Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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pied only two days and no jury wal
called.
The Salina normal university is run
ming teries OF worlds fair excursions
The first started on June 2, the next on
July 8, and the third on July 81.
Prof. Vernon l., Kellogg, OF Kansas
university, has accepted the position OF
assistant professor OF entomology at
the Leland Stanford university OF Cali
fornia at salary of $4,000. He will
enter upon his new duties next Sep
TENDER.
The mineral products of Kansas last
year aggregated $9,260,000 divided as
follows; Lead and zinc ores, S1,000,-
900; metallic zinc, $2,250,0O0 coal
100000; building stone, 100000;
salt, $760,0O0; plaster and cement,
$3.50, 900; oil and natural ga1, 500, 900;
clays, $250,OOOj and mineral paints,
100000.
Kansas City Gazette Mr.. Harry
Friedberg, Of this city, son of Benja-
min Friedberg, 10 winning honors at
Harvard college where he is q student
He is one Of fifty select students from
among whom will be chosen, by COM
petitve examination, the three to rep
resent Harvard in the annual inter.col-
legiate oratorioal contest.
Eudora 10 to have creamery; stock
to the amount OF $4,000 has been SUBJ
scribed, and stock company will be
organized at once. The building will
be completed and ready for use by Ju-
ly /. A large number Of farmers in the
vicinity of Eudora, in both Douglas
and Leavenworth counties, have taken
stock in the concern and its success is
assured.
At the meeting Of the Authors and
Artists club at the Midland hotel in
Kansas City, the following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year: Pres dent,
Noble L. Prentice; first vice president,
Miss Ethel Ingalls,; second vice presi-
dent, Alfred Bigelow Paine; third vice
president, George w. Warder; fourth
vice president, Mrs. Hattie Child Crys-
Ter; executive committee, Mrs. Byron
Sherry, j. M. Handley, and Will H.
Corse; secretary Mrs. Lillian W. Hale,
and treasurer @. E. Harbaugh.
1t ia matter OF surprise even TO Kan
sans that this state leads Missouri in
the amount of coal mined last year.
Also that Kansas smelts one-third OF
the metallic zinc mined in the United
States. For many years, according to
the United States reports, Illinois has
been the leader in this line, but last
year Kansas even eclipsed her. Sixty
six per cent OF the coal OF Kansas last
year came from two counties-Cherokee
and Crawford-and the total value Of
the mineral products Of these two coun-
ties reached 100000.
Superintendent and Mrs. Meserve
and Assistant H. B. PEARS, Of Haskell
Indian institute ct Lawrence, have gone
to Colorado in charge of eight Indian
boys and girls on lecture and concert
tour OF several Colorado cities. Mr.. Me-
serve and Mr.. PEARS will lecture on the
advancement Of the Indians who have
attended the institute and the octette
of Indians will furnish music and reci-
tations. The trip was arranged by the
department OF the interior at Washing
ton and is intended to make the people
acquainted with the work the govern
ment has done for the Indians.
Cottonwood Falls Leader: The
little son Of D. Y. Hamill, of Clements,
went to Uncle Joe Crawford's, and see-
ing some flies, as he thought, ran after
them, and chased them to the bee hive.
Then he pushed it over, the bees at
tackled him. Mrs. Crawford ran to his
assistance and without protecting her.
self, threw her apron over the child
Then the bees swarmed over her head
and neck; she ran to the house and
was found by one Of her sons in an I'M
conscious condition. The shock paral-
yzed her right side and she has not been
able to use it since. There were over
200 stings on her. IT was doubtful for
some time il she would recover. She is
now slowly improving. The child was
stung pretty badly but not serious and
was ready for mischief the next day.
But he does not like flies any more,
they bite.
Cheney, Sedgwick county, has, ac-
cording to Wichita special, been hav-
ing time with joints. In the late city
election so-caled law and order ticket
was successful, and for time all the
joints shut down. Recently, however,
some have been reopened and it has
been charged that the city officers have
been winking at the violation Of law. A
committee Of the Law and Order
League, after closing up two places by
selling and emptying in the streets all
the stock in trade descended on the
Cheney hotel where Joint was in full
blast The owners had leon appraised
of their approach, and when the cru
saders arrived they found the doors
barred and band OF men within ready
to lepel any assault. The attack com
menced and the doors of the house
we're finally battered in, and crowd
fought their way to the joint where
they seized all the liquors and broke up
all the furniture. The proprietors sue
ceeded in making their escape from the