Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-04-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


pie, at par.
The Centralia tow mill has starteC
work, employing nine mon at the start
The first car of tow was shipped t.
Chicago.
Kansas City Gazette: General Lewis
Hanback, has decided to move to Argen.
tine and has leased quarters for law
Office in that city.
Delphos Republican,: Some 5000
bushels Of wheat stored by Cooper &
Rollings at their bins near the depot ia
total loss it having rotted.
From Abilene; Judge Humphrey
decided that Ed Little had forfeited the
county attorneyship by accepting the
Cairo consulate. A. L. Moore has been
appointed attorney temporarily.
Emporia special; Carl Ehrlich, a
well-known stockman from Lehigh.
Kan, while standing in the Yards at
this place, was struck by passing
train, thrown under the cars, and had
his left arm cut of just above the elbow.
He was taken to the hospital and'is do.
ing well.
At Wichita Wesley Siddall was shot
and fatally wounded by Policeman
Irish. Irish caught Siddall and an
other man stealing coal from car in
the Santa Fe yards, and captured one
Of the men. Siddall b1lted and Irish
put bullet through his body. He
cannot live. Another coal thief has
been shot here by policeman.
Emporia citizens proposed to buy a
strip of land ad5 dining the state normal,
and to raise the price of 1t by subscrp-
ton. The land belongs to Father Esk-
ridge, Of the Republican, and he ro-
fuses to sell it to be paid for in that
way 1t seems the land was thought
desirable in connection with the erec-
ton of the new $4,000 building.
Wichita special: Mrs. T. A. Frazier
shot herself and will die. She seems to
have been jealous of her husband.
When he arrived home late in the even
ing they quarreled, and Mrs. Frazier
finally pulled revolver from under the
bed pillow and it was discharged, the
ball passing through her breast.
Whether the shooting was accidental or
not is not known.
j. Baamberger and Thomas Cochran,
PRESIDENT and secretary Of the new
BOARD of police commissioners of Fort
scott, visited Wichita, making a per-
onal Investigation as to the way of
saloons and the system of
ines. They seem favorably impressed
With the system and will probably
ashton the Fort Scott liquor traffic
fter the same pattern.
Arkansas City Traveller: About two
years ago N. P. Bourne, a geologist of
considerable note, received from the
Home National bank of this city sam
pie of clay to be found near the canal,
out owing to pressing engagements he
vas unable to analyze it until recently.
lie found it to be of very superior
quality and is here for the purpose of
alking business with the people OF the
'ity.
No time will be lost in the establish
nent of the county high school at Alta.
mont, the bill authorizing the establish
nent OF the school having been signed
~ the governor. A circular has been
ssued stating that the spring term of
he school would begin Mrrch 27 and
in session nine weeks, clos.
ng May 26. This will be the third
county high school established in
Kansas.
Fort Scott letter: Jonathan Davis, a
citizen, and one of the most
farmers of Bourbon county,
led very suddenly of apoplexy, at his
ome in the northwest part of the
ounty He was an extensive farmer
nd stock dealer, owning about $500
cres of land. He was one of the most
rominent democrats in the county. 9
ie was Sc years of age and leaves a
life and seven children. He had
$4,000 insurance on his life and was an
onored member of the Masonic fra I
'rnity.
George o. Sharp, the Oldest resident +
Kickapoo, and Kansas pioneer, died :
his home, of erysipeas, after an ill
ess OF only few days. Mr.. Sharp .
anne to Kansas and settled at Kickapoo J
1856, whore he has constantly re- =
ded since. During his long career he
as been postmaster ever since coming
Kansas, and was one of the Oldest '
hcials in the United States. He has (
so been a Missouri Pacific station Q
gent ever since the road was built. /
addition no has been a notary pub q
., mayor OF Kickapoo and Justice OF t
10 peace for many years. His death 4
Ill be great loss to Kickapoo Q
The opening at an carly date of the ',
herokee strip lands is taking from :,
.ansas many business and professional q
len as well as home seekers. A mum. y
er of Kansas commercial concerns are \
to establish branch houses in :,
le new country, and quite a number !,
lawyers are arranging to move to !;
klahoma to get share of the vast n
tigation which always follows the set
ement of new territory. Judge ]. G.
trang and Judge George s. Green,
no retired a few days ago from the