Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-22
THE HERALD.
KANSAS
PHILIPsBURG.
KANSAS NEWS.


was In excellent spirits, all trace of his
recent illness having left him.
President Burt and the executive
committee of the Michigan salt assO-
citation arrived at Hutchinson Friday
morning on the special directors car of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
They were accompanied by j. Sterling
Morton, of New York. and came to ar
range for opening up several large salt
blocks.
Pursuant to a petition signed by
more than twO-thirds of the legal vO-
ters of Morton county, the commission
ers called a special election for July a.
60 vote on the proposition to issue $25,
900 In bonds for the purpose of build
ing a court house at RichfieId, the
county seat.
Professor Blake, of the Kansas Far
ner editorial staff, prophesies that Kan
sas Is going to be In the front rank of
states that produce grain. Plenty of
rain and warm weather for the corn viii
follow the harvesting of the wheat crop,
which is already past danger from
drouth or chinch bugs.
The Kansas Farmer has reports from
eighty-fve counties of the state, show
ing the condition of crops about the
first day of June. Wheat was never
better, probably, at this stage of its
growth. If the acreage were as large
as it were four years ago, the yield
would be fully as large-Over 10000
600 bushels. Oats is doing we'll head
ing short in some localities, and in
few places hurt some by chinch bugs;
Il.
that account. The season Is backward;
May was unusually cold; hence corn is
not as far along as usual at this time of
the year; still it has received the last
working In many parts of the southern
counties. The stand is good, and
greatly increased acreage is reported.
In the western counties a great deal of
rice, corn, sorghum and alfalfa is being
grown. Millions of trees have been
set out in the new counties and they are
growing well. Apples are favorably
reported IN most counties, and so are
small fruits. Grasses are doing well
an most places. In the eastern coun-
ties there are some complaints of dry
weather and bugs; but taking the state
as a whole, and the crops were never in
better condition on the first day of June.
Commonwealth: Mr.. Aber who lives
near the corner Of Sixth street and To-
peka avenue has been quite successful
An locating a fine vein of coal about
twelve miles from the city. The vein
Is twenty inches thick, and burns freely
without clinkers. He has leased the
ground and Will make immediate ar
engagements for mining it. 1t is within
two and half miles of arailrOad which
viii put branch track to the shaft any
time. Mr. Aber is well known to some
of the people as a sO-called materialiZ-
ing spiritual medium. If he has ma
terialized a coal mine of value within a
dozen miles of the city, it is more than
that class of persons generally are able
to accomplish. He has specimens OF
the coal at his house which he Will
show to those interested. He slsC
claims to have the power of producing
slate writing between sealed states but
does not say whether his information OF
the coal vein came that way. He says
he considers himself indebted to inyis-
ilDle aid of some kind in locating the
vein, for no one else in the vicinity sus
pected its presence. He thinks it vii
prove bonanza to him, as he has al
ready secured the necessary lease o.
S--C EAONiAANls eLAANl III S-AS -oe-A
~ to open it.
On Thursday the governor received
the following dispatch:
WOODsDALE, STEVENS Co., June
Hon. John A Martin, governor:
I was driven out of the county sea
on Saturday last. To-day my under
sheriff with two cOnstables went to HUI
cotton with warrants to arrest one Sam
mel Robinson, charged with assault
with intent to kill.
They were fired upon, and driven on
of the town by men armed with Win
chester rifles. 1t is impossible for m
TO serve writs or keep the peace witt
the force at my command. 1 therefor
respectfully ask you to send me a com
pany of militia at once. 1 must hav
aid by Friday next or you may expec
bloody times in this county. The pee
pie are collecting and arming the bes
they can. Answer at once. We nee
arms and ammunition.
JOHN NJ. Cross,
Sheriff of Stevens county.
The governor at once wired genera
Murray Myers to proceed with an aid t
Stevens county and investigate tn
trouble, and if they refuse to yield t
diplomacy, and allow the sheriff to pei
form the duties of his Office unmOlested
he shall call out a company of the Ms
tiOnal guards nearest the rebellion