Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

daughter of Adjutant General ]. K
Roberts, of this city, while horseback
riding on Massachusetts, street was
thrown from her horse and struck the
ground on her head, cutting a deep
cash in her forehead and otherwise se-
riously bruising her.
Stockton News: About six weeks
ago Eph Powell put in a crop of millet
on the court house grounds. At the
present writing 1t is nearly ready to be
made into hay. Ninety days is a far
time for the growth of a crop of millet,
but this will be of the the ground in
less than sixty days.
Fredonia.-T fifteenth annual Res-
sion OF the Wilson county normal closed
with an attendance of $50. Though the
number present was not up to former
occasions, much good work has been ac-
complished. Fully one-fOurth of the old
teachers have chosen other vocations.
Wilson county has 103 districts.
Washington. D. C.-The resignation
OF j. G. Sloneker, of Topeka, as a men,
Der of the Pyramid lake Indian commits
sion was accepted, and w. Il. Morgan,
of Cottonwood Falls, was appointed.
about the middle of August, and will
probably be engaged four months Re-
Enumeration, SO per day and expenses.
jamestown New Era: We under
stand that the farmers up in Jewell
county, who are members of the farmers
alliance and lost their corn crop by the
recent hail storm, will have 80 per cent
Of a whole crop made good to them by
their alliance brethren who have escaped
the ravages of the hail. If such is the
case, the alliance can be commended for
its brotherly act.
Atchison Champion: There is a stu
dent at Midland college who should
succeed if energy and absence of false
pride count. His name is Paul Consing,
and he is working his way through col
lege. During vacation he does the chores
around the building for his board. sup
plementing the same by doing any odd
Jobs that he can secure. During harvest
he outstrippsd good farmers in the
amount of work he did.
Clyde.-As the westbound passenger
train on the Rock Island road was about
a mile east of this place, a man by the
name of Peter Losier was crossing the
railroad track with two horses and a
wagon. when the train. running at full
speed, struck him, killing both horses
and making kindling wood of the wag-
on. The man was thrown about fifty
feet, breaking one arm, one leg and
otherwise bruising him up very badly.
1t was little less than miracle that he
was not instantly killed.
Topeka Capital: McFlinn's circus,
which is a portion of a railroad show
that has been exhibiting in the south,
and which started from Burlington, Ia,
some two years ago, arrived in town
from Denver and is stopping at the
Union Pacific stock yards 1t is alleged
that the show is brought here for the
purpose of selling it to the Sells family
or consolidating the same with Willie
Sells show. Among the collection are
two elephants, two camels, a lot OF
trained horses and few smaller animals.
Topeka Journal: The Knights of Tabor
chartered a speciPl car from the Santa Fc
to 60 to Kansas City TO attend the eman-
eipatiOn exercises in that city. The
contract called for sixty persons to be
hauled in this car. When the conductor
came through he found eighty colored
DoOJ4D I'll ldulllCO III one car llC I0lubeu
to haul the extra twenty and the car was
side tracked at Lawrence. They finally
took up collection among themselves
and had the car attached to the next
train and they sped on to Kansas City.
Smith Center.-Fire broke out in the
furniture store of 7. X Clark, which
ruined the building and destroyed his
stock of goods. On this he had $1,000
insurance, but will lose from 5000 to
$500 on the overplus. The fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion, and
the turpentine, oils, etc, caused the
building to be in flames in very few
minutes. Mr.. Clark, who was alone in
the building, narrowly escaped being
badly injured, his face being slightly
burnt and his clothing taking fire from
an explosion.
Chetopa Democrat: A carload of
cattle was burned near Blue Jacket sta
ton, sixteen miles south of here. The
cattle had been loaded at Blue Jacket,
and. the bedding being very dry, and
the wind blowing a strong gale. sparks
from the engine set fire to the bedding
in the car. and before it was discovered
| the flames had gained such Roadway
that it was impossible to save the cattle.
The car was uncoupled from the train,
and after all Efforts to open the car
proved fruitless the brutes were left to
perish in the flames. The trainmen say
they never before heard such unearthly
means as came from that car while the
poor brutes were burning.
Olathe.-The Olathe canning factory
owned and operated by DR.. W. H
! Lemon and r A. a. Pitcher, located il
! the south part of this city, was entirely
consumed by fire at 10 o'clock at night
entailing an aggregate loss of about
| S25, 600. The canning factory had il
connection with it a meal and chop mil
and had been in operation but three
years. canning $4,000 worth Of goods
annually and employing during the
canning season about 100 boys anC
| girls and giving a ready market FOL
early corn and fruit of every variety
/ The loss will therefore be felt by THU
entire community. But 81, 800 Insurance.
was carried on building and $4,000 OF
stock.
Leavenworth.-The committee ano
Mr.. Earle reached an agreement on the
main propositions for his locating here
which was unanimously adopted by the
meeting. This agreement as submitted
states that Mr.. Earle and his company
are to receive from citizens of Leaven-
worth unimproved real estate to the
value of S250,000, warranty deeds fol
the same to be given when his company
carry out their part OF the contract full
and complete. The value of the real es-
/ tate is to be fixed at three times its as
ssssed valuation. or to be determined on