Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-09-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The papers all over the state are now
telling about the fine specimens Of corn
brought to town by the farmers.
Hoxie Sentinel: Hosts of strangers
in town now, all looking after land. We
could easily fill our local columns from
the city hotel registers.
Great Bend Register: The water
works company have put in number
of watering troughs in various parts of
the city which are great convenience
to farmers.
Great preparations were made at Fort
Scott for the annual log rolling OF the
Woodmen of America. At least 5000
people witnessed the parade.
Glasco item in Concordia Empire:
The stonework on the new Ainsworth
bank has been completed. The work
was done by L. E. Frankforther, and
Messrs. Lucas and Wilson, Concordia,
and is a skillful and handsome speci-
men of stone work
The twenty-ffth annual meeting of
the Kansas Academy of Science will be
held at Atchison, on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, October II, - and IA.
large attendance of the scientific men
of the state is expected. The programme
will be sent out before the meeting.
Solomon Sentinel: Miss Annie Tiff,
aged 20, living at the home of her pa
rents in north Dickinson county, went
TO the well for water, and not returning,
search was made and her dead body
discovered at the bottom of the well,
where it is supposed she must have acci-
dentally fallen.
Nickerson has $500 in its city treas
urO and no outstanding orders. There
are no outstanding bonds excepting the
city hall bonds, and the rents of that
building pay the interest and keep up
the repairs. The city government has
been for many years composed of rail
road conductors and engineers princi-
pally.
The Sterling salt plant has been OPP
Grated three years and the output has
been 261, 900 barrels, at an outlay of
$2S, $3.50 for labor and $26,870 for fuel.
| OF the brine from the southern Kansas
wells, twenty-five to sixty gallons will
make bushel of salt. OF ocean water
about 300 gallons are necessary to yield
a bushel.
Winchester Herald: Amos Irwin
brought to this Office some specimens of
coal he found on Mr.. VENDORS farm,
southeast of town, while digging a well.
The coal is of excellent quality, and
was only seven feet under ground, in a
six inch vein. There is undoubtedly a
large deposit of coal in that section of
the country.
lightning rod fakirs have been doing
a big business in the vicinity of Empo-
ria, and many are complaining of being
swindled. A lightning rod man induced
them to sign receipts for rods put up
for nominal sum as specimens of work.
These receipts being returned and shown
as contracts, two were caught for $3.50
and 500. Both are well to do but IL
literate citizens.
Solomon Sentinel: Dickinson's coun-
ty attorney fined three or four farmers
living near this city, last week, for con-
tempt in not appearing before HIM when
subpoenaed to give evidence against sup
posed violators of prohibitory law, at
Solomon. These gentlemen had an idea
that as they did not live in Dickinson
they were not compelled to attend the
inquisition proceedings.
Emporia Republican: Twenty-eight
years ago small boy was stolen from
his home in Coshocton county, Ohio.
His father was in the army at the time,
and Oh returning home he Immediately
instituted a search for the lost boy.
Yesterday the father, John Smith, ar
rived in this city, and after few in
quiries fonnd the lost boy living at III
South Neosho street. Since he was
taken from home his name has been
changed from E. D. Smith to ]. E., as
he is Familiarity known in this city. The
father, who 10 an elderly gentleman,
after tracing the boy through Illinois
and Missouri and finally to this city is
highly elated to find the lost boy in
good circumstances and good health.
Medicine Lodge Cresset. The sugar
mill started up with every part running
like clock work, barring one piece Of
machinery. The speed of the shreders
was increased too much which caused
one to break all to pieces. When the
machinery had been stopped and pieces
of iron quit falling, there was not
man to be found in a hundred yards of
the mill. The other SHREDDER is working
nicely, and with dead knife and spring
attachments, it is securs against acct
dents. The two $4,000 pounds evapo-
rators put in place of the yarayans is a
great improvement, and largely increas-
es the capacity of the mill. A new fill
ter press was also added this season.
There have been number of internal
changes in the mill this season for the
purpose of economizing space. Three
new centrifugals have been added. and
? the mill will be able to handle seconds
this season by the addition OF syrup
cars without using the cistern. The
cane is testing better this season than
ever before, and will pay the farmers an