Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-11-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

while making rush in foot ball game
on the normal grounds, at Emporia, wat
thrown on his head and fatally injured
Melvern Review; Seldom have there
been times that more farm produce wal
shipped from this point than the past
month-wheat, corn, oats, fax, baled
hay forming the principal articles. There
has also been large shipment OF cattle
and hogs.
Tho big smelter at Turner, the best in
the world, which has never been oper-
ated because of tariff changes Just as it
was completed, is now likely to BIO put
to manufacturing aluminium. A German
company is negotiating for it for that
purpose.
The True Eleven, a colored lodge,
which originated st Atchison some
months ago, has purchased the Wood
mems building for $4,000 and will make
it the national headquarters. Branches
are being organized in various parts OF
the West.
Pittsburg World: 1t reads queer to
see that large-szed Kansas towns men
ton with pride the fact that from fifty
to eighty car loads Of freight is sent out
during month. Pittsburg seldom pass
es day that its consignment Of cars
does not reach over the two hundred
point,
At Emporia, in the district court,
Judge W. A. Randolph sentenced Theo-
dore Voeste to sixty days in jail and to
pay fine of 5000 and costs Of trial and
to give a $4,000 bond not to engage in
the liquor business again. Voeste had
plead guilty to selling one glass OF beer
and did not expect SO heavy sentence
From Kansas City, Kans.: One hun
dred beef boners employed at Armoura
packing house have walked out. They had
been working at reduced wages which
they understood were to be restored Sep
TENDER l. They sent committee to
Superintendent Tourtelotte and on get
ting no satisfactory answer to their de-
mand, quit work.
From Galena: Bedford Smith, who
resided at this place, while stealing
chickens at Belleville, had his head
blown off with a shotgun. He was a
married man and leaves wife and small
family. His partner in the chicken bus
mess, who was implicated in the affair,
ran to this place but was followed by
officers and captured here.
Nearly all Redmen who attended the
great courcil at Leavenworth we're at
Emporia to assist in the dedication Of
the new wigwam, Just finished by Neo-
sho tribe. The new hall is probably the
largest and only one Of the kind in the
world, being built entirely without win
dows, except skylights, and in the shape
OF an Indian wigwam on large scale,
Exclusive of the cities of Wellington
and Caldwell, Sumner county, has a
school population of 1914 and employs
255 teachers, whom it pays salaries ag-
gregating $75, 1886 The estimated
value of school property is $21321S,
and the school buildings number 1893.
The total expenses for conducting the
schools for the past year were $780,
932,96.
Topeka Capital: The hearing OF Alex
Luke, one Of the men arrested on the
charge Of stealing from the state insane
asylum, was completed in Justice Ohes-
ney's court. Luke was bound over in
the sum Of 5000, which he furnished
A witness named A. Carson testified that
Luke hired him to take the goods and
hide them under hay. Justice Chesney
refused to admit the testimony Of one
Of the asylum patients. .
Topeka Capital: The death of Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Friends little 4-year-old
daughter occurred after about twelve
hours suffering from burns she received.
The mother was sewing in the house, at
634 Lawrence street, in Parkdale, and
the child was playing on the porch.
Suddenly she heard cries of fright and
rushed out to find the child's clothes all
ablaze. She put it out as best she could,
suffering severe burns on the hands, and
the child was given every care, but its life
could not be saved. Some burnt match
es and paper on the porch told how the
little one had started the blaze.
Manhattan Nationalist: Manhattan
is becoming quite shipping point for
fruit and vegetables. Mr.. Lang, the
leading grocer of Goodland, q railroad
town on the Rock Island, was recently
here. He receives nearly all his fruit
and vegetables from Manhattan as they
raise scarcely anything of that kind in his
neighborhood. w. W. Short is the chief
shipper in this line He has already
sent about 5000 bushels of apples west.
He has taken Mr.. Tenants entire crop
for this purpose. And sweet potatoes
seem in great demand for Mr.. Short has
already shipped ten car loads. With
reasonable rates on the railroads Man
haitian farmers might supply large sec.
ton of that country as yet undeveloped
in agricultural products.
Arkansas City Traveller: A man by
the name Of Cross was badly injured al
the Santa F'e yards. He was assisting
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