Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Wichita's registration was 6,185.

Wichita's registration was 6,135.
Several Topeka bicyclists took night
ride to Lawrence by moonlight
Weir City has a school enrolment Of
SIS, with thirty more girls than boys.
The Stockton Ladies' Athletic club
numbers twenty-five members, with
large number of others about to join.
Hiawatha academy students are about
to issue a paper. Web Wilder is the
illustrious name of one Of the youthful
editors.
The Lawrence canning factory has
suspended operations for the season,
having canned everything in the fruit
and vegetable line in sight.
Liberal is an extensive broom corn
market, the reports from that part of
the state showing it rival to other
broom corn centers, about which more
has been said
The best Halloween joke yet heard
of was perpetrated by a Lawrence man,
who piled a load of wood on the porch
of widow who makes her living by
taking in washing.
Wa-Keeney World: Seventy-two car
loads of wheat have been shipped from
Ogallah this fall so far, and the ship
ments would have been much larger if
cars could have been had.
The High school committee OF the
Topeka board of education recommends
that 100000 be asked for the new high
school, $4,000 to be used for a site
and $4,000 in tho building.
W. W. Wakefield, aged 80, has just
died at Salt Lake, Utah. He located IN
Atchison county about the time Pardee
Butler came to Kansas and participated
in the Kansas troubles. His body will
be taken to Atchson for burial
The report from the city electric
light plant to the Topeka city council
shows the total cost Fer month,
S1,2S5.69; total cost per day, $41.47;
average cost per light per month, $6.98;
average cost per light per night D cents.
Fire broke out in John J. Malen's
grocery store at Atchison, destroyed the
stock, wrecked McLeod's photograph
gallery and damaged Winegar's hat
store and Peoples & Bosanko's meat
market. The damage is estimated at
$4,000; fully insured.
Barnes Enterprise: A. T. Martin, of
Clay Center, met with quite an accident
while coming from Parallel to this city.
His team ran away and threw him out
of the buggy, rendering him insensible
for about twenty-four hours. He wan
dered to the residence of NJ. Hawleys,
where he was taken in.
Vernon L. Kellogg, of Kansas uni
versity, is preparing book on the de-
structive insects of the state for free
distribution among the farmers. An
edition OF 10000 copies will be ready
in about ten days. The book is pre-
pared from a farmers standpoint, and
no technical terms nor scientific names
will be used.
J. P. Kassebaum and W. Cammerer,
the proprietors of the Standard Vinegar
works of Topeka, which were burned
down recently, say that they will start
up anew as soon as they can get in
shape and secure another building.
They had just got things in good work
ing order when the fire occurred. 1t is
their opinion that the works were set
on fire.
Salina Republican: Walter Peck,
the Wells-FargO express messenger on
the Santa Fe between Salina and Abb
lene, was relieved of $18 in Abilene.
He was sleeping in the baggage car and
had the SIS in his trousers pocket, and
the trousers were under the pillow OF
his bunk. He was not at all disturbed
by the robber, who simply took the
D.. \
relieved him of the money, and depart
ed, leaving the trousers where Mr.. Peck
could get them when he awakened and
wished to arise. The burglar was
evidently an expert, but he will never
get an opportunity to rob Mr.. Peck's
pants again, as Mr.. Peck intends here
after to lock his pants in the safe.
Stockton News: Bob Stephens, Of
Woodston, was exhibiting a sample OF
fibre made from the ''soap plant" which
grows SO abundantly on our Kansas
prairies. A brother-in-law of Mr.
Stephens has recently patented ma
chinery for the manufacture of binding
Irvine from this fibre, and they are now
making the Irvine in small quantities at
the factory in Kansas City. It is said
the Irvine which can be manufactured
and sold for not to exceed five cents G
pound, is superior in many respects to
Irvine manufactured from imported
fibre, and in addition to this it creates
a demand for the cultivation of plant
heretofore regarded as entirely useless
1t is to be hoped the manufacture oil
the Irvine will prove a perfect success
and whether or not it will be is soon tC
be demonstrated.