Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the dwelling OF ID. w. heam. Nothing
was saved and there was no insurance
Lindsborg News: We know of a lady
near the city who has been selling S38
worth of milk per month from six COWS.
Over So per month for each COW, or
about S75 year.
From Stafford: The bondsmen of ex-
Treasurer Landes of Stafford county
have compromised with the county for
$4,000. The criminal case against Ian
des viii, however, be pushed.
Oswego Independent: Chas. Fowler
shipped car of hay to Chicago, which
netted him a row of naughts. The
freight and commission expenses ate up
the amount it sold for to a cent.
Wichita.-The sixth annual confer
ence of the secretaries of the Young
Mems Christian association of Kansas
was held here last week. There was a
large attendance from all quarters Of the
state, and much interest.
Coffeyville Journal: Independence
city council has issued an order to the
marshal to collect $500 license from the
church societies and charitable organizs-
tions giving fairs and festivals for relig-
ious or benevolent purposes in that city.
Arkansas City Traveller: Register of
Deeds jackson and his bondsmen have
been sued for over $1,000. The suit
was on Jackson's bond as abstracter, and
based upon the allegation that an error
in an abstract damaged or cost the
plaintiff that amount.
Lawrence item: Thomas q. Jones, a
popular young citizen Of Lawrence,
who was sent to the penitentiary under
doned. The pardon, strange to say,
was secured mainly through the instru-
mentality of the w. O. T. o.
Salina Republican: The railway
agents association for the state of Kan
sas will meet in Salina March 10. This
is large and prominent railroad organ
ization, and their decision to hold their
state convention in Salina is a Just rec
ognition of the city's facilities for the
entertainment of conventions.
From Sterling: While William Sew
ard, son OF E. B. Seward, a prominent
farmer, living near this city. was out
hunting with companion, he was acct
dentally shot and killed. He was at
tempting to pull the ramrod out of his
gun, when it went off, the charge en-
tering his side and killing him instantly.
Topeka Capital: The splendid new
quarters of the Knights of Pythias re-
ceived fitting dedication. Castle hall
was filed with Knights, with their wives
and friends, who listened to a splendid
literary and musical programme that
had been arranged appropriate for the
occasion. Governor Humphrey was
present and made short address.
Buffalo Advocate: The north bound
freight train, when just this side of the
county line, set out fire which swept
over the graveyard and across the hills
for several miles, doing considerable
damage. just the amount of damage
done Is hard to estimate, as it consists
mostly of burning the shrubbery and
fixtures at the graveyard, and such
property is almost priceless to some
body. Besides this, an orchard was de-
stroyed, two stacks of hay for Mr.. Kahl,
and five for Chester Gould.
Topeka Journal: Mayor R. L. Cofran
is corresponding with w. T. Brownell,
of Baltimore, concerning the establish
nent in Topeka of hominy mill with a
capacity of turning out one hundred
and fifty barrels a day. The mayor is
| corning the freight rates to southern
points, and Mayor COfran has answered
all of his questions and more, and is
doing all in his power to bring the mill
to Topeka. Mr.. Brownell writes that he
will either establish the mill in Topeka
or in Nebraska, and especially favors
Topeka as central point. The mill
will be large one and will operate at
first with six employees. It requires,
however, a large amount of labor saving
machinery.
Topeka Journal: The county COM
missioners have appointed Mrs. J. F.
Russell, wife of ]. +. Russell, late SUI
perintendent, now deceased, to succeed
her husband as superintendent of the
county poor farm. Her superintendent
cy viii date from March 1. Mrs. Rus
sells proposition, accepted by the
board, was to superintend the farm for
81, 900; TO furnish two good teams and
to furnish milk and butter for the house,
and do all the farm work; furnish hay
for the horses, care for the sick, bury
the dead, in a decent, humane manner
at the expense of the county; do all
washing and mending for the inmates;
the county to pay for the sewing that
cannot be done by the female inmates
of the house.
Wichita Eagle: Tom Costello, San
Ia Fe locomotive engineer, was notified
that he was heir to 10000, left by his
brother Patrick, who recently died in
| Detroit, Mich. The brothers were born
in Ireland, and had not met for forty
| years. Patrick went to Australia when
| a youth, amassed fortune in the mines
| then moved to Americas and that was the
last his family knew Of him. Ho was {
sort of recluse, and no one in Detroit
knew anything of his affairs or of any
relatives. Curiously enough, however
the probate Judge into whose hands the
property fell for administration, had me-
Tom Costello of this place out in Colo
RADIO last year, and surmising that there
might possibly be some connection
wrote to him on the subject. All thu
| necessary PAOOlS u hoeoIHiSJ Hoi0 SOOA
furnished, and Tom Costello gets twenty
thousand dollars in cash and fine bust
ness property in Detroit.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: One WHIT
looks over the Kansas papers cannot fai
to notice the return of better days
The papers are filled with news item
about improvements. Here is town il
which a new business block is being pu
up, the first perhaps in years; there i
| another IN which ,ziitar ,Eorlzs are hahn