Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-14
CAPITAL NOTES.

It was reported on the Chicago board
of trade yesterday that Jay Gould had
bought the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa
Fe telegraph system for 100000. The
rumor is not credited In Topeka.
The executive committee of the society
of Old Settlers held q session and re-
solved to hold a reunion of the sOcisty
on the evening Of December 5-the
thirty-fourth anniversary Ofthe found
OF Topeka.
Annual report of Christ hospital. for
the year endidg November 20, 1885,
Number OF patients, 191; number OF
deaths, Il; now remaining, %; number
OF charity patients during the year, 81;
number Of days attendance on charity
patients, 1920.
The board Of trade Of Kansas City,
Kan, appointed Messrs. Alden, HiIlecker
and Newsletter a committee TO attend
the coming conference of cities Of the
first class at Topeka to watch the inter
egts of that city.
At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the old settlers society, held at J.
s. Collins Office, it was determined to
hold a reunion OF the association on the
evening of December B, which is the
thirty fourth anniversary of the found
ing Of Topeka.
The most important event Of the past
week among the secret orders and frater-
mites was the securing of a permanent
castle hall for the knights Of Pythias,
but there has been moro than the usual
amount Of work going on among all the
lodges and higher bodies.
The Topeka republican fambeau club
contemplates attending the inauguration
Of President Harrison at Washington, and
it was determined that Colonel j. ". F.
Hughes, captain Of the club, should go
to Washington to confer with the inRug-
ural committee and make arrangements
for the trip.
TIE UNION is in receipt OF Prof. O. @
| Blake's weather tables for 1889. They
cover the entire country, giving districts
/ in many of the states, Nebraska being
/ divided into three districts and Kansas
4 into six districts. The tables assume to
foretell for each district the rainfall in
/ each district for each month of
/ 1888. Also the maximum, minimum
! and mean temperature for each month
/ for each district, as well as a table OF
/ prices Of grain and cotton. The book
/ containing these tables has also much
other matter on the same subjects. It's
price is 75c.
At a meeting Of the trotting horse
breeders association, resolutions were
adopted:-That this association Will Tins
/ any horse that starts IN any of its regu-
lar races, if the request is made by the
! owner, which time shall be the record
for such horse in the assOciation.-That
/ It Is the sense OF this meeting that the
half mile races be omitted from the pub.
lished report of the races of this assOci
alton In the future.-Thst the associa
ton offers stock for the next year a
One-yeRr-O Odds, tWO-yeRr-Olds
three-year-olds, three minute stations
/ 2:34 stations, frse-fOr-all stations, three
year-old green horses, three-y ear-Ol(
horses with q record Of 2:34, four-year
old green horses, and fOur-yesr-OlC
horses with a record Of 2:34, dve-year
old horses owned by members, and free
for-ail pacing animals, TO be owned bl
BY members.-It is not fully de
tsrmined where the next races VIII b
held. A resolution was passed tina
some mile track be chosen. This rsle
gates the matter to three places. VIZ
EmpOris, Abilene or Wichita.-The as
ISOLATION passed a resolution favnrin
. the entire independence Of she as50cia
ton races, and in the future they Wi
not be held in connection with any stat