Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


The Arkansas City police court earns
$500 month.
The National party has nominated
a full county ticket in Republic
county,
Ex-secretary Of State Higgins has
bought an interest in the Western
Veteran.
Dan Todd, Fort Scott mail carrier,
was shot in the arm by some unknown
would-b be assassin,
Ida H. Ansdell has succeeded Mary
L. Burton as editor of the Kansas OPP
timist at jamestown.
Egin, little town In Chautauqua
county, claims to have shipped $50
cars Of cattle during July.
Ex-ohioans in Ottawa, following the
example Of the Pennsylvania people
there, are organizing q local society.
La Cygne merchants are selling
"home grown" oil, taken from wells
north OF that town, in Miami county.
Chas. Good, the largest man IN the
Sixth district, died at Waldo He was
six feet six inches tall and weighed
400 pounds
A ST. Marys girl, who is quite in
terested in the money question, insists
that her best fellow leaves at IL to
each night,
The Populists, Democrats and silver
Repu blicans of the Fourth district
nominated John Madden of Emporia
for Congress.
The Populists OF the First Kansas
district met Mt Leavenworth and NOM
mated Rev, Il. II, Ballou of Nemaha
county for Congress.
The uniform Textbook idea has
been adopted in Shawnee county and
will DO put In practice as soon as the
details Gun be arranged.
Populsts and Democrats of Sedg-
wick county have nominated fusion
ticket, headed by Ex-Governor l.. ID.
Lewelling for State Senator.
John d. Hays, who formerly lived at
Atwood, leaving there TO go to Cripple
Creek In the beginning OF that camp,
died OF pneumonia last week.
Wellington is suffering from an ice
famine. Towns that had to depend
on natural ice for their summers sup
ply this year are In bad shape.
Kansas Is represented on all three
Of the national executive committees
When the country wants politics done
brown it comes to Kansas for men.
The Barber Asphalt company offers
to take five years contract to keep
Topela's neglected and decaying pave
ments in repair at A cents u square
yard per year,
Mrs. Frank Huffman Of Banner,
Dickson county, while drawing water,
fell to the bottom OF we'll twenty
seven feet, and was rescued with only
a few bruises
The citizens of Neodesha Of all po-
litical affiliations have contributed to
the erection of large and substan-
tial wigwam to be used by all parties
during this campaign.
James M. Simpson Of Mcpherson
county succeeds Cyrus. Leland as
chairman Of the Republican State con-
trail committee, and j, Il. Bristow
continues as secretary.
Tom Chambers, who was one OF the
three Democrats who held the balance
of power in the Kansas house In 1893,
and made John Martin senator, Is now
free silver lecturer in Oklahoma.
Emporia is now getting its ice sup
ply from Minnesota, and the extent to
winch ''pubic sentiment faYors the
enforcement of the law" can be In
ferred from the fact that carload
: lasts just two days.
: The Lawrence city council has re-
, Gently passed curfew ordinance
Now IL is asked to pass an ordinance
, prohibiting splitting on the sidewalks
Is II the intention to legislate the
politicians off the earthP
= salina prides itself on being pro
+ Rressive up to date little city, but
, statement OF the views Of the recently
/ married couple there who have beer
4 ''shivareed" three nights in succession
might not tend to the confirmation o
that opinion.
Mrs Ellen Patton OF Atchison who
is quite we'll known as Kansas Au
:. thor was attacked by bull dog a
the home of neighbor and her arm
was lacerntcd in frlghtful manner
n She has become very Ill us result.
In a speech at Fort Scott, John L
Waller, ex-consul to Madagascar, VIII,
: was recently released from the Frencl
prison, declared that he was still
lfathering the land and timber schem
q In Madagascar; that he still owne'
. 100, 900 acres there, and proposed T.
= consumate his plans. He attributed
his imprisonment to personal preju
u dice on the part OF the French gov
l. ment
The injunction suit brought by som
members OF the order against S. u
Snider and william Higgins as Score
tary and Treasurer of the Knight
r and Ladies of the Fireside has bee
dismissed. The suit did not in an
way reflect ON the officers, but wa
. brought TO determine whether the by
laws as adopted were valid. The orde
y seems to be in hourishlng condition
A Fort Scott burglar surrendere
l. Immediately, and permitted himsel
to be turned over to the police tn
other night when he found he was
the house of Mr. Work. The mer
mention of work strikes terror to tn
h heart OF the average burglar.
The recent reports that the ep
Il demic of sickness after the Bapti'
'. and Catholic socials at Fort Scott ws
= due TO poison in ice cream has cause
y diminishing Of sales, says the TIL
10 une. Some Of the dealers say the
eoloa have fallen off rs per cent.