Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-02-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
One Kansas paper, by actual count
contained fifty grip items last week.

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contained fifty grip items last week.
Wichita had two fires on the same
day lately, with aggregate loss of S4O.-
900 or more
Hiawatha World: The plans are al
ready made for a number of new resi-
dences to be built as soon as spring
opens.
Riley Real Estate Journal: Kansas will
furnish the ornamental stucco for the
worlds fair buildings. The works at
Hope have a contract to furnish 10000
tons.
Udan Record: The stand-pipe of the
water-works froze and bursted last week
and we are without fire protection until
repairs are made, which will cost posi-
bly, hundred dollars.
From Lawrence: The winning ora
ton of the contest was delivered by J.
NJ Challis of Atchison, he receiving
first place. r. D. Brown received second
place and Hall Riddle third.
Mrs. John A. Logan has announced
her intention of attending the G. A. R.
reunion at Atchison in February. She
Will DC Ilio EuSS0 VI lib. IL 5oAAS3 anu VI
course there will be a reception.
Topeka Journal: Grippe is on the
decrease among Santa Fe employees.
Between fifty and seventy patients are
being treated daily at the dispensary,
something like 10 per cent less than
month ago.
Parsons World: 1t is seldom we are
called upon to chronicle the death of
so many well-known citizens in one
ISSUE Nelson Abbott, n. F. Mills, Wells
H. Utley and Wilmer Walton died with
in three days of each other.
Kirwin Globe: a local pension agent
has succeeded in obtaining the largest
pension ever granted in northwest Kan
sas to one man. Uncle Henry Pitts is
now the happy recipient of $72 per
month, dating from May 4th, 1890.
Arkansas City Traveller: Indirectly
the news comes from Agent Miles that
the Osages are not holding ghost dances
and have not been. The Osages are all
quiet. We are also told that Major
Miles has orders to renew all cattle leases
on the Usage reservation.
Caney Chronicle: Some of our boys
had huge time fishing one day this
week, during the cold snap, by cutting
air holes in the ice, and when the heavy
channel catfish came up for air or to in
Vestigate the intrusion, they were easily
landed with PitchfOrks. Good sport and
profitable.
Burns day was celebrated in Topeka
| in old Scottish STYLE. Music hall was
full and the program gave pleasure to
all. 1t consisted of an address by the
president, Judge John Guthrie, songs
and Rotations, closing with dancing.
The most instructive and interesting
number on the program was Rev. Peter
McVicar's BURNS" 1t was fine.
The annual report of R. G. Dun &
Co. shows that although Kansas has
/ LOO more business houses than Ne
braska, in the year 1891 the number of
/ failures there exceeded the number of
failures in Kansas by 100. In Kansas
there was one failure to every eighty
one merchants; in Nebraska the ratio
was one to every fifty-two merchants.
The Gypsum Advocate has been ia
vored by Agent S. B. Cooper with the
| figures in detail of the number of cars
of freight, wheat, rye, corn, oats, -four,
plaster, horses, cattle and hogs, but we
| give only the aggregate amount, show
ing the difference between the year 1890
and 1891, being nearly 100 per cent.
| The total number of cars shipped in
1890 was 737. In 1891 there were 1416.
From Atchison: Richard A. Messimer,
{ well known Atchison young man, was
instantly killed by a Missouri Pacific
| freight engine at Paul, Neb. Until
month ago he was a member of the
/ Atchison fire department, when he quit
and took a position as brakeman. When
the accident occurred he was in the act
of boarding the engine. He was % years
old and a son of B. T. Messimer of this
place.
From Chetopa: Two fires occurred
here the same night; the dry goods and
clothing of J. J. Flannelly was entirely
destroyed, also the store building, which
belonged to Colonel Cook. Loss, &c.
900, which is covered by $1,000 insur-
ance During the night palace stock
car and coal car were burned at the NJ,
K. & T. depot 1t seems that the track
walker set his lantern on some waste
which was ignited by the lantern being
overturned.
Atchison Champion: Deputy United
States Marshal John Oeschsli, of Kansas
City, brought a man named John Fryly
down from Muscotah and took him to
Kansas City on the charge of fraudu-
lently obtaining a pension. This is the
last of a gang of men who sometime
| aoo autarad into a copeYoiraov 70 offair,
pension money from Uncle Sam by
fraud. They all languish behind the
bars now, having met their just dues.
Gypsum Advocate: The Gypsum
City creamery is about to resume bust
ness. W. J. Bush, of Canton, Kansas,
who has been successful at the business,
associated with him a Mr.. Ratzlaff, for
the purpose of operating the creamery
at this place. We found them busy
yesterday giving the building, engine,
and all the machinery an over-hauling.
Coulson and Shelton have contracted to
fill the ice house for them and are now
working at it.
Kansas City Gazette: The George
Byers slaughter house, located south of
the Union Pacific railway bridge, on the
west side of the Kaw river, In the Sixth
ward, was set on fire by unknown per-
sons. The building and contents were
totally destroyed. The building was
beyond the reach of the fire hydrants.
Three hundred dressed sheep, which
were prepared the day before for ship
ment, were burned to crisp and are a
total loss. There were several dressed
| baavae also burned