Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

old no more fairs.
A Horton man bought farm and
paid $4,000 in silver for IT, He had
kept the money in his cellar.
Tho last school land in Brown county
ia about to DO sold. II 10 ten acre
timber lot in Hamlln township.
irwin Landis, son of Senator Landia
Of Barber county, has been appointed q
cadet at the naval academy at Annap-
Dlia, Maryland.
Ellinwood Advocate: Herold's new
fish pond is to cover twenty-five acres
and will lay all other fish ponds, in this
part OF the country, in the shade.
From Lincoln Harry Porter shipped
o car load OF eggs Saturday. A car
load of eggs represent 400 cases of 80
dozen to the case, or 10000 dozen, or
$4,000 eggs.
j, W. Stailey, formerly of Topeka,
and we'll known all over Kansas, is now
city editor of the Honolulu daily
News, an annexation paper started just
eight days before he arrived on the
island.
Topeka Capital Master Fred Mar
tin, from near Silver Lake, was return
ing on horseback home from an enter
lainment when he and his companions
began to race their horses. Fred's horse
fell, throwing the body violently to the
ground, He was 80 stunned that at
noon the next day he had not recov-
BRED. Fears are entertained for his re-
coVery, The horses neck was broken.
Topeka Capital: Ex-senator T. P.
Hardness Of Clay Center, who was
seriously injured under the wheels of a
Rock Island train near Mcfarland
about six months ago, is just recovering
from his injuries, and came to Topeka
yesterday for the first time since the
accident, He is still obliged to use
crutches. Senator Hardness is a mem
Der Of the law firm of Valentine, Hark-
ness n Goddard recently established in
Topeka.
Pittsburg special: The new law for
the weekly payment Of wages to miners
will be obeyed by all the coal compa.
MES here. The Kansas & Texas, Santa
Fe, Keith & Perry, and the Missouri
and Pacific companies began to-day to
pay their employees each week. Other
companies will fall into line Colonel
Brown, of the Midway mine, informed
his men that as soon as they can get
around to things he will pay his men
weekly also.
North Topeka item: Some of the
North Topeka people have been taken
in by an agent of the encyclopaedia
Britannica who appeared soon after the
advertisement Of the work in city pa
per- The agent would go to private
houses and induce the lady of the
house to allow a set Of the books to re-
main there as an advertisement, claim
ing he would call for them in a short
time. He would ask the lady to sign
receipt for the same, "just to show
where tho books had been left" Now
the ladies are receiving notices to pay
up the first instalment on tho set of
books "for which they have subscribed"
Newton letter: The Newton Musical
union held public full dress rehearsal
OF the selections to be given IN the con-
test at Hutchinson. The entertainment
was under the auspices of the CONNER
cial club. In the audience were some
fifty distin guished ladies from all parts
Of the state, who are here as delegates
to the encampment OF the Ladies of the
G. A. h. Of Kansas. These ladies' at
tended the concert as guests of the
Commercial club, and went in a body
escorted by officers Of the club. The
concert is declared an unqualified sue
cess and the citizens of Newton have
strong hopes that the union will re-
turn with prize.
Jewell City Republican: A cattle
thief stole nine fat steers from Chas.
Cliffs feed yard on the White Rock.
When Mr.. Oliff went out in the morn
ing to feed he missed the cattle, and
taking their trail, followed them to the
Nebraska line After crossing the Re-
publican river one of the first things he
came upon was one of his steers lying
by the roadside exhausted by the hard
drive. Mr.. O. pressed on to Red Cloud
and as he rode into town he saw his
cattle upon the scales to be weighed The
thief was also on the watch and upon
catching sight of the man he had rob-
bed gave his horse the loose rein. The
money had not yet been paid over for
the cattle. At last account the thief
bad,not been captured.
Atchson Champion Atchisoa will
make an effort to secure the Masonic
home to be erected by the Masonic
Grand lodge some time during the
coming two or three years. About
$150,000 will be expended in the cree
ton of buildings and the purchase OF
ground and the institution will be
magnificent one. The grand lodge has
made an assessment of 81 per annum
for five years upon each member of the
order in Kansas, and this will bring in
about 100000. The location of the
home has not been selected, but will
most likely be decided upon at the
grand lodge meeting to be held in To-