Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-01-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Everest has had an $4,000 fire.

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produced,
j. d. Wheeler, in charge of the for
estry stations at Ogallah and Dodge
City, is delivering lectures in the western
part Of the state on matters pertaining
to tree culture and irrigation in that re-
gion.
Topeka Capital: Five thousand dol
lars was paid into the county treasurers
office Jan. l, by 600 Santa Fe shop en-
ployes, thus saving themselves tho FIVE
per cent. penalty. Treasurer Rodgers
kept the Office open the entire day.
The Southeastern Kansas Teachers
association has decided to meet in Joint
session with the Northeastern Kansas
association in Lawrence. The meeting
will be held the last Of March and will
bring thousand teachers together.
Topeka Capital: The report OF the
city electric light plant for December
was as follows:
Total cost per month. ............$1 $780, SO
Total cost per day ,..........,... 35.37
Average cost per light per night. 100
Average cost per light per MONTH. see
Topeka Capital: An order was re-
ceived from Judge Foster, who is at Gal
weston, Tex, accepting the resignation
of J. @. Wilson as clerk Of the United
States district court, and appointing
George Sharritt, clerk Of the United
States circuit court, to fill the position.
Holton special Fire has destroyed
half the south side Of the square, includ-
ing harness shop, two restaurants, a
dry goods house and book store. The
goods were removed with much damage.
The loss on the buildings will reach &c.
600 and was only partially covered by
insurance.
Topeka Journal: Deputy City Treas
urer Beal drew $4,000 from the county
the amount due the city on taxes. This
makes about $4,000 received from the
county this month, replenishing all the
funds. Mr.. Beal says there will be no
default on the $4,000 interest due on
paving, sewer and general bonds Janu-
ary Is.
County Treasurer George Mclean, Of
Wyandotte county, drew check in
favor Of John w. Ferguson, city treas
urer Of Kansas City, for $4,000 and
that amount of money was at once trans
ferred to the credit Of the city and will
be used to take up the maturing obliga-
tions of the city and for necessary ex-
penscs.
The receipts of the internal revenue
for the district Of Kansas for the year
ending December 81, 1898, show an in
crease over the preceding year, and the
only district, 80 far as reported to the
treasury department, that shows an in
crease Of business. The receipts for 1893
were $3S6,571.O9, while for the year
1892 they were only 393,609.19.
N. r. Buck, editor of the Toronto Re-
publican, was feeling so badly with la
grippe that he laid down to sleep, re-
questing not to be walked. About II
O'clock he began moaning and they
could not rouse him. Doctors were called
and they said he had congestion OF the
heart and lungs. He never rallied, but
died at 5 o'clock next morning.
Az Manhattan application has been
made by Orville Huntress, assignee for
E. B. Purcell, who failed three or four
years ago, for the appointment of re-
Ceiver for the numerous companies with
which Mr.. Purcell is connected. The
best known Of these companies is the e.
B. Purcell mercantile company, doing
general mercantile business in that city.
Erie special: A few nights ago, in
the absence of his family, the house Of
County Treasurer L, S. Cambern was
entered and robbed Of few dollars in
change and various sundry articles Of
small value. 1t is supposed that the
robbers were searching for possibly Sc
creted funds of the county, it being
shortly after the heavy tax paying.
Pittsburg special Since the winter
set in the Alabama darkies imported
here last summer, to take the place of
the strikers, have been going back few
at time, being dissatisfied with the eli
mate, and some going SO far as to say
they were not treated right. Thirty-tive
left in body for "Dixie," one of them
giving as a reason that las soon as a
Cullud man gets dolla here in de MORT,
de white folks start right after him, and
stay right wild him till dey gets dat
dolla."
Pittsburg special: A gang of brutal
thugs are infesting Pittsburg at present.
Three citizens were knocked senseless
W this gang on the same night. They
do not rob their victims and seem bent
only on insane desire to do some one
bodily injury. The weapons used are
sandbags and brass knuckles. Citizens
are preparing themselves for the gang,
and perforated carcass will probably
be the next report.
From Emporia; The residence OF DR.
F. H. Webster, during the absence of
himself and wife at church, was entered
by way of front window and Christ
mas present of two weeks old baby
deposited on their bed. There is no
clue to the deserters of the little waif,
which is a beautiful child and evidently
Of wealthy parentage, as it was wrapped
in costly quilt and bundle of expen-
sive and luxurious clothing was left by