Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

buildings this year and claims a steadily
increasing population.
Kansas City, Kan, has 5,679 students
enrolled in the public school, with seat
ing capacity for only $500.
The valuation Of the apparatus re-
Gently purchased for the gymnasium at
Washburn College, Topeka, was over
$500 and is all Of the most approved
kind.
Girard's new water tower is to be
built of brick and eighty feet high. Sur
mounting tho tower will be a tank twen-
ty-four feet in diameter and eighteen
feet high.
The Eudora hotel, at Eudora, burned
with nearly all its contents. The sup
posed cause Of the fire was nm explosion
Of coal oil lamp. Loss, $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Emporia Republican: There are eight
school buildings in Emporia, four Of
them being presided over by ladies and
four by gentlemen. Emporia believes
in equal rights.
New students continue to enroll at
Kansas university, and many old stu
dents return every day. The indications
are that the attendance will be larger
than that Of last year.
Geuda Springs Herald: The young
est son Of James Bumgardner was
kicked in tho face by horse 1t SCARED
his face up considerably but he is not
seriously hurt. 1t was the same animal
that killed the little son Of Ed Parker
this summer.
Emporia Gazette; The Senator Plumb
library, which was donated to the
Normal school, is still at the Masonic
temple. AS soon as the new wing is
completed a special room will be made
for it and it will be moved to the Nor
NAL building. 1t is a very valuable
library.
Inc New England journal Of Educa-
ton, under the title of 1.-THE Leading
School Men OF the United States" re-
Gently published the pictures of Presi-
dent George T. Fairchild, President A. R.
Taylor, Superintendent L. Stanley, and
President j. M. Bloss; all of Kansas
schools.
The young ladies OF Washburn COL
lege, Topeka, are making arrangements
by which the gymnasium may inure to
their benefit. Special days and special
hours of the day will be set apart, dur.
ing which the young ladies will be in
structed by competent teacher in calls
themes and other gymnasium exercises.
Ottawa special: While wrestling with
a boy named Rochester, in Cramer's liv-
cry stable at Wellsville, young man
named Steed fell on his contestant,
striking him in the stomach with his
knees. Nothing was thought Of it at
the time, but two days later young
Rochester died from the effects OF the
fall.
Topeka Capital: Although it has
reached no conclusion in regard to plans
the county board has decided to submit
to the people the question of building
court house to cost $150,000. For this
amount thirty-year bonds are to be is
sued at 4 per cent. The official notice
of the election to be held November 7
is published.
The Western Coal and Mining COM
pany of Pittsburg has arranged for 100
more dwellings, at Yale for their colored
miners. A school house and church will
also be built. Another importation Of
Alabama negroes is expected and will
be put to work in Yale and Fleming.
This will make over 400 negroes en-
ployed by this company.
Arkansas City Traveller: A boomer
left his covered wagon and team just
around the corner on First street from
the postoffice while he went to get his
mail. He was away about ten minutes.
On his return he found his outfit gone
and after thorough search concluded
that it had been stolen. At last reports
he had not found his wagon or team.
All he HAD left was his whip,
Salina Republican: The Salina paper
mill has resumed work after two months
Of inactivity caused by the coal strike
and general stringency Of the times.
Superintendent Peterson says that Or
ders are coming in briskly and the mill
will be run its full capacity. The finan-
cial stringency with regard to the paper
demand, at least, is not noticeable and
the superintendent regards the outlook
as extremely encouraging.
Emporia Republican; Thomas Stocks
lager, of Chandler, Okla, a special pen
sion agent, is here looking into an al
legged fraudulent pension case. He says
it is a mistake to suppose that these ex-
aminations are started for political rea-
sons. More than half the charges
against pensioners, he says, are pre-
ferred by women and are in a great
many cases the result of neighborhood
quarrels The charges that he is inves-
tigating are against widow.
Emporia Republican: The report in
the Republican a few days ago to the
effect that Vernon Winters Of Olpe, had
been killed in the Cherokee strip rush
proves to be unfounded, his parents hay
mo recentlv receiyed n letter from him