Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-10
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STATE NEWS

antelopes. He killed buhsloes in New
Mexico recently.
A farmer living about nine miles
northeast OF Kendall claims to have
killed seven antelope this winter, bring
ing down two Of them ct one shot.
Petroleum has been discovered fifteen
miles from Emporia, and afour-foOt vein
OF coal hae been found near the same
place.
AtchisOn Champion: There are more
banks IN Kansas than in any other state
in the Union. Pennsylvania ranks Sec
ond in the number Of banks.
A number OF students at the state
university at Lawrence have failed to
pass their examinations and have re-
turned to their homes.
The sixtieth wedding anniversary
Mi. ead Mrs. Thomas Butler gsa
celebrated at Lawrence a few days ago.
Both are yet hale and hearty.
Garden City Sentinel; Brit Emmer-
son, the young horse thief, who stole
black pony from G. o. Chapman's farm
at Lakin was captured at Scott City.
Fire in Junction City, recently, de.
stroyed three old buildings occupied by
G. Roeser, boots and Shoes; J. G. D.
Campbell, Ructioneer, and @. Mckenzie,
confectiOner.
It seems to be definitely sgread upon
that LeavenWOTth is soon to have a new
opera house. Prominent men there are
| interested in the venture, and it is be-
ieved the proposed shares viii find a
ready market.
George BaEnum and Pink Greeves,
| two confidence men, were put of the
/ Santa Fe train near Lawrence q few
days ago for attempting to rob a pas
senger by the three card monte game.
William B. Browniee, register of the
/ LRrned. Kansas, Land Office, is in Wash
ngtOn to meet the serious charges
against him, personally and officially,
| preferred some time ago.
The Abilene Gazette eTramp," W. T.
Irwin, has accepted the challenge Of A.
| H. GoodnoW of Valley Falls, to shoot
one hundred live birds for 800 and half
OF the gate money.
Cottonwood Falls appropriately cele-
/ brated the 12eth anniversary Of the birth
of Robert Burns, few days ago. Cot
tonwoOd Falls regularly celebrates this
event, the last celebration being the
seventh held.
Wa-Keeney Republican: Il is aston
ishing and appalling with what unRnim-
ity the boys,-kds from ten up to six
teen years Of age,-WRlk the streets Of
Wa Keeney armed with pistols.
The anniversary meeting Of the equal
suffrage club Of Hutchinson was held q
few days ago. A number Of interesting
addresses were delivered. The meeting
was largely attended. Mr.. Fletcher
Meridith, of the Hutchinson Interior, is
one OF the leading suhr8gists.
Silver Lake correspondence Of the
North Topeka Mail: During the past
week there has been an enormous guam
tity Of fine fish taken out OF the Lake.
By cutting holes in the ice the hzh were
readily caught. After being exposed to
the sun a few moments they were houn-
: dering about on the ice looking for the
hole they came out at.
= The two prisoners from the Harper
I county Jail who escaped, a few days ago,
! accomplished their purpose by making 8
! dummy man and putting him in bed
! thus leading the turnkey TO believe that
all were in bed when he locked the cell
doors. The man who was not locked mp
broke open the lock and got the others
: out Of their cells when they all together
broke through the jail wall.
, David Fisher, an employe Of the mill
tRry prison at LsavenWorth, succeeded
In getting trusting cook, to whom he
r was engaged to be married, to purchase
? q suit Of clothes for him, in order that
the marriage ceremony could be fttingly
d performed. As soon as he got the
: clothes, he left LeavenwOrth and was
married TO a girl in another town.
Ness County Times: Ross Calhoun is
negotiating with parties in Nebraska for
two carload of ninety-day seed corn to
= be paid for when the crop Is harvested,
r at the rate Of two bushels for one, and
3 should the crop fail no charge whatever
! win be made for the seed. A very
/ generous proposition, and shows the
i faith Mr. Calhoun has IN the country.
, The purchase is not yet completed but
2 due notice viii be given.
A woman Of questionable character
named Moilis Davis, was arrested at
COncordia a few days ago BDd brought
to Clay Center, charged with the murder
q Of William TeIbush, who was found dead
Q near Clay Center some tine ago. The
n evidence duplicating her in the affair i.
I eircumstantiaL She and a male com
q panion had a row with TeJbush at
e dance a few evenings previous 20 th'
. murder.
It Dr.. L. II. Browne, a wei know
I dentist Of Newton, who has lived in tha
], city for a number OF years and is ons o
n its leading citizens is charged by Lizzi
le KuhlEnirs OF attempting to commit rap
on her person while IN the ebgir at hl
od9ea having dental work done. ID
= brown denies the charge and state
s chat &c b biaekIslaiiius sehsms New
q ton people believe he tells fle sElsE
8 It is stated that the gnl sin begl
e criminal prosecution.
y On the 29th Of January. the state c
z. Kansas wzs q years cid, having bee
* admitted into the union as a state JAM
p airy 29th, 1861. How the stsss has sd
ID vanced IN this time Is shown by tire fo
- lowing comparisons: The population {
Kansas Ia June, 1860, was 107, 20'
March let, 1887, the population va
1874 ,546-gain IN tWenty-giE yea
I'd I, 4O7, 345, or I, 4184 per cent. Th
as value Of assessed property when KaI
Ga sas became q state was e24 z87, A5l
81 Ia 1885, when the last assessment W
be published, the value Of assessed pEOpsEt
ID was S277. $40, 063-a gain Of 1882, 1888
=. 6O4, or Of 1,119 per cent. In 1850, I'll
number Of acres under cultivation 10 q
state was 372, 1875. In 1886 the numb
was X, 473, 495. In 1850, the numb
So