Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Crystal salt company OF Kinemal
has closed its works and allowed th
mine to fill with water.
A Fort Scott firm has already sold 60
cars OF hay for delivery this fall and 81
poets to dispose of as much more.
At Columbus Charles Myrtle, il
charge Of the omnibus lines and th,
mail to and from the depots was caugh
by Marshal Atchison while riAing tn,
cash drawer in the postoffice. Various
small sums have been missed for about
week and Myrtle had been suspected
He will be turned over to the United
States authorities.
Superintendent W. E. Parkinson, O.
the Parkinson sugar works at Fort Scott
announces that the institution will be-
gin this seasons operation about the
middle of August. The cane crop will
be larger than ever before The machin.
cry is now being put in condition, and
the yield OF sugar is expected to exceed
that Of any previous season.
Topeka Journal; Will Kent, mem.
Der OF the street commissioners force
made record for himself. After he
was through work for the day he went
seven miles into the country to see his
best girl. He was married there, and
returned to Topeka bringing his house
hold goods with him that night. The
next morning he reported to work, with
out having lost an hour by the nuptials.
Edward Shaw, 17-year-old bow.
died at Efingham, Atchison county,
from the effects Of an accident The bow
was engaged in repairing the roof of his
fathers hardware store, when he slipped
and fell distance of twenty feet, alight-
ting upon the iron shaft of pump,
which was driven through his body.
After the accident he started to walk
home, but fell before he reached the
house. His remains we're taken to Beloit,
Kan, where he formerly resided, for
burial.
Lawrence Jeffersonian: The old
Judge Wakefield farm, on which was
built the first good house in Douglass
county and planted the first orchard,
was sold lately for $40 per acre. Judge
Wakefield settled on this place early in
June, 1854, and built large house
which was burned with all it's contents
by the border ruffians September LIST,
1856, soon after which the Judge cree
ted the present stone dwelling, which
was headquarters for the free state men
in the early days.
Topeka Journal: Mrs. Emma D.
Pack, supervisor at the insane asylum
and editor of the Farmers Wife, started
from the asylum with her horse and sur
rey, About twenty rods from the asy-
lum barn two of the wheels, one front
wheel and the opposite hind wheel came
off, throwing her out and bruising her
quite badly but not seriously, The
burrs had been removed by some one
connected with the asylum. DIR. East
man, the superintendent, is doing all he
can to find the guilty parties.
The First National bank Of Fort Scott
the Oldest banking institution in south
eastern Kansas, has suspended payment.
The following notice was posted in the
windows: sowing to steady with
drawal of deposits and our inability to
collect our assets, we deem it to be for
the best interests of all concerned that
this bank be temporarily closed. Tho
assets are more than three times the
amount Of the liabilities, and depositors
will lose nothing" The failure had no
immediate effect upon the other banks.
Kinsley Mercury: The storm caused
considerable damage both in town and
north of here Jake Schmidt's large
barn was partly unroofed j. x. Millers
barn was broken in two and whilei it is yet
standing it is in an unsafe condition.
His COW stable and corral was entirely
destroyed, and his windmill new one
was broken off at the top. One thous-
ana dollars will not repair the damage
he suffered. 1t is reported that Geo.
Matheny's barn was blown to fragments
and several other buildings were more
or less injured.
Jewell City Republican: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Weno's little girls, Edna and
Ada, were playing in the grove near the
house, and Will Glover's little boy was
with them. The children were having
good time, when the Glover boy in sport
picked up common puff ball and while
Ada was laughing he pulled it into her
mouth, The child choked and strangled
until she fell over and was carried to the
well by her sister. The poisonous dust
was deeply inhaled as she coughed con-
tinuously from that time until Sunday
when she died. She would
have been five years old on her next
birthday.
South Haven letter: Charles Walden
q stock dealer, while under temporary
mental alteration resulting from sick
ness wandered away from home scantily
attired and in his stockingfeet. He was
missed shortly after and searching par
ties were organized Immediately to scour
the country for the missing man. The
search was continued throughout the
entire night but without avail. The
next morning the parties again went
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