Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Wellington ID coming TO the front
rapidly as n milling point. New i'm.
provements are being made in all the
Touring mills, and the capacity is being
increased.
From Sedan; About 1000 bushels
of corn was bought here the Other
day. The price paid was 30 cents pei
bushel, and it was purchased by Adams
Bros, & Dale.
The Central Branch railroad shops at
Atchison employ 6O-year-old black
smith, who is said to be Latin and
Greek scholar, and the best-educated
man in Atchison.
John Emmeluth, who 10 prominent in
the Hawaiian islands, formerly lived in
Atchison. He went to Honolulu about
five years ago and engaged in the hard
ware, tin and plumbing business.
The water power at Lawrence Is in
creasing in favor, as evidenced by new
mills locating there the past season,
and the power company purchased three
large LefFel (Turbine) wheels during
the last few months.
From Abilene: Overcome by losses
in financial transactions, William Drain
Miller, large property holder of Chap
man, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head He leaves a
wife and three small children.
Independence Reporter; The Mont
gomery County Agricultural society
met at the court house. The report OF
the last fair was: speed ring, $S40;
everything else $780, By unanimous
vote it was decided to hold no fair this
year.
From Ottawa: Burglars broke into
the Bank of Ottawa, blew open
the vault, and made an unsuccess-
full attempt to blow open the safe. They
took about $75 in silver which was not
locked up. The safe contained over
$4,000.
At the tenth annual oratorical con-
test for the choosing Of representative
for Kansas university in the state con-
test, the judges awarded first place to
Will Hail Riddle. Mr.. Riddle is 19 years
old, and is a member of this years
senior class.
Gypsum Advocate: A card to J.
Tinker furnishes tho information that
there are 800 tons of Acme cement
plaster, made here, being used on Lee
lands Chicago Beach hotel, furnished
by the works in this city. This hotel
has $50 outside rooms, with 175 bath
rooms attached. 1t has frontage OF
455 feet.
Salina Republican; School house in
district number 10, near Bavaria, is de-
stroyed by fire, which evidently caught
from defective fue, and nothing could
be done to save the building. The
scholars all saved their books and the
school apparatus. The building was
worth about $4,000, and was partially
insured.
From Downs: Allen H. Lewis, a
farmer of this city, committed suicide
by hanging. He went to feed his horses
about IL o'clock, and when his wife
went to call him for dinner she found
him hanging in the barn, dead. He
was prosperous young man, was not
embarrassed in any way, and no cause
can be assigned for the suicide. He
leaves a young wife.
Salina Republican; Bishop and Mrs,
Thomas are now at st. Johns, where
they expect to remain for some time.
AS Bethany college at Topeka is recog-
nized as one of the best schools for
girls in the country, and is in pros
porous condition every way, the bishop
intends to devote large portion Of his
time to st. Johns until it ranks as high
as its sister college, and is the pride of
the city of Salina.
From ElDorado: For the past two
weeks this town has been terribly
worked up over mad-dog scare. The
city authorities have used every posi-
BILE means to have every dog suffering
with hydrophobia killed, but despite
their efforts seven persons have been
bitten and are now ut the Pasteur insti-
tute in Chicago being treated. The
authorities, in hopes OF saving lives,
have ordered all dogs running at large
killed.
Fort Scott special: As A. S. Kearnel,
who is moving his family in q wagon
from Illinois to Oklahoma, was passing
through the southern part Of this coun-
ty, two boys, aged IA and Is years,
who we're out hunting, shot at the stove
pipe which protruded out Of the top of
the canvass. Some Of the shot struck
little girl in the head, from the effects
OF which she died that night. The boys
are sons of prominent farmers. Mr..
Kearnel did not stop to prosecute them,
but went on his way.
Atchison Champion: On farm
owned by Robert Forbriger, about SIX
miles below town, there Is a den of tim
Der rattlesnakes. The snakes live in q
cave in a rugged bluff, and are a con-
slant annoyance to people in that vicin.
ity. One of them is as large around as
| n stovA- nina A man named Woods