Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

/ 1O4AIaLl4 Ad6l VICE.
Ottawa will lay the corner stone of
her court house on July 4.
The Montgomery county soldiers re-
union will be held at Liberty, August 8
to 10 inclusive.
Upwards OF 800 members OF the To
| peka Turnverein attended the annual
funniest at Bismarck grove.
Abilene.-The State Firemen's asso-
citation met here and arranged to hold
the annual tournament in Abilene Sep
TENDER 6, and g.
Topeka Capital: Harrison school do
mated a wagon-load of clothing, etc.
and 1892 in money to the Harper and
Wellington cyclone sufferers.
Kansas university building is now
lighted by over 400 incandescent electric
lights. The plant was put in by the
university students and is run entirely
by them
The old soldiers reunion of southeast
ern Kansas will be held in Parsons on
the 18th, Doth and 21st days of July.
All old soldiers and others who may at
tend will be cordially welcomed.
Topeka Journal: Major Cole says he
has seen less drunkenness in Topeka
than in any town or city he ever visited
on both sides of the Atlantic, from
towns of 1000 inhabitants up to 10000.
Topeka Journal: Mayor Cofran went
to Wellington yesterday. He shipped
carload of -four and meal donated by
Topeka millers and provision dealers,
the day before, and will distribute it be-
tween the different towns damaged.
Lawrence. A private subscription
was taken up here for the Harper and
Wellington tornado sufferers, and in q
few hours the committee, headed by
Rev. a. d. States, secured over $500 in
cash and about $3.50 worth of clothing.
The hail storm at LaHarp, six miles
east of lola, was the seVerest ever
known there. The new corrugated iron
roof on Ed Wilson's barn was broken
through in a hundred places, Just as If
someone had punched it through with a
crowbar.
Conway Springs.-The Pacific hotel
at Conway Springs is burned to the
ground. A score of guests were in the
house, and it was with difficulty that
they all escaped. A lamp explosion was
the cause. Loss about $4,000; small
insurance.
Atchison.-R. H Morris, eldest son
of r. b. Morris, ex-state insurance COM
missioner, died at OsawatOmie, aged 80
years. The deceased was formerly q
well-known travelling man in Kansas,
but year ago he became afflicted with
softening of the brain. His remains
we're brought to Atchison for burial.
Wellington Mail: Mr.. Shirley, the
w. q. telegraph operator, demonstrated
his metal by bending over his instru-
ment almost continuously from Friday
night until Monday. His endurance
was wonderful. The telegraph Office
was jammed full of people with mes
sages all day Saturday and Sunday.
During commencement week at Kan.
sas university the alumni held their an
nual banquet in Snow hall. The juniors
waited upon the tables and the seniors
were invited guests. Myron w. Reed
of Denver, Col, delivered the COM
mencement Grafton in university hall.
Hon. B. K. Bruce, '85, gave the alumni
Grafton in university hall.
Kansas City, No, journal: Tho
state normal school at Emporia, Kaz.
is, in point of attendance, the mos
fourishing educational institution il
Kansas. Its graduating class this yea
numbers seventy-eight. The school ii
one OF the most successful of its kind il
the country, the president and faculty
being thorough educators. The annua
commencement exercises are now il
progress.
Topeka Capital: Undertaken J. M
Knight is suing the Kansas Undertakers
association fer 100000 damages in tn
circuit court. All the undertakers il
this city belong to the association excep
Knight. He claims that they are con
spring against him. They have under
taken, he says, to keep concerns iron
monopolized the business in Topeka T.
his great damage
Galena Times: May of 1892 show
much better returns to Galena thai
May of 1891. The following are tn
comparative figures: Productions O
May, 1891-zinc, 3,515,455 pounds
lead, 602, $40 pounds; total value, S51,
| 1913. Productions of May, 19e2-zinC
1885, 242 pounds; lead, S61, $50 pounds
total value, $40, 1874. Difference in favo
> of 1892-zinc, 1,439,787 pounds; lead
259. 100 poundsi total value, S1S,941.
Galena Times; Hibbs & Blaker o.
the Templar land, at depth Of fifty
/ seven feet, struck a fine prospect c
almost solid zinc and block lead. The,
have sunk five feet into it and found
Just as good all the way. In sinkin
, this five feet they took out 1000 G
! lead, 1900 of free ore and 5000 of
; high grade of rough ore. They are sti
, sinking in good ore. This is consider
ably southwest of the new strikes tina
f have been made this year.
Wellington Mail: The standing res
? licences have nearly all been repaire,
and the busy housewife is industriousl
, engaged in cleaning up her dilapidate
D and storm-struck furniture, all the viii
trusting that no more cyclones wi
: visit her household. Contributions az
gregating many thousands OF dollar
have been received by the tornado relic
) committee, which are being dispense
l in charitable manner, strict attentio
Q being given that the funds go wher
they are most needed
Kansas City Gazette: Lucien Scot
the well-knoWn Leavenworth capitals
and mine operator, who has for som
months been at the head of mOvemer
to sink coal shafts north of the cit
/ makes the announcement that the ma
e chinery has been purchased and tw
e shafts will be sunk as soon as possible
S There is no doubt in the minds of e.
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