Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Riley county has released the bonds
men of the absconding treasurer, J. NJ.
FOrtner.
Topeka Capital: A party of forty
one Seventh Day Baptists from
various points in the east, who have
been attending the synod at Nor
tonville, came to Topeka to take in the
sights of the city. They left In their
special car for their homes.
Arkansas City Traveller: Sheriff Nipp
receives from the Wells Fargo Express
company for the capture of the Angus
ia train robbers $500 per man, or $1,000
for the four. He will also get re-
ward from the railroad company. This
is a pretty big haul for Sheriff Nipp.
The Kansas State Normal school at
Emporia opened for the fall term with
nearly 1000 scholars in attendance, and
the entire force was busy all day In en-
rolling new students. It is anticipated
that more than 1.600 pupils will attend
| during the coming year. EmpOria col
lege also opened the school year last
week.
At the Kansas state fair at Topeka,
which commences September II and
concludes with the 18th, will be the most
exciting and interesting races ever wit
messed on the grounds of the association
at Topeka, some of the heetest horses in
the country being entered for the prin-
cipal events, and the track being in
good shape for record breaking.
You may always put Kansas down as
q winner in all contests for excellence in
whatever line or direction. In the
Pythian prize drill at the national con-
clave in Kansas City, the first, second
and third prizes of $500, $1,000 and
| $1,000 were awarded three Kansas divi-
sions, at Girard, Pittsburg and Erie, re-
spectively- 700 in cash altogether
Atchison Champion: A prominent
farmer in this county recently rented
his farm to a party and has moved to
another part CT the county because the
old premises were haunted. A murder
was once committed on the place, and
the folks say it has been haunted ever
since, the ghostly form of man having
been repeatedly seen perambulating
about the place.
Gypsum Advocate: Mrs. Ed DENIM
son, Mr.. Reese, and other parties a few
miles to the northeast, and j. w. Adams
directly east, say it did not rain enough
with them. II. @. PfalzGraf, few miles
southeast, and some others southwest
said that it was too wet to pillow. Geo
S. Bishop, from Roxbury, said there
were streaks a!ong the road south where
it had not rained.
Whitewater Tribune: Except the
death of an infant last Sunday, there has
not been death in Whitewater for the
past three years. If that does not speak
well for the health of the locality it is
hard to tell what would. Talk about
running off TO health resorts, when there
is more health to the square inch right
here at home than can be found any
where else under the sun. Just think
of it; not a single grave, not even a
cemetery laid out, and the town years
old.
At Salina the company organized and
chartered to build an electric street rail-
way has commenced work on the power
house, and expects to have the road
equipped and in operation by November
1. An auditorium with seating capac-
ity of 5000 will be located at one end of
the line, enabling Chautauquas and
other state meetings to go there. In
addition to the other electric power the
company will put up an incandescent
light plant for lighting residences and
business houses.
Lincoln Republican: In Lincoln we
are having good rains and fine weather.
Everything is lovely. and the proverbial
gander is suspended at great eleva-
ton. Saturday was busy day for the
wheat buyers of Lincoln. The streets
were crowded with wagons loaded
with the golden grain until night
came on and darkness closed the
busy board of trade. Il. Y. Williams
raised and threshed wheat this year tc
the value of $3.50 per acre on the
ground upon which it grew. This il
based upon so cents a bushel. The
lumber men are having their hands full
in supplying the farmers with lumber
for granaries.
Gypsum Advocate: F. Loster told
us that the lightning struck the roof o
his barn, making a rent, thence to a too
box on the floor, knocking out the bach
part of the box and leaving an imprin
on a saw in one spot as if it had beer
burned. At VIM. Whitmore's place
: cottonwood near the dwelling was tori
in strips and carried in various direc
tions. The lightning was continuoul
for more than an hour apparently il
the one place, and waL seen playing
along the wire fences. A horse standing
some distance from a wire fence wa
shocked SO as to cause it's fall and hal
) been in a stiffened condition since. Mr.
Whitmore says his cattle, some time be
l fore the storm came on appeared to hav'
a premonition of it, as they were rest
less and hard to control.
A Great Sensation.
Every reader will remember the muir
ders committed in Chautauqua count,