Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-08-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS


cost nearly $4,000 and is to be done
this summer and noxt fall.
The Fort Scott sugar works has be-
gun this seasons operations. 1t is said
the large crop OF cane is very juicy, and
that the sugar yield this year will large
ly exceed last years output.
J. w. Hirst has closed contract ia
purchase 100000 bushels OF fax seed
from Kansas and Indian territory, to be
delivered at Leavenworth, whore 1t will
be worked into oil and cake.
The Belot Nurseryman, O. A. Taylor
says that Of winter apples there will be
large crop, while summer apples are
not plentiful. He thinks he will have
1000 bushels of winter apples on his
place.
Specials from the southeastern coun-
ties, and then later, from many sections
OF the state have been telling OF soaking
rains, Just rains, and there 10 scarcely q
county that has not had at least show
ers of late.
Charles Schaeffer, OF Kansas, consul
at Vera Cruz, has been granted leave of
absence for sixty days, commencing
with tho 10th inst. He desires to come
home and recuperate after siege with
yellow fever.
From Seneca: Albert Eigerman, who
lives twelve miles north, took out his
moving machine to cut weeds in the
road. When he discovered his little B.
year-old boy, the latter's logs were
nearly severed from his body.
Topeka Mail: County Treasurer
Rod gers has issued the list Of property
10 be sold on the first Tuesday OF Sep
TENDER for delinquent taxes. This list
is larger than ever before published, but
the increase is in the city, not in the
country. The farmers have paid their
taxes well.
The commonwealers who have been
in jail in various Kansas towns are gath
ering in Kansas City, Kan, and still
talk Of going on to Washington. They
announce that they will elect general
from their ranks and that they will not
allow their old leaders even to accom-
pany them
Butler, the largest county in the
state, and with over 10000 population,
does not owe one cent Of debt, and has
besides, $9s,336,79 in the Bank of Ell
Dorado. The total township, city and
school district indebtedness in the coun-
ty is only 1851, 1875, which natures from
1897 to 1915.
The Kelley & Lysle Milling company
Of Leavenworth has $4,000 bushels Of
wheat in its elevator, with sixty cars on
track, and is receiving about $500
bushels daily from wagon trade. The
company is busy preparing an August
shipment for London, Belfast and Liver
pool of $4,000 barrels Of -four.
1t is stated that the project OF dam
ming the Kaw river at Muncie, Wyan-
dotte county, for the purpose Of supply
ing power and facilitating irrigation
will be carried out in the near future.
The gentlemen who originated the
scheme have at last succeeded in inter-
esting party Of eastern capitalists who
have agreed to furnish the necessary
funds within few months.
At Yates Center boys and matches
caused fire and before it's progress
could be stayed the barns belonging to
Mrs. Greenman, Mr.. McCombric, Mrs.
Kellenberger, r. A. Hurt, G.. A. Lewis
and Postmaster Rollins were all burned
together with their contents. Fortu-
nately there was very light breeze at
the time or the best residence portion
in the city would have been burned to
the ground.
Atchison is the scene Of wrangle be-
tween DR.. Mitchell, chairman Of the
city board OF health, and DR.. Trough
ton, hired as city physician during the
smallpox scare. For some time there
has been an enmity between the two men,
and DR.. Mitchell, who is also county
health officer, in his quarterly report to
the state board Of health accuses Trough
ton of perpetrating gigantic fraud on
the city in claiming that he had small
pox preventive, which Mitchell claims is
q fake. TroughtOn Is out with thirty
page pamphlet denorncing Mitchell and
calling him hard names. The board of
health is backing Troughton, and sev-
eral libel suits are likely to be the out
come Of the affair.
Council Grove letter: By far the
largest and most important gathering
of the Modern Woodmen of America ev-
or held in Kansas was the monster cele-
bration, campfire and log-rolling held
in the beautiful grove and grounds Of
the Morris county exposition. In num-
bers and Importance it far exceeded all
expectations and drew so many from
surrounding counties that the affair was
one Of more than local interest. Special
train service and the fact that the head
consul was to be present brought large
delegations from Lyon, Geary, Dickin-
son, Chase and Wabaunsee counties,
while wagons, carriages, horses and ev-
cry kin Of conveyance poured such
stream # humanity INTO the CITY that by
II o'clock a. M, from 5000 to 8,000peo-
pie vera ready to sec or take part in
the grand parade. The city was deco