Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

series or letters N the New York Herald,
descriptive OF his trip in Europe.
The registration OF voters in Topeka
footed up 1893, being the largest made.
In 1890 the total registration was 1925.
The Pythian sisters, of Emporia,
cleared $3.50 at masquerade ball,
which will be used in the purchase of
paraphernalia.
Galena Times: The Galena Lead
and Zinc company last week beat the
camp on the output of lead; the amount
was n, $50 pounds.
There are e,S11 school houses in Kan
sas ard IL, 260 teachers in active service.
There Il no use for the stars to try to
get away from state like that.
In the Dodge City Soldiers home
there are about sixty veterans, forty OF
whom have their families. They have
cottages and are furnished rations and
clothing.
Stafford Republican: Now is the
time for some enterprising man to make
money. Not house vacant in the city
and not business room empty. Several
stores are kept away on account OF no
place 70 DO business IN.
One Emporia firm has shipped up-
wards OF $4,000 worth of cabbage
from that place in one week. One
grower sold $57 worth from less than a
quarter OF an acre and had enough to
last his family all winter besides.
From Manhattan: Prof. J. 7. Willard,
OF the Agricultural college, has just re-
turned. from Phillips county with a
meteorite which he secured last week.
1t weighs about 1 $50 pounds and is the
largest one ever found in the state.
Dodge City Globe-Republican: DR..
q. A. Milton Is raising a collection to
have photographs of the forestry station
! taken for the convenience of Hon. NJ. w.
Sutton in the legislature next winter to
secure increased appropriations to carry
on this magnificent work for western
Kansas.
Manhattan Nationalist: The little
son of G. w. Dufield, while playing
about the coal pile recently, received
a slight injury on one of his hands,
which was considered at the time to be
trife. Blood poison ensued, and it is
feared that the injured member must be
amputated.
From Newton: A 9-year-old boy, a
son of j. W. Clarkson, who lives five
miles south of Newton, was dragged to
death by COW. The boy was leading
the COW to pasture by a rope tied around
his arm. She became frightened and
ran, dragging him through hedge.
His father ran to him and cut the rope,
but the boy lived only few hours.
Eminence Call: In our county dis
organization case we have a copy of the
intervening petition of the holders of
our county bonds, in which they ask
that in case our county is disorganized
the territory be formed into district
for the purpose of levying taxes for the
purpose of paying our Indebtedness.
From this it will be seen that disorgan-
ization has its disadvantages.
Cedar Vale Star: About year ago
it was that number of the best farm
ers in the country about Cloverdale re-
tired from active work on the farm,
turning their places over to sons and
sons-in-law, and moved to town. They
were successful farmers, too, and now
another neighborhood ie threatened
with similar loss. A. A. Mills, of Otter
creek, is said to be contemplating leav-
ing the farm. D. M. Barnes has been
looking for some time for location in
town. r. F. Burkett has moved to
town. If it keeps on the town folks
will have to try their hands at farming.
Perhaps, though, that is just what these
men are laying for.
Manhattan Nationalist: The attempt
to obtain a photograph of all the stu
dents OF the Agricultural college and
the faculty in group by Geo. F. Coan.
a Salina artist, resulted in a sudden and
somewhat serious failure. The students
were arranged on four scaffolds built
for the purpose on the west side of the
main building between the chapel and
the north wing. AS the camera was be-
ing adjusted and focused on the group,
one of the scaffolds upon which about
125 students were seated gave way with
a crash and they were precipitated IN a
mass to the ground. Several were
bruised or gashed by falling timbers,
but fortunately none were dangerously
injured.
At the Great Bend Coursing tourna-
ment the Emporia Kennels won the
derby race, the dog answering to the
not distinguished title of Scavenger
being the successful entry. The purse,
amounting to S115, and an elegant silver
cup donated by the National Greyhound
club of New York City, were the results
achieved by Emporia. Lady Barton, a
dog owned in. Great Bend, won the
American Field Cup, which carries with
it the title, Champion of America. Tom
Trales, of the EmPoria Kennels, is the
sire of both winners. ''On the whole,
the friends OF the Kennels in this city,"
says the Emporia Republican, ''have
great reason to be proud Of the results
of the races"