Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-04

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teachers and pupils to excel.
Lindsborg News: With the exception
of few rooms on the top story on the
north side of Bethany college, all the
rooms in the building are occupied.
Those who have seen the size of our
building know that this means good
deal.
The Beloit Gazette says that the old
court house is ready to fall down and
that Judge Heron has refused to hold
court in it. The sheriff procured the
use of suitable room elsewhere The
Gazette thinks the county officers fool
ish to longer endanger their lives in the
old building.
From Emporia: In the annual con-
test in oratory and essay at the state
Normal school, Miss May Campbell, OF
Newton, carried of the first prize in the
GRAFTON, which entities her to represent
her school at the state contest in Tope-
peka February II. The first prize in
essay was captured by Aaron ]. Stout,
of Rmporia.
Ottawa letter: There is a great
amount of sickness in the neighborhood.
Five funerals occurred in one day not
long since. School district No. SO, on
Mud creek, west of the city, reported
sixty cases Of sickness at once last week.
La grippe seems to be the general com
plant, but it is hoped that the cold
weather that We are now having will
check it.
Wiehita.-W. W. Reynolds met with
instant death this evening from an cleo
trio light wire. He was passing down
a strange stairway, and seeing a loose
wire caught hold of il. The shock threw
him a considerable distance, and
though the persons who saw the acct
dent picked up the victim within a few
seconds, he was dead with the wire
still grasped in his hand
Lawrence, 19th.-The observations
taken by Chancellor Snow show that at
7 o'clock this morning the thermometer
stood at 20 deg. below zero. There have
been but two colder days in the twenty
four years during which observations
have been taken. In 1878 the thermom-
eter fell to % deg. below and in 1884 to
81 below. In 1887 the mercury once
reached the same point at which it stood
this morning.
Gypsum Advocate: The very deci-
dediy increased business of the Gypsum
Valley bank shows two things: the in
creased business of the country around
and the confidence of the people in
those who own and manage the bank
The bank is, or ought to be, good
Thermometer of the volume of business
done in the community. They have
over $50 depositors and issued during
December over 800 drafts, and paid Out
on checks about $4,000 per week.
Atchison, 19th.-The Missouri river
is frozen over and traffic has deserted
the bridge. Armour Bros, who own q
large ice house at Sugar lake, are having
hard time in getting men to work
They cannot stand the cold weather, and
quit. Several had their hands and feet
frozen. A man who drove from Atchi-
son to Doniphan last night, distance
of six miles, was SO badly frozen that he
could not move upon his arrival there
He is thought to be in dangerous con
dition.
Severy has about 500 inhabitants
two railroads, canning factory, bank
two church buildings, a race track, anC
many other things. There are number
of commercial orchards around the town
Mr.. Wyand has 5000 bearing peacI
trees and 1000 apple trees, some bear
ing. These orchards are set out on con
tract. The nurseryman furnishes th'
trees; then he takes his pay out wher
the trees are bearing-two times half th'
crop. This will give a poor man {
chance to set out a commercial orchard
Wichita letter: Dan Sprague, who
for SO long has been terror to horse
owners throughout this section, and
who broke Jail at Mcpherson, this being
the second time within the last few
months, was met by farmer named
Sullivan, north of the city. Sullivan has
reason to know Sprague, as the latter
helped himself to a team Of Norman
horses from Sullivan's farm, and they
we're only recently recovered in Nebras-
ka. Sprague was well mounted, and
when accosted galloPed away. He is
evidently trying to get to the strip.
Emporia Republican: Captain G. N
Sterry has been appointed attorney
general of the Atlantic & Pacific rail
road This is all well enough, and the
captain is to be congratulated. Rut
this appointment involves the remova
of his estimable wife and family from
Emporia, our entire community vii
move to lay it on the table. However
if the Captain and Mrs. Sterry think i
is best for them to remove to Albu
querque, the headquarters of the road
as we understand they intend to do soon
a leave of absence will be granted them
and with them will go the best wishes
of all our people.
EmPoria Republican: Death has in
vaded the residence Of Mr. and Mrs
Marcy at GIT Central avenue, and the
venerable couple are lying dead at theil
late home. Tuesday, about noon, Mrs
Marcy died from the effects of an injury
which remains a mystery. Someone. BY
accident or intent. threw stone which
struck Mrs. Marcy in the small Of tia
back. She has not since been well
This, with an attack of grip, caused hel
death. While friends cared for the TO
mains and arranged for the funeral
watchers in an adjoining room momen
tarily expected the death of her hus
band, Ebert Marcy A few moments
before midnight their work was endeC
and the vigil with the dead began. Mr.
Marcy had passed away IN the 79t
year Of his age, after a severe attack o
pneumonia.
Wichita letter: A gentleman here,
Gared near Rosaha, Butler county, by
man habited in mother hubbard an
bonnet, gives it out that the murder la