Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


taking a postgraduate course at. Ann
Arbor.
A P. Clark, a we'll known Lawrence
resident, was thrown from his cart and
severely injured. He was dragged ten
feet on the hard pavement and was
taken up unconscious.
Topeka Journal: LIN. Crawford is in
Denver negotiating for piece of ground
in the central part of the city. He in
tends to build a new opera house to
cost 100000 to be opened next season.
At Greenleaf there is considerable ex-
element over the discovery of what is
claimed to be silver ore. The ore is
found on the farm OF Harry Knight,
who has had it assayed. It runs SO
ton.
Atchison Champion: Six children,
ranging in age from four to thirteen
years. have been admitted to the Soldiers
Orphans' home. Their name was Kel-
ley and they came from Arkansas City,
Kansas.
Topeka Journal: The old street rail-
way tracks across the Kansas avenue
bridge have been taken up. The floor
was repaired as the tearing up progress
ed and the bridge will be in as good
shape as ever.
Abilene special: The west-bound
Union Pacific train overlook Lena
Grubbs, a farmers daughter, on
bridge. Her foot was caught in the
rails and held her until the engine
crushed her to death.
Topeka Journal: The enrolment in
the public schools of Topeka at the end
Of the second month, November II,
reached 5,575, showing an increase of
222 during the second month. The high
| school is included in the total
Z. A. H1Iderbran, OF Ottawa, has been
elected general agent of the o. F. B. A.,
the insurance department of the L o.
0. +. The grand master is, by virtue
Of Office, president of the association, and
the grand treasurer is treasurer.
Ludell Gazette: The other night the
entire northeast was apparently ablaze.
A terrible fire was raging some four
miles east of Herndon. A vast amount
of range was destroyed and several head
Of cattle and horses were burned.
From Salina: David King, prom
inent resident of this county. was fright
fully gored by a mad COW. He was at
tempting to milk the animal when she
turned and attacked him, making large
wound in his stomach. 1t is not thought
he can recover.
Emporia Republican: The Kansas
state alliance, as body, visited the state
normal school. Speeches were made by
P. B. Maxon, w. S. Hanna, S. NJ. Scott,
and Mary E. Lease, which the pupils
applauded. The visitors were shown
through the building and seemed to en-
Joy their visit very much.
Clyde special: Fire destroyed the
livery and feed barn of G. W. Lower.
Twelve horses persisted in the flames
The loss is $4,000, partially insured.
The fire spread to the agricultural i'm
plement building of S. B. Riggs & Son
and destroyed it and its contents. Loss
$1,000; fully insured.
The regular semi-annual meeting of
the Kansas Plumbers Mutual Benefit
association met in Lawrence. A large
number Of the members of the associa-
ton were present, including several
from Topeka, Wichita, Kansas City,
Atchison, Leavenworth, and other larger
towns The meetings were mostly of
a business nature
George W. Click says the greatest in
Lerest he feels in the coming legislature
s to secure a new road law. He is in
favor of securing better roads for Kan
sas, and thinks it can be accomplished
without adding expense to the people.
He has given the matter considerable
attention and will prepare a bill en-
bodying his views.
The exhibit in natural history which
Professor Dyehe, of Kansas university,
IS to make at the worlds fair is now
ready for shipment. and fifteen cars will
be required to carry it. It embraces
everything from the moose and buffalo
down to the flea. Two months time
and labor of several men will be needed
to give the exhibit proper setting.
Neodesha Sun: w. II. Bray, we'll
to- do farmer, living on the Fall River
bottom northwest of town, has one of
the most neatly kept places in this To-
cality, and takes pride in having none
but the best breeds of stock on his
Premises. His farm is a model of neat
ness and thrift, everything about it be-
ing kept IN the most scrupulous order
of precision and tidIness, no broken
fences, dilapidated buildings, or fields
rank and overgrOwn with weeds.
From Wichita: In the amended an
swer fled by the city in the Jasperite
paving case, it is charged that the mem
bers of the council who voted for the
pavement were bribed by R. T. Wilson,
the Chicago contractor. The seven coun-
cilmen who are implicated are Downing.
johnson, Carson, Wiallims, Schnitzle-,
Herrig and Mercer, and they have held
a consultation and intimate that one OF
their number will Immediately bring a
test libel case against the city for $2O,-
600 damages
r The Nickerson ArgOsy tells of a seri