an old resident Of
! Usage county, committed suicide, the
other day, by throwing himself into q
well. He was buried by the G. A r
post Of which he was a member. He
was insane when he committed the deed
st. John county In 1884 had a Popu-
lation Of ninety-three, but now It has al
least a thousand while its property valu-
alton approEmates 1884, 760. In the
county there are 6,1O1 head Of live stock
Oneida (PottawatOmie county Nom
I tor: Born TO Mr.. and Mrs r. isl. Lair
a hfteen-pound boy, the ninth in a family
Of eleven children Just enough for g
I base ball nine.
There is considerable Of a mad dog
! aears IN parts o. Montgomery county