Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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cemetery has been improved by putting
up hitehing racks. This was made nee
essary to prevent the tying Of teams to |
the fence, which was getting in bad
condition as a result of such usage.
Atchison.-The application of John
J. Ingalls, for admission to membership
in a local post OF the G. A R. has been I
Eavorably reported upon, and he viii be
taken into the order in time to partiei-
pate in the state encamPment which
meets in AtchisOn the last week in this
month
Arkansas City Traveller: Arkansas
City has canning factory which gave
employment to 200 persons during the
season. Its products were shipped into
eight states and territories The pro-
prietors expect the coming season to be
the best and most prosperous Of any
yet experienced by it.
Ottawa-The engine at the saw mill
of the Dennison Bros, two miles west
Of town exploded, killing Henry Denni-
son and doing other damage. Three
other men working with Dennison had
stepped into the range of large tree at
the moment of the explosion, and es-
capped injury. The explosion was due to
pumping cold water into hot boiler.
Dighton Journal: Judge Abbott, of
the twenty-seventh district, decided that
a county treasurer had a right to de-
post county funds where he desired.
He held that as the treasurer had to
give bond and would be responsible for
all money lost, no matter how, he had
right to protect himself by selecting the
bank with which to deposit the county
funds
Carl Jockheck and Bernard Tuchman
have been locked up to serve their Jail
sentences for selling liquors during the
original package troubles. Tuchman
waited at home and gave himself up
willingly when called on by the sheriff.
Jockheck hid himself and the sheriff was
compelled to search for him.
No more national guard militia com
panies can be organized in this state.
The number is limited to thirty two, and
the organization of the thirty-second
was completed at Junction City. About
1900 men are enlisted in this state, and
fully 1000 expect to go to the worlds
fair under an arrangement effected
whereby various companies will go into
camp at Chicago.
Liberal letter: Last year over IT,
100000 pounds of freight was received
at Liberal, and seventy-seven carloads
of broOm-corn, ninety-eight cars of
wheat, and two carloads of watermelon
seeds were consigned to eastern buyers.
Some wheat brought IA cents per bushel.
1t is not generally known, but it is new
ertheless a fact, that garden seeds are
grown here in great quantities for east
ern and northern seed firms, and find a
ready market under covers bearing re-
liable dealers names.
Some money is already being sent in
TO Superintendent Winans for the educa-
| tional exhibit at the worlds fair and the
committee in charge feel that no diff
Guilty viii be experienced in raising suf-
icient money to give Kansas schools the
creditable showing they deserve. It is
worthy of note in this connection that
the boys of the Topeka Reform school
were the first to send in their contribu-
ton. Something over a year ago, Su-
perintendent Winans received $3.50
from the boys for this purpose.
From Horton: 1t is the occesion of
the opening of the Mason's temple
erected by the brothers of Horton lodge
No. 326, A. T. & A. NJ, at an expense of
$4,000. The temple is a magnificent
and beautiful edifice two stories high,
built of pressed brick and Warrensburg
stone trimmings. The main hall is 35x63
feet, with a banquet room 14x50 and
kitchen 15x15, two elegant front parlors
each 1925, with large ante-roOm and
| fifteen separate wardrobes. The entire
building is handsomely furnished and
brilliantly Illuminated with electric
lights.
From Kansas City: The board of
trade of this city has adopted this: ere
solved, That we, the Kansas City, Kan,
board of trade, hereby petition the rail
roads in Kansas not to put into effect
any of the rates ordered by the commits
sion that would prove injurious to our
city, and respectfully call their atten-
/ ton to the fact that a careful check OF
| the rates viii show that the present ad-
| justment, instead of discriminating
| against interior cities and in the inter
est of ourselves, shows a discrimination
! against US TO large number of points
within the state.
Atchison letter: Bernard Schmidt, a
wen-tO-do Atehison farmer, went to Ger
many last fall to visit relatives, after an
absence OF twenty years. Upon his ar
rival there he was arrested and impris-
oned for desertion from the German ar
my. He was sentenced for six months.
| but has been released and is now on his
way back to America His release was
brought about by his eleven year old
| daughter. who wrote to the emperor
from her far away home in Kansas, and
in her childish way asked for the pardon
of her father on his birthday, the 28th
of last month. The emperor received
the letter on the 9th of January, and
Immediately issued an order which gave
| Schmitd his freedom on the following
day.
Topeka journal: The homestead of
J. B. McAfee, three and a half miles
west of the city, has been completely
consumed by fire. The farm house,
creamery, windmill, tower and tank were
burned to the ground, and nothing re-
mains but the barn. The fire was caused
by an ignorant workman, who was en-
| gagged in painting the engine with as
phaltum- He put the asphaltum on a
stove to warm, in spite Of the protests
of the members OF the family. 1t ex-
ploded and the flames spread with such
rapidity that it was impossible to rescue
anything from the house. It contained
the accumulation OF twenty-five years.
The barn was one of the largest in
Kansas, being los by 40 feet. 1t con-
tanned sixty-tiTe head OF horses About
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