Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


to the West Point Military academy.
Herndon, Rawlins county, shipped
27S car loads from September I, 02, K
June 20, '93.
Salina, August 20, 30 and 3Ot' lis tn,
time and place fixed for the next annu
al G. A, II. reunion.
Col. A. A. Harris, OF Fort Scott, wide
ly known n Kansas, has decided to
leave the state and take up his residence
in Duluth, MINI
Lead has been found at fallen in Lyon
county A chunk Of pure lead weigh.
ing one pound was taken out at depth
CT 105 feet. A company was organized
and 300 shares were taken in less than
five minutes.
A Lincoln young lady, Miss Clara Mae
Bryant, daughter of DR.. r. r. Bryant,
Is gaining much praise as an elocutionist
in Chicago She recited number of So.
lections at the annual meeting of elo-
cutlonists, held in that city recently.
Turon Headlight: The whole coun.
Try is sympathizing with Rev. S. w.
Foulk over the loss by lightning of his
nice team of ponies. They were the
pride Of the family-almost Of the whole
community, and on last Sabbath even
ing the thunderbolt, like an arrow ill
timed, struck them down to death in
stantly.
Holton Recorder: AS final to the
commencement exercises, President Ho-
enshel has arranged for reunion of the
ex-students of the Campbell university,
which will be held Thursday evening,
July 20. All former students are cor
daily invited to be present and partici-
pate in the exercises and pleasures of
the occasion.
The board Of regents of the state uni
versity met in Lawrence and awarded the
contract for the erection of the Spooner
library building to Fellows & Van SAINT.
of Topeka, for $37,S50. There we're ten
bidders. Cuthbert & Sargent will do the
stone work. Fellows & Van SAINT built the
new Crawford Opera house in st. Jo-
seph and the Kansas building at the
Worlds fair. This new contract means
employment for more Topeka workmen.
At Emporia match lit by little g.
year-old Willie Simpson to assist his
sister in seeing her way up from the
celler, being brought too near a gasoline
can carried by the little girl, ignited it
and communicated fire to the clothes of
her brother, who Immediately ran shrek
ing outdoors. Before he could be caught
he was so badly injured that he died
about midnight. The mother is an in
valid and it is expected ahe will not
survive the shock.
At Douglass A. W. Wellwood's gen.
eral store was burned on Independence
day. The fire works were being dis
played when the alarm was given. The
fire caught in the oil room and spread
with such rapidity that although there
was plenty Of help at hand the building,
which was frame one, could not be
saved. Most of the dry goods were got
out The quick work of the crowd and
the fact that all the adjoining buildings
were Of stone prevented general con-
hagration.
OlaAin Banner: 1t isn't difficult to
notice the difference in the class of men
who are here this year and those who
came in to harvest last season. Last sea-
son the principal part of the harvest
hands that came in were city buns who
we're not looking for work, but were
after the big wages, the greater part of
which they left in the tills of the hop
tea dispensers This year they are most
ly farmers who are glad to work for a
dollar and half per day, and use the
money for the support Of their families.
Atchison Champion: st. Benedict's |
college has issued fine catalogue this
year. It shows the marvellous growth |
Of the institution from its inception in
1859, to its commodious quarters and
splendid enrolment Of the past year. In
1869 the school had small building of
six rooms which has grown to the pres
emit building Of such large proportions,
hundreds Of students rooms,
besides library, recitation, and other
public rooms. About 100 students, the
largest enrolment in its history, at
tended the school last year,
0. P. Updegraff, Of Topeka, lost one
Of his large barns by fire. 1t was the
one he called his training barn. It was
fine structure, 100 by 60 feet, finished
n clear, yellow pine and cost about
s6,O00 Mr.. Updegraff thinks the fire
'aught from stove in the office where
some water was being heated, He and
mis- men had just started for the pasture,
when looking behind them, they dis
covered the whole building in flames.
They returned quickly and got all tho
horses out of the building. Frank Pea
cocks fine three-year-old colt was
among the number, but it afterwards
broke away from them, and rushing
pack, was burned to death. About ten
ions of hay, 500 bushels OF oats, 800
bushels of wheat, number of sets of
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