Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-11-30
STATE NEWS
HoUe Sentinel: The telegraph poles
mark 10 niles from Salina to Hoxie.

A western Kansas farmer raised thre8
sweet potatoes that weighed tWenty-fOur
pounds.
The republican ladies Of Burlington
provided a free lunch for republican
voters On election day.
The Galena, Kan, mines produced SOL
tons OF zine ore and 76,050 pounds OF
lead ore, at a total value Of S14.675 in
November.
The DelmOnicO hotel OF Lsavenworth,
denies the story that 1t refused RccomO-
datiOns for Frederick Douglass because
he was a negro.
Beloit Gazstte: A small cannon, cast
at the foundry for election jollifcatiOn
purposes while being tested, exploded.
No one was injured.
A Kansas man and a citizen Of Atchi-
son, Senator Ingalls,, will declare the re-
suit of the election at the formal count
by congress in February.
Florence Herald: Willard Marsh the
other day killed an eagle that measured
eight feet from tip to tip Of wings and
weighed just nine and a half pounds.
EIDorado Republican: The Douglas
Sugar works made about fOrty-three
thousand pounds Of sugar before clos
ing down The last made Is very line.
Coolidge Citizen: The Santa Fe has
a collector who is only % years old, is
six feet and five inches tall and weighs
two hundred pounds in his shirt sleeves.
An Atkinson man who shipped & crate
of dogs to Wyoming put the placard on
the outside: ave came from the pro
hibitiOn state Of Kansas; please give US
water.
The Atchison Patriot wants to be cut
eff the Hutchinson Democrats exchange
list, because the latter paper says it pro
poses to publish ''timely articles on the
tariff question"
Information was received in AtchisOn
that Mr.. O. Edwards, superintendent Of
public instruction for Doniphan county,
died at Troy two days after his re-elec-
ton to that Office.
Prof. Garfield, Of the state university,
has been requesten to write history Of
the higher education Of Kansas for the
/ bureau OF education. The book will
probably be issued next year.
The sugar factory at Conway Springs
turned out 200 barrels Of sugar and
seven car loads Of syrup this season.
! Next year the operators expect to enter
/ on the manufacture Of sugar to a much
greater extent.
Newton Republican: The annual in
come from the state school fund yields
! 40 cents to each person III the state be-
] tween the ages of and 81 years. Any
/ legislation which viii increase the
amount is In order.
Beloit Gazette: Marshal Langtord
came very near getting a dose OF cold
! lead from d "kid" who was loaded with
/ a pistol and benzine. He has concluded
/ TO enforce the ordinance against carry
ing concealed weapons.
Prof. Carruth, Of the State University
is arranging a history Of the geOgraph-
! icaI names OF Kansas. Any information
! regarding these names should be for
warded as soon as possible to Pro. Car
! ruth, Lawrence, Kansas.
The Beloit Gszette comes to the front
/ again with the statement that 'BelOit
/ has had no business failures" 1t was a
] lie started In some eastern newspaper to
! damage Kansas and is of course going
the rounds Of the eastern press.
Eureka Republican: A dead beet
was seen lying in a stock car at the
Fort Scott depot. tits supposed the
carcass was shipped hack from some
stock yards. A fine should be put on
anyone who would Perpetrate such an
outrage.
Lyndon Journal: A sad accident oc-
Cured near coal creek on the line OF
Usage and COffey counties by which the
z year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Evans drOwnded in a coal Fit. She had
gone to get some water and fell In and II
being so soft on the sides of the pit she
could not get out.
The gentIemsnly thing was lately per
formed in the LeavenWOrth opera house.
Our Hero had occasion to pass some
ladies who we're In their seats IN the
dress circle, in order to reach his Owl
seat. Making a courteous bow he faced
the ladies, and then passed In that way,
not turning his back on them as is to fire.
quently done.
The Coolidge Citizen says: The cleo
ton is over and now it is In order for al
to turn their attention towards devising
some means Of attracting immigration tC
this place. Let us lay aside our party
feelings and all go to work to continue
the upbuilding Of the best town II
west Kansas. We have every facility
for making a city, and let's improve it
The Newton Republican calls attsn
ton to & matter Of special interest tc
Kanssns In the following: 'tIn the July
number OF the California Florist, a gold