Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Hill City people are moving In the
matter OF building sugar works.

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Kingman Voice: The electric light
ing plant and fixtures have been pur-
chased by B. D. Wright, Of Petersburg,
ILL., The city will probably be lighted
again.
Jetmore Siftings: Our cheese fac
tory viii commence operations March
I. The prospects for q bOuntiful har-
vest the coming season were never better
IN the history OF the county.
The wires say that I've prisoners es-
capped from the Jail il Norton county by
cutting bars out Of a window. Among
the fugitiVes are Jim Stewart and Rich
ard Lewis, two notorious desperadoe5
who are held for murder.
A special from Pratt: Joseph Moore,
Of meriden, Conn, the real estate dealer,
who owns now in this CITY upwards Of
$4,000 worth Of real estate, was In town
last week looking after his interests, and
expresses himself well pleased with
Pratt's progress.
Scandal Journals W. 81. Stinson has
devised way of attaching and protect
ing a weight for closing doors and
screens that promises to excel any like
invention yet patented. He has con
structed door lock that is so simple In
its workings we cannot help wonder why
any fool didn't think Of it long ago.
Jetmore Siftings: A temporary in
junction has been granted by Judge
Strang restraining the sheriff from col
Letting the tax levied against the Union
Banking company. The company claim
that this is a branch Office and that the
capital stock WIS assessed and the tax
was paid at the home office. The
amount claimed is about 5000.
LaCyene Journal: The carload ship
ments Of freight over tho Memphis
Route from LaCygue the past week
have been as follows: Il. N. Marshall,
three Of hogs; Il. P. Graham, two Of
cattle; George J. Miller Mercantile com
pany, one OF shaved hoops; Robert Ell
kingtOn one Of cattle; Ben Shinkle, one
each OF cattle and hogs.
LaCygne Journal: A stranger died
Wednesday near Barnard from exposure
Co the cold. He wandered around out
Of doors three days until found, so
chilled that death soon resulted. From
papers found on his person it is learned
that his name was James TOOhy and that
he was engaged in some sort Of railroad
business. he WIS buried at the expense
Of the county.
Wellington Monitor: A press dispatch
announces the failure OF the J. j. Burns
Railroad CONSTRUCTION company, which
was incorporated in the state Of Michi-
gan, where it has been doing an extern
sive businessfOr a yeas EAST. Mr.. Burns
Fea i0nv.e 4
Of Belle PLANE, and the first president Of
the D. NJ. & A. road.
Hays City Sentinel: The Fort Hays
military reservation has been turned over
to the department OF the interior and
Fort Hays has been abandoned as a mil
itary post. This means great things for
the future prosperity OF our little city,
In any and every way it can be consid-
cred. 1t is also very certain that the G.
A. r. committee will report favorably
for Hays for the Soldiers' Home,
CoffeyviIle Journal: There will be
plenty Of railroad work in this vicinity
in very short time. A large grading
outfit, that has been employed near
Paola, is en- route for COffeyville, and
others are arranging to come at the
earliest possible moment. Everything
points to the conclusion that work will
be begun on the Kansas & Arkansas
Valley road within the next few weeks.
Ulysses Register: An Injunction has
been issued by the probate court and
served on q commissioner and county
clerk, restraining them from moving the
records from the Grant county bank
building, on the ground that the court
house can only be legally situated on the
town site Of Ulysses and not on any addi-
tion thereto. The courts will have TO
ssttle the matter.
Coolidge Times: We understand that
there is a movement on foot to establish
a creamery In Coolidge. If towns In
central Kansas can afford to ship butter
into Colorado surely we could not do a
better thing than to establish a creamery
here and supply our Colorado neighbor5
with the oily substance. We hope some
action viii be taken at once and an or
ganizatiOn effected if possible.
Manhattan Nationalist: Jesse Ingra.
ham, who died at his residence, near the
college, was one OF the early settlers of
this county. He was born in New York
in 1921, bat moved from Indiana to
Kansas In 1856. His residence for some
years was on the Wild Cat, but for near
twenty years he has resided on the hill
lust west Of town. He was accounted q
good citizen and an honest man. He
was interested in fruit culture, and In
grahRm's grove is one Of the landmarks
OF Manhattan. He leaves q wife, two
sons and four daughters.
Osborne Jurnal: Peter Rothenberger,
two miles northeast, has a well with
very peculiar water IN it. When first
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