Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-04-12
miscellaneous Items.

Post-office changes were made in
Kansas recently as follows: Post-offices es-
tablished-Hosford, Montgomery County,
Louis D. Hosford, Postmaster; Max,
Miami County, Max Gehring, Post
master; Sweetwater, Ellis County,
Charlotte NJ. Philbrick, Postmaster. Post
offices scontinued-Harbine, Republic
County. Postnasters appointed Richard
R. Moon, Bell, Norton County; Mrs. 2. T.
Warren, Croco, Norton County; Mrs.
Amanda NJ. Bray, Fargo, Graham County;
Edward Atkin, Fremont, Graham County;
John Mckee, LeavenwOrth, Leavenworth
County; John R. Crandan, WellmanviIIe.
Ness County.
Reports from correspondents of the
State Agricultural Board, for the month of
March, were generally favorable as to the
condition of winter wheat and rye. The
per cent. of area destroyed by freezing was
not nearly so large as was at one time
feared. Much of the acreage given up
two weeks before was showing life. The
most discouraging reports came from the
southeastern portion of the State. The
counties lying within the great wheat belt
reported an acreage in wheat about equal to
1882, and a condition of about the same this
time last year. If good weather obtained
until harvest the falling off in production
in 1888 would not be nearly so much as had
been anticipated. The acreage of rye had
increased over 1881 about sixteen per cent.
and its condition was very similar to wheat.
In southern Kansas it was sown in most
exclusively for pasture, while in the north
ern portion it was sown for both purposes,
pasture and grain.
The other morning man represent
ing himself as a resident of East Leaven-
worth, named Walker, went to Chapin's
livery stable, Leavenworth, and hired
valuable team of mules and buggy to go
into the country, promising to return that
night. Not having returned next morning,
the police went after Walker and arrested
him, but the foreman of the stable did NOT
recognize him, and he was released. The
team had not been heard from.
The Executive Council at Topeka
the other day elected the following Rail
road Commissioners: L. L. Turner, OF
Chautauqua County, one year; James Hum
phrey, of Junction City, Democrat, two
years; Henry Hopkins, of Leavenwortb
County, present Warden of the Peniten-
tiary, three years.
At meeting of the new Board of Re-
gents of the Kansas State Agricultural Coi-
lege at Manhattan recently the following
were elected officers: President, F. D. CobuIn.
Wyandotte County; Vice-President, C. E..
Gibbard, of Clay County; Treasurer, J. 7.
Elliott, of Riley County; Secretary, George
T. Fairchild. The affairs of the +nstitutiJo
were reported in excellent condition, indi-
eating very judicious and careful manage
ment by the retiring board. The spring
term of the college opened with 2SG stu
dents.
Medicine Lodge is to have new hotel.
Lizzie Jones and Fannie Saunders,
the women who were arrested at Topeka
recently on suspicion OF having shot James
Nash, were discharged from the county jail
few days ago.
An old man named Edward Quinn
while wandering around Leavenworth the
other night fell down a twenty-foot bank
at the coal shaft and had his right collar
bone broken, left arm paralyzed and was
seriously injured internally. He was found
about two O'Clock next morning. He was
sixty years old, and for several years had
been employed at Fort Leavenworth.
A Cowley County man is the owner
of twenty-four pound calf.