Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-03-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

A big ice plant ia prospective insti-
tuition in Winfield. Tho building will
DO 40x100 feet in Dimensions and the
machinery will cost 100000,
The Missouri Valley bridge and
iron works OF Leavenworth have been
awarded the contract for tho construc-
ton Of n steel bridge across the Puyal-
lup river at Tacoma, WaSh., TO cost
100000.
At Princeton, Anderson county, Harry
Hall, who had boon working on the rail
road track, shot Mrs. Leeds, young
widow who had captured his affections,
and then killed himself. Mrs. Leeds
may recover
From Ellsworth; Ben Pagan, super
intendent Of tho state reunion grounds
at this city, advocates that n state re-
union fund be raised by taxing every
member 10 cents, and thereby defray-
ing the expenses Of holding biennial re-
unions there.
Sentence for the grammar schools Of
Kansas to parse; 81 want to ask each
and every one Of You here present to-
night to appoint themselves a committee
Of ono to preserve order" 1t was spoken
by the president of the State Orator.
cal association.
An Alton firm has recently sold five
farms to homo people, with payments
down at from 5000 to $500. The land
brought fairly good prices, as follows:
Quarter section, $1,000; another for ST.
900; 200 acres sold for $1,000; another
quarter for 81, 200; and another for ST.
800.
The badly decomposed body of Frank
Demel, who deposited 81, 500 in safety
deposit vault at Atchison some time ago
and which disappeared from the vault,
was found near Rushvllle Mo. He had
evidently shielded by shooting himself
through the head because of worry over
the loss Of his money.
Rev. John Brown, resident of Law
renee, and over 80 years of age, deliv-
cred very interesting lecture on EN-
erson and the Transcendentalists." Mr..
Brown was personal acquaintance Of
Mr.. Emerson and others who were the
founders of this philosophy and his lee
ture was very interesting for that rea-
son. Though very old, Mr.. Brown read
this entire lecture without glasses.
From Gocdland: On account of cold
weather the Altcar coursing meeting di-
vided stakes between the following
named winners after the second round
was run: st. Patrick kennels, Border
Ruiiian and Bonnie Bell II. G. Lows
kennel, Melta and Princess May; Good
land kennel, Rhea and Rear Admiral
Broadmoor kennel, Quickstep and Miss
Lottie; and Winfield kennel, Rhaon Dhu,
The board of county commissioners Of
Douglas county rejected the PROPOSE
ton of the Santa Fe Railroad company
to pay the taxes due there on the basis
of the assessment of 1898 without the
penalty. The board held that it had nc
power to remit the penalty, and thought
also, that the railroad would soon pay
the amount due, with the penalty. This
is the second proposition rejected by
the board.
Parsons Sun: In looking over the
records OF the register of deeds Sun
reporter finds that the people OF the
county are surely relieved of the heavy
burdens Of debt and are entering upon
an era Of prosperity. The mortgages re-
leased for the year 1898 far exceed
those of 1892, both in number and
amount, while mortgages recorded dur
ing the year were considerably less than
the preceding year
Chancellor F. H. Snow, of Kansas uni
versity, said that he thought President
Eliot, of Harvard, had gone too far in
his views on college athletics. 1t was
advisable that some restrictions be
placed on the games, and necessary that
brutality be eliminated from football
Chancellor Snow said that he was too
much of a boy to agree with Eliot that
one game a year was all that should be
played, or that college teams should
never go away from the home grounds
20 play.
From Leavenworth: The question
of allowing the variety theater on Cher
okee street to run bar in connection
with that resort came up for discussion
t the meeting of the board of police
commissioners and on the representation
that the firm had thirty-fve employees
it was determined to give one months
trial, to see how it would pan out, II
things run along smoothly the privilege
may be extended, but if the bar tends
to promote disturbances of any nature
it will not be allowed to continue.
Abraham Steadman is a member o
the soldiers home near Leavenworth
and is also an inmate Of the hospital o
that institution, where for the last yea
he has been helpless, requiring the con
slant care uf an attendant. He served
in the Thirty First Ohio infantry three
years and ten months during the war o
the rebellion, and possesses an honorable
discharge, with an excellent war record
Under the present management OF tn,
pension bureau, however, his meage
pension allowance has been cut off, anc
he has been called upon to furnish add