Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-04-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ternities.
Morrill,, Brown county, is offering
bonus to any one who will come there
and build and operate hotel
Eighty-six out of log counties in the
state are reported to have raised their
share Of the Worlds fair fund.
Two young men, % and 81 years of
age, who were born in Atehison, have
been elected to the city council Of that
place.
Atchison had two women members of
the school board who were not candi-
dates for reelection. There are now no
women on the school board.
At Neodesha fle caused by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove in restau-
rant burned four wooden business build
ings on Fourth street. Loss about 3d.
500; insurance 500.
Al Greene is now mayor of Lecomp-
ton. The first free state mayor of the
town was r. S. Stevens, the famous rail-
road builder, and afterwards democratic
member of congress from New York
Seneca letter: T. A. Camfeld, who
located near Centralia in 1858, was liter
ally kicked to pieces by a horse in his
stable. He was 80 years of age. Mrs.
Garfield died some three weeks ago.
Kiowa special: Over 100 teams
camped near Kiowa last night from Da-
kota and Northern Kansas. The out
look indicates a rush of settlers frop
the north to this new territory via Kiowa.
While at Washington, D. c., Com
mander Coulter of Topeka post made
arrangements for headquarters for his
entire post, 200 strong, at the national
encampment to be held there in Sep
TENDER.
Chetopa Democrat: One of our fish
ermen caught fine 6O-pound cat fish
ont of the river Wednesday night He
also caught 60 or 20 pounds of smaller
cats besides a large quantity of the buff
falo tribe.
From Lincoln: In municipal affairs
Lincoln is entitled to a seat in the front
row. We have no city debt, bonded OF
otherwise, reasonably good streets, a
good, clean government and money in
the treasury.
Kansas City Gazette: The damage
to Haskell institute by the storm was
about $500, and the United States SEN
ate voted $4,000 to repair it. This
leads the Lawrence Record to remark
that the people of Kansas are daisies.
Chetopa.-Eddie Neal, the 14-year-old
son of Hon. Leroy Neal, a prominent at
torney of this place, had his foot badly
crushed between the bumpers of two
freight cars this morning. 1t is feared
it will be necessary to amputate his
foot
Kirwin has the youngest city officers
that were elected in Kansas at the recent
city election. A '.kid'' ticket was put in
the field and was elected. The mayor
elect reached his majority only two
months ago, and all the members of the
council are under %.
Louisburg Herald: Another occur
renee showing the volcanic nature of
north Louisburg happened last week.
small section OF the street near J. W.
Stewards residence sank, leaving hole
rom the bottom of which can be heard
the sound Of running water.
Washington, D. C.-Two Kansas men
have been appointed to postofices in
new Cheyenne and Arapahoe county.
Major L. L. Bell, formerly of Winfield,
was appointed postmaster at Cheyenne,
'sF'' county, and Frank Prouty, son of
the late Colonel Prouty, at the county
seat Of "P' county.
Emporia letter: The Grand Interna-
t:onal Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Locomotive engineers is in session hero.
The association is the woman's auxiliary
to the engineers association. Delegates
are here from Newton, Arkansas City,
Dodge City, Neodesha, Topeka, Parsons
and many other places.
Hon. John A. Anderson, United States
consul general at Cairo, Egypt, has con-
cluded to return home to Kansas. He
will leave Cairo April II, and stop few
weeks in London. Since Mr.. Anderson
took up his residence in Egypt he has
been in i'll health, and he has suffered
great deal from an operation necessltated
by an abscess.
Lecompton letter: Arbor day wai
observed here for the first time in the
history of the town. Business was sus.
pended, the public schools and college
students took vacation, and the whole
town and community participated in the
exercises. Several hundred elm trees
and evergreens were planted, after which
the crowd met on the college campus
and was entertained by appropriate
speeches and songs.
North Topeka item: The Columbian
entertainment given by the Grant schoo
at Luken's opera house, was crafty
ing success in every particular. The
house was crowded and many turned
away. The gross receipts were $115
the net receipts S95. This is the largest
amount raised by any school in the city
At the close, Superintendent Bloss, in &
short speech, thanked both the pupils
and the audience for having done much
towards making the evening SO pleasant
and profitable.
a ship-load of emigrants from Bre
men landed at Baltimore the other day
most of whom are on their way TX
Kansas. They come pretty well fixed
No person had less than S5, and he wal
poor indeed. One family had $500
another $4,000; half dozen had a
, least 81, 900 each, dozen $500 each
. another man had a check for 22,00(
marks, equal to $5,5 800 in cash, and his
son had $4,000 in American money
another, with a desire to become {
farmer or a cattle king in the boundlesl
west, had $4,000 to back up his desire
Wichita Eagle: Something more thar
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