Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-05

Pherson, and have come to Kansas and
Butler county for the purpose of buying
land and making permanent homes.
David Block, who lives seven miles
northwest of the city, is responsible in
great measure for the increase in Butler
county's population, as he has been in
correspondence with these people and
advised them to come here. The party
attracted attention by their queer cos
tunes and manners. They were well
supplied with money and exchanged
considerable Russian money at the banks
in this city for the coin of the United
States.
Whitewater Tribune: One hundred
and fifty dollars was the amount of sym
pathy raised in hard cash for the To
wanda sufferers by the citizens in this
vicinity, and Stella Eilerts and Jessie
Neal went to the scene of destruction
yesterday to perform the act of ''sweet
charity" in turning over the funds to
the proper parties. 1t was a happy
thought of our mayor to select these
young maidens for that duty which,
though necessarily sad, fully exemplifies
that it is blessed to give. Contributions
will continue to be received and persons
wishing to donate clothing or aught
else that can be of use to the sufferers
will hand the same to the committee or
the mayor.
Erie letter: Secretaries Mohler and
Smith held a successful meeting at this
place and organized the Neosho County
Columbian association, for the produc-
ton and collection of materials for the
Kansas exhibit. Complete arrangements
were made for a canvass of the county,
and the amount of money asked from
Neosho county will be ready in time for
| the Kansas building. The meeting was
| largely attended. The democratic con-
vention had brought delegates from all
parts of the county, and their business
being completed early in the afternoon,
they remained and attended the COlum-
bian meeting. Neosho can safely be
| counted in the list of counties that will
be in the front rank
From Wellington: The legislature Of
1891, in making an apportionment Of
| the state for representative districts,
omitted jackson township in this
! (Sumner) county, from any representa-.
tive district. They also omitted the city
of Holton, city of the second class, in
and the county seat OF, jackson county
Kansas, and the city of Nickerson, 6
second class city in Reno county, frcm
any representative district. A number
of the most prominent attorneys in this
part of the state have been looking the
matter up the last few weeks, and the
omissions above referred to cause a very
strong question to arise as to the consti
nationality of the new apportionment act
of the last legislature. In fact, the par
ties who have been looking up the mat
ter have come to the conclusion that the
whole apportionment law of 1891 is IN
constitutional, and that the representa-
tive districts as made by the Legislature
of 1886 will stand. This county is en-
titled to three representatives, under thu
old law instead of two under the new
law. Arrangements have been made Il
present the question to the supreme
court at the May sitting, if possible
and have the question decided before
the summer vacation of the supreme
court. At any rate, vigorous effortl
will be made to have the question de
cided before the election. If the APP
portionment act is unconstitutional, an
law passed by a legislature electeC
under it might be null and void, there
by causing endless confusion and ex
pense.