Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-05-28
Kansas sTATE NEWS.

law pay for work at the polls.
The reports made to the grand lodge
in session at Wichita show that there
ara in the state 1877 lodges of Knights
of Pythias. with total membership of
1887.
Independence Reporter: Twenty or
more headstones for soldiers graves have
been received from the government by
Mcpherson Post G. A r. and placed in
position.
Atchison Champion: Northwest Kan
sas has been visited with a twenty-fOur
hours soaking rain, continuing two
days Coming at this time it will be of
incalculable benefit to the growing
crops.
The general store of Rhodes Bros, at
Cairo, Pratt county, was struck by
lightning and was quickly in flames.
The entire building and stock was con-
sumed. The loss is about $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Hutchinson News: Specials received
by the News from fifteen points in the
Arkansas valley indicate that all western
Kansas is having a fine soaking rain 1t
started in about 6 o'clock and is pour
ing down steadily.
Cherokee Sentinel: A special train
of three coaches, bearing the pupils of
the Weir City schools, passed through
town en- route to Neosho river, where
the day was spent in boating and having
a good time generally. A few from this
place accompanied the train.
Manhattan Nationalist: Col. Ander-
son has received a telegram from Edwin
II. Low, of New York. saying: "Cable
from John A. a Anderson, dated in Alex
andria, reads, ARRIVED here all well after
a pleasant passage" Before this Mr..
Anderson is at his office in Cairo.
Morganville Advance: E. T. Russell,
of Tennessee, was in town collecting for
st. Louis Wrought Iron Range COM
pany for stoves sold for S68 that were
not worth S35. The company will take
thousands of dollars out of this country
and only piles of warped iron will be
left to tell the tale.
Manhattan Nationalist: DR.. Robin
son last week removed a tube from the
throat OF son of John Briggs, living
on Mcdowell creek, which he inserted
to relieve membranous Group three
years ago last November. The doctor
says he knows of but one case on
record that carried a tube a longer
time.
Carbondalian: Wolves are getting
quite numerous on and about the farm
of NJ d. Merrill, at the mineral springs
one mile north of this city. Scarcely a
Aav vfEha1.A
about in pairs. sometimes coming close
to the dwellings. There is no doubt that
their den with cubs is near by, which
could be found easily.
Parsons Eclipse: The number of
chattel mortgages released in Labette
during the first quarter of 1891, ending
April LIST, is $50 amounting to $685.
1925; number of chattel mortgages
recorded. $40, amounting to S112, 362.-
81. Real estate mortgages released,
425, amounting to S1S2. $685.; record
ed, 1872, amounting to S109.530.64.
Arkansas City Traveller: Will Cleve-
lands house north of the city was struck
by lightning. The lightning struck
the chimney, went down it and into the
kitchen. Mrs. Cleveland and her baby.
WIZ h6LS biGGiAB DG5A0O I4O 5IOhOa hCIC
badly stunned, and had not entirely re-
covered from the shock yesterday. The
house was considerably damaged, but it
did not catch on fire.
Seneca News: A petition has been
sent to Governor Humphrey asking
him to organize company of Kansas
National Guards. The petition con-
tains forty-four names, and several
more have signified their intention of
joining. The company will consist of
fifty members or more. The names on
the roster are those of our best young
men, and the company will be a credit
and glory to Seneca.
Scranton Gazette: The miners vote
for or against signing yearly contract
carried affirmatively by a majority of
thirty-two. The following are the terms
of the agreement as affects Scranton:
For digging coal May, June, July and
August, S1.15 per ton; September, Oc-
ober, November, December, 1891, jan
uary and February, 1892, SL35 per
ton; March and April, 1892, S1.15. Ten
cents from the above to be deducted for
pushing
Hutchinson.-At the monthly meet
ing of the association of Kansas salt
manufacturers 1t was agreed that no at
tempt would be made to meet the May
tariff of the Michigan association, but
that the Interstate commerce commits
sion should be applied to for protection
from the discrimination the Kansas field
has always had to contend with. If the
present rates are held the Kansas assO-
citation is practically shut ont of Iowa.
Missouri and Nebraska.
IndustriaIist: Prof. Walters, OF the
Kansas Agricultural college has re-
ceived letter from a student at the
Federal Polytechnic school at Zurich,
Switzerland, who intends to take a
post graduate course at this college
during the coming year. The young
man writes that the professors in the
universities of Central Europe are en-
couraging the students to perfect their
knowledge OF English and special
sciences in America instead of England.
Joseph Littick, young attorney OF
Kansas City, Kansas, received a severe
chastisement at the hands of an irate
witness. In a case before one of the
justices in which Mr.. Littiek was one
of the attorneys, Mrs. Eugene Fox, a
witness for the other side of the case,
received very rough handling by Mr..
Littick IN cross examination. Mrs Fox
appealed to the justice to have bin ar
rested, but the justice refused. After
the trial Mrs. Fox proceeded to har-
ness store, procured a cowhide whip,
and, going to Mr.. Littick's Office, she
whipped him over the head and face to
her HEARTS content She was arrested.