Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-02-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Capital: One of the young ladies'
who registered said that she was still
living in tho same hopse in which she
was born.
Bethany college, Of Topeka, recently
received a gift Of twenty sets OF oak fur
niture, dressers and wash stands, for
the rooms of the pupils.
Rawlins county is in the procession of
irrigation boomers, ana has organized
what is known as the Rawlins County
Irrigation association.
The county high school Of Labette
county has just completed it's first year
with lat students enrolled. This is the
third county high school established in
Kansas.
The Enterprise bank troubles are
over. II. L. McWhirk, receiver, has set
tied with the stock holders for forty
cents on the dollars. The deposltors
were paid in full.
Winfield special The oratorical con.
test OF Southwestern Kansas college
was won by D. D. Hoagland. His sub
iect was "a Citadel of Liberty" He
will represent this college in the state
contest.
The Atchison Y. M. @. A. talks OF
heating and furnishing with cots large
empty room placed at its disposal, in
order to provide a comfortable sleeping
place for worthy unfortunates who don't
want to avail themselves Of the privi-
leges furnished by the police depart
meut. The city's tramp board bill for
January amounted to $3.50.
Fort Scott special The new police
board has given out the information
that the prohibtory law will be strictly
enforced, and in consequence all the
saloons in the city decided to close up
until they find whether they will be al
lowed to run or not. Each saloon has
been paying monthly fine OF $15 in
advance, but when the collector made
his rounds they refused to pay until
guaranteed protection.
Wichita special: A wholesale raid on
the safes in Cheney, a small town west
of here, was made by persons who have
managed to get away without leaving a
clew behind them. Wolf Bros general
store was entered and the safe was
blown open and the same program was
carried out at Mains hardware store.
The depot was also broken into and an
attempt was made to crack the safe, but
it was unsuccessful. The burglars got
but little money.
Leavenworth item: The various gam
bling places Of this city are preparing
to close as they see danger ahead from the
enforcement of the anti gambling act.
The fines fell due and majority of the
proprietors refused to pay the usual
monthly assessment, saying they would
close at once. The policy dealers also
are preparing to close after few more
rounds of the wheel. Within few days
gambling and gamblers resorts will be
difficult to find in this city.
Wichita special: Every saloon man
in the city was ordered by Sheriff Royse
to close his house at midnight and to
keep it closed. 1t is generally believed
that this action is because OF the failure
of the board of police commissioners to
appoint ex-Chief Burrows to the posi-
ton of police. Rovse having threatened
some time ago that he would close the
Joints unless Burrows was given the
place. Royse himself says the order
comes from headquarters but he de-
clines to explain.
At the tenth annual oratorical contest
for the selection of representative at the
state contest for the College Of Emporia,
j. Alvan Sankey editor-in-chief of College
Life, won first place with an Grafton on
''The Death of Holiness" Samuel D..
Ward took second place with "The
Kingdom of Intolerance" and Theodore
Fulton third with "At the Bar Of Pub
lie Opinion" The other contestants
were II. Watson Randolph, who spoke
on THE Spirit of the American Revolu-
tion," and Frank j. Mason, whose ora
ton was on 1.-THE Philosophy OF the
Finite" ..- -l-..--.
st. Joseph, Mo-, special: The gov
eminent has just lot the contracts for a
arge amount Of river improvements to
be made on the Missouri river at one
point opposite this city and another oppo-
site Wathena, Kan. The work was let to
Contractor Kelley, of Kansas City, who
has hired 200 colored men at Kansas City,
| Sedalia and Leavenworth to do the work.
When the people OF Wathena heard of
this they we're very indignant and have
decided that the colored men shall not
be landed there They have served no.
tice on the contractor that il he attempts
to bring them there they will be driven
away by force if necessary. Kelley will
not yield and collision is expected.
In the monthly weather report issued
by Chancellor +. H. Snow, Of Kansas
university, for the month of January
he says it was month with average
temperature, deficient rainfall, cleal
skies and low wind velocity. Fourteen
Jannaries in the last twenty-eight years
have been colder and thirteen warmer
The Goth was the warmest January day