Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-16
CAPITAL NOTES
An educational contest is to be maug
mated at the next state fair

An educational contest is to be naug-
urated at the next state fair
The case Of the state VS.. John ". Reed,
charged With the murder Of Robert j.
AIcIntyre at Clay Center, Kansas, Sep
TENDER 18Th, 1887, was being tried In
the Shawnee county district court last
week. The case was brought on
charge Of venue from Clay county.
Topeka Commonwealth: One Of the
county seat wars in Kansas may be pro
claimed to be at an end. In Pratt cOun-
ty, an election has been held to decide
the long existing controversy between
Pratt Center and Saratoga. Word has
been received that the election was in
favor Of Pratt Center by a majority Of
,125 votes.
Colonel S. S. PrOuty left Sunday for
a visit to the Hot Springs OF Las Vegas,
New Mexico, IN the hope Of recuperat-
| ing. For several months Colonel PrOuty
has been fast held by an maidious
/ cough, which at times has prOstrRted him-
From a stout man Of 800 pounds he has
dwindled down to $50 In weight.
Mr.. 0. q. Brown, chief clerk in the
Claim Agents Office OF the A. Z. &. S. F.
railroad, was unaccOuntably assaulted, q
few days ago, by a clerk in the Office
and severely injured. He was struck il
the head with a paper weight and q
serious wound inflicted. No Gauss car
be assigned for the deed.
Topeka Commonwealth: The Western
States Passenger association, which In
cludes the lines between the Missouri
and Mississippi rivers, and north to Chi
cagO and south TO Texas, some time ago
made excursion rates to Kansas iron
points within their territory at one far
for the round trip. The Kansas roads
however, have been industriOusly a
work trying to induce the Central Trath
association, including the lines east o
i the Mississippi to Pittsburg and nOrtl
to Canada, to make the same rates i
their territory. The Commonwealth wa
informed recently by a Santa Fe Ofticia
? that 1t Is now probable that such rate
will be made. A number Of roads en-
braced in the territory, among them tn
: Ohio & Mississippi, the Vandaia, an
Bse Line, are in favor Of making tn
rates. In fact all the roads seem
recognize that the Kansas excursion bus
mess viii be heavy this year, and WI
f use all efforts to push it.
The following order was issued frOl
, the Santa Fe headquarters, signed b
I George L. Sands, general suPeEintent
ent, and approved by J. +. GOddart
general manager: Eastern division
y Mr.. O. L. Nichols having resigned, NJ
Q Frank A. Burgess is appointed Rssistal
a superintendent, in charge Of train an
q station service only, Office Of divisiC
@ superintendent being temporarily abe
L ished. Southern divisiOn-That porto
Q Of the eastern division south OF FlorenC
o and of the middle division south of Ne7
q ton and Halstead, will be called Il
southern division. Mr.. Avery Tnrner
If appointed assistant superintendent
y charge thereof, and viii report direct
3 the general superintendent. Until furt
,r or notice, Mr.. Turner's headquarters W
If be at MulVane, Kansas. Middle diVisi
d That portion Of the eastern divisi
ar west Of east switch, EmpOria, not inclu
d ing the Howard and Douglass brancho
A. is transferred to the middle divisiC
IN Western divisiOn-Mr. O. M. Rathbu
8 having resigned, Mr.. J. q. Scott is a
OF pointed superintendent with headqua
to ers at Pueblo, Colorado.