Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A Burlington cider vinegar factory
makes annually $4,000 gallons of vine
gar from apples exclusively.
Lawrence.-The storm did considera-
BILE damage north of the city. A num-
Der of barns and outhouses were blown
down and the fence at Bismarck grove
was carried some distance away
The Indian girls of Haskell institute
attended the circus in Lawrence in
BODY. They made a very pretty APP
Pearance as they marched up Massachu-
sets street in their blue costumes.
Seneca special: P. L. Wheeler, a
farmer living near Axtell, fell from
windmill tower and was so badly IN
jured that he died in a few hours. Mr..
Wheeler was a Knight Templar. Flu
neral under Masonic auspices.
Topeka Capital: Secretary Pounds,
of the State Fair association, is busily
engaged in mailing some 10000 Of the
speed programs for the fair this year.
The board intends to bring the horse
men here, if such thing is possible.
From Barnes: There is more build
ing going on in Barnes than In any
other town in Washington county.
Every carpenter is busy, as well as sew
eral from outside towns. Put Barnes
down as a wide-awake, rustling town.
Marion.-The elevator near the Santa
Fe depot was burned. The wind was
blowing almost gale during the time,
but as the elevator was isolated some
distance from other buildings the fire
did not spread. The loss was very
trifing.
Ottawa had a Sunday fire winch
burned out the street car stables, two
livery stables and several other build
ings. The water works put on such
pressure as to burst main, which made
the danger of a bigger fire much great
er. The wind blew a gale.
Argentine. -Twenty-seven cubes or
blocks of silver ore left the Santa Fe
depot last night for New York by the
Wells Fargo Express. Each when
coined will make about $1,000 in money.
This is a fair average of the amount
forwarded daily from the Argentine
smelters.
La Crosse special: Fire destroyed
seven store buildings, with their con
tents, in the business part of town. The
wind was blowing a gale from the north
west, and the small hand engine was to-
tally inadequate to cope with the flames.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, with
but little insurance.
During a dispute over a game of cards
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young man, was shot four times and ia
tally wounded by bar tender named
Bert Williams. Williams ran after the
shooting, but was captured and the off
GERS have him in hiding, as the citizens
of Caldwell threaten to lynch him if
they get him. Williams is a Dayton,
! Ohio, man.
Seneca special: Miss Nora Howard,
a cousin of attorney HOyle of this city,
arrived here some six weeks ago from
Chicago to spend the summer. On last
Tuesday night she disappeared, and to
| this time no trace of her can be had.
Mr.. Hoyle has made search and done all
he could to find her. No one thinks
she would take her own life, yet her dis
appearance is a mystery.
At Richland, Shawnee county, they
are having trouble over the methods
adopted by some young men for fishing
in the Wakarusa creek. They exploded
| dynamite over the stream, and in one
instance killed two wagon-loads of fish
Some of the farmers of the neighbor-
hood discovered who they were and sent
word to Topeka that they would mako
complaint against the fishermen and
call on the county attorney to prosecute
them.
A train loaded with wheat from the
counties of Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner
and Cowley, has started from south
western Kansas for Galveston. A stop
will be made at every town on the route
and advertising matter will be distrib-
uted. In addition to this, a car load,
or such a matter, of wheat will be put
into small sacks for free distribution
among the farmers of the south, who
will be requested to plant it and mark
the spot, thus proving the superiority of
the Kansas article.
The new city hall at Wichita was
opened with appropriate ceremonies. II
is the finest building of its character in
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of stone, and fire proof throughout, its
principal tower standing 196 feet above
the basement. The entire cost, includ-
ing furniture, was upward of 100000,
surprising the government building,
which stands on an opposite corner,
costing 100000. Excepting the coun-
ty court house, the city hall is the most
imposing building in the city.
Lincoln Post No. 1, G. A. R., of To-
peka, intend to celebrate the anniversa-
ry of the organization of their post this
year whether it rains or shines on that
day. Last year the threatening wealth
er inteIfered with their basket picnic.
This year they propose to go away from
home and Leavenworth has been chosen
as the objective point. 1t was decided
to make an excursion there because OF
the nearness of the Soldiers home, and
the sights to be seen at the fort. The
committee on entertainment of the post
have the matter in charge and are ar
ranging the details for the excursion.
Topeka Journal: The pupils of CLAY
school celebrated the advent of Nav
day by Perpetrating a flower shower on
the principal. All the pupils of the first
four grades, loaded with flowers, marched
to the room of the principal, which was
vacated. When the pupils were arranged
around the room, Miss Woods was
brought in. After a hearty applause
Katie WEIGH came Seorward and, in an
propriate words, crowned the principal
May Queen. After recitations by Mas
ter TillotsOn and Ruby Gage, the pnpill
marched to music through the rooms NJ