Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

period.
Forty-two graduates Of the Kansas
university law school were admitted Ia
practice at Lawrence at the same tame
recently.
The graduates OF the Kansas state
normal school at Emporia number 100,
the largest class in the history Of the
institution.
A Seneca special says that Governor
Lewelling has visited that place and is
going to open up some butter and eggs
houses In northern Kansas.
r. r. Paige, a Doniphan county
teacher, who has taught school in the
same building for thirty-one years, has
sent his picture TO the worlds fair.
The Kansas City Times is authority
for the statement that Rinaldo A. Bar
ker, who was secretary of state from
1867 to 1871, is now in Chicago where
he is conducting a fashionable saloon on
Thirty-eighth street. Alois Thoman, who
was auditor Of Kansas from 1973to 1877,
is also engaged in tho liquor business.
His establishment is in st. Louis, No.
From Wilson: Fire destroyed the two
story stone residence of Nv. A. Svehla,
two miles east Of this place. A two-year-
old child was asleep in the second story.
The only person home at the time was
Svehla's sister, 20 years of age. Endeav-
oring to save the child she also sue
cumbed TO the flames. Both bodies were
recovered burned beyond recognition.
ElDorado Advocate: Little Miss Co
Gil Leland, aged about twelve years, is
teaching an interesting class of little A,
b, @, folks, about ten in number; they
go to her house and stay from two to
three hours in the forenoon. She con-
ducts miniature school, has perfect Or
der. The exercises are thoroughly en-
joyed and are very beneficial to the wee
ones.
Near Haddam G. s. Kerns killed his
neighbor, W. r. Combs. The killing oc-
CURED while a school meeting was con-
vened. There was an old grudge be-
tween the parties. Combs had dirk
knife in his pocket, but made no attempt
to draw it. Kerns is well-to-do farm
er. He is widower and has a large
family Of small children. Combs is a
newcomer and lived on a rented farm.
He leaves q wife and a number of
children.
Chas Barker, member OF the pro-
vost guard at TT. Leavenworth, commit
ed suicide. On account Of sickness he
was very anxious to be discharged from
the service and is said to have brooded
over the matter so much that he became
slightly demented. He was granted a
discharge in Washington, but when the
news reached the fort he was dead Bar
ker was in the regular army over nine
teen years, and was o model soldier until
sickness overlook him several months
ago,
State Architect Seymour Davis has
completed his plans for the detached
ward of the insane asylum at Qsawato-
mic. 1t is a fine structure and admi-
rably adapted to the purpose 1t is to be
of brick, and two stories and basement
in height, in addition to tall roof with
many gabled windows, which is prac-
tically another story. 1t is 245 feet long
and so feet high at the central portion.
The dining room is 100 feet long, with
the kitchen adjoining it at one end and
the store room at the other.
Argentine's mayor, F. A. Willard, in
structed the chief Of police to close and
keep closed every saloon, joint and tip
ping house in town, and that failure to
keep them closed by the police would be
considered cause for dismissal from the
force. For the first time in the history of
the town there is not an open drinking
place in it. Mayor Willard saysthat as long
as he is mayor there will be no saloons.
The chief Of police, Harry Higinbotham,
says that as long as the mayor backs
him up he can and will keep them closed.
From Ottawa: Frank Smith, col
ored boy, while fishing in the Marias
DIES Cygne, caught what he at first
thought to be huge fish or turtle, and
on drawing in his line he was Mortified
to bring to the surface a human face.
Help was quickly called who rescued
from the river the dead body of Ray
mond Hunt, the seven-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hunt The child had
been at home short time before and
had not been missed. No one knows how
he came to fall into the water or where
the accident occurred,
The fairs comprising the Interstate
fair circuit are planning for very sue
cessful meetings this fall, A business
meeting was held in Olathe at which the
circuit, constitution and bylaws were
adopted and much other business Of in
terest transacted. There are seven fairs
in the circuit and they meet as follows:
Bolton, Mo-, August 10 10 10, R. J. Nc
Null, secretary; Olathe, Kan, August %
to 25, W. T, Pugh, secretary; Garnett,
August 30 to September l, M, L. White,
secretary; Burlington, September to
9, George Throckmortor, secretary; Of
tawa, September IL to Is, Chas. H.
Ridgeway, secretary; La Cygne, Septem-
her q; To 90. T + MaOers secretarv.