Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-14


last month built an $500 dwelling
house for William Hoover, who Liver
a few miles east of town, besides com
pleting and furnishing two schoo
houses, one, probably the largest il
the county, 26x46 at Dana, and an
other near Big Bend, Mr., b. IS q
rustler, both az to building and sup
plying school boards with the best Of
furniture.
Died, IN Osborne county, Kansas
December 7, 1893, james Ellsworth
League, only son OF Mrs. William
Bliss. He was born July 3, 1884. He
was bright and hopeful boy. His
remains were brought TO this city for
lnterment. After a simple service at
the home OF his grandparents, Mr.,
and Mrs. +. L. M. butcher, he was
luid to rest in Fairview cemetery,
December 8, 1898. y
Last evening Mrs. N. B. McCor-
mick picked up an old revolver that
nobody supposed was loaded and
while toying with il accidentally dis
charged it, the ball entering her left
cheek and ranging obliquely down
ward. inflictIng very painful though
not dangerous wound. DR.. Nelson
was called and removed the ball and
dressed the wound. Thus, again, it
is demonstrated that the most dan.
gerous gun is the one which is not
loaded.
An oyster supper will be gwen IN
Marvin by Marvin Camp No. 1883 of
Modern Woodmen of lea, for
the benefit of the camp. on Saturday
evening, December %, 1893. Neigh.
bors from nearby camps are especi.
ally invited, and also all others who
do not belong to the order. Interest
ing speeches on the order will be
made by prominent Woodmen. A
number of toasts given and reply
made. A. +. STEVENS, V. q.
GEORGE CRoNK, CLERK.
The Washington correspondent
Of the Omaha Bee, who has special
facilities for securing information
from the government officials with
whom Receiver HAYDEN has filed his
report announces that from the in
formation that he can obtain the de-
posltors of the Capital National Bank
will receive in the nelghborhood of
thirty per cent of their claims The
claim Of the state of Nebraska is the
stumbling block to the declaration:of
further dividends, as it has never
been definitely proven to the receiver
how much it Is.
The A. o. U. w. of this place
elected officers for the ensuing term
at its meeting Monday night. Fol
lowing are the officers chosen: M. w.,
VIM. Stretton; Foreman, w. D.
Granger; Overseer, Ed. Bssell; Re-
corder, L. e. Nipps; Financier, John
Dawson; Receiver. d. q. Hoffman:
Guide, j. M. Hatfield; Inside Watch,
II. S. Polling; Outside Watch, D. P.
Bailey; Grand Lodge Representative,
D. F. Klose; Medical Examiners, Drs.
Brothers and Nelson. The lodge is
in very healthy and fourishlng con-
dition.
The Walnut township contest
case came up before the county board
last Monday. The offices of trustee,
treasurer and road overseers Of dis
tricts l and 2, were contested. After
a preliminary skirmish the ballots
we're opened and recounted with the
following results For trustee, A, q.
Caswell, contestant, had received %
votes and James Coffey, contestee, 36,
For treasurer. Seth Day, contestant,
bad "a, and j. S. Faubion, contestee,
80. In the LIST district, Fl. Worth
man, contestant, had received 7 votes
for road overseer and G. w. Parker,
contested, 10. For road overseer in
the End district, D. ]. Gipe, contest.
ant, had 6 votes and Silas Houck,
contestee, 2. The decision was there-
fore IN favor OF the contestees in the
first three cases and IN favor of the
contestant in the fourth. Frank Nc
Kay was employed as counsel by the
and G.. A. Spaulding, G. |
Lewis and Stinson & Stinson by
he contestees. The case attracted
quite a good deal of attention and es-
1ecially was the audience attentive to
he opening ard reading of the bal
OTIS. The correct number of unused !!
,allots were found in the package as
veil as eighteen defective ballots-by
ar the largest number of defective
BALLOTS reported by any township IN
he county.
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