Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

were made by Prof. Worral.
Tho Newton G, A. r. post made for
NAL presentation Of fine silken banner
to the school which had the greatest
number Of pupils in line Memorial day.
The presentation exercises we're very
elaborate.
One Leavenworth man is shipping
four or five cars OF apples each week.
He is paying from 80 cents to 81 per
barrel of three bushels. The varieties
being most freely marketed arc Ben
Davis and Winesap.
Topeka Capital: Mrs. Edith Reynolds,
teacher Of the school in District 39, has
fallen heir to considerable fortune in
Pennsylvania. She has resigned hor
position and gone to that state to take
care of and enjoy the Injuries OF her
newly acquired wealth.
Near Meriden Adam Fronk, a wealthy
farmer committed suicide by hanging
himself with binding Irvine in his gran
airy. He had been on protracted
drunk, and not coming to dinner the
family searched for him and found he
had been dead for several hours,
The chiefs Of police OF all Kansas
cities met at Wichita, October 2 and
to form state union auxiliary to the
National Union of Chiefs of Police, Or
ganized by the election Of H, G. Lind
say, OF Topeka, president for the ensu-
ing year, and e, j. White OF Atchison,
secretary.
from Ottawa: Fred Garst, sheriff of
Franklin county, drove into Princeton
in search Of criminal, and hitched his
horse, a valuable enc, while he searched
for his man. In his absence the mis-
creant stole the horse, buggy and all,
making good his escape, and now Garst
wants him worse than ever.
Judge Isaac Reed for the killing Of
Isaac Hopper at Wellington, was SEN
fenced in district court by Judge jack
son. Reed was tried three times and
found guilty. The last verdict was
murder in the first degree He was SEN
fenced to one year of imprisonment and
then to be hung. This means impris-
onment for life.
Fort Scott Tribune: The Fort Scott
Sugar company has received PROPOSE
tions from two eminent law firms offer
ing to collect the bounty on this years
output OF sugar on a contingent fee.
This would'make it appear that the at
torneys are confident that the sugar
producers can recover on this years
crop. The company has not decided TIC
sue for it.
Garden City letter: j. G. Koontz is
getting a number of car loads of broom
corn. Although the southwestern coun-
ties we're almost completely burned out
the farmers are bringing in many tons
of fine broom corn. 1t is also remark
able that apple trees around here are
breaking down under the weight of
fruit, when "all the fruit was killed"
several times last winter and was ''nearly
all destroyed by hail" late in the spring.
Atchlson Champion: The arrange
ment has finally been completed to do
away with all express Offices in Atchison,
except the Pacific Charley Seip is re-
tanned as agent and will probably take
two or three men with him from the
other Offices. Charley Parker will be
taken care Of by his old company. The
old companies will all do business here
as formerly, but the business will all be
under the management Of the Pacific
Topeka Journal: Warden Dick Chase,
of the state penitentiary, says his nsti-
tuition has been quarantined three weeks
on account Of smallpox in Leavenworth.
He says the disease is spreading and
there is no telling when the quarantine
will be raised. Warden Chase SAYS he
vii not receive any prisoners from Leav-
enworth until the smallpox epidemic
abates. On the other hand the Leaven-
worth Times protests that there are
only eight cases in Leavenworth.
Leavenworth Times: A wedding GER
emory was suddenly interrupted in this
city by physician. People had assem-
bled from this and other cities to wit
ness the event, and the house was hand
somely decorated. The groom elect was
AL Schultz, and the bride elect was
Miss Minnie Kemp, daughter Of H.
w. Kemp. Shortly before final prep
arations the physician arrived and said
that Mr.. Shultz was suffering from a
bad case of typhoid fever and if the
wedding was proceeded with he would
not be answerable for the consequences.
Therefore, the ceremony was postponed
until Mr.. Shultz sufficiently RECEIVERS.
Sammy Hubbard son of L. P. Hub
bard, of Ottawa, Kan and Camillus
Kessler were putting up trapeze in the
yard and Sammy had climbed into
tree to fasten the ropes. In order to do
this he found it necessary to trim away
some of the branches, and in doing 80
he dropped the ak he was using and it
struck the Kessler boy in the forehead.
Hubbard saw the accident and excitedly
dropped from the tree AS he did so
the rope coiled around his thumb and
the weight of his body tore his thumb
from hin hnnd md with il sly innhnn Of