Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Works that did the supply work for the
Santa Fe have been locked up and
closed indefinitely, 10
The furniture for the new court house
Mt Ottawa has arrived and will be in
place so that the October term OF court
will be in the new building.
The Cimarron New West says that
100 Mennonite families will locate in
Gray county before spring, and that
means anywhere from 500 to 1000 PEG
pie
Hon. George w. Jones, formerly as
sistant state superintendent Of public
instruction, has been elected superin-
tendent Of the public schools of Mound
City.
Mrs. G. e. Harbaugh, wife Of the ed
itor Of the Erie Republican-Record, was
elected national vice president of the
Ladies' Aid societies OF the Sons of Vet
Grams at the national encampment at
Cincinnati
From Galena: The Emmons & Stew
art crusher, new plant and one of the
largest and best in this section, is total
ly destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000, in
sured for $1,000. One hundred men are
thrown out of employment.
Charles S. Martin, of Salina, who has
been serving as chief clerk of the United
States senate, has just been relieved from
his position by reason of the fact that
the senate is now democratic, and has
returned to his home at Salina,
From Arkansas City: A party of
young men were training their horses
on the Arkansas river road, when a
large animal ridden by young man
from Indiana named Morgan, collided
with another, and he was thrown down
and six other horses and riders coming
behind piled upon him. Morgan was
killed almost instantly and two horses
were shot. None of the other riders
were seriously hurt.
North Topeka item: The immense
new smokestack, recently made for the
Rock Island elevator, on Taylor street
between Laurent and Gordon, was bro
ken into three pieces, while work
men were trying to put it in place. The
stack was being hoisted by means of a
great derrick. When the stack had been
raised some distance from the ground
the whole apparatus suddenly gave way
with the above results.
North Topeka item: John Branscomb,
farmer living near Granville, sus-
tanned heavy loss by fire. His stock
yard in which was stacked all his this
years crop of grain, was set on fire and
more than one-half destroyed before the
flames could be subdued. The fire-bug
meant tc make clean sweep Of Mr.
Branscomb's property, as the house was
set on fire as well as the stacks. The
house was but slightly damaged.
Topeka Journal: A. A. GODDARD, SON
inlaw of Judge Valentine, was badly
hurt near Clay Center. He was driving
in the suburbs with livery team. The
horses ran away and Mr.. GODDARD was
dragged considerable distance. He was
found in the road sometime after and
taken 70 Clay Center. He was brought
to his home in Topeka and is out of dan
ger now, but the accident leaves some
bad scars about the face and head.
Orders were received at the National
Soldiers home, directing the discharge
of DR.. j. X. Walsh, one of the surgeons
Of the institution. Charges were pre-
ferred against him by Governor Smith
to the national board of managers, and
General Franklin at once ordered him
let out. DR.. Walsh is accused of fight
ing the Kelley cure for inebrates which
is said to be back of the trouble between
him and the governor. This makes the
third Surgeon that Governor Smith has
secured the discharge of since January.
The Topeka Capital in explaining a
before published paragraph, which was
taken from the Chicago Herald, concern
ing Elk Mayor Kelsey of Atchison, says
The facts are: That Mr.. Kelsey's COM
pany has no TOWNSHIP in the strip al
ready surveyed, that his company is not
and will not be armed with Winchesters,
that his company has not picked out
any cowboys for any purpose, that his
company did not pass through Topeka
as stated, that Mr.. Kelsey is not the
head of any such company, and that Mr..
Kelsey has not himself been in or passed
through Topeka since July l, He is
Justly indignant that an irresponsible or
malicious scribbler has published him as
an outlaw at the head of band of out
laws bent on mischief.
The Attica Exchange bank is after Sey.
mour Williams, alias W. W. Seymour
alias G. E. Brown, who worked the bank
recently for a draft for 500. Williams
came to Attica few weeks ago, anc
opened cash account with the bank
Later on he presented draft on New
York for 1926, issued by bank in Lock.
hart, Tex, and wanted credit for it. The
bank at first refused to take it except
for collection, but afterwards, at the
earnest solicitation Of Williams, the pres
ident honoted the draft and issued t.
Williams the banks draft on New Yorl
for 500. This was turned over by vii
liams to a collection agent Of thu
Wrought Iron Stove Works of St. Lou.
is. The bank soon discovered that il
had been worked.