Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Noble Prentis publishes In the
Assembly Herald q list Of fifty-fye
active women's literary and musical
clubs in Kansas.
Horton claims the banner school
room, where there was not case Of tar
diness during the entire nine months Of
Of the school year.
From Newton: The county commits
sioners Of Harvey county have forbidden
the abstractors to occupy the room OF
the register Of deeds and to copy the
records
Some OF the members of Kansas uni
versity faculty will conduct a summer
school during vacation, and teach
branches which will IN the main be
preparatory to the regular university
course.
Major e. N Morrill, says the Soldiers
home troubles at Leavenworth will be
invest gated by the national board of
managers, beginning on May 20. Much
interest is manifested in the proposed
investigation.
The celebrated Hillmon case comes
up in the United States court at Leav-
enworth during the June term. The
sum Of 500, 900 is involved in this case,
counting principal and interest and
costs. The last trial was held at Tope-
lla in 1887. Jury decided in Mrs. Hill.
mons favor and the insurance COM
panies clrried it to the United States
supreme court, VIII oh sent it back to the
United States circuit court for new
trial.
Topeka Capital; In the case of
Dodge against Mission Township in
tho United States court brought to re-
cover upwards Of $4,000 on account OF
the double liability of the townshipas a
stakeholder in the Topeka Sugar com
pany, an answer has been fled for the
township denying its liability. The
ground of defense is that the township
could not take stock in such corpora
ton and that the law authorizing sub
scriptions to sugar mills by cities and
townships is unconstitutional.
Manhattan Nationalist: Charlie and
Albert Wilkerson, aged 7 and 5 years,
Sons Of Will Wilkerson, of Eureka Val
Icy, while playing on a hay stack,
slipped and fell off. AS Charley went
down he came in contact with pitch
fork which stood on end. One tine OF
Of the fork pierced the boys body, pen
etrating into one of the lungs. Before
The mother, who heard the cry, could
reach the boys, the younger one, AL
bert, had pulled the fork out. The boy
was Immediately brought TO town. 1t
s hoped it will not prove serious in
Jury.
From Ottawa: Thirty years ago Ma
ior A. w. Penson, of Ottawa, now Judge
Of the Fourth judicial district was shot
ut the battle of Charlottesville. J. f.
Wellmsn, and old friend and school
mate that enlisted from the Randolph
academy with him was the last person
TO speak to him as he was left on the
battle field supposed to be dying. Well
man propped Benson up against a
tree 80 that he would be as comfortable
as possible but there was no time to do
much for anyone. Since the war both
have made their homes in Kansas. Mr..
Wellman now lives in Lawrence and is
court bailiff in Judge Bensons court.
On the thirtieth anniversary Of the bat
tie, Mr.. Wellman entertained Judge
Benson and several other comrades.
Seneca special: This county was Wis
ted by terrible hail storm and a
wister doing a great deal of damage
20 out buildings, fences, trees, etc
The town of Baileyville was almost
wiped out. The Gregg elevator and
the postoffice building were badly
wrecked; the railroad depot partly un-
rooted; the store Of Alice Newland was
demolished; the store building Of Hon.
W. J. Bailey, the l. o.. o. +. hall and the
Baptist church we're torn all to pieces;
the school house, livery barn, store Of
E. j. Melendy IL Co., Wilmer Bros. store,
the hotel, restaurant, and, in fact every
business house was damaged. Losses
estimated, so far, at $4,000 to 81, 1000.
The storm was seen in time for people
10 get into storm caves. No one was
hurt. Timothy Hartman, four miles
north Of Seneca, had new house taken
about thirty feet from the foundation.
Almost all were insured against tor
nadoes.
The class Of '93 Of Kansas university
has eclipsed all it's predecessors in the
preparation of souvenir volume. The
annual just completed 10 work Of art.
The "Quivira" ID handsomely printed
book of 1T pages, bound in cloth and
profusely illustrated with bali tone en-
cravings The work, in addition to q
complete write-up of the university
and with pictures of every member of
the faculty, contains much interesting
matter about the various university or
CARNATIONS, athletic, literary, musical,
Greek letter fraternities, etc. The
members Of many OF these organza-
tions are shown by splendid engrav-
ings. The records of the university in the
athletic field are given for many years
back. Besides this there are num-
Der of original pieces that are very in
teresting, in fact it contains host of