Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-09
KANSAS NEWS.

Winfield has a scandal in high life. A
furious husband, E penitent wife, and a
base william figure in IT.
The county clerk contest in Harper
county has been decided in favor Of
Moss, the Anthony candidate.
". Weldenbuch has been arrested in
Sabetha and taken to Falls City, Neb,
on the charge Of horse stealing.
The Rock Island railroad has been
completed through Seward county.
Track was laid at the rate of two mile
per day.
A handsome grand piano, costing ST.
400, has been presented to the Soldiers
Home at LeavenwOrth by patriotic lady
Of New York
The kitchen of the Industrial School
for Girls, at BelOit, was furnished by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of that city.
Messrs. Charles and Gladding, coIored
citizens OF Topeka, are in Washington for
the purpose OF interesting congress in
plan for colonizing the cOiOred people in
South America.
Garden City Sentinel: Richfeld has
purchased he machinery to use in boring
an arbesian well, and will commence
operations as soon as it arrives from the
east.
The citizens Of Humboldt, Davis cOun-
ty, anG vicinity, held a meeting a few
days ago to consider the establishment
OF a creamery. Committees OF investiga
ton were spointed and nothing viii be
done until they report.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Alton,
Osborne county, was destroyed by fire
last recently night. The fire is supposed
to have been the work of incendiaries,
who burned the depot to attract atten-
ton while they burglarized EAtOn's
store.
Garden City Sentinel: Miraculous as
it may seem, after fully An ounce Of
brain was removed fIom the fracture OF
Samuel Bartlett's head. caused by be-
ing thrown from a road scFaper last
week, the boy is recovering slowly, with
fair prospect Of getting well
Independence Tribune: George E.
Barnes, in the banks Of Rock creek,
found two Usage tomahawks and hoe
of iron. They are of ancient manufac-
ture. and were probably inferred in the
grave OF some noted chieft8iu, whose
bones have long since crumbled to dust
The meeting of the Golden Belt
immigration association, at Russell, was
largely attended. 1t was decided that
the various interests embraced in the
association would work together in
harmony. The advantages OF that
section OF the state viii be pushed all
that is possible.
At Independence. q few days ago. a
grsy-headed old man named o. Red,
photographer, plead guilty TO an assault
on the daughter OF his colOred wash
woman, in his gallery, while she was
returning him his laundry. He was
fined $50 and costs which he paid and
left the country.
The Rev. Mr.. Fry, a United Brethren
minister, who labored near Abilene, VIC
lated the greater number of the com
mandments in deserving his wife and
five children for another woman, q mem
Der of his church. They are now said
to be living Ill Texas. Before leaving,
he placed - chRttel mortgage on the
home and household goods of his wife
and family, and a few days ago the
mortgage was foreclOsed and they were
turned out.
card Press: The farmers OF Sher-
MAJ township have been very active dur
/ ing the past Two months In tie way of
organization. Almost every school dis
/ trict has it's Farmers Alliance, and the
organizations at Campbell, Fairview,
Maple Grove, and Cleveland school
houses have dubbed together and send
of to wholesale houses to buy all their
supplies. They buy one month In ad-
vance. They claim they are able to save
themselves a good deal Of money by this
way of purchasing articles for general
! consumption.
The wife of ahard-working and worthy
young stone mason at Wichita attended
the Salvation Army meetings for a few
times out of curiosity. A young gam
bier, who WIS present the first evening
she attended, was attracted by her bright
pretty face, and by Persistently begging
her acquaintance and by BTTful hattery
succeeded in leading her to fall in love
with him. When once he had her conf
dence, it was not long until he had be-
come intimate With her. The husband,
though 6oubiing at Eirst, finally became
CONVINCED Of her unfsithfulness. He sue
for divorce and turned her out Of his
house. Then the gambler deserted her
Dodge City Journal: An old pioneer
on the plains of western Kansas who Is q
close observer and reads the sign Of the
times for the future from nature says
81 am not q weather prophet, but / wanl
to tel you right now when you see the
prairie dogs tils saEly in the seaeoE
working On their little moundE5 aiezatEEs
them six or eight iaches as the froHt q
the entrance, y0u Eay make up YOU
mind that this means heavy fall Of ram
in the locality where this Is done. The
craWhsh, which erecfs his castle In the
air, over the high water mark, Is aiaC
another good Indication that the Placc
1t inhabits viii have an abundance o.
water Watch both at their work RnC
note the result"
A leading question in LeavsnWortb
lust now, is Christian science. Not long
ago the council passed an ordinance
compelling all Christian scientists to PaJ
a license Of $500 yearly. DE- and Mrs
Josiah Walker declined to pay the tal
and have closed up shop until they car
} obtain legal advice as TO the validity o
the ordinance requiring them to pay tn
$500 per year. Nothing has beer
. said thsy say. ''about four or fv'
s'clairvOyant'' Offices that have been Il
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