Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-01-08

ira Z. Deavor, OF Robinson, has been
appointed teacher at Pine Ridge In
dian school, S. D.
"Dick" Sanders, assistant state
auditor, will go into the banking bust
ness in Arkansas City next month.
The salary of the president of the
United States is not sufficient to pay
the premiums on the life insurance of
G. j. Devlin, the Kansas coal baron.
His total insurance now amounts to
$1,400,000.
Mrs. Bloomer Quimby of Ness City
died on the Santa Fe train just as it
was reaching the station at Humboldt.
Heart disease was the cause Of death.
She was on her way to visit her par
ents during the holidays.
1t may be worth while to call atten-
ton to the fact that the awards for the
Convention hall guessing contest show
451 Kansas winners out of the total of
1888. And two Of the three capital
prizes go to Kansas-$4,500 each.
The people of Oswego bored for oil
or gas. They got neither, but their
work developed an artesian well which
flows 200 barrels of sulpher water
every day and they are puzzled to
know what to do with it.
The Grace Reformed Sunday school
Of Abilene has taken the honors of the
nation for attendance on Rally Day.
Reports to leading Sunday school pa
pers have been made In order to win a
prize. This school tops the list, hay
ing had 100 per cent Of its IT'S mem
bers present.
Inspector Shuffner, of the United
States mail service, is in Abilene to
look over the town with prospect of
adding a mounted carrier to the free
delivery service. The present carrier
force is too small to cover the citys
full territory and the carrier on horse
back will, if secured, serve the remote
additions.
The State bank of Weber was dyna
mited Wednesday night and robbed Of
$1,000 in cash. Thursday being holi
day, the robbery was not discovered
until late and there is no clue to the
robbers. The bank has ample insur
ance and will lose nothing 1t is new
institution, having been started
month ago.
The old homestead Of A. G.. Barrett
at Barrett, was the scene Of an extra
ordinary family gathering last week
About eighty-five Of the relatives OF
the Barrett family ate turkey together
This represents only about half Of the
family, who now reside in Marshal
county. At one time more than 300 Of
the family lived there, but about 15(
went to swell the population of Okla
homa.
Mrs. Mary McChesney, who attempt
ed to set fire to the general merchan
disc store of Gail Wilson at Waldo
Russell county, on the night Of Deem
Der 10, has been found insane. The
woman dressed in mans clothes anC
committed the act, but in running
through lot, ran into a clotheslinC
and lost the hat she was wearing
which led to her being suspected a!
guilty A Salina detective was put t
work and secured evidence which
proved the wOman's guilt.
rrbo nOor of Dorsonc v.ara hottntifii1
ly cared for Christmas by the Ladies
Missionary Society. Mayor Bush!
personally contributed fifty turkeys t
the society and another generous citi
zen sent forty packages, each contain
ing chicken, a good roast of beef anC
a peck of potatoes. Grocers, bakers
and others contributed other things 81
that every poor person in the city wer'
we'll fed. Money, fuel and clothin!
was contributed in unusually generous
quantities.
It is stated on good authority tina
Grant G.. Gillett, the fugitive Kansas
cattle king, who has been in Mexico
for more than three years, has gone t
New York to perfect a mining deal
Since taking refuge in Mexico Gillet
has not recrossed the border into thu
United States, but has turned his at
tention to mining. His recent ricl
strike near chihuahua has made hin
a millionaire again and it is now salt
he has gone to New York to organize
a large mining company, and that h,
will soon settle in full with those whC
honored his paper while he was sat
tie king.
John West of Abilene is dead at thu
age of 50 years. He had a most event
full life both in England, his native
country, and in America. He was ;
member of the police force at st
James palace when the death o
George Nv was announced and march
ed in the grand procession to hear the
lord mayor read the proclamation o.
William w as king. He was a mem
Der Of Queen Victoria's bodyguard, bu
came to America later. He worked or
the first railroad in America, the Ger
mantown C Philadelphia, and attend
ed the funeral of the first man killed
on an American railway, Horatio Win
terbottom, Of Oxford, Pa. His memory
was remarkably clear until the last
He will be buried in Des Moines, la.
his former home.
They say she Is determined tC
marry certain struggling young at
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