Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-19
kansas STATE NEWS.

schOoners are already passing through
that town, going west
Norton county's treasurer has re-
ceived upwards of $4,000 since Octo-
Der last for taxes and interest on school
lands in Norton county.
Hon. John A. Anderson, lately ap-
pointed consul to Egypt, is at his home
in Manhattan, to remain for a few days
before starting for the field of his future
labors.
The Southeastern Kansas Teachers
association will hold their grand semi
annual meeting in Fatterson's opera
house, Fort Scott, Kansas, March Is, 20.
and 81, 1891
Atchison Champion: Mrs. Ludwig,
who died at her home in Bendena, re-
Gently, was one of the oldest settlers in
Doniphan county, having resided here
continuously for forty years.
There are $4,000 colored people in
Kansas, according to the completed cen
sus returns. OF these, 10000 are voters.
This Is a much smaller number than the
colored politicians have claimed.
The women of Fort Scott nominated
a full city ticket There is only one
man on the school board. The days of
man superintendent for city schools at
Fort Scott seem to be numbered.
Atchison Champion: Rev. H. D.
Fisher will soon get out his autobiog-
rapby. DR.. Fisher has had a stirring
experience, and the scenes through
which he has passed will make fasci-
mating book.
Fort Leayenworth.-Co G, of
the Twelfth United States infantry has
arrived here. The company was trans
ferred from Fl. Yates, n. d. and it came
in on special train over the 'Maple
Lear railroad.
Rev G. G. Gaines. pastor of col
ored church at Fort Scott, and member
| of the school board of that city, is I'M
der arrest. charged with felony which
will give him a long term in the peni-
Tertiary if proven.
A Manhattan correspondent writes:
The spoTtsmen of this vicinity have
been having great shooting at the null
titudes of wild geese and ducks that
have been in the neighborhood for the
past few weeks.
A COncordia correspondent says: The
Ames State bank, of Ames, has made an
assignment to Capt. n. b. Mutt, IT.,
cashier of the First National bank of
| Clyde. The creditors are all in the east,
and the failure will have but little effect
locally.
Major Calvin Hood of Emporia, who
had been selected by the directors of
the American National bank at Kansas
City, No, as president of the bank,
when the stockholders met and ten
dered him the position. positively re-
fused to accept.
The secretary of the Alpha chapter
| (Kansas) of the Phi Beta Kappa society
would be glad to receive the names and
addresses of all Phi Beta Kappa men
now resident IN this state. Please ad-
dress Arthur G. Garfield, state univer-
sity, Lawrence.
The recent snow storm is reported as
general over the state, falling to the
depth of five to seven inches and gener-
ally remaining level upon the ground
until melted, which was a slow process
melting from the bottom. There was
scarcely any frost in the ground, but
the atmosphere was cold after the snow
fall.
Scottsville News: Through the kind
ness of our station agent, Will Wallace,
we have procured the following list,
showing the amount of produce, etc,
shipped from this point during the past
seven months: Is cars of oats, II cars
of corn, 10 cars of wheat, SO cars of
hogs, 10 cars of cattle, 2 cars of junk,
cars of horses.
Abilene.-The crowded condition of
the state insane asylums has caused the
commissioners of the county to take up
the project of building an asylum for
Dickinson county. The poor house will
probably be enlarged for the purpose.
AS it is, the county jail is used, and the
patients are frequently compelled to re-
main there for weeks at a time.
The rolling mill at Rosedale, which
has been idle for several years, seems
likely to be put in motion again, for the
manufacture of horseshoe iron. George
Westerman, of Lockport, n. Y. who
practically supplies the trade of the en-
tire country with horseshoe iron, has
made propositions to use t5is mill to
supply the trade west of the Mis-
sissIppi
Washington Republican: Miss Belle
BOyington has returned from her frs
year at the medical college at Keokuk
Iowa. She will remain here and study
with DIR. Runkle until autumn, wheI
she will return to Keokuk for another
years instruction. The women of to
day are pushing to the front in every
profession. Miss BOyington has the
ability to get as near the head of the
column as any of them
Coffeyville Journal: A young mar
named Barner, who lives with his fam
lily on the second floor of the building
adjoining the Journal Office on the east
met with an adventure on Tuesday
morning that came very near being at
tended with fatal results. He was en-
gagged in cleaning shotgun in tn,
room where his wife and his baby were
when the weapon went of, the LOAF
passing so near to his wife's person
that the apron which she had on wa
torn into pieces. 1t was a narrow es
cape. and ought to be taken as a warn
ing against handling firearms in tn,
midst of a family.
Kansas City Gazette: A peculiar
accident was reported by Conductor
Fiske, of the Santa Fe railway when hi.
train had pulled into Argentine. They
had on load of cattle and were in the
neighborhood of Melbourne, Kansas
when the train broke IN two. The frs
portion continued on, but the effect or