Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-02
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STATE NEWS.
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| lery at Arkansas City.
Charles McLaury has been appointed
postmaster st Believille.
1t is claimed that a medicinal spring
has been discovered at Parsons.
The natural gas wells at Paola are
/ flowing again In paying quantities.
Downs is the fist city In northwestern
Kansas to commence playing baseball.
The Dodge City Presbyterian college,
recently opened, has seventy students.
AEollis Davis has been discharged at
| Concordia for the murder OF William
Terbush.
Y. E Jennings, editor OF the hide
pendenee Mercury, died, few days ago,
Of pneumonia.
The Ottawa board Of trade has adopt
ed resolutions protesting against the
opening OF Oklahoma.
A Valentine leap year ball given at
Anthony, a few days ago, is described as
a brilliant assemblage.
John Lewis, Of Arkansas City, is the
champion heavy weight Of Cowley ooun-
~. He weighs 274 pounds.
It is reported that over 1000 pounds
OF buffalo meat have been marketed IN
Garden City during the winter.
The LeOti National bank, with q
capital stock OF $4,000 has been
authorized TO commence business.
The citizens Of Clay Center have voted
by 100 majority to give bonds 10 aid IN
sinking a 1000 foot prospect shaft.
An ordinance is to be passed by the
city council, of Sterling, prohibiting the
keeping of pigeons within the city limits.
Safs-bloWers entered the Ft. Scott &
/ Gulf depot at GirBrd, a few days ago,
and secured $3.50. There is no clue to
the perpetrators.
The gas boring machinery at Garden
City is in place, and the sinking OF the
well, when begun, will be pushed as
rapidly as possible.
The real estate men Of Marion per
fected an organization, few days ago.
They intend to work as a unit for the
building up Of Marion.
The grand jury in Smith county found
a 'true bilr' against the officers Of Smith
county agricultural society for permitting
gambling on the fair ground.
40 incendiary tried to burn the Lowen
block in Columbus, a few days ago, but
the department put the fire out. About
50, 500 damage was done by water.
It is reported that the Kansas state
university at Lawrence is so crowded
that it has been found necessary to turn
away many new applicants for admission.
Mayor Tarboz, Of Dodge City, has
issued a proclamation to the hard
characters OF that place, both male and
female, notifying them that they ''must
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Kansas City Star: The ravages OF
the past winter on the Kansas frontier
! have finally dwindled down to pair OF
) frost bitten heels and peck Of frozen
= potatoes.
The Arkansas City Traveller says that
there may be no Joints in that city but
onen are seen coming down the stair
way where joints used to be, smoking
: their lips"
Sterling Bulletin: The bohemian
: oat' swindle is being worked throughout
E several western states. The swindlers
i have invaded northern Kansas and are
- working west and south.
. The Newton Republican refers to a
}, man who undertook to sWindle merchants
l. in that city by the 'chsnge racket" as q
q sman of gall" The "man OF galI' was
/ captured by the city marshal.
z The Kansas republican state central
e committee Will m, ct in Topeka early II
i March to issue call for the stete con
o vention. The democratic COMMITTEES
= will probably meet the last Of March.
l. One Charles Turner, who is wanted
= at Abilene for kidnapping, and for steal
ing $50 and mote f0r S175 was captured
by the sheriff Of Douglas, county few
10 DAYS ago, on q farm near Lawrence.
70 Tim Highman killed q cOmTadenBmed
N Sullivan in Labette county, and WIS con.
N victed Of murder in the first degrees
L November 23nd, 1873, ten years ago
10 and was sent to the penitentiary for life
70 On account Of eZtenuating circumstances
he was pardOned.
Osborne Journal: J. P. POmerOy, o
a. Boston, contributed 500 TO the fund O.
z the Solomon Valley Immigration asso
IN citation.
b Wellington Monitor: Mulvane hal
u had one death from smallpox, the pstien
a being a Miss RePpetC, one Of the family
Id in which the disease first broke out. Shl
nc died at the pest house. The others ar
reported as recovering.
Newton Republican: The Soldiers
Or Tribune gives picture OF T. A. Butler
fine residence at Lyons. Tom Butler di
Is his first railroad work IN 1871, as a ds
he laborer on the grade near Peabody. L
'ir the year 1887, the aggregate amount c
n. his railroad contracts was &5l2,0O0.
= The LesvonWorth city council ha
y passed an ordinance imposing 8 hcens
u 81 eEq9 per year on the teaching an
Pc practice o. N9adoqial1.
y healing, lhzistiah se5ene
Ia mind cure and the Ike prast4ge-
i'll penalty for violation Of the oEdiEEzI5s
to a fine OF $500 for each and every onsn1
At QuenemO, q few days ago, q II
rs Mathers fell into a railroad crossing
Ter dislOcating his hip. Being unable
.lH extricate himself he was forced to pa
p" the night in this position. Train
passed over him during the night 81
did not iniure him. He Wss found q
Dr. next morning by section men, his fe,
~ II being badly frozen.
"a Scott City News: TIE young lsdi
n Of LeOti have organized an associate
ne entitled 'fThe anti going back-eRst-ft
M. wives association" owing TO the fact ia
nd so many Of LeOti's young men 90 els
I've where for wives instead Of PatrOniziL
" home industry.
nc MCPHERSON Freeman: Mr. Steipe
- hovyfug uaar Conway visited a