Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-04-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

prizes at the Chicago bench show. II.
G. Lowe had four entries and won
two first, one second and one third
prize.
The LeavenIorth linseed oil mill has
received new machinery at a cost of
$4,000. This mill is in active opera
ton, consuming from 500 to 700 bush
els OF seed per day.
Concordia Daylight: At the spelling
contest which occurred last Saturday,
Ed Hostetler, of jamestown, proved
himself to be the crack speller of Cloud
county, missing only one word out of
$50.
At Huron Charles Roberts, section
| hand, suddenly awakened Charles White,
night operator, and was shot in the
head by mistake, White thinking him
burglar. The operators haste may
cost him his Job.
Railroad men say the tramps from
the south are swarming to the west in
great numbers. The climate is more
favorable, and the Kansas people have
not been as thoroughly imposed upon
by tramps as those in the south.
jamestown, Cloud county, and Burc
| Oak, Jewell county, elected women Po-
lice Judges. Mrs l. Burton, formerly
editor of the Kansan, and at present
postmlstress, was elected in jamestown,
and Mrs. Jessie Mccormick at Burr
Oak.
Independence Tribune: Independ-
ence people are somewhat interested in
the Usage land leases, as follows: Crane
& Larrimer, $4,000 acres; John Sober
strom, 81, 148 acres; Pugh & White,
10000 acres; Henry Foster, %, 100
acres; Broderick & Co, 3O.72O acres;
T. Ct. Ayers, $4,000 acres. They pay
cents per acre and get one years
lease.
The Ladies of the G. a. r. Was first
organized in Kansas four years ago and
there are now thirty-One sub-circles in
the state with a membership of over
1,400. Only the wives, mothers, daugh-
tiers and sisters Of soldiers of the union
army are eligible to membership The
order is growing rapidly and is proving
one of the strongest organizations yet
founded for patriotic women.
Topeka Capital: A temporary in
junction and restraining order was made
/ by Judge Foster in the United States
circuit court, perpetually enjoining and
restraining the National Water Works
company OF New York, who have erected
a water works station in the Missouri
river to supply Kansas City, Kan, from
maintaining said structure and requir-
ing them to remove said structure from
further unlawfully obstructing the Mis-
souri river at Kansas City.
| A+ob;.oz Til. ,-...s,-.5 n
/ telegram inviting him to deliver a
memorial address on General Sherman
before the New York Legislature in
| joint session. The invitation, in all
| probability, will be accepted. During
the present week Mr.. Ingalls, has re-
ceived another fiattering offer. Re-
sponsible parties have agreed to pay
him $4,000 and expenses to deliver
thirty lectures during the present year.
The offer is receiving his serious con-
sideration.
! Wellington Monitor: Captain Joshua
Wright and wife, of Belle Plaine, cele-
brated their golden wedding on We'd
nesday evening. A large number of
friends and neighbors gathered at their
house to congratulate the worthy couple
and to enjoy an evening of social pleas
ure at their hospitable home. 1t is
something of a coincidence that three of
Belle PLANES prominent citizens, Messrs.
Beeson, Wright and Means, have within
a few months been enabled to celebrate
this rare anniversary.
s. W. Chase, chairman of the peoples
party state central committee in the last
campaign, is willing to make prophecies
as to the outcome of the campaign of
/ ~ -
Gresham of Indiana will be the alliance
candidate for president and the next oc-
cupant OF the White house. Mr.. Chase
says that the sentiment of the alliance
men of Kansas is gradually centering
on Judge Gresham and that the opinion
is becoming general that he is the most
available man that can be nominated by
the party.
Topeka Journal: Judge Guthrie to-
day fined Frank Durein $500 and sem
fenced him to forty days imprisonment
in the county Jail. with the additional
provision that he shall be confined in
the jail until the fine and 500 costs are
paid. This is the case for contempt of
court; the other case for selling liquor
has not yet been acted upon. Five
years ago a perpetual Injunction was
served on Kreipe and Durein to prevent
them from selling liquor in their build
ing. 1t was for disobeying the injunc-
ton that this fine is imposed.
Harper Graphic: At Danville at a
temperance meeting, they were much
annoyed by one of the citizens coming
in drunk. He disturbed the meeting
but they allowed him to remain until
the program was completed in order
to give the young people a lesson in
temperance, and to show them to what
depths of degradation whiskey will bring
man. The experiment seemed to have
the desired effect on the children and
young men. This temperance organi-
zation of Danviile is a thriving institu-
ton. They have eighty four members
and hold temperance meeting every
Sunday night. All the members attend
every meeting and they are doing a
wonderful work
Ira F. Collins, department command
er OF the G. A R., has issued circular
regarding the G. A r. memorial col
lege, in which he SAYS: Information
has been received at these headquarters
from time to time that a Miss L. A.
Minis is soliciting aid for college at
Ellsworth, without Endorsement by this
department. The only national q. A
R. memArial college that is recognized
by this department is located at ODER
lin, Kan, Mrs. Margaret R. Wickins
general agent In order that posts in
this and other departments and indi-
Yiduals may not be imposed upon, it is
suggested that all donations for such