Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-17
Kansas Notes.

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The bonded indebtedness OF Reno
county is $3S3,000.
The newspapers are printing state
meut that Greeley, Scott, Stanton,
Haskell, Seward, Stevens and Morton
counties win lose their legislative rep
resentatives this winter, because they
failed to register $50 votes at the polls
in November. This is an error, Only
four of the counties named may lose
their house members The constitu-
ton provides that before u county
shall be given representation it shall
have cast $50 votes at general cleo
ton, but it may not be deprived of it's
member unless thereafter it shall cast
less than 200 votes. At the recent
election Greeley and Scott cast more
than 200 votes. The other five fell be-
low the constitutional minimum, but
some of them have fallen below at
other elections, and the legislature
has not deprived them OF their mem
bers. Morton county never has cast
$50 votes, or even 200 votes, and there
fore never has had a member. Kansas
City Star.
That no man knows precisely when
he is well off was aptly illustrated M
Troy the other day One Jim Butler
was on trial in the district court for
having violated the prohibitory law.
He asked to step out of the court room
moment and made use of the per
mission to skip across to Missouri sOiD
and safety. The jury went right on,
however, and found verdict, which,
was Of acquittal. The prisoner re-
turned when this news was carried tn
him and the officers at once flung him
into Jail for escaping from custody,
The legislature this winter will NOT
be without its medical bill. Several
patriots announce that they will GO,
to Topeka loaded
Alice Sheldon, sister of the Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, will be-
stow herself on Myron A, Waterman.
deputy bank commissioner, MS a New
Years present
Ewing Herbert discovers that only
four of the 1876 men who will constitute
the next legislature of Kansas, are
mentioned in Wilder's "Annals of Kan
sas." John Seaton is one of the four.
The Atchison Globe Indignantly de-
MES the charge that John j. Ingalls, II
worth $20O,0D0. 1t says one-fourth Of
that sum would measure his fortune.
While 1t is possibly true that lion
may not mate with q jackal, we observe
that an Eagle has been married to n,
Woodcock down in Coffey county.
Ship your Butter, Eggs, Poultry and
Game direct to Frank Hyde &c Co., ia
East Fourth street Kansas City, Mo.
Prompt returns guaranteed. Write
for regular weekly quotations and
tags.
Here is an item from the Halstead
Independent which leaves us very
much in doubt as to exactly what tho
editor Is attempting to pledge himself:
IF our readers will overlook the
shortage of local matter this week,
caused by the arrival of ten-pound
daughter at the home of the editor,
we'll promise not to allow repetition
of the same event very soon"
Newton Republican: County Treas
urer Dougherty says that the taxea
are coming in fast at present. Many
of the Harvey county farmers are pay
ing full taxes at the first payment.
Cut this item out and send it back East.
When Governor Il. N. Morrill, coca
out Of Office he and Mrs. Morrill, win
take trip to Europe. They probably
will be abroad six months. Mrs. Nor
rill has not been in good health for
some time and her physicians recon-
mend change Upon their return
Governor Morrill, will look after hia
bank at Hiawatha.
Governor Morrill, has made state.
ment Of his campaign expenses as pro-
vided by law. 1t consists Of two items
$3.50 paid to the state central com
mittee and 1925 paid for incidentals.
GovernOr-elect Leedy has also made a
statement OF his expenses, as follows:
Populist state committee, 500; Topeka
Bryan and Leedy club, IS; railroad
fares, S367.sO; hotel and livery, S11s.
Total, $780, 80.
The statement of the Populist state
committee, filed with the clerk Of
Shawnee county, shows total receipts
of campaign funds Of SO, 736. IS; expend-
itures, S3,445.61. OF the amount re-
ceived 81, $780, 90 came through Breiden-
that's scrip scheme. The balance was.
donated by individuals. The state
ment of the free silver Republican,
state committee shows an expenditure.
Of S575.5O.
According to reports from the state.
papers, there is a great deal Of unlaw-
full quail shooting being done at the
present time. A few wholesome ar
rests and good stiff fines might pre-
vent the utter extinction Of the hedge
bird"
Ransom Nichols, an old soldier who
had been living the life Of q hermit
and miser in DeSoto for the past ten
years, was found dead in his room.
He was about 90 years old. It is pre-
sumed he became overcome with cold.
Attorney General-elect L. O. Bowie,
was admitted to practice before the
lupreme court, upon the motion OF
United States District Attorney w. G..
Perry.
One hundred and eighty thousand
dollars is the present amount Of money
n the state school fund.
p. II. Cooper of Stockton has re-
urned from New Mexico, where he
Fought 1900 head of sheep. He will
eed them in Rocks county this winter.
Joseph Ritter of lola has purchased
he Bronson Pilot of Eugene Contains,
Who retires to become deputy clerk OF
he District court Of Bourbon count
Twenty-Five cents was the price mi