Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12


some good reason, has put his inventive
faculties into play and perfected a
trap to catch feas.
Elopement has become fad in Kan
sas. An Emporia womaA has eloped
twice in two weeks, and IN Atchison
man eloped with his brotner's wife.
John Jensen, an old resident of Fort
Scott and long known as the largest
man in the state, droprod dead Of
heart disease the other day. He
weighed almost 400 pounds.
William Gwinell, we'll known citi.
zen Of Doniphan county, died last
week at his family home in Tanning,
fter an illness of six weeks. He was
70 years old, went to DoniDhan county
in 1862 and had been postmaster at
Tanning for thirty-three consecutive
years.
"a fot of young women at Blue Rap
ids have organized a clut bearing the
name Unclaimed Treas res" The
constitution of the body recites that
the members are bound together for
the purpose of fostering the three
great graces-Benevolence, Patriot
ism and Matrimony."
In addressing her club at Liberal
the other day, good woman said:
"Old maids who are so r dy with ad-
vice as to how to train cl ldren would
take to the woods if they had few Of
their own" And when an audible
smile passed over the meeting the
good woman looked panied and sur
prised.
Harry e. Dodge and Warren Stiles,
messenger boys employed in the
Western Union office at Salina, have
received messages from the superin-
tendent stating that they had been ap-
pointed managers of the offices at
Ponca City, o. T., and Manhattan,
Kas., respectively. Stiles is 10 years
Of age and Dodge IS.
Word has been received at Salina
from San Francisco, telling of the
murder of Fred Sullivan, Salina
young man, by John G. Heine at that
place recently. Both men were prl-
Yates in the army, and at ranks they
had some words. Heine, it is report
ed, struck Sullivan, breaking his neck.
Heine will be court-martialed Sulli-
van joined the army in Salina last
December.
At Emporia John Madden made
powerful plea in a railroad damage
case. His little son went home and
said: Mamma, heard papa make
dandy speech today. And what do
you think; papa almost cried and he
made some Of the jurymen cry, too"
"And what did you do, SOM" asked
Mrs. Madden. ooh, he can't fool me-"
replied the heir and pride Of the Mad
den family.
Two burglaries were committed
in Chanute the other night. In both
instances the thief entered the house
with skeleton keys in the early part
of the evening and seemed undismay-
ed at the fact that the lights were all
burning and the curtains drawn up.
In one case the family was away to
lodge and in the other the household
was asleep. He secured several
diamonds, some jewelry and in each
case several dollars in money.
Fourteen members of the River
Brethren church, of Dickinson county,
have left for California, probably to
locate. A number of other members
Of this Quakerlike sect is already
located in that state and colonies are
forming to establish farms and
churches. They are among Kansas
most prosperous people and have sue
ceeded we'll during their twenty-six
years settlement. 1t Is the younger
generation that seeks new fields.
Four Of Chanute's best business
men we're caught the other day on the
old diamond game and are losers in
various amounts from $40 to 500 each.
The stranger, who victimized them.
was a young fellow who worked near
the city and who wanted a loan Of a
few dollars on diamond until pay
day. In each case a witness was sent
to nearby jeweler to get the
diamonds valuation and in each case
he switched a cheap imitation on the
buyer instead OF the real diamond