Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

At Parsons block OF frame building
was destroyed by fire together will
their contents. The loss is estimated
at 81, 900, partially insured. Tho burneC
buildings were old landmarks.
Topeka Journal; The quarterly report
Of the county treasurer, which has Just
been filed with the county clerk, shows
that the county has cash on hand, and
deposit in the banks OF the city, $685.
1851.
Captain Lee, of General Miles staff,
was in Harper county investigating the
,harge that tho officers Of the regular
army had taken Doodle from the cattle
men and others interested in the use Of
The strip.
The laborers employed on city work
1t Wichita have presented bills aggre-
eating $4,000 for overtime, being the
;he amount represented for their labor
Is between eight and ten hours as a
10Y WOlh'
Ellinwood Advocate: Simon Schroth,
VI the south side, lost his barn, together
With considerable Of it's contents by fire.
The fire originated from the stump of a
'igar which one Of the boys had thrown
lside after smoking.
ElDorado Republican; At a fire the
other day fellow grabbed the wardrobe
Of the lady of the house from the closet
and carried the six or eight dresses and
other garments out and piled them up
on the ground. Afterwards spark from
The burning building set some of the
dresses on fire, and the hose was turned
onto these good clothes" After they
we're picked up out Of the mud they
were good no longer.
Topeka Journal; There are thirty drug
stores in Shawnee county having per-
mits from the probate court TO sell in
toxicating liquor, and all of them are
located in the city of Topeka. Until last
month there was one at Rossville, but
their business was so poor that it did
not pay to take out permit and they
have given it up. In addition to these
there are two applications for permits
pending in the probate court.
Salina Republican: The wind and
rain storm caused great CONSERVATION,
but comparatively little damage The
Of the cloud itself was such
as to brighten the bravest. The wind
blew fierce gale for several moments,
throwing down chimneys and breaking
off trees. To add to the thrilling situa-
ton the smoke stack of Ed, Lots mill
was blown down and the mill whistle be-
gan blowing and kept up a wild noise
for several moments. Many thought
there must be fire somewhere and by
the time the whistle could be choked in
to silence nearly everyone in the city was
convinced that some awful calamity had
come.
Emporia Republican: George Wal
Ter, O. Whitehead and Otto Preager,
wheelmen from San Antonio, Tex,
passed through the city on their way to
the worlds fair They left San Antonio
on Juno II and expect, with favorable
to reach Chicago by July Is.
They are not in a contest of any sort,
but are making the trip simply for their
own amusement. They carry blankets
and other supplies on their wheels, camp
ont at night and lay by during the heat
Of the day, One Of the men got sepa-
rated from the party in Oklahoma, but
met up with his friends in this city, he
having arrived about two hours ahead
Of them, They say the best wheeling
they have had SO far was in Oklahoma.
Jewell City Republican: A terrific
hail storm struck the town and it moved
5hings pretty clean. 1t came from the
northwest and extended from the bluffs
Two miles west Of town to beyond B. +.
Wallace's farm, two miles east. 1t also
extended a mile or two north and about
5he same distance south. 1t is not known
how far northwest and southeast it ex-
ended. 1t cut and threshed the stand
ng small grain, and cut off the corn, po-
jatoes, etc. Trees were denuded Of
'ruit and stripped of much Of their foil
lge. Windows were smashed every
where. 1t will require 500 to replace
he glass in the M. E. church. The
Young corn will rally, but that which is
ointed will be permanently injured. In
many places wagon loads of hail might
nave been scooped up. Floods Of water
accompanied the storm. The draws are
,reeks and the creeks are rivers. We are
old that three inches of rain fell in an
hour.
Cove City letter: Petitions are being
circulated over the county asking the
governor to call special session of the
legislature to provide some means for
5he farmers of the western counties Of
he state to get seed wheat to SOW this
'all. Our farmers, encouraged by the
good crops Of 81 and '92, sowed every
acre they possibly could to wheat last
'all, every grain Of which has been lost
IN account of the most severe and long
drouth ever known in this
country. The wheat, rye, oats barley,
and in fact everything planted up to this
late is failure. So severe has been
The drouth that the grass is not yet
started only in very low places and stock
mas suffered for feed. This condition Of
affairs exist to greater or less degree
nyer the 1uastarn hnlf Of tln ct..4n On.