Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

In Miami county there were forty-two
certificates issued to teachers and only
five were issued TO men.
1t Is said that the Cnney banks have
lost nearly one half OF their deposits be-
cause Of the existing fear Of bank rob
berry.
Mrs.. Z. W. Clark, OF Lyon county,
has been appointed matron and assist
ant teacher at the Kickapoo Indian
school at Pottawatomie agency, north
west OF Topeka, at a salary of $3.50 FER
year.
D. W. Working, graduate OF the
Kansas Agricultural college, has been
appointed secretary of the Colorado
State Board of Agriculture. Mr.. Work
ing is also so'retary Of the Colorado
Agricultural college.
Gerald Hols,nger, OF Argentine, has
graduated from the Annapolis Naval
academy. Helod the class with high hon.
ors, and has been assigned to service on
the Baltimore as midshipman. Gerald is
the first cadet to graduate from the
second congressional district in twelve
years.
Mrs. Smith, formerly Mrs. John W.
Hillman, who has the big law suit with
the New York Life and other insurance
companies, is living quietly in Leaven-
worth, and appeared to be much
amused when she heard that the COM
panies had found another man whom
they claimed to be Hillman.
Gasco letter: At the close of the
afternoon service Mr.. Ottman's team
taking fight, dashed up Main street,
throwing the family out on pile Of
rock. They were all very badly bruised.
The aged mother sustained fracture
Of the ankle, and Mrs. Ottman was in
jured internally, how seriously is not
yet known.
Emporia Repablican Tw nty-nine
years ago occurred th9 battle of Spott-
sylvanla Court house, and the day was
comemorated by three citizens of EN-
poria who PARTICIPATED in the bloody
engagement, S. f. Kicker, Captain l..
S. Page and d. A. Stahl. Mr.. Kicker
carries the scar on his left hand, caused
by rebel bullet on that occasion.
The Ohio state board of agriculture
has invited f. ID. Coburn, Of Kansas
City, Ran, at one time secretary of the
Kansas state board of agriculture, and
more recently prominent writer for
the agricultural press, to become one Of
its salaried lecturers for next winter, on
circuit of Institutes which is gener-
ously provided for by the legislature.
Fhilbert Poole, young man living
near Wellsville, met with sad accident
which resulted in his death. He was
riding his horse at a RAPID gallop when
he collided in the darkness with a
neiehbors team, which was also in
swift mot on. The pole Of the buggy
broke just behind tho neck-yoke, and
the splinteIed end was driven through
his leg Blood poisoning ensued and
the best medical attendance could not
ssve his life.
Emporia Republican, Dr. Hewitt,
the vice president js meeting with fine
success in raising funds for the college
OF Emporia, and is awakening an in.
creased interest in its prosperity
throughout the synod. The students
are fine body of youth, and are mani
testing stronger college spirit than
has hitherto existed. There is good
prospect for largely increased number
of students next year. All points to a
bright future.
A fire at Muscotah, Atchison county
destroyed six frame store buildings
The buildings were occupied by Charles
Elwarner's restaurant and millinery
stock; Kelley & Ellson's butcher shop
Chatman's blacksmith shop, Calvert's
barber shop, j. r. Carrico's justice Of
the peace office and building occupied
by the officials of the town. The con-
tents of about all the buildings wore
saved. G. Elwarner's loss is $1,000;
insurance $500. John Kaffer's build
ing was valued at $500 and insured for
$500. The other buildings, with one ex-
ception, were uninsured owing to
high rates The frame was burned of
an ice house belonging to Kelley &
Ellison, but the ice was saved.