Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-01-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Anthony Republican,; The hunters
who were in the territory during the
storm arc beginning to come in. Some
OF them report frozen feet and serious
time generally. 1t is feared that some
may have been lost and persisted in the
storm.
General Nettleton, late assistant Sec
rotary OF the United States treasury,
arrived in Leavenworth where he will
make his home for the future and de-
vote his time TO the Compressed Air
railway and the building up of manu-
factories.
Emporia Republican; Arthur Cap
per, of the Topeka Capital, married the
lady after whom Florence, Kan, was
named. She was Miss Florence Craw-
ford, the daughter of eI- Governor Craw-
ford, who was that time president OF
the town company.
jamestown New Era: Six young men
OF this city favored Grandma Harris
with surprise party. They took Ian
terms and axes and after paying their
respects to the old lady socially the
young men fell upon her wood pile and
chopped it into stove wood for her in a
nice manner.
Joe Dillon, for many years Kearney
county editor, two years ago the demo-
cratic candidate for state auditor, and
now travelling agent for the Kansas
City Times, seems to have the inside
track on the registership of the Garden
City land Office. He has Clicks en-
dorsement and also majority of the
democratic committee.
From Salina; Emil Amer has received
letter announcing that the officials of
the worlds fair had granted him per-
mission to establish Lapland village
for exhibition. He leaves for Lapland
Immediately, and will return in March
with several families of Laps, with their
reindeer, houses and appurtenances, and
will be on exhibition under Mr.. Arner's
management during the fair.
From Erie: The Canville Mining and
Prospecting company of this city have
received their diamond pointed core
drill, and will at once commence work
upon their mining property north of
town. The company believes it will
make paying dirt out Of the enterprise.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
also leased 400 acres in close proximity
to the Canville find, and will commence
prospecting about January l, 1898.
Atchison Champion: An Indian
burying ground has been discovered
about five miles down the river from
Atchison 1t 10 located on the bench OF
a hill facing the river The graves are
covered with stone and present the APP
pearance Of being very old At tho
base of the hill may be seen the remains
of an Indian village. A great many
relics have been picked up in the fields
along the creek at this place. The
graves probably contain many valuable
relics.
The Newton National bank closed its.
doors, posting this notice: "Bank
closed. In the hands of government"
The officers of the bank will see no one,
and the only information secured con-
corning the matter is that the funds
gave out and the officers voluntarily
closed the bank. The bank was closed
November 81, 1890, in its failure involv-
ing the banks at Guthrie, Whitewater,
and other places. In July, 1891, it was
re-opened under an agreement with the
old depositors.
Arkansas City Traveller; The amount
of furniture bought here by the Indians
and half breeds is something surprising.
The full bloods do not buy very heavily
but the half breeds are good customers.
One of our furniture men reports sale
made some time ago to one man that
amounted to $500 and few days ago
another one paid up little bill of $500.
What they buy is of the best and they
are very particular about the quality of
the finish. Walnut and imitation of
mahogany has been their preference
and oak is now coming into favor among
them. A great many collins are sold to
them and even the full bloods sometimes
buy them.
Quite o sensation was created in
Olathe when there appeared in the
Spring Hill items of the Olathe Mirror
an article from the correspondent Of the
paper, saying that "a prominent minis
ter of this town, in his sermon Sunday
night, loudly denounced the county at
torney as a rascal and perjurer. The
city officers we're also attacked for the
alleged non prosecution of violators
of the liquor and gambling laws Of the
state" AS soon as County Attorney
S. d. Scott read the article and learned
that Rev. Everett, of the Methodist
church, was supposed to be the minister
referred to, he at once issued subpoena,
under authority given county attorneys
by the prohibitory laws of the state,
and had the same served on Mr., Everett,
commanding him to appear at his Office
in this city Saturday to give evidence,
under oath, as to what he knows in re-
gard to violations of the prohbitory
law of Spring Hill. Mr.. Scott also &C.
companied the subpoena with a letter,
laying that the statement made in the
pulpit last Sunday must be retractel