Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24

Elmer Frink, a young man residing at
/ Clay Center, was drowned the other day
while bathing.
There are said TO be twenty-five coun-
/ ties IN Kansas that have mad stones
within their boundaries.
/ The commissioners OF Barber county,
have let the contract for a new Jail which
/ Is to be erected at Medicine Lodge. 1t
VIII cost S2I, 900.
A street car franchise has been granted
to capitalists by the Salina city council
and line Of road viii soon be put in
operation In that city.
Three children Of Peter Anderson, Of
Usage City, accidentally exploded key
OF giant powder recently. One Of the
children received fatal injuries.
Francis Kerr, an old soldier, was found
dead on the public highway the other
day, near KirWin, Phillips county. The
cause Of his death Is a mystery.
A county seat agitation is Just now
prevailing in Seward county. Spring
field and Fargo Springs are the compel
ing towns and the fight WAKES warm.
The city council Of Strong City, Chase
| county, has enacted an ordinance laying
a tax Of $3.50 per year on druggists car
/ Tying on business under a probate
judges license.
The deaths in Atchison IN June this
year, only numbered fifteen, as compared
to thirty during the same month last
| year. The present season has been an
exceedingly healthful one.
While a number Of the citizens Of Pea
body, Marion county, were Witnessing
water works display the other day, an
old awning gave way and about twenty
/ persons were injured, none seriously how
ever.
The EmpOrla NetCS very properly says
that Kansas must look to her reputation.
A sunhOwer weighing five and a half
pounds and measuring thirteen inches
in diameter is on exhibition at Barton,
Florida.
The Galena, Cherokee county, city
council has passed an ordinance taxing
drug stores having permit to sell in
tOxieating liquors, the sum Of $500 per
year. To those having no permit the
tax viii be So per year.
The Leavenworth STANDARD say that
four years ago it was almost impossible
to borrow money on LeavenWorth real
estate for less than twelve per cent per
Rnnum but now any quantity OF money
can be borrowed at six per cent
Valentine Hopkins attempted to and
IN fact did sedUce his niece, a young lady
aged eighteen, named Miss May Lester
The parties all reside near Hays City,
Ellis county. Miss Testers father being
informed OF the matter and being proper
" dePutized at once started out to ar
rest the iend. He offered resistance and
Mr.. Lester shot him, inficting a danger
GUS wound.
ThOs. Josephs, a weu-to-do farmer OF
Douglas county residing near Lawrence,
committed suicide the other day by cut
ting his throat with a razor. He left a
note to his wife informing her that he
left all the property TO her and bidding
her good bye forever. No reason is
known why he should have committed
the rash act. The deceased left a wife
and six children.
COucOrdia Empire: Recently the four
year-Old child OF j. Bell, met with an ac-
cident that caused its death in a short
time. It seems that the little one be-
came thirsty and left its bed for a drink,
but by some mistake got hold Of some
I've that it found near the water bucket
Medical aid was Immediately summoned,
but, too late to save its life, and it eZ-
Pired after several hours Of suffering.
At Coolidge, Hamilton county, the
other day, Dan Jones, city marshal, went
into Shade DencOn's saloon and arrested
tough named John Luke for making a
noise. When outside Of the saloon Luke
was reinforced by friends who held Jones
while Luke stabbed him ten times. He
viii die. Luke was arrested and held
by the sheriff for five hours and then re-
leased because, says the sheriff, he re-
fused to 60 to jail.
Albert Lingren, a stone mason Of Lin
coin, having what he considered unim-
peachable evidence OF his Wifs's infdelity,
having discovered her in the act Of com
hitting adultery with one 81. j. Krieser,
he compelled the guilty couple to come
with him to Lincoln Center, where he
turned them over to the proper authOri-
ties charging them with their heinous
crime. Kreiser furnished bond and was
released. He then went to his residence
and taking a large dose Of deadly poison
committed suicide. Before assistance
could be given him he was dead. Even
IN the last moment Of his consciousness
he denied his guilt.