Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-12-03

any company which he has notified to
obey the law violates it he will promptly
revoke the license of the offender.
C. a. X.
At the meeting in Topeka of the
council of administration the action of
the department commander with refer.
ence to the Ellsworth reunion was ap-
proved.
It was ordered that all posts in arrears
for dues for one year or more which re-
port before January 1, 1892, and pay
the per capita tax for the six months
Immediately preceding their report, be
retained on the roll and all back dues
be RENTED. and all posts SO in arrears
that cannot be revived on this basis be
dropped from the roll. Further, that
all posts six months IN arrears be pub
lished in general orders as delinquent.
The board of trustees were instructed
to require a report from the superin-
tendent of the Ellsworth reunion
grounds prior to the meeting of the
next encampment.
At former meeting of the council it
was decided to offer prizes for the posts
showing the greatest increase in per
cent. The prizes offered are: FIRST, a
cash prize of S1o0; second, a S75 flag;
third, $50 cash prize, and under this
stimulus the posts are growing rapidly.
The most encouraging reports are be-
ing received of the condition of the
order. Many new members are being
received, and the Kansas G. a. r. is in
the most prosperous condition in its
history.
A large amount Of routine business
was disposed of.
Annual Meeting Of Kansas Trotting
Horse Breeders Association.
The Kansas Trotting Horse Breeders
association held its annual meeting in
the parlors of the Copeland hotel.
Among the members who attended
Culbertson, Abilene; E. A. Smith, Law
renee; ]. B. Case, Abilene; r. L Lee,
Topeka; NJ. a. Law, Topeka; G. Dud-
ley; Topeka; W. 7. Harris, Solomon
City; II. L. Miller, Jihction City; Geo.
L. Linscott, HOlton; ]. Q. A. Sheldon,
Manhattan; L. H. Pounds, George
Wolff and E. g. Moon, Topeka.
r. L Lee was reelected president; G.
Dudley, treasurer, and j, Q. A. Sheldon
secretary.
1t was decided to hold the next trot-
ting meeting at Abilene sometime next
September.
The expenses of the Topeka asylum
for October we're S9,42438; those of
the Osawatomie asylum, 5.303,53, and
the reform school, $1,653.85.
General Manager Clark. of the Mis-
souri, Pacific has notified the railroad
commissioners that the company will
comply with the order of the board in
building a depot at Harrison, Anderson
county.
The game of football between the
Kansas state university and Washburn
college was played on the Washburn
college grounds and resulted in victo-
~ for the university with the score of
80 to 10.
The county treasurers are beginning
to pay the interest on the school dis
trict bonds due January LIST, 1892. The
out on the 10th, and The promptness
with which the various counties are re-
spending looks well for the states pros
perity.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company has fled its annual
report with the state board of railway
commissioners. The earnings of the
road in Kansas for the year ending
June 80, 1891, were 50, 832, 5O3.5O, and
the taxes paid in the state of Kansas in
the same time amounted to S207, 71e.46.
The surplus from operation for the
year was S28, 612.83. The company de-
clared dividends during the year aggre-
gatlng S1,846,232.
Prof Henry Worrall met with pain
full accident. An addition is being
and Mr.. Worrai, in the cellar of the
house, stepped on a board, through
which nail of the large wire variety
had been driven from the under side.
The nail passed through the sole of his
shoe and almost entirely through the
foot. The nail was fortunately not
rusty, and no serious results are antici-
pated, although he will probably be
confined to his home by lameness for
several days.
McBeth and Kinnison, OF Garden
City, recently made complaint to the
railway commissioners that the Santa
Fe is discriminating against their town,
in favor of Scott City, in grain rates to
Missouri river and Mississippi points.
The commissioners in their decision adj
NIT that there is DISCRIMINATION in
the Mississippi river rates between the
two Kansas points, but say it is an
interstate rate, over which they have
no Jurisdiction. In regard to the Mis-
souri, river rate, they find the difference
IS only one-quarter of a cent between
the two points. and decline to interfere.
The case was dismissed.
In response to an appeal by Ben. s.
Henderson, a Winfield attorney, Gov
ernor Humphrey has offered reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
Isaac Kay, who is supposed to have
murdered Chas. r. Webb and Louie
TourDier, in Cowley county, in June,
1859 In his letter to the governor,
Lawyer Henderson says that Chas. R.