Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-01-20
STATE NEWS

few days ago.
The Lawrence Tribune says there are
still a few low dives in that town where
liquor is sold.
Haskell institute at Lawrence contains I
1913 Indians, and a number Of them are
employed as teachers.
Since January 1st, the deposits at the
AtchisOn Dime Savings bank bsve (
amounted to over 1000 a day.
Congressman Morrill, has purchased /
an extensive block OF stock in the First
National Bank Of Leavenworth.
A fire at Abilene, a few days age, de- (
ztEOyed Berry Bros building aud did
other damage TO the amount of $780,, /
600.
Tine number Of patents issued during
1887 to citizens of Kansas is larger than
those issued to Iowa and Nebraska com
bined.
Harry Gore a small boy, was burned
TO death at Smith Center, a few days
ago. His clothing caught fire from the
kitchen stove.
A. S. Smith, a commission merchant
at Wichita, has been arrested on the
charge OF embezz' ing 1924 from one or
his ccnsignees.
Sunday night the safe in the depot at
Derby, small town near Wichita, was
blown open and ali the money and valua-
bles carried away.
The body Of the man killed Eear
OIathe, Christmas night, by a train, has
been identified as that Of P. J. Blake,
plumber Of Chicago.
Arkansas City has a man who is a
member Of the church, owns a business
block and rents the rooms in it FOR
a house Of prostitution.
The preliminary trial of 'Doo"
Reynolds was held at Hope, few days
ago. He was committed over TO the
district court for trial.
The district court Of Atohison county
has appointed Mr.. George W. Howell as
receiver for the Atchison bridge. This is
the second receiver appointed.
The first bride in Johnson county
was Miss EIizabeth De Tax, who married
Francis Marion Powell. Mr.. and Mrs
Powell now live near Lemore, Gal.
Lawrence Tribune: One person was
to-day fined 81 and costs in the police
court for violating the Sunday ordin-
ance selling cigars being the charge.
Coal has been discovered at Belmont
a small town near Kingman. The VEN
is elight one, and was reached at a depth
OF forty feet. The prOspector5 viii dig
) further.
. A prominent Garden City man is re-
, ported to have been shot In a LaFned
> hotel by q lady. The man was taken tC
Wichita where he is receiving surgical
treatment.
AT Leavenwortb recently five men were
each fined 500 and sentenced to thirty
: DAYS in jail for selling liquor contrary
| to law. All paid their fines and the
city council Eemitted the jail sentence
; clause.
: The postofiee at Oxide, Ellsworth
county, has been discontinued, end 1
: postofice has been established at Medina
: Jefferson county, with Addison Spohr as
! postmaster.
The Cawker Record says that hog
and cattle are shipped out OF Cawke
8 City and beef and pork shipped in
4 broom corn shipped out aud broom
2 shipped in.
p Ottawa Republican; Several citizen
9 have sued the Ottawa Gas company 70
4 damages. The water Ii the wells, the.
g believe, has been contaminated by es
3 Gaping gas.
8 The signal service officer at Dodge, il
I reply to a cablegram, has furnished 70
d land and ranch syndicate IN London,
j statement of the rainfall Of that ssctiOl
4 during 1887.
e Seventy-five employees and creditor
y Of the Kansas Midland railway cOmpan
!. have sled suits at Wichita against tn
d company for claims amounting to severn
thousand dollars.
3 William A. Walker, of AtehisOn, We
4 born on the 29th Of FEBRUARY, 1888, an
= has never had but eleven birthdays
70 His next one Oscurs next mONtb, an
b viii be appropriately celebrated.
sabetha Herald: Miss Mario
be Holdridgs, well known in Sabethss Will
Is in attendance upon the Chrislml
rs exercises because violently insane. n
" cause for the insanity is assigned
as The Invalid Pension committee Of Il
Il house has assigned Mr.. Morrill, Of Kan
ds sas the consideration Of all pension ril
e introduced by members Of the states
m Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota.
It Two brothers, Robert NJ. stIlwen an
al Daniel StillWsD, old soldiers were 4
al united at the Soldiers Home. a few da!
y ego, after thirty years Of seParatio
he They had each presumed the other dea
e Governor Martin has appointed G. y
- Clement, OF Wichita, honorary cOmmi
or siouer TO the centennial exposition OF q
on Ohio valley end central states, to
e held at Cincinnati uly Ath to OetOl
ke 9th.
leE The Wichita city council hes imP'
~ ed a tax Of $1,000 on the teiePhO
ity / company for doing business there. Z
I'VE company declares that it viii take do
all its Instruments and leave the q
unless the tax is removed.
ase The proprietor Of the Wichita GloI
- paper run for the eolored Peop
1id threatens openly to enter suit Rgau
ed the republican central committee
- $500 promised him during the last ca
n. paign for his support.
On. Plans for a proposed addition to
ion Lawrence Jail. TO be used Is an apaa
-; ment for women, have been submitted
On the county commissioners At pres
ne. female prisoners are placed In the sa
ICES apartment with the men.
snt At the completion Of the year 1887
ing appears from the records OF Prof Sn
-e en- gbat the total rainfall for the year
bsan 1884 inches. This Is less q
one inchs below the average ann
rainfall st Lawrence.