Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Topeka last year had 142 fires that
destroyed $4,000 worth of property.

Topeka last year had I42 fires that
destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
jim Challis, Of Kansas university.
was chosen president OF the Interstate
Oratorical association, at Minneapolis,
Mimi This is an honor Of which Jim
and his many friends may well feel
proud.
Troy Times: Tho seven year old
daughter of Al Garvin received severe
injuries by being kicked Oh the side OF
the head by a horse. Her jaw bone
was broken and she was badly bruised
about the head.
At Argonia Pierce & Springer are
erecting a 3Ox1O0 feet building with
vault for banking and business purposes,
while the second story will be owned by
the L o. o. F., and will be used az a
hall for society purposes.
At Kansas City, Ks, on Columbian
day collection was taken IN tho various
schools amounting TO S50.0S. The
money viii be sent to the state treasurer,
where 1t will be applied to the expenses
of making the educational exhibit Of
Kansas at the Worlds fair.
Most of the Topeka delegation to the
Leavonworth meeting returned together.
Sixty-tour of the Topeka teachers were
in attendance. Kansas City had seventy
five, but they were there only one day,
while Topeka stayed from Thursday
until Saturday. They all unite in de-
clnring the nesting a brilliant success
As result of the declamatory con-
cert given by the scholars of the Kansas
City, Kan, high school, $3.50 net was
realized. The superintendent, princi-
pals and teachers held a meeting for the
purpose of arranging for the expendi-
ture of the money in the purchase of
reference books for the pupils in the
high school
Ottawa letter: Superintendent Smith
reported to the school board that the
flags and poles raised on the building
on Columbian day cost S110, all OF
which was raised by the pupils and
teachers, and nearly $50 to go to the
Columbian fund in addition. June &c
was fixed as the date of the high school
commencement exercises.
Olathe special: @. G. Mardis, who
runs a general store and pOstofice at
Bonita, a small station five miles south
/ of this city on the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis railroad, was held up
| Just as he was leaving his store for
home, by masked man with a drawn
pistol in hand, and robbed of three $50
bills and several dollars in silver.
The directors of the Lake View club
let the contract for the erection of
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tractor named McCarter, to be COM
pleted within sixty days. Two Topeka
contractors were bidding. The club
now has fifty members in Topeka and
fifty members in Lawrence. 1t is re-
ported that the bass fishing is fine.
Fort Scott special: Neal Jackson
and Alexander Holden engaged in an
alteration over a woman, when Jackson
drew a razor and cut Holden across the
stomach, letting out his intestines and
cutting them in two or three different
places. A physician was called, but his
case was pronounced hopeless; the man
cannot live. jackson was employed as
porter on the Missouri Pacific railroad.
He fed.
Topeka.-Mayor Gluck, of Dodge
City, was arrested by committee OF
citizens, who charged him with knowing
where whisky was being sold in open
violation of law and failing to inform
the county attorney. He was convicted
in the district court, and, besides for
feiting his Office, was fined 800. He
at once appealed his case to the supreme
court, which affirmed the decision of the
lower court.
Atchison.-John ]. ingalls, VIII sail
for Europe directly after the Minneapo-
lis convention. He will visit the princi-
pal cities of the continent, returning in
September in time to participate in the
presidential campaign. He will write
eight or ten papers upon special topics
connected with the social and political
conditions of the countries he visits.
His tour will extend from London to
Madrid and st. Petersburg.
Glasco special: Joseph Hostetter, an
old settler in this valley, and one of itE
best and most respected farmers and
citizens, died very suddenly. Living In
town for some months, he had gone tC
his farm to trim some hedge. Not re.
turning for supper search was made
with the result stated. Death had evi
IDENTIFY been instantaneous, of hear
trouble. He was found close by the
hedge he had been trimming.
Topeka Journal: Several subscrip.
ton papers are being circulated to raise
money for the benefit of the cyclone
sufferers OF Monmouth township. The
circulators meet with a fair degree o.
success and have collected consid
cradle money already. Many persons
in the storm-swept district are entirely
without clothing. Their neighbors ar
helping to rebuild their houses anC
barns, but in many cases tie sufferer
have nothing to buy lumber or othe
needed articles with.
The following facts concerning tn
building done in Topeka last year ar
, brought out by the annual report o
! Chief Wilmarth: Building permit
show that 254 buildings of every de
cription were erected. The estimates
cost of these buildings amounted f
S147, OPS. OF the buildings 80 were O
! stone and brick, and 224 we're frame
The buildings classified were as follows
, Shops and manufactures, z; bushes
! and warehouses, %; school building,
) dwellings,, 148; public buildings,
miscellaneous small buildings, 70; total
254. Fees received from building per
mits amounted to S164.50.
' Anthony special: W. H. Wilkins
with his wife and five small childre
(colored), while sleeping in a stOrr
3 cave, were buried alive by the earthel
roof collaPsing and falling upon then