Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-11-19
KnNsAs STATE NEWS.

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Osborne item: TWenty-seven differ
snt families named Smith held a reunion
IN Osborne one day last week
Stockton Record: October 81, 1891.
So far this month there has been 50. $50
Of farm mortgages actually paid OF in
Rocks county.
The Blue Valley Creamery association
has been originated. They start ont
with creameries at Washington, Green
leaf, Clay Center and Frankfort Be
fore spring they Will have three more in
operation
Axtell Anchor: Work on the foun-
datlon of A j. Brunswig's elevator is
progressing rapidly, and it will be ready
for the carpenters in few days. The
building will be completed in time to
handle the first corn that is dry enough
to ship.
Newton The switchmen of Newton
gave grand ball here tonight There
was a big crowd present, numerous
couples coming from Topeka, EmpOria,
Dodge City, Nickerson and other cities.
ShaW's orchestra of Wichita furnished
the music. 1t was one of the finest
dances ever given here.
Washington residence of @. Q.
Jones, a prominent farmer owning a
large farm four miles southeast OF this
city, caught fire, as 1t is supposed. from
defective 1ue, and although the entire
family were at home ut the time. the
flames spread SO rapidly that the house
and all OF the household goods, furni-
ture and clothing of the family were
destroyed.
State University items: A number
OF inquiries have been received about a
certain bug that is very numerous west
of Topeka. 1t invades houses and
causes great annoyance. but is harmless
except to box elder trees, in which it
deposits its eggs.-A number of sup
posed meteorites have recently been re-
ceived at the Office. They proved, how
ever, very common stone.
Hugoton. trial OF James Bren-
nan for the killing of Sam Wood here
last July, opened at the special sitting
of the district court, Judge Wall, of
Wichita, presiding. Judge Botkin,
who refused to preside in the case is
present, with Attorney General Ives.
Little was done 10 getting a Jury the
first day. and the old fear that jury of
disinterested men cannot be obtained
still exists
Washington, d. C-When business
closed Friday, September %, there was
a surplus fund in the National banks OF
Kansas far in excess of anything ever
known before in the history OF the state,
being more than twice the amount re-
quired by law. There are lat National
banks in Kansas, and their reserve is
1888 per cent, while the law calls for
but Is per cent. The individual de-
posits amount to S19,O0O,OOO, and
everything points to prosperity.
Baxter Springs: A man named Doty
was abducted by two men who drove
into the city in buggy and after in
dueing him to get in with them drove
of at rapid rate. 1t is supposed that
DOty, in connection with a man named
Beals. has been lately fling complaints
against jointists in different parts OF the
county, and it is the general belief that
the jointists have gotten hold of both
of them, and there is considerable
anxiety as 10 what has been done with
them
Lsavenworth Standards: The land
slides have moved a we'll at KickapOo
which once stood fifty feet from ITS
present location. There is not a stone
out of place. The well is nearly forty
feet deep, and the surface OF the ground
has slid down the hill until the well is
now twenty feet below the level where
it was dug, showing that not only the
top surface but the entire hillside has
slid down. This story is vouehed for
by Missouri Pacific officials and by old
residents of the KickapOo neighbor-
hood
Wichita--Suit has been entered in
| the district court by John Hodson
| against Herbert Dean, Of st. Louis, for
the recovery of certain city property
here which Hodson alleges he traded
to Dean for what was represented to be
| be valuable and Well-improVed farming
land in Vermont. Hodson valued his
property here at $4,000 and the farm
was alleged to be of equal value. The
exchange took place last month, and
since then HodsOn has paid a visit to
his Vermont farm, where he found, he
alleges, nothing but rocks and tumbled
down sheds. He now wants his Wichita
| property back. or its value in cash.
Wichita Eagle: A destructive fire
occurred at Caldwell that threatened
the destruction OF the entire business
/ part of the city. The store which was
burned was combined shoe store and
barber shop and was situated Just four
doors from the Leland hotel The shoe
store belonged to A J. Luder, who
/ oh n zr.aafa1fu Of nrulanxy rr1ndg and
the barber shop belonged to f. G. Num-
son. Had it not been for the prompt
ness OF the volunteer fire department,
it is said that nothing could have saved
the entire block from destruction. The
origin of the fire is unknown and the
loss is about $500 on the stock and
about $1,000 on the building.
Wichita.-A spark from Santa Fe
engine started prairie fire near ArgO-
mia, which caused large loss of prop
erty and the death of Mrs. Charles
Twi ming. wife of a prominent farmer
and politician of Sumner county. In
the high winds the flames became I'M
contrOllable and quickly spread over a
wide scope of country. enVelOping the
farm on which the TWinings lived. The
out buildings first caught fire and soon
afterward the residence, in which Mrs
TWininR had taken refuge. and before
help cOuld reach the scene the building
was a wreck and Mrs. Twining's body
was buried IN the ruins. a large guam
tity of grain and hay and many head OF
stock are reported lost
Two lady students Of the state nor
NAL school, who had left everything