Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-29
CAPITAL CULLlNGs.

Gen Rice Post of Topeka, dedicated their
new hall the other day, III grand style.
Topeka citizens now enjoy a new novel
sport Ia the way Of bull dog fights.
A scarlet fever epidemic on a small scale
seems to be raging at the capital city.
A mutual live stock company has been
chartered, which Is to be located at Hutchiu-
son
L X. Walters has been commissioned as
justice OF the peace of Silver creek tom
ship COWley county.
Chas. S. Reed has been appointed census
taker of Scott county, preparatory to the
county's organization
About ten demo cratic editors held an in
formal meeting at the Windsor the other
Gay TO discuss the democratic outlook IN the
coming campaign.
'iIhe Topeka Loan and Cattle company"
places of business at Topeka and RatOns has
Med It's charter with secretary IF state. The
capital stock is placed at S25O,OO0.
The Board of Health of Topeka, have
issued an order closing all places where pub
lie gatherings are held and where children
/ assemblies on account of the prevalence Of
scarlet fever.
The board of railroad commissioners have
returned from Nlnlug, Washington, where
they have been taking important testimony
in the case. A decision viii be rendered
when the testimony is complete.
The Williamsburg fire insurance company
/ of New York City, has been commissioned
10 do business IN this state. The insurance
department has been engaged in sending
out the last of their sixteenth annual report.
ssThe Central Kansas Loan and Trust
I company" with places of business at New
ton, Stafford, ArgUuIa, Harper, Clearwater,
I Ness City, Walnut City, and Lyons, has
filed It's charter with the secretary Of state.
3 The population of Topeka, proper, as de
termIued by the city assessors Is q, 349.
/ This does not include the suburbs OF or
[ the city of South Topeka, which are really
a portion of the city. Add this population
I to d 349 and the total would touch 10000
/ MessEs. Evans d Bricker, the Topeka con
tractors vino have gained a wide reputation
/ IN the state in the past few years, have been
awarded the contract for the stone work ON
/ the interior walls Of the basement floor of
I the central building of the state capitol.
Their recent successes in bidding for what
may be termed heavy contracts, show that
T they are close bidders, and their work has
J been of a perfectly acceptable character.
/ For sometime a number of public meet
I lngs have been held at the city park here and
the impression had gone about that the
Knights OF Labor endorsed the sentiments
there expressed. From the following resO-
luton this seems to be incorrect.
Res0lUed: That in view of the fact that
the public believe the meetings held in the
city park every Sunday afternoon are under
the auspices OF the Knights of Labor, We, the
members of local assembly 2,325, wish 20
disabus5 the public mind of such ideas, as
the Knights OF Labor are in uO#isF account
able for them. COAnurrEE.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Manhattan d Blue Valley railroad
company, for the election Of directors, and
the transaction Of such other business as
might properly come before such meeting,
was held at the Union Pacific depot the Oth-
eg day The following directors were elect
ed for the coming year: j. p. Usher,
Lawrence, Kan; A. u. Williams, Topeka,
KAN Henry Mcfarland Boston; 81. p. Dill
lon Topeka KAN i. Gordon Dexter, Bos-
ton; Elisha Atkins, Boston, @. i. Adams, il.
Bostoni Sidney Dillon, New York. Fred
erIck L. Ames, BostOuf Ezra 81. Baker, BOs-
tom Oliver w. Mink Boston.
The following corporations have recently
The Farmers and Merchants National
bank" Of Pratt, Pratt county. Capital
stock, $4,000.
The Manhattan Building. Lumber and
Coal company Of Manhattan, Riley couu-
Is. Capital stock, $4,000.
'Ehe Manhattan Mills and Clement Man
ufacturlng company" Of Manhattan, Riley
county Capital stock is 100000
"Ihe Edmund Building association" Of
Edmund Norton county.
The Western District FAIR association %
Of CaWker City, Mitchell County.
The CaWker City band, OF CaWker City,
Mitchell county.
The Carey Park Land company Of
Wichita SedgWlck county.