Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ceived q proposition to compromise the
matter.
Hundreds Of cords Of wood are being
cut along the streams in Mitchell and
Osborne counties. Farmers are cutting
down expenses and will burn wood in.
stead of coal.
A. W. Dana will be tho Topeka orator
at the annual banquet Of the Kansas
Day Club January 30. James A.
Troutman enjoyed that honor last year,
and the boys made him lieutenant gov
ernor.
Great Bend is agitating the matter
Of having the state take charge Of the
private normal college there and run it
as state institution. 1t is said that
the building will be donated to the state
for the purpose.
Topeka journal: Miss Harriet Adams
has been appointed assistant demon
strator in anatomy in the Kansas Medi-
cal college, and Violet Church has been
appointed assistant in the chemical labor
atory. Both young ladies are graduates
Of the college.
Topeka Capital w. NJ Miller, of
Richland, received the suit OF clothes Of
fered by the Palace Clothing company,
to the one who would make the nearest
guess of Morrill's vote. Mr.. Mller's
figures we're 14S,695, Just two votes
less than the official figures.
Jewell City Republican: A daughter
was born to Mr. and Mrs. James L,
Gavin which with all its clothes on
weighed % pounds, There seems to be
a rivalry on small babies this year, and
so far as heard from this takes the blue
ribbon for Jewell county.
G. W. Main, of Mankato, who succeed
ed John A. Bright as grand secretary of
the Kansas l. o. 0. f., has taken charge
Of the Office. He has appointed John j.
Dalton, Of Mankato, chief clerk tempo
rarily. Mr. Main has moved his family
to 725 Lane street, Topeka.
Oswego special: II. G. Draper struck
natural gas at this place at IA depth of
$50 feet. When lighted the gas famed
up to height of five or six feet. After
burning a couple OF hours without show
ing any signs Of weakening it was ex-
tinguished and drilling resumed.
A statement of the taxable property
of Shawnee county has been completed
by the county clerk, showing real es-
tate valuation of $,7641,960; personal
property, 81, 613, $40; railroad, 1888, 1895;
Pullman, $780, total, $9,615,645. The
total tax on this basis Of valuation is
S545,500.77.
W. r. Bray, the defeated candidate
for clerk of the Lyon county district
court, who disappeared the day after the
election, and who was short $916 in his
accounts with the Odd Fellows lodge,
has returned home. His friends have
come to his assistance and maze ar
angements to make up his shortage.
Wa Keeney World The big side hunt
between south Graham and north Trego
counties came off and was won by the
former by a score Of 1880 TO 1870
points. A dinner wa given by the Trego
side on Thursday, December 18th,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Thomas on the Tilton ranch. Eight
dollars worth of rabbit scalps were Sc
cured and this amount goes to the los
ing side to help pay the expenses OF the
dinner. A good time and lots of,sport
is reported by the boys.
A new paper has been started at AL.
len and the old agitation for the creation
of a new county with Allen as the seat
Of government has been revived. The
Allen paper publishes map of the pro-
posed new county which is to be called
Wiser, and says they propose to have
thirteen miles off the north end of Lyon
county and seven miles off the south
end of Wabaunsee county, making
new county of 447 square miles, nearly
thirteen miles square IN shape, of legal
size and yet leaving the old counties
amply large" Admire, a neighboring
town, would make warm contest with
Allen FOR the county seat.
Just now Senator II. B. Murdoch, of
ElDorado, is interested in seeing the
game and fish laws of the state revised
so as to save the remaining fish and
b rds from the ruthless destruction now
being practiced. The game law is a
dead letter and the fish laws provide no
penalty that can be enforced. With
view to impressing upon the legislature
the necessity of action IN this direction
the senator desires to call meeting Of
sportsmen and representatives Of hunt
ing and fishing clubs to meet in the
Copeland parlors, Topeka, Tuesday,
January %. The senator would like to
see the Office OF fish commission abolished
and a new one created which would give
the occupant supervision of both game
and fish. II representative meeting
can be held committee will be APP
pointed to draft suitable bills and see
that they are properly presented to the
legislature.
Wichita special: The Whitaker pack
ing plant is again in operation, The
two great packing plants of Wichita are
buyers upon the market for all live
stock offered The Whitaker plant, to-
gether with the packing establishment