Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-10-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Topeka Journal: The Trades Assem-
bly, will clear about S275 from the Labor
day celebration.
Manhattan Mercury: The second
crop of strawberries have made their
appearance. They are quite large and
of nice favor.
Concordia Times: It's no uncommon
sight these days 10 see a wagon box
filed with peaches come TO town loaded
as you would corn
Huron Graphic: Over 100000 bush
els of grain were shipped from this point
last year. From present indications
the output this year will exceed 100000
bushels.
Hiawatha.-A large number OF ex-
cursiOnists from Waterloo, Ia, are in
the county trying to buy land. They
wish to settle all in bunch, and will
6uy large number of acres.
Atchison.-A foot-bridge broke at the
fair grounds and several women and
children were thrown into the creek
and hurt. Miss Mary Koehner had her
left leg broken and was seriously in
ured internally.
Council Grove Republican: Will
Stenger threshed so acres of wheat
from of his farm Just below town
which averaged % bushels per acre.
1t was sold for IS cents per bushel.
Abilene letter: The Dickinson coun-
ty high school has opened with 100
students and has new entries daily.
The new Central college established by
President Weller and the former facul-
ty, all Of Lane university, at Enterprise,
has opened auspiciously with large
attendance.
Leayenworth. - Business men OF
Leavenwortb are taking active steps to
secure the location of a linen manufac-
tory at this place. Mr.. Ingram, a gen.
tleman with plenty OF capital and look
ing for suitable location, is in the city,
and they propose to offer him good in
ducements to stop here.
Chicago Times: Kansas can boast
a greater diffusioSs popular education
and a smaller percentage of illiteracy
and crime than any other organized
community on the face of the globe;
and for all that pertains to strong and
vigorous state the history Of civil socie-
ty furnishes no parallel.
OlaUhe. - The Thompson Houston
electric light plant in this city is com
| pleted, and in the presence of = big
crowd little Josephine Ogg, daughter
OF Hon. F. r. Ogg, of this city,
touched the button and the current
was complete in every part of the city,
and for the first time IN the history of
Olathe she was beautifully lighted by
electricity.
Cuba Daylight: This part of Kansas
will certainly have to be termed the
Eden of the world when we are able to
report a second crop Of cherries on the
farm of John STARRY, two miles east of
town, as Mr.. s. informs us that the
cherry trees are IN blossom again since
gathering the first crop, and that a
sample of ripe fruit of the second crop
was gathered last week.
Leavenworth.-A horse belonging to
/ William Means. living near this city,
met a singular death. The animal WAS
tied by q long rope close to some bee
/ hives, which he overturned, when the
bees swRrmed all over him and literally
stung him to death. After the bees lit
upon the horse nothing could be done
to relieve him from his plunging until
/ he died in about half an hour.
In Shawnee county the chairman OF
| the county board was requested to
correspond with county boards in Kan
sas and with proper authorities in other
states where county work houses are
maintained, and procure all information
obtainable as to the details OF methods
/ - 81 h -
| prisoners while under jail sentence and
report to the board at the October
meeting.
Kansas City item: One Of the results
of the legislation of last winter was the
change in the school laws, by which the
board of education of KSnsas City,
/ Kan, is left without means TO conduct
the public schools until January I,
| 1892. To overcome as far as possible
the loss of time in the school year, the
schools are opened to all who will pay
from rs cents to 81 month, according
to grade.
Atchison Champion: There were
moro country people in Atchison yes
terday- than any other day during the
week People now have money to spend,
and the crowded condition of the stores
and places of business attested that
they were spending it. Atchison's re-
tail trade comes from a large scope of
country, and the class of people who
come to this city to trade are among
the best and most prosperous in the
world.
Neodesha Register: A miller in this
county tells OF man who had some
| wheat so NOR that II vzOuld Hill n man
to eat hour made from it. He vent TO
a neighbor and purchased two bushels
| of an excellent quality of wheat, which
he took home and distributed over the
| tops of number OF the sacks of poor
wheat, which he brought to this town.
| Opening his sacks he sold his wheat to
a grain dealer in this city at the best
market price on the merit of the good
wheat in the top of the sacks.
Pittsburg: The tin-plate and pay
roll city OF southern Kansas, that enjoys
the distinction of having forty-two coal
shafts, six zinc and one silver smelter of
the Chick process, the base of which is
| brought from Mexico, has, among other
important improvements, Just com
menced paving It's first street. Broad
way, distance of one mile, with q SUI
perior quality of brick manufactured
here. The secret to this young city's
prosperity seems to be in three veins of
coal, only one four-foot vein of which is
now being worked, and apparently is
furnishing an inexhaustible supply.
lola Register: Kansas is out with
her fall lad" now Go up the Santa Re
or down the Santa Fe or on any road in
Kansas, and Won will find eVsrV nook