Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

James, l6-year-old son OF @. b. Noel,
of Fort Scott, accidentally shot himself,
causing instant death. This is the
second fatal accident of this kind there
in the past three days
Fort Scott Tribune: The Troy Oil com
pany, through j. A, Moore, fled in the
register Of deeds Office twenty-five oil
and gas leases on tracts OF land in Ma
rion township alone. Mr. Moore says
there will be over 100 leases filed by his
company in Bourbon county within the
noxt two weeks.
From Osborne: Chas. Daniels, who
for several years has been buying grain
at Osborne, took his leave for points as
yet undetermined few days ago, leav-
ing a number Of farmers mourning his
departure. He sold 1000 bushels of
wheat which they had stored in his ele-
vator and rendered no account to them
OF the sale.
John Lopez, son of DR.. Lopez, OF
Atchison, who ran away from home five
years ago with Harry Sterner, son OF
cigar manufactures, has returned home.
He had been to Hong Kong, China. He
says his companion is aboard whaling
vessel to be gone three years. The
parents OF both Young men supposed
them to be dead.
Baxter Springs Republican,; The SOL
diers' reunion will be held this fall at
the old grounds southeast Of this city,
from August 81 to September 3. Five
hundred tents have been secured from
the state to be used during the encamp-
ment. 1t is safe to say that the reunion
this fall will be one of the most enthusi-
astic ever held in Baxter.
From Manhattan: A Chicago ice
firm that does big business shipped
140 Of its ice wagon horses to this
place last fall to be wintered They
were rough fed until recently but are
now receiving grain ration so that
they may be in good condition for work.
AS soon as the ice season opens they
will be shipped back to Chicago.
Ft. Scott is to have free public Ii
brary at last The library received 666
votes and 201 were cast against it; leav-
ing $50 ballots which failed to make any
expression on the library question and
consequently were counted against it.
This would make a total unfavorable
vote of AGO, and leave an absolute ma
jority of 202 in favor of the library.
While Fred Berret and his family,
who live upon their farm about six miles
east Of Emporia, were away from home,
the house caught fire from the burning
prairie and was completely destroyed.
The loss Of the house and contents
amounts to about $780, Other losses
occurred in the neighborhood from the
same fire, among which was lot Of hay
owned by Mrs. Hills.
At Salina the clothing store of Martin
Herman was visited by burglars and
several hundred dollars worth of goods
removed. The thieves entered rear
window and loaded the goods into a
light wagon, driving up to the back
door. About ten boxes Of hats and
twenty-five boxes of shoes, as we'll as
several suits of clothing and quantity
of furnishing goods, we're taken.
Pleasanton Observers The represent
atives of two companies are now active
ly engaged in taking oil and gas Leases
on the lands of Linn county and es.
pecially in Potosi township. Guffey &
Galley have had men at work in the
county for Deveral weeks taking leases.
This company has put down about sixty
wells in Wilson county, Kans,, twenty. !
three of which are yielding petroleum in
paying quantities.
Horse thieves are committing many |
depredations in Lyon county. In EN-
poria, about noon, while the streets
were throngOd, the horse and buggy of |
j. @. Long was unhitched from in front
of the Western Union telegraph Office
and driven away by unknown parties. !
No clue has thus far been obtained.
Latter This case proved a mistaken
identity of rigs. A lady was visiting a
family near the city. She drove the
family rig to town and when ready to
return took the wrong horse and buggy.
When she reached her destination the
mistake was FIRST discovered,
The Exchange National bank of Ell
Dorado, the Oldest and one of the
largest banks in that part Of the state,
is the victim of a robbery. The bank
has just published this statement; ION
the morning of Monday, March 10,
1894, the officers of this bank discovered
it had been robbed of fifteen thousand
and seven hundred dollars. This is sup
posed to have occurred between 6 p. M,
Saturday, March 18th, and 8 a. M,
Monday, March 10th. No loss can result
to any depositor, for the amount stolen
has been made good by the stock I
holders. Public notice was not given
at once, because it was believed the
money and the guilty parties could best
be discovered by keeping the matter
quiet for awhile. We are actively press
ing the investigation, but as we have
not positively ascertained the guilty |
parties, we deem it best to offer a re-
ward Of four thousand dollars, which |
we hereby do, as follows: Two thous- I
and dollars for the discovery and return
of the money, or proportional amount !
for the return of any part thereof; and |