Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


adopted favoring restriction OF immigra-
ton and arbitration Of labor disputes.
Ex-Chancollor Lippincott, Of Kansas
university, and who formally had charge
OF the First Methodist church in To
peka, has been compelled to so to Novs
Scotia for his health.
Mrs. j.. +. Robbins, OF Fort Scots,
was frightfully and perhaps fatally
burned while lighting gasoline stove.
Her arm and left side was burned to
crisp. Mrs. Robbins is the wife OF j. p.
Robbins, merchant Of Fort Scott,
whose contributions to Kansas litera-
ture under the nom dc plume OF 100
long" are well knoWA.
Arrangements have been completed
with the depositors and creditors Of the
recently closed Wichita National bank,
whereby, it is authoritively stated, the
bank will reopen its doors for business
on September 1. The comptroller, it is
said has been fully satisfied by Elk
aminer Ewing's statement of the SOL
vency of the institution under the pro-
posed arrangements
Topeka Journal: Miss Maud Bow
man, daughter Of Joseph Bowman, book
keeper of the Fourth National Bank OF
Wichita, who was injured at the Topeka
insane asylum and taken home few
days ago is not likely to entirely recov-
or. Miss Bowman has been employed
at the asylum in the musical depart
ment. A few days ago while swinging
in hammock the ropes broke and she
sustained a fall that has injured her
spine.
The mills and elevators, and dealers
in grain generally in Topeka, are get
ting numerous orders for wheat for
feeding purposes. One grain firm ship
ped eight cars OF wheat to western Kan
sas for feed in one day. The Mid-Con-
tinent mills are receiving many requests
for wheat from Iowa, to be used there
for fattening stock and hogs. Repor is
from various portions of Shawnee Coun-
ty indicate that where farmers have
wheat on hand they are feeding it and
saving their corn.
OeMsaves have been appointed to 70.
present Kansas at the meeting o. the
national irrigation congress to be held
in Denver, beginning September 3, as
follows: j. s. Emery, of Lawrence; d.
M. Frost, Garden City; E. r. Moses,
Great Bend; e. B, Cowgirl and John E.
Frost, Topeka; W. B. Sutton, Russell;
Robert Hay, junction City; G. H..
Failyer, Manhattan; F. D. Smith, Kins'
sley; 7. E. Dewey, Abilene; Mayor
Gluck and Mr.. Milton, Dodge City, and
Tully Scott, Of Oberlir
A formal opening of the Normal sud-
forum, at Emporia which will be held
on September 3D., promises to be grand
affair. Elaborate preparations for the
event are being made by the Normal
people Prominent among those who
will speak are: Bishop Vincent, State
Superintendent H. N. Gaines, Chancellor
Snow of the state university, Miss Spep-'
Ger Of Chicago, Hon. Rudolph Hatfield
and others. Governor Lewelling was
Invited, but he had an engagement to
speak at Kansas City, Kansas, on that
evening.
The death of Charles Robinson leaves
seven men surviving who have filled the
office of governor of Kansas-Samuel J..
Crawford, Thomas A. Osborn, George
W. Click, John F. st John, George Il.
Anthony, Lyman U. Humphrey and the
present incumbent, L. d. Lewelling.
Those who are dead are Thomas Carney
N. Green, James NJ. Harvey, John A..
Martin and Charles Robinson. The
first death among the governors of Kan
sas was Carney's. The governors who
are still living arc all hale and vigorous
men, with a prospect of long life. With
the exception of Mrs. Osborn, the wives
of all the Kansas governors are still
living.
Dates have been made by the Kansas
Suffrage association for Mrs. Garry O,
Gait at the following places: Coffey
county fair, Burlington, September II;
Leroy on the 18th; the 14th at the Allen
county fair, lola; 18th, Chanute; 18th,
Parsons; 10Th, Columbus; Goth, Chero-
kee; 21st, Girard; 22nd, Fort Scott;
Oath, Mound City; 25th, Garrett; Goth,
Osawatomie; 9th, Ottawa. Mrs. Laura
M. Johns will speak as follows: Septem-
Der 8, Topeka Labor Day; 9th, Tescott;
9th, Lincoln; 18th, Sylvan Grove; 18th,
Hill City; 14th, Phillipsburg. Mrs. Luella
Krayball will speak at Yates Center on
September 1; at Griffin the Bird, and at
Pleasantville on the 4th.
Arkansas City special: A day Of
accidents. In the morning Santa Fe
brakeman was badly crushed by falling
from a box car. Later a buggy con-
taiuing Mrs. John Sanders, her 4-year-
old daughter and four months-old babe
we're thrown into the canal from bridge
by a wild horse. The mother and
daughter we're saved, but the babe was
drowned. In the afternoon Harry Beck
man, the 2O-year-old son of Hon. J. V.
Beekman, attempted to shoot his sweet
heart, Ella MCGEE, aged fifteen years,
because she refused to marry him. The
shooting was on the street and created
great excitement. Young Beekman was
y