Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

At Kirwin contracts for carloads Of
rye are being made at IS and 40 cents
per bushel.
The Osborne County Fair association
have decided to hold fair, and have
set September II, Is, 16 and II as the
dates.
Word has been received from Wash
inEton that plans for the Atchison pub
liz building are being prepared. The
usney for the work has been paid over
e1d work on the building will commence
ct this fall.
The more favored farmers of Osborne
county will generously assist their I'M
fortunate neighbors who lost their
crops by hail. The same movement is
being made in Smith, Mitchell and
Jewell counties.
Concordia. Mother Superior Catha-
rIne, formerly Miss Kate Drexel, of
Philadelphia, one of the richest women
in America, is in Concordis, visiting
Nazareth academy.
The Burr Oak creamery is turning
out 1000 pounds of butter daily. Some
days it runs up to 1000 pounds. It
employs tWenty-three men and nineteen
teams Last week a car load lot-20,-
600 pounds-was shipped to California
Fort Scott.-Albert Janury, an en-
ploye of the Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis railroad, was killed by light
ming while at work near barb WIRE
fence. Four others in the same gang
were knocked down, but not seriously
hurt.
Atchison letter: Very little new
grain Is coming into Atchison, and it is
believed that the alliance circular has
had some effect on farmers. Local
dealers do not anticipate that farmers
will stick to their resolution long, on
account of the enormous crop.
Lsavenworth Times: Apples are
coming in more rapidly now, the Maid
en- Blush being the principal variety.
The quality is only medium and the
quantity about one-half as large as
offered at this time last year. The
price ranges from 80 cents to 81 q
barrel.
Kingman.- hand of the incen-
diary was displayed in an attempt to
burn the Hotel Riverside. The fire de-
partment responded promptly to the
alarm, and by vigorous effort the fire
was put under control, but not until the
massive frame structure was utterly
ruined for hotel purposes. Loss, about
$4,000; no insurance.
LeaVenworth Times: A heavy metallic
casket, supposed to contain the remains
Of Hon. VIM Cody, father of Buffalo
Bill, WIS exhumed by Geiger Bros
quarrymen at Pilot Knob. yesterday.
Some years ago Buffalo Bill offered a
reward of $500 for the discovery of the
spot where his father was buried. Buff
falo Bill, who is now in Europe, has
been notified OF the discovery.
Kansas City Gazette: A number of
Boston capitalists are making a trip
through the state. One of them tells
what he calls a distressing story of
Kansas farmer: A farmer in Edwards
county, from eighty-five acres, has Just
threshed 3,400 bushels of wheat. The
assessed valuation of his 100 acres S28s,
and the taxes for 1890 S4.4S. The value
of the product of one-half this land this
year, $4,000.
Some time ago George W. Stabler,
postmaster of Huron, Atchison county,
was elected mayor of that place, but de-
clined to qualify because Of a general
understanding that a postmaster cannot
I'LL an elective Office. Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker has informed Stabler
that, as the Office is a fourth-cias one,
the department makes no requirements.
He can be postmaster and fill any other
Office he pleases.
Leavenworth Times: A prominent |
contractor states that there is not a
laborer nor team in the city of Leav-
enworth that cannot secure work with |
in fifteen minutes, IL work is wanted. |
He says that for the past two weeks
every idle man and team that could be
found in the city have been employed,
and that within a few days workmen
will have to be employed to come to
Leavenworth from Kansas City and
other places.
LeaveLworth.-Thes survivors of the
battle of Wilson Greek met in this city
and celebrated the thirtieth anniversary
of that historic event. The celebration
was held at Turner garden and was at
tended by many old veterans, who came
from various parts of Kansas and Mis-
souri, for the occasion. The celebration
consisted of a street parade in the morn
ing, with speeches and Grand Army ex-
ercises during the afternoon, and q big
camp fire at night.
Fredonia letter: The Wilson county
Agricultural association commence a
four-days' fair here September 1. This
Is the first OF the series of fairs arranged
in southern Kansas. The association
offer liberal premiums and are assured
by our citizens of special premiums. In
the speed ring there are offered So, 600
track is said to be one of the finest IN
the state and already has nearly 100
horses IN training.
Atchison.-The Kansas Trust and
Banking company, of AtchisoE, owns
great many farms in Northern Kansas,
and in order to get back some OF the
money paid out for the land, planted
crops which are just now being har-
vested. The land has done remarkably
we'll. The Weld of wheat and oats is
large and a splendid corn crop is as
sured. The company will get thirty or
forty per cent of its money out OF the
country by this years crop and still
own the land.
Arkansas City Traveller: Quite fire.
quently during the past four or five
years, specimens of zinc Of more or less
value have been found on Q. NJ SCOTS
ranch, about fifteen miles from this city.
Last week an experienced miner made