Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Tho Edridge livery barn, at Law
renee, valued at $4,000, is burned. The
fire was of incendiary origin, All the
stock was saved.
An ElDorado firm ships n carload OF
eggs each week to New York. About
$1,000 10 distributed among the farmers
in payment for these eggs
All the Emporia schools pass out up
on the schools grounds every Monday
morning and salute the flag hoisted
over their respective buildings.
A Burr Oak man, Mr.. Williamson,
says there is oil on the water in his well,
and believes it might be found in large
quantities il prospected for in the right
way.
Tho total amount of farm products
shipped during 1893 from Kansas City,
Atchison, Leavenworth & ST. Joseph,
nearly all of which was raised in Kan
sas, was 164,704 Car loads.
It is stated on good authority that
Prof. Phillips, president Of the South
western Methodist college at Winfield,
will resign soon to accept $4,000 po-
Biton in Los Angeles, Cal.
The Sterling salt works have resumed
operations after an idleness Of two
months. They will in all probability BIO
run night and day for some time to
come. Employment is thus given to
twenty-five men.
Barnes is coming forward as stock
point. From March 10 to May / fifty
car loads have been forwarded. The
controversy over the location of stock
yards has been amicably settled, and
the yards will be built at once.
Grand army men of Paola are making
special preparations for the observance
Of Decoration day. j. j. ingalls, has
promised to be present and deliver the
grafton. Old soldiers from many neigh
boring localities will participate.
Atchison Champion: The old settlers
Of Atchison county, and moro especially
those who came here in the SOS, are
talking up a reunion in Muscotah. j.
r. Carrico says he knows of about
thirty who located there in August and
September 1854.
Uhanute Tribune: Eight engines com
plete for Guffey & Galeys oil wells were
in the Chanute yards and later were
taken to Thayer and carlton. This COM
pany is accommodating material as rapid
ly as possible for the vigorous prosecu-
ton Of their work.
The new militia company, which has
just been mustered into the Kansas Ma
tional Guard, at Erie, started out with
fifty members and has already been re-
cruited to sixty. Seventy is the
limit Charley HOrbaugh Of the Re-
publican-Record is captain.
The celebrated cattle suit for $4,000
and interest, brought against the es-
tate of Senator Plumb and Major Cal
vim Hood Of Emporia, was thrown out
of court by Judge Randolph on a de-
murrer to plaintiffs evidence, 1t will
now go to the supreme court.
At Pratt the Commercial hotel was
burned recently. The inmates barely
had time to escape suifocation. Build
ing and furniture all consumed. Loss
$4,000; 81, 500 insurance. The fire was
probably set by tramps, who threatened
to burn the hotel some days ago when
refused free meals and lodging.
ElDorado Republican, I. B. Muir
docks barn was discovered TO be on fire
and before anything could be done the
structure, which cost $4,000, was in
ashes. The horse and one vehicle was
gotten out. The other stuff, which in.
Guided harness, cart, two tents, camp
stove, hot air furnace, fishing boat anc
a lot of fishing tackle, garden imple
ments, lawn mower and other things
went up in smoke.
The Leavenworth county commission
ers have decided to construct boule-
ward leading west from Leavenworth tc
the intersection Of the Perryville and
Lawrence roads, a distance OF nearly
four miles. This will give employment
to great many men, and it is believed
that SO great will be tho benefit to the
public from the road that within three
years fifty additional miles will be built
US continuation of the road.
At Lebo, in the northern part of COT
fey county, the Baptist church and I
dwelling house were blown down and I
woman named Mrs. Cochran badly hurt
Several stables and granaries wer,
blown down. There was not much hal
but every one that fell was destructive
The windows of many dwellings, wer,
, shattered and the plate glass in tn
+, north fronts of business houses wa
shattered. No serious damage was dom
to crops. The storm ragged from north
west to southeast.
The people of Wichita charge tina
the water company at Newton is abou
a to steal the Little Arkansas river, anC
] threaten to petition the supreme cour
!. for an injunction. The Little Arkansa
t is one of the clearest and purest bodie
] of water in the state, being fed entirel.
I by springs, and Wichita is very prou'
= of it. The Newton water company pro
: poses to tap the stream at Halstead witt
! a twelve-inch main, twelve miles long