Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-06-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Ire, causing a loss OF about $4,000.
Thirteen Barker county township
that had a population Of 4,009 in 1898
have this year. according to the ssscs
Bors' returns, but 1898.
Miss Lizzie Farr, for several years
teacher in Fort Scott and Bourbon coun
ty, left for New York on her way /,
China as Baptist missionary.
At the session OF the United State
court at Leavenworth, commencing jun
4, Judge Thomas, Of North Dakota, will
preside, Tho celebrated Hillmon insur
ance case will not be tried.
The Missouri miners who are going
over the country with colored band
trying to get up strike in Kansas
reached Weir City May o. Tho min.
ers do not seem influenced by them. Al
present nearly all mines are running on
full time.
Goodland Republic: The Rock Island
has ordered a rain car at Norton, one at
Jennings and one at .Goodland to ope-
rate in unison as soon as the wind
abates. G, B. Jewell offers to bet sew
eral hundred dollars that they succeed
in making it rain. This at least shows
that he has faith in the process
Chetopa's citizens rendered Chetopa
division No 10, Uniform Rank Knights
Of Pythas, splendid banquet upon
their return from the brigade meeting
at Leavonworth, where they had won
the first prize Of $3.50 in the competitive
drill. Three hundred people we're pres
ent and a musical programme was car
ried out.
Smith Center Pioneer; NJ. d. It'd
ball, who lives north of this city, was
helping David Clark to bore well near
BelIaire. Ho was driving tho horse
which was attached to the lever by
which the auger was turned, when tho
lever broke and few back, striking Mr.
Tidball across both knees and hips,
breaking both limbs and cutting his
head.
Guffoy & Galley, the oil operators who
have been developing tho Kansas oil
fields, began to bore test well one-half
mile north of Pleasanton, on the banks
Of Muddy creek. They have leased most
of the land in Linn county and now
propose to mako thorough test. Gas
and oil in small quantities have been
found near here for many years and the
people expect the first well to be q
gusher.
B. F. Smith, the Lawrence ''straw-
berry king" will have 1000 crates Of
strawberries for market this year. He
will ship mainly to Colorado Springs
and Omaha. Later: After the frosts
came he reports serious damage to straw
berries and raspberrios. OF 1000 crates
of Strawberries he will lose nearly one
half, and raspberries in nearly the same
proportion. A strange phenomenon was
the destruction Of fruit on high ground
rather than in low places.
Topeka Mail: Shawnee county lie
sending largo quantities OF corn to the
southern markets. L. W. Thomas, of
Silver Lake, has just finished up a con-
tract sale of $4,000 bushels shelled corn,
constituting train load. For several
days the shelter has been busy, and the
loading Of cars made quite lively bust
ness outlook in Silver Lake. The cargo
is destined for the Texas markets. This
will not leave very large quantity Of
corn in the Silver Lake market.
A Seneca Special: A detachment of
commonweaers, sixty-eight strong, I'M
der command Of General Bennett, ar
rived here and were met at the corner
of our city by the city marshal and es-
corted mile east where they have
pitched their tents on the farm of Chas
Ostrander prominent populist of this
county. They took dinner at Axtoll,
fifteen miles west Of here, and ordered
breakfast from our mayor. They hail
from Denver and are travelling in wag-
ons furnished by farmers. They are
mostly Americans and have the usual
story to tell,
Where did he live? Thirty years ago
John Hazard, a merchant of Scots
burg, Ind. near Jeffersoaville, collected
a large sum Of money and started for
Louisville, Ky, ostensibly to buy new
stock of goods, but he never returned.
His wife and two children believed him
dead. The daughter Sallie, married
and died, having three children. A few
days ago. the son, George Hazard, who
is poor man living near Scottsburg,
received letter from Kansas, stating
that his father had died there, leaving
an estate valued at 100000. Hazard
will go to Kansas Immediately to claim
his fortune.
June 81 will DO tho greatest in the
history of the Ottawa assembly. Every
town of any importance in the state has
asked the Santa Fe for special trains
Accommodations to go to Ottawa on
that occasion. The roak is now max
ing arrangements to run trains from
Topeka, Emporia, Pittsburg, Chaute,
Kansas City, Leavenworth, and these
points will be the center where hundreds
OF people will meet and avail themselves