Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-11-09
STATE NEWS


at Wellington.
The new depot at Leavenworth is TO
be opened November 1.
A wolf hunt is contemplated by the
farmers near AtchisOn.
The Peabody Gazette believes itself
to be the last semi-weekly lett alive in
KanEas.
The Glen Eide creamery and chs Sc
factory has a capa ity Of $4,000 pounds
Of milk per day.
The people Of Stanton county indulg-
ed In grand antelope chase on Oct.
18th.
John D. Bennett, Of Cuba, Republic
county, has challenged Rev. DR.. Fisher,
of hIarysville, to discuss Mormonism.
Osborne Journal: The First National
bank, OF CaWker has changed its name 80
the CaWker City State Bank, and starts
with a paid up capital Of 100000.
J. S. Danford, the celebrated Kansas
bank rObber, Is now in Jail in Cincinnati
for rObbing bank in Indiana. Dan
ford has robbed banks all over the United
States.
DR.. @. Z. WiIes, Of Winfield, has been
elected superintendent Of the asylum for
feeble minded children at that place.
DE-. Wles Is a practicing physician Of
Cowley county, and is in every respect
well qualified for the position.
News item from the Manhattan Her
cUgy: Kansas sugar is now offered for
sale by the 3. B. Purcell mercantile COM
pany. This sugar is over 81 per cent.
pure and the very best for sweetening.
1t sells thirteen pounds for 81.
Downs Chief: ''Last Sunday evening
two young ladies OF this city climbed to
the top Of the stand pipe, a distance of
rs feet. The girls showed much more
sense and pluck than the young man
Who stood at the bottom of the ladder
and watched them go up"
The coolest election bet yet recorded
is that OF two Kansas men, says an ex-
change. One of them has to go bare
footed the entire month OF December.
1t depends, Of course, who will be the
unfortunate, on the election OF either
Harrison or Cleveland. There is a for
felt Of 5000 posted.
Chicago News: Kansas is an advanc-
ed and progressive state, peopled and
controlled by wonderOueIy active civil
izatiOn. Kansas drew for her populs-
ton upon those very sources that have
assured Chicago her pTe-eminent stand
ing before the world. Every where with
In her bOundry lines are to be found
The suit brought by William Black, a
boy now In the state reform school, near
Topeka, against the AtchisoD, Topeka
and Santa F'e Railroad company for So
600 for the loss of leg, was decided in
favor Of the railroad company. The de-
Tense was that the boy was in the habit
OF jumping on and off trains and was
doing so when the accident happened.
Rsv. G. W. Pucket of Liberty was
seriously If not fatally wounded by be-
ing shot by a wretch living near him
who took a dislike to him because ne
was preacher. The would be murder
er, L. r. North, is in jail at Coffsyville.
Pucket is still alive. IL the neighbors
had got hold OF North before the deputy
sheriff did he would not now be in Jail.
Augusta Journal; a correspondent
from Rose Hill writes that a wedding
viii take place there shortly between a
gentleman of Rose Hill and a LADY from
illinois, who have never seen each other.
The gentleman says marriage Is a lot
terry and one Is as liable to draw grand
prize from them he has never seem as
from ladies Of his personal acquaintance.
Jewell Review: Mr.. d. L. Moves. Of
ia
Jewell county for sixteen years. is the
owner OF q relic Of revolutionary ANTIGUA
~. His grandfather was a soldier in the
revolutionary war, and WIS present at
the surrender Of Lord Corvallis, at
which time he took a musket from a
British soldier, which has always been an
heirloom IN the family, and it IS now the
property Of Mr.. NOyes.
Garden City Herald: The two fact
ions down In Grant county-those rep
Eesenting Ulysses and those represent
ing AppOmattOZ buried the hatch
ct and have concluded to Join hands to
the end that the interests Of the county
may bs advanced, The buildings of
APpOnlattOx viii be moved over and the
Ulysses company will give lots 60 place
them on. It is a sensible way to end
the fight.
Washington Republican: 'The meet
ing to consider the matter OF a silk fac
tory, met at the court house Wednesday
as per adjournment. Mayor Pickard
presided. A committee consisting of
Messrs. Miller, Charters and Tobsv we're
appointed to solicit subscriptions of
stock, the idea being to make a Joint
stock company with a capital OF $4,000,
of which Mr.. Miller is to take $1,000
The meeting adjourned to meet again.
Liberal Leader: A German, named
Franz FrieI. arrived here the nfher dav-