Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS

Normal at Emporia,
Enterprise retains the Ersham ma
chine works, which had decided upon
moving to Kansas City.
Brookville Earth: We hear Of several
families who arc preparing to move to
Brookvlle, so their children can have
the advantages Of our schools
A petition is in circulation in Harper
county asking the commissioners to es-
tabhsh county high school. The city
Of Harper has agreed to provide build
ing for school purposes free Of cost to
the county.
Topeka Capital The Social Purity
society organized in this city now has a
membership of about 100 and is increas
ing rapidly. Its objects are to combat
immortality and rescue young persons
from temptations and waywardness. The
society is being assisted by Prof. Clar-
ence Greeley, Of Washburn college
Salina special. A syndicate has been
organized in the city for the purpose OF
leasing farm lands for the object OF sink
ing wells for gas and oil, in what is sup
posed to be the gas and oil belt of this
county and vicinity. The syndicate has
already made several leases, They pur-
pose to make test soon. They offer
to the leasor $50 royalty on each well
and tenth Of the value of the product
Of each well.
Kncaid News: Mrs Harry Hurry,
whose horse backed off bridge at Dia-
mond school house, Allen county, was
not 50 seriously hurt as was at first sup
posed. She is recovering and has sued
the county for damages. The communi-
ty has been trying to get the county
commissioners to build a new bridge for
over a year, but times were hard and
they were practicing economy(?). But
they will now perhaps pay in damages
and costs more than the bridge will cost
and also build the bridge.
Topeka Journal: Considerable dam
age was done by the lightning accom-
panying the storm that broke over To
peka Monday morning at about o'clock.
The English Lutheran church on the
corner Of Fifth and Harrison streets
was struck. The lightning entered the
steeple squarely in the center and ran
down the northeast corner and came out
through the brick wall. The shingles
on the west side of the steeple were also
torn off. With the exception of some
slight damage to the frescoing the in
terror OF the church was not damaged
much.
The Kansas experiment station for
the destruction of chinch bugs is doing
very large business this year. Chan.
cellor Snow reports that the work of
sending out diseased bugs began much
earlier than ever before. A great many
sub-stations have been started in differ
ent counties in the state, which aid ma
terially in the distribution and have
lessened the work Of the central station
in corresponding degree. There are now
being sent out from the central depot
at Lawrence between 100 and 200 pack
ages every day. They 60 to all parts
OF the state as well as to Oklahoma,
Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and
other states. Reports that have come in
show in the majority OF cases the infec-
ton has worked as we'll this year as in
the past in killing off the healthy bugs,
and saving largo fields from destruction.
At Manhattan the board OF regents
Of tho Agricultural college held three
days session. Much routine work was
transacted. The chair Of physics was
left vacant for year, and the money
thus saved was devoted to establish
chair of political economy and students
are to be compelled to study new and
advanced ideas. Last year lectures
were provided to this end but students
were not compelled to attend Prof
Nichols, who has held the chair Of ply
sizes, was granted leave of absence for
year and the faculty was instructed to
provide among themselves for carrying
his work, Prof Hitchcock, Of the bo-
tanical department, was also allowed
leave of absence for six weeks to study
fruit diseases and the flora of Florida.
Prof. Popenoe was placed in the chair
of entomology and geology and Prof.
Mason made professor of horticulture
and superintendent Of orchards and
gardens. F. @. Sears becomes, by Prof.
Mason's promotion, assistant in the ex-
pertinent station as we'll as foreman of
gardens and grounds.
Wichita, Kans., June ia heavy
storm visited this city and county last
evening, The streets in this city we're
flooded and in many cases the sidewalks
were INSTRUCTED by fallen tmbers and
shade trees. The worst part OF the storm
centered at Mulvane. twelve miles south.
The cloudburst flooded the entire coun-
try, and grain fields were under water
which soon flooded culverts and drains
and so covered the Santa Fe railroad
tracks as to put out the fires in the en-
gines, holding trains for several hours
The town part of Mulvane was under
water to depth of eight or ten feet and
many houses were moved off their foun
dations. Boats improvisod from wagon
beds and RATS made Of lumber were
launched and tho work Of rescue began.
Probably twenty families were taken
ort by this means. There were no cas-
ualties, but the property loss is heavy.
One big WAGON bridge was carried out