Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Lhe lock lsland6 Horton shops
Graham county paid cents each for
10000 rabbit scalps during October,
November aud December, 1894
The people Of Glen Elder will donate
grounds and pay for the building il the
high school OF Mitchell county is located
m their iowa.
At Burlington the home Of Guy L.
Watt was almost totally destroyed by
ire last week. 1t is not known how the
Gre started. There was no one at home
but the children. Most of the household
FOODS were saved. The loss is covered
by insurance.
Leaders in the Onti-lottery movement
in Kansas City, Kan, now assert that
there is no doubt that the Kansas log
islature, will pass such bill. "And Gov
Drnor Morrill, will not hesitate to sign
it," said close friend Of the governor
elect.
A large force Of men and teams are at
work OF improving the Atchison fair
grounds for the fair and races next
summer The races on the "a, 25 and 2G
Of July will be big event. The cleo
trio street car line is being extended to
the fair grounds.
Topeka journal: John s. Longdon,
the ex- preacher, convicted Of misleading
-year-old Ida Brown, was sentenced
TO five years in the penitentiary by
Judge Hazen. Judge Hazen denounced
Londgon for his conduct, but gave him
the minimum for the offence.
William Peyton, the 18-year-old son
George Peyton, a farmer living one
mile east of Hammond, Bourbon county,
was brutally assaulted in his fathers
house by burglar and lay uncon-
scious for an hour and half before the
fact Of the assault was discovered.
The Hill City Republican advises the
lamlning of the Solomon river in Ora
ham county and carry the water on the
''divide." 1t saws about all the farmers
Of the county will commence irrigating
on a small scale at first, which il success
full will only take few years to convert
that entire county into flower bed.
Capital: The committee appointed by
the state alliance at the recent session
in this city, met at the Office Of the state
secretary, j. B. French, and took up the
work Of preparing course of study
and program for the meetings Of the
organization during the coming year.
No definite action was taken. The men,
bers of the committee are j. f. Maxey,
Of Ottawa; Mrs. Emma Troudner, Car
bondale; Mrs. e. M. WardalL, Topeka,
and Mrs. d. /. Furbeck, of Topeka.
Emporia Republican: The old Texas
cattle fever case which is apparently de-
termined to go on forever, is before the
district court again. 1t hobs up this
time in the form of an injunction suit
by the M. X. Il. railway to prevent GER
tain parties from levying on the roads
property to satisfy the judgment OBJ
tanned on tho first trial of the case. The
court overruled the plaintiffs demurrer to
the first defense set up by the claimants,
which is virtual denial Of the injunc-
ton sought.
The fourth annual convention of the
Interstate Literary association was in
session at Atchson last week. Two hun
dred delegates attended from Kansas, Ne
braska and Missouri. The society is
one of the largest colored literary as
sociations in the United States, its presi-
dent being James A. Page, Of Topeka.
The papers are intelligently written and
discussions are attracting considerable
attention even among the white people.
Among the papers read was one by
Tilfred Davis, of Kansas City.
The state board of public works Wis.,
tied Atchison to investigate the advisa-
bility of erecting three cottages at the
Soldiers Orphans home, and making
other improvements which will involve
an expenditure of 100000. The homo
will not accommodate one-half of the
homeless children. 1t is understood that
Superintendent Faulkner is to prepare
bill asking the legislature for an APP
preparation to cover the cost Of the con-
templated buildings. The board will
recommend the appropriation.
From Holton: The Young Peoples
Nbr;sSion ,,nion IF tha Kansas ronfar
ence of the Church Of the United Breth-
rem in Christ held most profitable two
days session in the Pleasant Grove U.
B. church, nine miles northwest Of Hol-
ton. This organization in the U. B.
church corresponds to the Epworth
League and while Of recent origin, it
has already grown to marvellous proper
tions, numbering its members by the tens
of thousands. Out of nearly fifty locals
in this conference, about twenty-five
we're represented in the convention.
There were upward Of 100 young work
ers in attendance.
Wichita happy; D. ]. Drake, gen.
eral manager of the Standard Oil COM
pany, has issued the following general
order to the employees and patrons Of
his company in the western half Of Kan
Sos, eastern Colorado aud Oklahoma.
"Taking effect January l, 1895, all re-
ports, correspondence and orders you
will please send to the manager Of the
Standard Oil company at Wichita, Kan,