Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-09
kANsAs sTArE News.

E ID. Harm, the Downs produce deal
er, has paid out to the farmers Of Os-
borne county for butter and eggs since
January 1, s1s.590.
Newton.-Bethel college will be
opened next fall. Rev. ID. Goerz, of
Halstead, secured $4,000 on his last
trip, for the benefit of the college.
The Kansas Mutual Life have brought
fifteen families to Topeka since remov-
ing their headquarters here from Hia-
watha. and more are to follow.
All three of tho Chautauqua assem-
blies in Kansas, at Winfield, Ottawa and
Topeka, will be held on the same dates
this year, June 21st to July 1st-
The United States internal revenue
collections for Kansas for April amount
ed to s23,647.1S. OF this amount
S7sO.s4 was for liquors; S4,911.83 for
cigars and S16,O72 40 for butterine.
Osawatomie.- three-year-old child
named Jennie Thompson, fell head fore
most into post hole dug by the electric
light company, in which was about a
foot of water, and was drowned before
the accident was discovered
Wichita.-Irvine and Ella Osborn,
brother and sister, lost their lives in the
Whitewater near Ebling, Butler county.
They attempted to cross the swollen
creek in buggy, and were swept down
by the current and drowned.
Topeka Capital; A horse attached to
q light wagon and driven by an unknown
farmer was frightened to death near the
Santa Fe station. II was standing near
the car tracks when train approached.
It gave one or two leaps and fell dead.
Very many Kansas papers, almost all
of them, in issues of the last week in
May, contain programs for decoration
day, showing how completely this day
has come to be adopted by the people of
the state, and how generally it Is OBJ
served with due ceremonies.
Wellington.-L Reed shot Isaac Hop
per in the abdomen, fatally wounding
him Both are prominent attorneys
and well known in this section of cOun-
| try. This affair is the outcome Of a
lively personal encounter between the
| parties five or six months ago.
Nell G. Vinegar died in the asylum
at Osawatomie. He was prominent in
business circles in Atchison until 1888,
when he became afflicted with softenine
| of the brain. The deceased was post
master of Atchison during the Arthur
administration. The remains were taken
to Atchison for burial.
Baxter Springs.-R J. Morrison,
while drilling for water near this city, at
depth of 202 feet struck a twelve-foot
vein of zinc, which is said to be more
valuable than the ore itself. 1t is pure
white and Of very fine quality. OPP
erations will be continued and further
developments are anxiously awaited.
Fort Scott: One Of the most severe
electric storms took place here May %
that ever visited this locality. Several
dwellings, in the city were injured, and
three miles north of the city lightning
struck the barn Of L Lotterer, destroy
ing it completely, killing two horses
and one cow. Other property is reported
damaged.
William Harvey Brown, one of the
brightest Of the graduates Of Kansas uni
versity, who has been in Africa the last
two years collecting natural history
specimens for the Smithsonian institute
at Washington, is expected home in Oc-
tOber. The British government ha.
given Brown 1900 acres of land, about
six hundred miles from the Kimberly
diamond mines and LOO from Cape
town
Hill City is having a real business anC
building boom, according to her news
papers. Graham county Is all right
double the acreage in crops there ha
ever before been, and first-class pros
poets for large harvest; new bushes
is being added and her merchants in
creasing stocks. All that is needed i
to extend the Central Branch road ives
from Stockton to Hill City and on t.
Denver.
Arkansas City Traveller: A farme
living near Geuda Springs reports tina
ten colored people, two of them women
passed through his neighborhood bounC
for Kingfsher, o. T. They had walkec
all the way from Tennessee and ha,
been two months on the journey. The,
had no money, but depended on wha
provisions they could beg. They wer
barefooted and footsore. They reporte,
more on the way.
Salina letter: Last week was a grea
week with the normalites for being tor
mented by photographers. The Who'll
school congregated in front of the build
ing "only four different days. Tn
second attempt ended in disaster. Jus
as the photographer was going E
shoot" the scaffOlding upon whicl
about 100 students were standing CAV
way. Several of the boys were some
what bruised, but fortunately no on
was seriously injured.
Ottawa.-Extensive preparations ar
beng made by the Odd Fellows Of thi
city for grand banquet in honor of E
V. BOissiere, the gentleman who donate,
100000 worth of property last week Il
the order for the establishment of al
orphans home. A thousand invitation
will be issued to all parts of the state
and a magnificent assemblage of ODD
Fellows is expected to attend in Orde
to properly express the gratitude of th'
order for this great gift
Ottawa.-W. H. Wilson, of this city
has received Judgment in Justice Cor
rings court for $3.50 against the West
ern Union Telegraph company. 1t ap
pears that Wilson decided to go to Hi
nois, and when he went left orders 70
his goods to be shipped after hin
When he reached there, however, he de
termined to return to Ottawa, and tele
graphed via the Western Union to hi
agent here, directing him not to shi
the goods. When he returned he fOunl