Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

From Stockton; The state bank n
Stockton has paid out $4,000 on check
for hogs and cattle in a month.
o. j. Hackney, who has been appoint
ed postmaster of Wellington, by Presi
dent Cleveland, is brother of Bill
Hackney.
CORTLAND has a newcomer, JOSEPH
Bennett by name, WHO is building q
$4,000 residence. Besides he has pur.
chased several farms in Republic county
at from $4,000 to $4,000 each for quar-.
ter sections.
Some time ago the officers of Nemaha
county attached the funds of the First
National bank OF that county for taxes
on stock Of nonresident shareholders.
The bank has now had the sheriff and
treasurer arrested.
Pleasanton Observer: VIM. Mackey
delivered large quantity of huckle-b er-
ries at the Pleasanton commission house,
receiving 6 cents per quart for them. He
informed the Observer that his bushes
were loaded with berries and at 6 cents
per quart they will yield him hand
some profit. He says they never fail to
bear well, but until this season he could
not sell them.
Topeka journal: The youngest child
OF the Kincaid family, who was saved
from the cyclone at Williamstown where
most Of the family were killed, was in
town in charge Of n lady from
Williamstown. The child was saved by
a tramp, who seized it when the cyclone
struck them and heldto it until the storm
was over The tramp was severely bruised
about the head, but the child escaped
unhurt
Topeka Capital; W. Anderson, of
Williamstown, member of the relief
committee, came up to see il the relief
fund could not receive some assistance
in this city, He says there were hun
dreds Of visitors at the scene of the cy-
clone Sunday the 25th, and they depos-
tied over 5000 in the three boxes put up
to receive contributions. Lawrence has
helped the sufferers very greatly, send
ing a large amount of clothing to those
who lost everything.
Atchison Champion: There is an old
gentleman about town who spends his
money in a useful manner. He is quite
well fixed and has plenty of pocket
money. He has fine turnout in horse
and buggy and puts it the disposal of
the young ladies Of his acquaintance, he
acting as driver The gentleman is very
accommodating and will take them any
place at any time and buy them what
ever they may wish. To please others
seems to be his chief delight.
Emporia Republican,: W. F. Han
cock, of Neosho Rapids, reports that the
wind storm totally destroyed the Wors-
ter school house, in district No. 80, and
blew the roof off Mr. Worster's barn and
a part of the roof off his house, and de-
stroyed sheds, fences and did other dam
age on Mr.. Worster's place. 1t also blew
down Mr.. Nelson's barn, and moved LAT
erty's barn from its foundation. 1t |
blew down good many trees for Mr..
Hancock and part of the roof off his
barn.
The latest summary Of prisoners in
the state penitentiary shows great fall
ing off in numbers, The greatest num-
Der ever confined in the penitentiary Of
Kansas was in 1884; on June So 1887,
the count reached 979, and in March,
1886, the number was $40, which is the
lowest in recent years. At the present
time report dated June 81, shows to-
tai of 1913. OF this number there are
white males 800, white females 6, black
males 1T, black females 10, Indians s,
Mexcans g
From Parsons: The assets Of the city
bank Of Angel Matthewson & Co., as
turned over to the assignee for the bene-
fit of creditors, includes ninety-six pieces
of business property and 1O2 farms,
ranging from forty to 764 acres, all I'M
der cultivation. About thirty of the
met at the city hall to discuss
the matter Of the appointment Of an as
signee The legal fraternity of the city
was well represented. Considerable dis
cusson WIS INDUCED in regarding the
failure and the chances of creditors to
rnpOvar their holdino, NO
From Kingman: Alice Latin, the g.
year-old daughter of X. W. Latin, died
Of strangulation, caused by a
arge Lima bean being lodged in her
throat. Everything possible was done by
hose present, but all efforts to dislodge
The obstruction were unavailing, and
after terrible suffering of about twenty
minutes death relieved the sufferer. Not
withstanding all the people in the vicin-
ty were in the midst Of harvesting, work
was entirely suspended and the funeral
services held at the DuQuoin school
house were attended by a large con-
curse Of people.
In Jewell county fraud calling him
elf DR.. Fuller has been beating the old
oldiers. From the evidence it appears
hat he called on pensioners and an
bounced to them in very imperious 1
way that the examining board method s
,ad been done away with, and that he |
vas special examiner for the district
With the authority 10 raise or lower the {