Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-20
Kansas Notes.

for chickens on subscription.
Atchison's annual interest payments
onits school bond indebtedness amount
TO $4,000,
h. w, Arnold, formerly Of Pottawat-
omie county, is running for the legia-
lature in the State OF Washington.
Over 100000 tons of coal were
mined in Kansas last year, giving en-
ployment to 1000 men and $50 boys.
State school fund commissioners
have purchased 100000 worth OF
Shawnee County's bridge bonds at
par,
Garrett A. Hobart, Republican cam
didate for Vice President, has prom
Used to visit Topeka during the g, "A. X.
reunion In September.
Fort Scott has levied Q per cent
tax upon its assessed valuation OF
81, 930y353 for municipal expenses dur
ing the ensuing year.
Adam Todd hardy veteran OF 80,
swings the scythe in his Jefferson
county field aS effectively as a vigor"
GUS young farm hand.
In the district composed OF Kansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, the
national revenue collector collected
S24s, 729 during the year ending June
80, 1896.
II seems that large majority OF the
Populist papers of Kansas have de-
clared in favor Of standing by Mr..
Watson and his candidacy for Vice
President
According to the most recent esti.
N ate, ut least $500, 000will be required
TO finish the state house and grounds
that Is, to put every room and every
corridor in the big building In perfect
shape, and to make Of the grounds q
park. About $3.50 Is now available
FOR use, and there will BIO $4,000 by
the 6rst Of the year.
Portraits Of Governors Denver and
Stanton were placed in position In the
executive office ut the state capitol
last week OF all the territorial gov
errors, pictures OF only Beebe and
Woodson are now lacking. George I.
Anthony is the only one Of tho execu'
tives of Kansas us q state whose por'
trait is missing from the collection.
Mrs, Emma L. Rowley, prominent
in church and social circles In Atchi'
son, model wife and mother and
highly accomplished, Is victim OF q
strange hallucination, and has been
committed to the insane asylum.
Mrs. Rowley imagines that she is to
be empress OF the United States upon
the retirement of Grover Cleveland as
President, and has selected her cab
inst
The Santa Fe's net earnings for the
month OF June showed an increase
over the corresponding month OF last
year Of 1905, 26l, nearly half the sum
of the increase in net earnings for the
entire year. The gross earnings for
the fiscal year ending June 80 were
SZ8, 900, 397, and the operating ex'
penses see, 092, 907 less by 1894, 447 than
the preceding year, For the month
OF June alone operating expenses de-
creased S944,699
The mother Of W. A. Churchill, who
works in the county clerks Office at
Lawrence, was school teacher in
New Jersey in her early years and
one of her pupils for several terms
was Carrot A. Hobart, Republican
nominee for vice president.
Topeka announces that her fall fes.
tivities for the Grand Army of the Re-
public to be held during the week
September Is to October 3, is not
merely n reunion of the old soldiers,
but reunion OF all Kansans. 1t will
be week full of pngeantry, floats,
tournaments, carnival pranlEs, milf
tary, civic and flower parades, illum-
mated professions and campfres
presided over by famous American
statesmen, including Bryan and Nc
Kinley who have both promised pos
itively to be present.
An inmate OF the poor house in Mar
ion county has never chewed, smoked,
nor drank, and hundreds Of people are
wondering what became of all his
money.
Oberlin must be pretty tough place,
, The Times says: 1t is getting SO lately
I that lady cannot pass along the
: streets without hearing language that
D would make cast iron dog blush.
+, Members OF the Soldiers home,
. Loaven worth, presented Rev. Father
Kinsella, the Catholic chaplain, with
horse, harness and phaeton The
vehicle is the bandsomest in the city.
1t is SAID to be considered tho proper
+, thing in polite society in Florence to
!; say she was ignited," instead of
fired" in speaking of man who has
Q lost his job.
A man named Hanna, living at
Sterling, has the only blackthorn tree
= in Kansas. His sister brought it from
J, Ireland years ago. Mr. Hanna made
o a cane from one of the branches and
J, will send it to Bryan.
All things come to the Topeka man
who waits long enough. j. e. Upton,
who resides there, is n years old, and
is enjoying his frst wrestle with the
whooping cough.
: The Lawrence city council adopted
, a curfew ordinance at its last meet,
y ing. Scarcely city in the State ia
j. now without law providing for
housino It's kids at 0 d. m