Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-10-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Howard, of Morrill,, ate the seed OF
jamestown or Jimson weed His death
WAS almost immediate from the effect of
the poison.
Topeka Journal: The employees of
the Office of George W. Crane & Co.
have subscribed S2O.25 for the benefit
of Mss Halloran. The list was headed
by George ". Crane with S..
Arkansas City Traveller: There are
as many wagons on the road between
Oklahoma and Arkansas City as there
we're before the new lands opened.
Most of them are coming this way,
however.
In Jewell City one lady has fixed up
on 500 quarts as the amount OF canned
peaches she will provide her family this
season. 1t is said that there have been
over a million quarts of peaches canned
in Jewell county.
Wichita Eagle: In the register of
deeds Office one package of mortgage
releases was brought in by the Lombard
Investment company which amounted
to $4,000. Thus twenty one farmers
of this county have raised the mort
cages off their farms.
Marysville News: Perry Hutchinson.
of the Excelsior roller mills, shipped
seven cars of flour to Liverpool, Eng
and, Monday. He also shipped six
cars more of -four and corn to other
markets the same day, and it wasn't
much Of days work, either.
Erie.-The following is a statement
of the real estate mortgages and releases
filed in The Office of the register of deeds
of Neosho county during the past week:
Amount of mortgages paid, S35, $50;
amount of mortgages made, S1,776;
net decrease OF mortgage Indebtedness,
S33,774
ElDorado Republican: Thomas Pur-
cells barns, cribs and sheds were
burned Monday. A big lot of corn,
| 1000 bushels of wheat and a large
amount of implements and harness were
destroyed. Tom Purcell Is a hard
working farmer, and the loss will come
heavy on him.
Leavenworth Times: The woods about
| Kickapoo are full of honey hunters.
One man found twelve "bee trees" last
week, which averaged a tub full of honey
Il 70 the LEcc. II - bupHJC5Ca LILO A-AOSN ~
| the swarms come from Missouri, ana as
soon as they strike the Kansas bluffs
settle IN a hollow tree.
Wichita Eagle: The fish commission
er's special car passed through Wichita
/ bound for the south. He stopped over
in the city a short time. He is distrib-
uting carp over this part of the state,
the fish having come from Illinois. A
similar train went through the northern
part of the state last year.
Ottawa.-A man named Norman,
while driving a young colt, lost control
of the animal, and, together with his
father, who accompanied him, was
thrown out of the cart. The old man
was thrown into a barb wire fence and
seriously cut on the leg, the wound be-
ing ten inches in length and clear
| through to the bone.
Kansas City Gazette: Reports from
various parts of the city are to the effect
! that the earthquake which was felt in
he Mississippi and Ohio valleys Satur-
lay night was also felt here. At the
Kansas institute for the blind the rock
ing motion was very distinctly felt, and
was sufficient to cause the windows and
dishes to rattle quite lively. The shock
lasted fifteen or twenty seconds. Resi-
dents in the northern and western parts
Of the city also say they felt a slight
shock.
Wichita Eagle: The county commits
sioners of Sedgwick county are taking
.egal steps to recover what is due this
county from the United States govern
ment for keeping government prisoners.
The county has been keeping the pris-
oners from the territory IN the county
all at Wichita for twenty years,
and quite an amount is due Sedgwick
county. During this time hundreds of
prisoners have been kept here. The
sheriff recovered his fees for his part,
but for the lodging not a cent has been
received.
Fort During the month of
September the output of sorghum
sugar reported by the local inspectors
to the government laboratory in this
city, which includes the works at Medi-
cine Lodge, Topeka, and Fort Scott,
Kan, reached nearly 100000 pounds.
All of the sugar so far reported con-
tains sucrose averaging 50 per cent, and
1
cents per pound, awarded by the gen.
eral government. It is now a well-set-
tied fact that the sorghum sugar out
put of the season will reach 100000
pounds
Walnut Journal: Roscoe Harlan
Edward Horsely and Earnest Mudd were
sitting on the railing of the bridge
across little Walnut creek, southeast o
town, when the railing gave way anC
they fell backwards distance of abou
fifteen feet. The creek was dry and tn,
bed was covered with rocks. Rosco,
Harlan dIslocated his wrist; Edward
Horsly was bruised about the head anC
knocked senseless and Earnest MudC
received a bad cut on the back of hi
head and bruised his leg. 1t was
close call for the boys, but they ar,
all getting along nicely.
Kansas City Gazstte: Mrs. Bell Ball
of the Star, has resigned her position
and will return to her home at LarneC
for a months visit. After this she vii
go to Washington to accept an impOr
tant government position Mrs. Bal
has been engaged in active neWspape
work in the two Kansas Citys for foul
or five years, and is recognized as a gooC
writer. For two years she edited the
society department for the Times. bu
during the past two years she has pre-
sided over the Kansas City, Kansas, de
partulent of the Star. She has hos
of friends in the two Kansas Citys. anC
has an extensive acquaintance through