Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-30
STATE NEWS.


gas well has arrived and Is being placed
In position.
The reports that the electric light
system in Burton had proved failure
are denied.
The Larned Chronoscore says that
Larned viii get the second sugar mill of
the states.
Professional cracksmen visited Hutch
insOn few days ago. They blew open
the safe OF a grocery firm in that city,
but only secured about $50.
The Abilene Gazette says that small
quantities of both gas and oil wer
struck In the coal hole nov being sunk
In that city, few days ago.
The Hutchinson ice factory is making
preparations for the summers business.
The water out Of which the ice is manu-
featured is obtained from well.
The people of Winfield are to be
yaccinated. The Winfield Telegram
says that to do so will put $4,000 in
circulation among the physicians.
Rocks County Record: The farmers
in the vicinity of Plainville are talking
Of organizing a cooperative company to
run a general merchandise store at
PlainVille.
A case OF small pox has developed at
Harrington. The house in which the
patient was confined was at once
quRrcntined. There is no fear that
the disease will spread.
Garden City Herald: Farmers were
in town a few days a. from distance
OF fifty miles waiting for coal. -Four car
loads Rrr'sed recently which helped
matters out little.
It is said that Atchison is working ND
q scheme TO get another college. This
time, the Presbyterian college, for which
al endo Wment fund Of 100000 has
been raised by the church.
Garden City Herald: The register OF
deeds reports a very large number Of
mortgages, both chattel and real estate,
being paid OFF and released. This speaks
well for the condition Of money matters
In this county.
CimarrOn Jacksonian: The women
of CimerrOn are beginning to manifest
quite an interest in the coming city
election, and from all indications will
have q big saying as to who viii be our
next mayor.
Downs Chief The citizens Of Downs
have lately subscribed $4,000 for the
erection OF a splendid opera house, to be
built the coming summer, and this, with
the erection Of several large business
buildings and the carrying out Of their
water works project. will make Downs
the busiest city in Kansas the coming
summer.
Washington Post Over $1,4OO,OOO
worth of cattle and hogs were slaugh-
tered or sold for slaughter In the six
counties Of Brown, NemRha, Marshall,
Washington, Republic and Jewell for
the year ending March 1st last, and tie
amount will reach $5,000,O00 this year.
Why should not this stock be packed at
home instead Of shipped to eastern
points.
A young man was robbed by foot
pads at Wichita a few days ago. He
was knocked in the head and seriously
injured. The foot pads, supposing they
had killed him, dragged him to the rail.
road track. He was discovered by some
Passers by and rescued from what would
have been certain death.
Atchison Patriot An effort is beipg
made to secure the right of way Tor the
rapid transit line into Mount Vernon
cemetery so that funeral trains can be
run to that burying ground. It is said
that there are only two or three of the
stockholders in the cen etery who object
to the line entering it, and it is hoped
that they viii change their minds about
the matter.
Great Bend Register Messrs Hulne
& Wilmer have decided to erect an ele-
giant opera house on the old Methodist
church site. The building will have
three One-hundred-foOt stores, with good
basement rooms. The second and third
stories viii be used as an opera house,
capable OF seating about seven hundred
people. It will be fitted up with all the
modern improvements and accommoda-
tiOns-
The report recently circulated, that
John Hamilton, the son of q wealthy
Sedgwick county farmer, whose body
w6s found on the open prairie near
Sedgwick city some time ago, had been
murdered by rival suitOr for the hand
Of young lady to whom Hamilton was
engaged, is denied. An examination Of
his body, which was exhumed for the
purpose, showed, however, that he had
been shot.
UNION PACIFIC EXCURSIONS. - The
Union PaciHo has just arranged with its
eastern connections for q series Of semi
monthly excursions to all points on the
lines in Kansas and Nebraska, and as
tar west as Sterling. Col, on the Nebras-
ka division. Tickets for the round trip
viii be sold at about the rate Of one linn