Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-04-18

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tillage,
AS a part of the returns from this
subsoiled twenty-eight acres for the year
1894, which so many farmers regarded
as failure, Mr.. Kelsey this week re-
ceived warrants on the state treasurer
to the amount of $1495, for seed pota-
toes sold TO the board of railroad COM
missioners for distribution in the west
ern counties.
Toronto has a finely equipped new
Touring mill.
lola is considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
owning it's natural gas plant.
Highland has purchased the second
floor of the Masonic building for 5000
and will make it city hall.
A. A. and Warren Farmer of Stevens
county have signed contracts for 140
acres Of melons to be grown for seed.
Claude Hawkins of Clement, while
stealing a ride, fell for the train near
Strong City, and had his leg cut off by
the wheels.
There is a case of smallpox at the
Dad Fellows Orphans home at Silkville.
L. G. Slime who is at the head of that
institution and who resides at the no me
was in Ottawa with his daughter when
the first case occurred in a hotel there.
The young lady caught the disease
there.
Hiawatha special: The thirty-two
Pullman workmon brought here last
fall have finally succeeded in interesting
enough capital to start them in the
manufacturing business. A building
and two acres Of ground have been
bought for them, and they hope to be at
work for themselves now.
Manhattan Nationalist: 1t is an
nounced that Professor e. M. Shelton,
known to all Kansas through his con-
nection with the Agricultural college,
will leave Queensland, Australia, on the
expiration of his second term as in
structor in agriculture in the govern
ment school there. He will probably
locate in Southern California.
A number Of Leavenworth mon have
formed company for the development of
coffee lands on the Isthmus Of Tehuante-
pee There are at present ten members
of the company. They have made q
deal for large body of land. Expert
ments are now being conducted and in
case they prove encouraging the entire
party expects to locate on the isthmus.
Fort Scott letter: 1t is now a settled
fact that a large match factory will be
erected in this city. The plans and
specifications for the necessary build
ings are received, and estimates on the
cost of construction will be Immediately
solicited. Cottonwood, which abounds
in this section, will be used for the man
ufacture of fire sticks" 1t is esti-
mated that the machinery will cost &c.,
coo. and that the industry will employ
forty or fifty men and women.
Judge Williams, Of the United States
court has issued writ of mandamus
against the mayor and officers of the
CITY of Humboldt, compelling them to
levy and collect tax to pay the judg-
ment for $4,000 as payment for Union
Pacific bonds in 1870 This writ was is
sued in favor of Peter A. H. Jackson, of
New York, and R. s. Dow, in the
United States court in Fort Scott. An
other suit for $26,500 has been filed
against the same city in the United
States court by George H. Sampson, of
Peoria, ILL.,, who holds that amount OF
Union Pacific bonds issued in 1870.
From Russell: Charles P. Copeland
was elected permanent assignee of the
Central Kansas Loan and Trust compa-
ny. G. G. Kellogg, of Boston, was pres
emit, representing 100000 liabilities,
but was outvoted. The company's as
sets consist of 5000 acres of western
land and equities in farms valued at
$500, 900, but which cannot be realized
upon. An appraisement was ordered by
the creditors, who represented a quarter
Of million Of the liabilities of the COM
pany, and it will be made at once. OF
the liabilities $4,000 are debentures;
$4,000, guaranteed loans held in Bos-
ton; and $4,000 guaranteed loans held
in Vermont. Copeland was treasurer
and manager of the company.
There is a general impression in Atch-
ison that the government work will be
washed cut by the April rise unless ex-
tended further up the river. The river
is already cutting in above the work,
and prompt action will be necessary to
protect it.
The lola Register says the annual re-
tort OF the treasurer "shows the finances
of the city to be in good shape, there
being balance in the treasury belong
ing to each of the different funds max
ing total balance Of cash on hand Of
81, 664.90."