Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-04
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
A Junction City dispatch relates the
loss Of cattle by what Is supposed to be
the Texas fever.
A La Crosse dispatch: F. B. Smith,
OF Rush Center, announces that he will
contest the seat OF Hon. J. E. Andrews
for member Of the legislature from this
county.
Wellington Standard: A new railroad
IS talked ABOUT between wellington and
Arkansas City, by the way Of GsudR
Springs. By the way one is compelled
60 travel nowadays it takes DAY to
reach Arkansas City from here, and this
road would be a great convenience.
A Kinsley dispatch: A company has
been organized to work the salt and coal
interests Of this section. Geologic IN
vestigatiOns have demonstrated beyond
al doubt that Edwards county is rich IN
both salt and coal. Word has come from
Boston that Kinsley will be made the
end OF division OF the Santa Fe road
IN the early spring.
Liberal Chronicle Of middle OF De-
csmber: Sunday was one Of the most
beautiful days we ever experienced.
Our tOwnsmen were about in their shirt
sleeves; the goods boxes on the various
corners were held down all day long by
the beautiful, blooming hummer. and the
ladies, the dear little things, were prom
ensding with their white dresses on.
Glorious, sunny Kansas.
AImenR Plaindealer: The new depot
at Almena is completed and the agent,
Mr.. A. r. Powers has taken possession.
It presents a finer appearance than the
one which burned. The Chicago, Kan
sas & Nebraska managers seeing that as
q town AlmenR meant business and seeing
the advancement made this year, have
constituted a 1rst-class, substantial de-
pot.
Hiawatha World: Major Morrill, has
given to the trustees Of the academy a
deed to twelve acers more OF land adj
joining the academy grounds. The
trustees will lay it of into lots and offer
it for sale. 1t will make about fifty lots.
AT $500 lot this would add $4,000 to
the the Academy fund. But We do not
know what the price OF the lots viii be.
There is more demand for lots here now
in all parts Of the town, than there has
ever been before.
A Coolidge dispatch says: The new
artesian we'll is about completed. This
well is FIVE inches in diameter aud Is
now down $50 feet. It is being put
down on the fam of J. Fl. Borders,
Just east Of town. This is the fifth flow
ing well for CoOidge.-The acreage Of
wheat in this vicinity next year will be
three or four times larger than ever be-
fore. All the farmers are putting in a
large crop Of small grain, and should
the season be the least favorable a large
crop viii be raised.
Syracuse Democratic Principle: A
meeting was held in this city to make
arrangements about irrigation bitches in
and around Syracuse. A large number
OF prominent citizens were present and
took part in the proceedings. The Ala
mo Irrigating company made the follow
ing propositions: Their capital stock Is
composed Of /, 600 shares at SO a share.
They propose to take $50 shares and
the citizens the remaining 470 shares.
A committee was appointed to solicit
subscription to the stock. If the enter
prise is successful the ditch will COM
mence several miles west Of town and
besides watering Syracuse will cover
several thousand acres.
Scandal Independent: The Scandal
schools were never in a moro hourishiDg
condition than now. The rooms are all
full. Scarcely enough room for the
scholars to sit down, so we hear. Scan
Ola will soon have to build another
school house. When we get divided
into wards we will probably have several
temples of knowledge and if Professor
Thomas still retains his present position,
and has such assistants as Miss Lotus,
Miss Birch and Miss Matgon, Scandal
will be a famous center Of learning and
knowledge.