Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

/ Inc Newton Republican states tn
there are no cases Of smallpox in New
ton. It was reported that there were
three or four.
Western News; Tie railroad commits
| siOnsra have instructed the AIissoui Pa
ciic railway company to erect a depo
at Bloomington.
The Fort Scott Monitor criticisas the
| impudent boys. aged II and Is years,
who stand on the street corners and ogle
ladies as they pass.
Joseph A Weber, who is extensively
known over the state as a wholesale gro
| Ger, died at Leaven worth, a few days
ago, aged sixty-eight years.
The Salina Journal says that the
! Wight opera house is a fixed snd ire
yOcable fact. 1t is to cost $4,000 or
$4,000, and is to be built soon.
A republican club has been organized
j at LeavenWOrth, and a constitution and
! bylaws, similar to those OF the state re-
publican club at Topeka, were adopted.
Miss Marshall, late Of the Kansas State
Reform school, is to be matron Of the
new Beloit Girls Industrial school, and
Miss Wheeler, Of Iowa, assistant mRtron.
The Grouse Valley railroad running
out OF Arkansas City has been turned
over to the Missouri Pseifc company.
Trains viii not be operated for a time.
MIR. Z. P. Highly was unprecedented
master at Napoleon, Kansas, during the
administration of James Buchanan. He
has held the position continually since
that time.
A son was recently born to the mayor
of ArgOuiR, Mrs. SusanRh Saiter. The
mayor has been compelled TO forgo per
sOnal attention TO the affairs Of the city
for time.
Hiswatha has completed a splendid
| system Of water works. Her board OF
trade has prepared to push her ahead
and encourage many valuable improve
ments this year.
Window Enterprise: at the meeting
Of the stockholders of the Window
/ creamery, the contract for the machinery
was let and the building will be com
menced at once.
The Newton Republican states that
rich deposits Of gypsum have been
found near Annelly, in Richland town
ship. There is talk OF establishing a
factory in Newton to utilize the gypsum.
whisky JIM" a notorious bootleg
ger, has been brought up from the In
dian Territory and lodged IN the Wichi-
ia jail. He is said to be one OF the
shrewdest men engaged III introducing
liquor into the territory.
Omio correspondence of the Jewell
County Republican: A serious accident
| befel Miss Matte Sturtevant a few days
ago. While working at a table near the
stove, her clothes caught fire and when
noticed were all ablRze. The sight so
frightened her mother that she was pow
erless to render aid, but Matte had sufi-
cient presence OF mind to secure q
blanket, with whish she succeeded in ex-
tinguisning the flames, but not until she
was very seriously burned.
A Wichita woman who left that city,
a few days ago, to attend the funeral Of
her husband, who had died at Kansas
City, was accompanied by a man to
whom she was engaged to marry as soon
as her husband was buried.
Chaplain John D. Parker, Of Fort
Riley, has executed a neat chart con-
tanning the statistics Of Kansas rainfalls.
This chart shows that the period of
maximum and minimum rainfall during
the past twenty years runs in sevens.
DR.. Williamson, who is a member Of
the State Silk commission, Las been a
resident Of Kansas for thirty-tWO years,
and was the frat PUacticing physician
, who located in AtchisOD, Kansas. His
first patient was a slave, his second a
Georgian, and the third North Caro-
iniau.
Horton Headlight: It is a disgrace
to our city that such rotten liquor joints
are run in the southwest part Of the city.
All along the Delaware creek from the
railroad south small houses are located
and about every other one is occupied
by some one to sell liquor to the gangs
/. that flock around them.
Wellington has received assurances
from the A, T. s. T. officers that a
] large two story depot will be built In
that city. The plans for a one story
depot Will be discarded. The building
agreed upon will be an exclusive
passenger depot, 3Oz9O feet, built Of
stone and pressed brick.
WI. Gray, city marshal OF Arkansas
City, advertisss that on the evening OF
3 February Is, Ella and Mollie johnson,
: aged Is and y years respectively were
abducted from their home IN that city by
some unknown man. Marshals, sheEihg
or other officers are requested to take
charge Of the girls and arrest anyone
who has them in custody and hold them.
At Coldwater, a few days ago, as e
part Of the Wallace grocery was being
moved, a package Of giant Iowder with
fuse attached IVES found The fuse had
been lighted, but had gone ont before
reaching the powder. It is supposed
soms coward tried to blow up WellaCe
and his family, who lived over the gro
Gerry.
The largest gathering OF business men
{ ever held IL northern Kansas vas - sas
: sion two days recently, ri alciE5 Cvs-
8 200 representative men being present.
E The Northern Kansas Immigration asg1
e citation is now In working order, anC
Q $4,000 viii be used 90 advertise thu
3 portion OF the state this spring. Month
I ly excursions VIII be run from the east
Osborne Farmer: The railroad lant
remaining unsold In this county
rapidly narrowing down, there beinl
2. but 8, $50 acres remaining on the market
.e The government land is entirely exhaust
= ed, and any new settler will be ccmpeIia,
Is to make an out and out purchase i
g order to secure any real estate holding
= within the confines Of our county. Tn
q next thing in order viii be the division