Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-10-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


state university is seventy-fve.
At Newton, while searching for a gas
leak in B. J. Baer's restaurant, Allen
Baer caused an explosion which burned
his face horribly, he viii probably die.
Salina proposes tots@ssn two pieces of
galvanized wire along tn sidewalks in
such mann9 Pr as t. pfsent the boards
from flying uip when TIL nails come ont.
The women of Kansas viii send a
steel frame to the Kansas hilding at
the worlds fair, Apads 'ssrpresent the
university building AsasR1It renee, which
viii be filed with 1900 ) asses of Jelly.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a fourth dividend of % per
cent in favor of creditors of the State
National bank of Wellington, making in
all 100 per cent on claims proved,
amounting to $56,672.
From Council Grove: According to
the statements of the cashiers of the
different Morris county banks, there
was on deposit on September 1 the sum
of 1898, 1851, or about $40 per capita
for every man, woman and child in the
county.
Sedan letter: Joe Sharp and Ed
Pennell, of Chautauqua Springs, this
county, got into dispute. A quarrel
followed, when Sharp drew a large dirk
knife and stabbed Pennell near the
heart. Physicians there say Pennen
cannot live.
Andy Mcmahon. aged Ga years, and
one of the oldest residents of Atchison
county, lost his life. He was returning
home from Atchison and drove over a
high embankment, near Deer creek,
three miles north of town. His team
was also killed.
At Coffeyville the FIRST National and
Condon's banks have each subscribed
$4OO to the families of the citizens who
defended the town against the Dalton
raid. The National bank of Kansas
City has wired subscription OF $3.50,
and the funds from now on will proba-
bly, boom.
At Lawrence Fred Bassett, 18-year-
old son of Judge o. A. Bassett, felon-
iously wounded two young men, uni
versity students, with shotgun. The
young men are w. E. Higgins, lately a
teacher in the Topeka public schools,
and John Crocroft, of Hiawatha. Hig-
gins was the worse hurt.
A Ness City correspondent writes: It
IS estimared by persons who have
good opportunity of knowing what they
are talking about that there are stored
in Ness City, awaiting cars for shipping,
between $4,000 and $4,000 bushels of
wheat, and it is still coming in at the
rate of fifty to $50 wagon-loads per day.
From Goodland: The sale of farm
implements in this county has been
simply wonderful. In the past twelve
months one firm in Goodland has dis
posed of $4,000 worth of farm ma
chinery. This included over 800 binders,
eight steam threshers, eleven common
threshers, over 800 farm wagons, and
number of carriages, cultivators, etc.
Topeka Capital: In 1891 the total
assessed Valuation of property in the
county was $17,O5s,42 In 1892 it is
SIS, 9O6,512, or $1,151, 914 less than
that of last year. AS the rate per cent
of taxation for state and county taxes
remains the same in 1892 as it was in
1873 mills on the dollar-it follows
that our taxes are some $40, 1861 less this
year than last.
From Atwood: Frank Fuller, teacher
of penmanship. while on his way home,
drove off an embankment twenty feet
high. apparently he was not hurt; but
Sunday he applied to the Ludel M. E.
church for admission. He appeared
quite wild then, and has since become
very bad. A jury has asked that he be
admitted to the asylum. He imagines
he is in heaven. The sheriff took him
TO the Topeka asylum.
The Atch:son street railway company
has sued John A. Martin post G.. A. r.
for $36.50, with interest, for cars used
to convey citizens TO the cemetery to
attend the burill OF Ex-Governor John
A. Martin, October 4, 1889 w. L.
Challis, president of the street railway
company, is the father of Mrs Martin,
and probably on this account the old
soldiers thought they would not have to
pay the bill They will fight the case.
At Eudora the dedication of the
bridge and German day were celebrated
in grand style. Large delegations from
Lawrence, Leavenworth, Douglas and
johnson counties came in and took part
in the celebration. Judge S. o.
Thatcher, OF Lawrence, made a very
able address appropriate to the occasion.
Mayor Lathholz and Theoeore Pochler
also made addresses. 1t Is estimated
that there were 5000 people on the
ground.
The large barn on the farm Of Gen
eral ID. Z. Cornell, two miles north Of
Bonner Springs, was totally destroyed
by fire, together with its contents. The
barn was large frame one and insured
for $500. The contents belonged to
Andy Miller, and the loss viii be fully
$500, with no insurance. The loss in
cludes Mr.. Miller's wheat, oats and hay
crop and farming tools The fire was
caused by q spark from the bouse 10