Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-04-16
kansas STATE NEWS.

Atchison elected q republican mayor
and three out Of five of the council
men.
Hoisington Dispatch: The farmers
around Wisely, Morris county, are
shipping oats to Louisiana.
Fort Scott Industrial Union: The
managers of the sugar works have de-
cided to work up larger quantity of
cane this season than any previous
year.
At Kansas City a party of twenty
Italians who offered To work for 81 a
day at the Phenrx packing house, were
roughly handled by Americans and
forced to fee.
Hiawatha. - Thomas Waltham has
sued the Union Pacific railroad compa-
ny for $4,000 damages in the Brown
county court. His brother-in-law was
run over and killed.
At Atchison, at the eolored Metho-
dist church, a meeting was held de-
nouncing Superintendent Davis, of the
public schools, who recently had some
trouble with eolored pupil.
Leavenworth Standard: A Leaven-
worth woman wants to know why she
is called a woman. She saws that she
should be called prominent citizen in
stead She votes and owns property.
Abilene letter: Several new stone
and frame buildings are in course of cree
ton, the business of the city demanding
more room. More buildings will be put
up this spring than at any time in three
years.
Paola.-Harry Mayberry, aged %
years, who lived a short distance from
Fontana, this county, accidentally shot
himself while loading shotgun. The
charge entered his stomach, killing HIM
instantly.
At Atchison the government has
about thirty men employed on the river
bank east of the city. The work done
two years ago has rotted away and will
be replaced in anticipation of big
food in June.
Cottonwood Falls Courant: Re.mar-
ried, in this city. by Probate Judge G.
W. Kilgore, after a enforcement of
about twelve years, Mr. Charles E. Car
penter and Mrs, Martha E. Carpenter,
both of this county. n
LaCygne Journal: La Cygne Lodge
No. Sc, L o. o. F., has purchased some
forty elegant uniforms for team work
which have been received and put in
use. The Odd Fellows have a right to
feel proud of their advancement.
Lyndon.-On account of the new
banking law the Lyndon Savings bank,
J. NJ. Hodgins president. temporarily
closed yesterday, but opened up this
morning to pay depositors and close
out It's business. Assets $4,000; liza
bilitles, $4,000.
Atchison.-John J. ingalls, will soon
be the owner of an extensive stock
farm. He is the possessor of 500 acres
of land just south of Atchison, which is
now being fenced for the above pur-
pose. The land is we'll adapted for
stock ranch. The farm will be in charge
of an experienced man.
OTTAWA letter: Heal estate agents re-
port that their lists of houses to rent
are smaller than ever, there being hard
ly vacant house in the city. The in
crease OF the force in the Santa Fe shops
| has greatly assisted in the growth of the
city. Fully 500 people have moved in
to Ottawa within the past five months
At Argentine frightful accident re-
suited in the instantaneous death of
Thomas Beard, a young man eighteen
years of age, at the new Viaduct across
the Santa Fe tracks. Death was due to
a shock received from electric light
wires, and the young mans hands were
literally burned to crisp by the pow
erful current.
Topeka Capital: Big fish are being
caught in Silver Lake these days. The
recent rise of the river caused the water
to flow into the lake, and when it sub
sided the buffalo fish were unable to es-
cape, and became easy victims to the low
ers of piscatorial sports. Fish by the
wagon load, weighing all the way from
five to twelve pounds, are brought into
town and find ready market.
The revenue bill making the tax levy
which was passed by the late legislature
was drawn with the view of providing
means for completing the capitol, en-
| larging the facilities of the lunatic asy-
lums and giving new buildings to other
state institutions. The appropriation
! bills were defeated, and so a revenue
will be raised largely in excess of
amounts required; probably an excess
of half million dollars.
WeDington.-Whe Rev. E. Lytken,
who fills the pulpit of the Swedenbor-
gian church here, got home from a lee
turing tour, he found his wife gone and
nothing to remind him of her but a
note which read: 81 am getting tired
of staying here alone, and thought I
would go somewhere where L could en-
| Joy myself more. You know [ can never
lead this life. I will go my way and
you go yours. Goodby."
Topeka Capital: Will T. Cavanaugh,
formerly assistant secretary of state,
who moved from Topeka to Olympia,
Wash, about two years ago, has recent
ly had little good luck which will be
gratifying to his friends in this state.
By decision of the land department he
was awarded 120 acres adjoining the
townsite of Olympia, which he took some
time ago as a homestead and over which
there has been a stubborn contest. It
is w0fth over 500 per acre and VIII prob
ably increase in value rapidly.
Topeka Capital: For some time
there has been a lively controversy in
the Young Mems Christian association
Of this city over the foreign missionary
/ question. A very strong element in the
association, Endorsed by a great many
of the most active Christian workers of
the city, is decidedly opposed to the Y.
NJ G. A. directing its efforts almost
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