Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

One-fortisth of the wheat crop of the
world this year.
Clay Center.-The Fifth district SOL
disrs' reunion will be held here COM
mencing August &c and continuing
three days
Kirwin.-The farmers in this vicinity
have organized a shipping association
to be known as the "KirWin Grain and
Live Stock Buying and Shipping AssO-
ciatlon.''
Greenleal Journal: NJ J. Holloway,
who is starting a small bee farm, re-
ceived from New York, several italian
queen bees He reports his bees. doing
finely and storing honey all the day
long.
Abilene.-Alvin Burkhart, aged Is
years, died from hydrophobia, having
been bitten by dog two weeks ago.
He went into commissions and after a
night of terrible agony, died early in
the morning.
LeayenWorth.- bers of G. A. R
posts OF this city are making arrange
ments to attend the reunion to ba held
at Osawkie on August 19. They have
chartered a special train, and will go to
the reunion in a body, accompanied by
their lady friends and band
Wellington Mail: Probably the first
carload OF fruit ever shipped from Sum-
ner county was shipped from Mayfield
by W. h Maddy, deputy county clerk.
The car WAS a regular fruit car and was
loaded with peaches, which were con-
signed to a commission firm at Denver.
Frankfort-The Marshall county old
settlers reunion, which has occurred
annually for thirteen years, will be held
here. commencing August 20, and con-
tinue three days. At the same time
and place the annual reunion of Com
pany K, Ninth Kansas cavalry, will &C.
cur.
Neosho Falls Post: The farmers are
making more improvements in this vi
einity than they have before for several
years. Hardly a day passes but that
several londs of lumber are taken out
of town by them for the purpose of re-
pairing their present buildings or erect
ing new ones.
Atchison Champion: Eastern street
railroad managers have sent to Atchison
for a description of the funeral car in
nse by the AtchisOn street railway
Photographs have been taken and we're
forwarded yesterday. The funeral car
is new thing and originated with the
Atchison company.
The AtchisOn Champion tells OF a new
vegetable originated by DR.. B. G. Gull
YER, of Atcbison, which bears tomatoes
| On IFS vvfrau and
Culver calls it potamato. The Cham
Pion believes that the new plant is the
result Of hybridIzing, using the seed
ball Of the potato with the tomato.
Riley.-Whlle threshing oats a few
miles north of here, Herman Kleiner,
while upon the separator, stepped upon
the covering of the cylinder, which
slipped off, throwing KleIner upon the
rapidly revolving cylinder, cutting his
flesh in a horrible manner. Both the
hip bone and vertebrse are fractured.
The Signal and Democrat offices O.
Hoxie have bargained for several loads
of melons to treat the boys in blue or
the occasion of the soldiers reunion
which commences there August 81 anC
continues three days. This will be the
big reunion of northwest Kansas, an6
thousands of veterans will be present
elphos.-Ezra Comfort and family
arrived from Topolobampo, having hur-
ried home to escape the tropic fever
The 1S-year-old son of Mr.. Comfort
was stricken before starting and dice
an hour after reaching here. Another
son died at the colony. They went out
in April and report much suffering
among the cOlonists.
Kansas City (Mo.) Journal: Some
idea may be formed of the vastness Of
Kansas great wheat Drop when it il
stated that the people of Pennsylvania
are pluming themselves on the largest
wheat crop they have gathered IN many
years, which is estimated at 22,500,00C
bushels. 1t doesn't stack up very well
by the side of that 55,000,000 bushe
crop of the great Sunhower State.
Downs.-Ths twelfth annual ami
versary celebration of the city was the
usual success. Over ten thousand PEG.
pie were present and all seemed to have
good time. The day was made the
occasion of a general gathering OF the
farmers alliance of this section, and
their parade was over two miles long
Many banners with varied designs ano
sentiments were displayed in the parade
LeavenWorth Standard: It is sale
that over 145 members of the Home
have been granted pensions in the las
few days, averaging some S120 bacl
pay to each one. Prior to Gov. Smiths
departure for Chicago he made the vet
Grams fatherly speech, cautioning then
about carrying the money loose in theil
pockets and recommending that they
only draw part of it at a time from the
i Home treasurer.
LaWrence.-The case of John Wey
vs.. VIM. Hughes, in which the plaintiff
. asked for $500 damages for injuries re-
ceived from a swarm of bees while il
the employ of the defendant, was de
cided by Justice Sternberg. The
plaintiff was awarded $50 and the costs
OF the case, which amounted to s1O5O
were charged to the defendant. An
appeal was filed and the case carried tc
the district court for trial
Wellington Press: The cattle mel
are working a new scheme to put theil
cattle in the Cherokee strip. They ar,
not allowed to unload any stock at the
atations,- SO they will have the trair
stopped between stations where the rail
road company happens to have pile o
ties. Ont of these they build tempo
rary bridge or shute, and in this wav
We are reliably informed, 10000 cattle
have been dumped into the strip in tn,
last few days