Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-16

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Scorched.
Thomas county claims to have
shipped 1900 car loads of the last crop
of wheat, and yet her people claim
there are upwards OF 500 carloads re-
naming.
Topeka Capital; The total enroll
ment in the city schools for the first
month of the first term of this year was
1888; for the first month of the second
term it shows q slight increase, being
$3.50.
1t is said that person can stand on
section 20, township O. range %, in
Graham county and see seven different
towns, viz, Wa-KOeney, Buffalo Park,
Collyer Quinter, Hill City, Grainfeld
and Hoxie.
At the Pittsburg encampment of the
btate G. A. r.. Hon. Bernard Kelly, OF
Topeka, was elected department COM
mander to succeed Hon, A. r. Greene.
Colonel w. Fl. Coulter, also Of Topeka,
was the next leading candidate.
Lawrence Jeffersoniau: L. j. Wor-
den again got off his mental balances
Snd his been taken to the asylum at
Topeka This was surprise to his
friends, as he had been feeling quite
well and his mind seemed entirely
Gear.
Parsons special: Masked robbers
entered the little town of Chouteau on
The Cherokee division OF the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas south of this city, and
robbed the STATEN, securing about $50.
They afterwards robbed number OF
stores and fed.
Lawrence, February 2S The big
ice gorge in the Kaw river, just above
Lawrence broke last night and all went
out the river without doing and dam
age. There is feeling of relief on the
part OF large property owners along the
river, who have seen the possibility of
much loss from another lodging of the
ice.
Kansas City, Mo-, Star: Colonel
Bob Stevens, who was quite prominent
in Kansas in the territorial days, died,
the early part of this week, at his home
in Attica, N. Y. He was many years
ago the general manager of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas e. Texas railroad, ard the
larger portion of the line was built under
his direction.
From Fredonia: VIM. N. Bennett,
aged about 55, employed as a farm hand,
was found dead in the road three miles
northeast OF here He was driving a
team TO wagon, and was evidently
thrown out, as the team came home to
j. Holdren's door in runaway condi-
ton, minus the driver and wagon. He
leaves wife
Arkansas City Traveller: Daily we
are besieged with inquiries for houses
to rent. There is very large demand
for houses just at present, and rent has
been going up. In some instances
houses are let to the highest bidder.
We know of one case where the rent of
cottage was bid Up from $40 to SIC
per month.
Manhattan Nationalist: Mr.. Maxwell,
Of Zeandale, was the victim of bold
highwaymen. AS no was going home
his attention was attracted by a couple
of men, who permitted him to gaze into
the muzzles of shotgun and revolver
while they relieved him of $18 and an
Odd Fellows pin. They have not yet
been captured.
At Pittsburg, in tho Methodist church,
memorial exercises were held by the
Kansas Sons of Veterans in honor Of
leland ]. Webb, late commander-in-
chief of the order. Speeches were made
by A. B. Campbell, Judge Johnson,
Clay D. Herod, H. W. Hoffman and
others. The church was filled by mem
bers of the Sons of Veterans, G. A. r.,
w. r. G. and i. A. s.
Marquette Tribune: A farmer named
Brainard, living short distance from
town, had a wolf that he brought up
from infancy. The wolf last week be-
came mad, got loose, and bit one Of Mr..
Branard's children, and he at once took
the child to Chicago for treatment.
The wolf is still at large and has prob
ably bitten several dogs by this time.
Everybody should keep their dogs
tied up.
Topeka Journal: A well-known con-
tractor said to-day: From what I am
able to Judge l think the chances are
that there will be more building done in
Topeka this spring than there has been
since 'S9. 1 have heard Of more i'm
provements that are contemplated than
any spring since 1 have been in the city
except during the boom. Why is it?
1t may be because Topeka is better
town than it used to be; it may be be-
cause times are not so hard as they
have been. The dam may have some
thing to do with it. l do know, though,
that the architects and we contractors
will have all the business We can attend
to-"
Independence Tribune: J. H. Brew
ster is rustler. While our city has
been hating and waiting about boring
for natural gas, Mr.. Brewster, without
any blow, has, on his fine farm east of
town. been sinking a well. Yesterday,