Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

this year than have been on the road
In the state since 1887.
A Manhattan young man named
Clarke has been appointed teacher m
the Presbyterian school at 5itka,
Alaska
The ladies OF Horton entertained the
Knights of Pythias Of that city In a
very pleasant leap year banquet and
dance
Postmaster Mattoo, of Geneva, Kan,
was appointed to his present position
by President Buchanan and has held it
uninterruPtedly ever since-thirty-five
years.
Kiowa Journal: The Kiowa Cherokee
Strip society, which was organized in
this city last week, is holding its meet
ings almost every night, and the mem
bership is steadily increasing.
Kansas, during her thirty-one years
of life, has accumulated 6,901 miles of
railroad. Many states are ahead of her
in years; only two, Illinois and Penn
svlvania, are ahead Of her in railway
mileage.
Topeka Journal: The poll tax col
lector, with the assistance of the police
department, collected S538.40 last
month. In almost every case the delin-
quent taxpayer had to be arrested be-
fore he put up.
Frank H. Betton, grand chief patri-
arch of the state encampment of Odd
Fellows, says the membership has in
creased about 800 during the past year,
and that there are now about 1850
patriarchs in the state.
Burlington Republican: According
to the report Of the register of deeds,
chattel mortgages to the amount of
9,977.50 were released last Saturday,
while those fled amounted to but So
373.36, making a net reduction of S16,-
604.14 in one day.
Hiawatha World: The dam at the
pond on the Beatty farm went out, and
when Knickerbocker & Lindley went out /
to store their ice they found 400 tons of
it in the mud and total loss. They do
not charge the breakage to any other
than natural causes.
Holy Rood Sentinel: Bushton school
scholars have been in the habit of play
ing football, and during the game
Katie Macs, 12-year-old girl, was run
over by Johnnie Thompson, one of the
players. For over three hours Katie re-
manned insensible, but rallying, lived
only few days.
Independence Kansan: A benevolent
lady of the city, who has every year ex-
tended help to the needy poor, says
there was never a time in our city when
there was so little poverty. She can
vassed her ward and did not find sol
itary person who was in need Of or who
would receive assistance.
From Topeka: z. A. Beck, chairman
Of the High school committee; S. O.
Miller, chairman of the building COM
mittee; Superintendent Bloss, and Prof.
II. G. Larimer, principal of the high
school, went to Denver to inspect the
high school building at that place with
a view Of getting information on the
drawing of plans for the Topeka high
school.
From Fort Scott: j. g. Alger,
farmer residing two miles east of this
city, while eating meal, was attacked
with violent fit of coughing, causing
rupture Of a blood vessel, from which he
bled to death before medical aid could
be summoned. His wife and son were
present, but could do nothing to stop
the flow of blood from his mouth and
nostrils.
From Topeka. o. n. McKernah and
g. II. Gustin, laborers engaged in con-
structing a sewer in the western part of
the city, were the victims of a serious
accident. The men were at work exca-
waiting when portion of the sewer caYed
in and a large rock, weighing not less
than two tons, fell on them. McKernan
received internal injuries and may die.
Gustin had foot badly mashed.
From Kansas City: Captain W. A.
Young, commanding Company B, First
Regiment, Kansas National Guards, re-
ceiYed orders from Colonel George @.
Howard, of Pittsburg, to recruit twenty
four men, to be organized and known as
the First Regiment band. Captain
Young viii push the matter hard and
hopes to find enough recruits promptly,
30 that the band can be organized and
ready to enter the summer campaign
with the boys.
The number OF young men in Kansas
who want to be soldiers is larger than
in any other western state. Congress
man Broderick has the appointment this
year of one cadet to West Point, and al
ready there are over thirty applications.
He has decided to settle the matter by
competitive examination, to be held at
Atchison some time in June or July.
The applicant passing the best examina-
| ton will be appointed
Mound Valley Herald: The kite
builders are making things move this
week-hRuling lumber, digging we'll,
a gang of men and teams working on
the track, smoothing, levelmg, etc. They
expect to get the track as smooth. and
level as It can be made, this week, and
| do not intend to stop work until the
/ tracks, buildings and surroundings are
complete and made first-class in every
respect 1t can't help being fast track,
and We hope will prove q record,
smasher.
From Wichita: V. L. Foster, Pull
nan car porter on the Frisco road, was
arrested at Burton, Harvey county,
charged with violating the prohibitory
law. This is the third arrest of porters
made in the last few DAYS, and It is
said that a regular system of espionage
has been in vogue for some time, and
that the different county sheriffs where
prohibition is popular have combined
and have evidence against nearly all the
car pOrters running m Kansas who have
disregarded the liquor laws.
From Council Grove: The fire bell
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