Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The old soldiers at Cherokee will
have a rousing campfire on the 18th.
and 18th
Abilene letter: A heavy rain soaked
all parts of the county, doing much
good to the farmers, who can now plow
for wheat.
At Chanute the IL months old baby,
of John Miiligan, died in terrible agony.
as the result Of having pulled a cup Of
scalding water on itself
Throughout the state nominating po-
liticaI conventions have been numerous
OF late, the republicans and the peoples
party generally placing full tickets in
the counties
Kansas City Gazette: Corwin Patter-
son has gone to Oklahoma as agent for
a large number Of the colored citizens
OF Wyandotte county, who contemplate
locating in that country.
Reports of the district meetings of
the EPworth league show growing
strength of that organization. The re-
ports are very interesting and appear
generally in our exchanges
Atchison Champion: The storm took
a strange freak at Huron 1t blew ont
the front wall of the Odd Fellows hall
and left chairs standing within six
inches OF the wall undisturbed-
Emporia Republican: The State
Normal school opened with larger fac
utv and larger attendance than ever be-
fore at the beginning Of the school
year. The most notable feature is in the
Increased attendance in the advanced
classes.
Seneca - Charles Vandervort, of
Grenada township, aged 10 years, had
been sick for several days, and yester-
day his mother, in giving him medicine,
made the mistake of giving him a tea
spoonful of carbolic acid. He died with
in fifteen minutes.
Emporia Republican: During the
month of August Eliza Moore, register
OF deeds, informs us that there were re-
corded in the register of deeds Office
mortgages to the amount of $50, 615.-
%. Released, during the same month,
S5S, 415.5S. Amount in favor of re-
lease S25, s0033.
Toronto Republican: Since January
1, 1891, these have been paid through
the Toronto bank the sum of SI8,015.-
OF, releasing twenty-five mortgages ag-
gregating that amount, and during the
same time only the small sum of 81, 100
has been renewed or placed on original
mortgages on farms.
Hiawatha Journal: Geo. Pricer sent
to this Office branch OF a prune tree
loaded with fruit. We did not sup
pose that prunes would grow in this
climate, but Mr.. Pricer has a number
OF trees and all are heavily loaded with
fine variety OF prunes. The trees
came from Pennsylvania.
the Jewell branch to Mankato last
week. and would like to say a word con-
corning the corn prospects. The scare
about dry weather iniuring the CORD at
this time is all hoax. We did not see
a hill of corn that was in the least dam
aged-nOt even-a yellow leaf on a stalk
Milan Press: Our grain buyers are
unable to get cars as fast as they are
needed, and ara at loss to know what
to do with the wheat. The bins are
about all full, and unless the railroad
company comes to their relief soon they
will be put to considerable trouble and
Inconvenience in finding place for the
wheat that is daily coming into market.
Argentine.-The incoming grain has
caused a great deal of work for the
switching crews of the Santa Fe road.
The Peavey elevator is receiving and
shipping daily from 100 to 175 cars OF
wheat. The elevator has a capacity of
about 10000 bushels and it is nearly
full 1t is running day and night and
has hard time to keep cars on hand.
There never has been the same amount
OF grain handled ii this city before and
the city is proud Of the beginning.
Columbus Advocate: Cherokee coun-
ty has, according to the report of the
state board of agriculture, 81, ITO acres
of corn and 24,629 acres of oats for this
year. If the average yield Of oats for
the county is twenty bushels per acre
then Cherokee will produce nearly half
q million bushels of oats this year; and
II the average yield OF corn is twenty
two bushels per acre there will be 1,245,-
TAO bushels OF corn raised in this coun-
ty alEo.
Seneca letter: A rowing land of
gypsies arrived here, having with them
white boy, who, in conversation with
a visitor to the camp, said his name was
Charlie Jones and that his mother
lived in Missouri and that his father
was dead. The visitor informed Sheriff
Dennis, who took the boy in charge.
The boy is years old, heavy set, sun
burned, yellow hair, and has dark grey
eyes. He was shy and bashful and
evidently cowed by fear OF the gypsies.
It is believed he was stolen from his
home.
Atchison.-Ths opening and dedica-
ton OF the Atchison county high school
at Eftingham took place to-day. 1t was
made a big affair by the residents OF
the beautiful little village, and several
thousand were in attendance. The dad-
icatOry address was delivered by Rev.
Pendleton, of Topeka. Three courses
will be taught free, namely: the normal,
the general, and college preparatory
courses. The school will start with az
attendance of 100. Only one other
county in the state, Dickinson. has a
county school for higher education.
Professor Squires, late of the Atchison
public schools, is principal of the new
Ehngham high school, and there are
three other teachers.
Meriden is considerably excited over
a white cap affair which occurred about
half mile from town. Will GrOendyke.
a boy of II, was pulled out of bed about
by a crowd of masked men,
and taken to fence near by. where he
was strapped to a post and treated to a
severe hOrsewhipping. AS soon as they