Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-01-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

for sixty carloads Of hay to go to France
A light Brahma rooster on exhibition
Mt tho north Kansas poultry show Of
Atohison weighs 10 pounds.
The city clerk Of Wellington has re-
reported to the council that but four Of
the saloon keepers in that town will re-
new their licenses
Argonia recently shipped by Missouri
Pacific railroad two trains Of No. 2 wheat
to st. Louis, on the same day. The
trains had forty cars EACH
The county commissioners Of Chase
county have accepted the propositions
Of the Santa Fe and Rock Island roads
to pay their taxes on the basis Of last
years valuation.
Walter Shirley, son Of Judge w. B.
Shirley, of Chanute, was badly injured
during a game of football. He was COM
pletely paralyzed for time but is recov-
ering somewhat.-Later: He is dead.
A German table has been organized
at Washburn college with a membership
Of ten by the girls at the college. Ev-
cry one who speaks an English word
while at the table pays fine Of one cent.
The register of deeds of Wyandotte
county has made public a statement
showing that for 1898 the excess of
mortgages released over those filed
amounts to but triAe less than $780,
600.
George Hardin is lying in critical
condition at lola as the result Of being
kicked in the right side by a horse.
The same animal killed Eardins father
two years ago by knocking him into a
well, and year ago killed brother by
kicking him.
Topeka Journal; T. F. Harris, a
well-know farmer Of Big Springs, -
miles east of Topeka, died from the ef-
fects of a kick inflicted by horse. The
animal kicked him week ago in the
abdomen, and an attack of the grip un-
doubleday fastened Mr.. Harris death.
He was 39 years old.
Cottonwood Falls Leader: The rail
road tax in Chase county, the collection
of which has been enjoined, amounts to
$1,000, nearly one-sixth of the entire
tax levied. This will place the school
districts and townships through which
the railroad runs in Strengthened fnan-
eial condition, unless compromise is
effected.
Wichita special: Postmaster Jewett
received instructions from the postmas-
ter general to exclude from the mails all
matter belonging to the Safe Investment
company, of this city. This is one Of
the bond companies similar to those the
federal authorities have been investi-
eating and it has been doing an insurance
business throughout Kansas and Okla
homa.
The excavation of the tunnel for the
conveyance of heat to the various build
ings at Kansas university has begun at
various points along the proposed work
The workmen have dug thirty feet into
the south side of Mt Dread and find
that they will be obliged to go through
n slate stratum nearly as hard as lime
stone. The tunnel is only large enough
for two men to work at one point and
the work is necessarily very slow.
Kansas City Gazette: Starting TWEEN
ty-six years ago with little slaughter
house on the banks Of the Kaw the pack
ing business has grown year by year
until now there are seven mon
ster establishments in the two Kansas
Citys, six in Kansas and one in Missou-
ri. In these, capital aggregating $15,-
100000 and more is employed. The
buildings alone represent more than
$5,000000 invested, while the ground
on which they stand would be cheap in
these times at S3,0OO,000 and it would
take a sum equally as large to put in
the machinery necessary to operate
them. In these seven packing houses
are employed more than 1000 hands
who receive wages annually amounting
to more than $4,OOO,OOO.
Fort Scott special: Half a dozen
tramps imaugurated small reign of ter
ror here, They made themselves notice
able on the main streets by their threat
ening retorts when their persistent de-
mands for money were refused. They
stood on the corners in groups, and
hailed every passer-by. Superintendent
Mitchell, Of the street railway system,
was accosted by them, and when he re-
fused to "assist" them they became
violent and abusive. He ordered them
away from one Of the cars when one
burly fellow asked "who in--are YOU"
They then all went to Valleys lunch
counter where some benevolent person
ordered cup of coffee for them We
are informed that they refused to drink
the coffee, and demanded some fried eggs.
The clerk, Ed Miller, refused to fill their
order, and one of them reached for his
hip pocket, as if to get gun and Jump
ed upon the counter evidently intending
to go over and help himself. At this
young Miller picked up tea cup and
hurled it at him. He missed his aim
and the cup demolished the cigar show
case. Then ensued general scramble
in which tea cups were mainly used as
the weapons. They few across the room
like bullets on a battle field. Two of
the large window glasses were shattered
besides the show case, and broken dishes