Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-11-12
STATE NEWS.

lebt for the first time in history
The fourth crop of alfalfa this season
Is being cut in Mitchell county.
The Mcpherson telephone service ia
rented at one dollar per month.
Mr.. Jump is resident of Emporia
who never bothers his head about
athletics.
Diphtheria prevails in Atchison to
such an extent that some of the schools
have been closed.
The board of education will inaugur-
ate military drill in connection with
the public schools of Leavenworth.
A Coffey county paper refers to
rival editor as IAN insane asylum with
IN himself, running without keeper"
The State fish commissioner has
added 500 small mouthed black bass to
the already well-stocked waters Of the
Walnut Why put all the fish in the
Walnut?
The people Of Eldorado are already
preparing for Thanksgiving festivities,
Among other incidents OF the day will
be ball in honor Of Jessie Lewelling,
huuBAAOII VI ulS GA-HONNIlOIs
Two Smith county men who recently
went to Alaska have been hanged and
the Goodland Republic remarks that
anyone who would leave Kansas for
Alaska deserves such fate.
Fine fall weather hut every one
nearly has to elbow his nose" Colds
are epidemic. Some say ii is Ia grippe.
Augusta Journal.
Every rise of four cents in wheat
has meant round million or more TO
the thoughtful Kansas farmers who
had raised wheat this year.
The Kansas Medical college will pre-
sent bill to the next legislature pro-
viding for the presentation Of pauper
cadavers to medical colleges
j. @. Bells COW upset bucket Of
paint Saturday evening, and drank
portion of the contents, which poisoned
her. 1t was necessary to shoot the an
imal. -Girard World.
Arkansas City Traveller: An Arlsan-
sas girl bit her sweetheart on the lip
while kissing him, blood poisoning set
in and he died. Slain by the jawbOne
Of lass, so to speak,
Some small.souled individual pried
out the corner stone of the Baptist
church at Calvin, Mitchell county, and
stole therefrom few coins, bible
and few other trinlSets Of no particu-
lar value. The devil will dance on the
grave of that man with q ghoulish
glee. Champion.
1t is reported that j. P. Pomeroy, a
widely known Kansan who formerly
lived in Atchison, has made big strike
at Cripple Creek, gold mine which he
purchased turning out well. He is the
man who gave Hill City Its boom few
years ago. He owns 10000 acres OF
land In Graham county.
Sherman Rowland, u farmer living
near Mcpherson, committed suicide
after shooting his wife and City
Marshal Wolf, both Of whom were shot
in the arms. Mrs. Rowland had left
her husband because of his cruelty.
The trouble occurred after she had
summoned the marshal to eject Row.
land from her house. After shooting
the marshal and his wife Rowland rode
out of the city on horseback. His dead
body was found an hour later two miles
out of town.
Albert Robbins and q. Cadwalader
are in jail at Atwood, charged with
setting fire to and burning about hf-
teen tons of hay belonging to Jonah
Foster. Robbins had just been released
from jail for stealing from Foster, and
was heard to say that he would burn
everything Foster had.
A house boat containing O. Weber,
J.. Smith and Palmer Lee, with their
families, hoated down the Missouri
river and tied up at Atchison last week,
having come from the headwaters Of
the Missouri river during the past six
or seven months. Their boat was
loaded with valuable archaeological
specimens, which they propose to sell
at st. Louis.
Haskell county has been banlsrupted
by feergrabbers. There are only 100
taxpayers left in the county, and their
burdens are so heavy that they will let
go and run the first opportunity. The
people wanted to reduce salaries and
made strong appeal to the last Legis-
lature for reasonable fee and salary
law. AS a result they got law which
made an increase in the fees and sal
aries of their county officers Of 81, 400
annually. Haskell county scrip Is
worth only so cents on the dollar.
Mrs. Eychner Of MAYHEM, Jewell
county, was kicked to death by horse
while gathering eggs. She was aged,
and It is thought the horse did not
know she was in the barn.
!, American alliances with the nobility
are not entirely restricted to an ex-
change of our wealthy daughters for
European titles. DIR. Sidney D. Fitz-
gerald OF Lacrosse, Rush county, was
last week married to Madeline u. Havi-
land, daughter Of the late governor of
Prince Edward island, of which prov
ince the doctor was former resident
The ceremony took place at Philadel-
phia and the doctor will bring his
bride at once to their Kansas home.
The boys Of the high schools Of Pitts
burg, Burlington, Fort Scott and Par
sons have formed football league to
be known as the Southwestern Kansas
Football league.
An Atchison woman who gave a
party recently, worked ten days and
worried ten nights on her invitation
list, and then made twenty-seven err
rors. -Atchison Globe.