Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
NEBRASKA NEWS.

republican convention IS at work again,
and thinks that he viii experience no
further trouble.
There las been filed in the supreme
court an appeal of the case of the
Union Pacific Railway company against
Lee Sue, brought from Douglas county.
Sue had been given a verdict of DANA
ges amounting to 81, 500. The road
asks that this decision be Ouerruled.
The heaviest rain and wind storm
of the season passed over BoeIeis about
Up. m. last Sunday, washing q piece
out of the Union Pacific grade, blow
ing over the shOemaker's shop and
blowing in the front of u dry goods
store.
A fatal accident occurred at a thresh-
ing bee, seven miles south of Ogalalla,
last Wednesday. J. H. Radcliffe was
kicked by a horse and instantly killed
The blow cought him under the ear
He leaves a wife and three children.
His rema aims were taken 81 Illinois for
burial.
Mrs. Badgeley, an employe of the
Plattsmouth canning factory, broke her
wrist in a singular manner Wednesday.
knife into the cOnveyer, a machine used
for carrying away the cObs She put
her hand in after the knife and caught
it with the result above named.
A young Swede named Peter AIatson,
an orphan sixteen years of age, was
jailed ut Columbus, Wednesday for
placing an obstruction on the Omaha
& Republican Valley railway track
near OcOneC, on the 24thOf last
month. The boy claims he placed
n single tie on the track for ajOze,
meaning no harm.
One of the best opportunities ever
offered stockmen of Nebraska and the
west to purchase Aberdeen-Angus cat
tie will be at the great sale by w NJ.
d. Lee, of Leavenworth, Kan, at the
Nebraska State Fair. Grounds on We'd
nesday, Sept. y. Mr.. Lees herd Is
one of the oldest and largest west of
the Mississippi river, and in no herd IN
the country has u higher standard of
individual intelligence been main
tanned, and no herd in the country has
been more successful in winning the
best and largest prizes at the best fairs
than this herd. The sale consists OF
forty females and twenty bulls,
and Will take place under the breeders
large sale tent on the fair grounds.
For further information see ad. else
where IN this issue, or address Ne
bFaska Farmer. Lincoln for catalogue.
One year ago Charles E. Titzell,
livcrymaD at Fairbury, hired team to
one William Mccoy, who said he was
q travelling man from Omaha. Mccoy
never returned the team and detectives
have been after him ever since. He
was traced first to Santa Fe, then back
to Kansas City, Manhattan and Ft.
Hayes, where the trail was lost. Since
then nothing had been heard of the
thief until few days since, when Tit
Zell received Information that he was
In Omaha visiting a brother under a
false name. The chief of the police
has been telegraphed to place him
under arrest.
BARLEY special: Yesterday was a
great day in our town. For some
weeks several of our citizens have been
working to awaken an interest in con-
structing a canal which Will cost about
81, 600. twill bring water from the
Republican river to q point near this
town and furnish more than 500 horse
power. Tee precinct has voted 81, 900
In bonds to aid the enterprise, and it
viii be commenced Immediately.
V Dracher and Cassie Kellar eIoped
from Phillipsburg and were married
ut Fairbury. Deputy Sheriff Heath
arrested the couple and took them
back. The girl is under sixteen.
Dracher Is about forty and is arrested
on the charge of Kidnapping.
Reappraisments of school lands have
been received at Lincoln from Red VII
low, Nuckolls and Papnee counties.
The appraisemcut hrs been raised from
two to three hundred per cent in Muck
oils and PaWnee. 1t har also gone mp
about 100 Der cent in kearney county.
John Lislza, a Bohemian, living near
Hcmingford, attempted to take the life
of his neighbor, Adam Naidl, under
very peculiar circumstances. He went
to Maids house late III the evening
and found him in bed. Naidl was going
to get up and dress, but Liska said he
had Just come over to make n neigh
borly call and could talk to him as
well in bed as If he was up. NaidI
then concluded that he would remain
in bed and the two mGn were soon
engaged in discussing the crops, weather
and other local matters, which lasted
for about an hour. when Lisza rose up
to so home, and, by request of Naidl,
blew out the light. No sooner was the
room darkened than the report of a
revolver, followed by four other shots,
proved that the visitor had not come
for the purpose of only making neigh
horLN call Nome of the shots took