Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
THE STATE OF KANSAS.

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Supreme court OF Kansas furnishes an
illustration of the fact that the ways
of the law are devious A couple had
been arrested on the charge of inn
moral conduct. Ii was shown that
they were free lovers who had stood
up before witnesses and declared that
they would take each other until
either one got tired. They we're con-
victcd in the District court and an
appeal was taken TO the Supreme
court The Supreme court held that
they had not been guilty of immoral
conduct, but had been tightly married.
The fact that they had attempted 10
mako the irregular marriage provis-
ional did not affect its full force and
enduring character.
"John j. Ingalls, appeared on the
streets this morning in linen suit"
says the Atchison Globe. "Great man
MS he is, he is interested in a subject
that interests every owner Of linen
suit Approaching reporter who had
one on, he inquired, Had yours
washed yet?' There Is an impression
that the pants of linen suit become
longer in the wash, and the coat
shorter"
o. G. Troxel, the Abilene young man
who recently won the competitive ex-
animation at Clay Center and received
an appointment to West Point, sue.
cessfully stood the examination at the
academy and is now u full.fedged
cadet
The first those" party of the season
Is reported from Hutchinson. A those"
party Is one where along about mid
night u lot OF young girls put on rs
little rs the law will allow and drench
each other in the back yard with the
garden hose,
The Gazette says certain Emporia
young man worked his way into a
theater performance for straight
week by dressing himself up as wo.
man. II was one Of those shows that
admit women free.
A largo proportion OF tho Kansas
wheat crop is now in shock With
good weather for saving It, we shall
have probably 10000, 900 bushels for
sale, after saving enough for seed and
bread.
One Of the burdens borne by the cd
itor Of the White Cloud Globe is the
necessity of sitting on his front stoop
every night and hearing "Jesus Paid
IL ALI" sung by neighbor family that
owes him three years subscription,
The Newton Kansan says Mr.. w. ].
Puett OF that city has received word
from Senator Baker that he has been
nominated for one of the five consular
positions that are supposed to come to
Kansas
The Santa Fe weed cutting machine
set fire TO and burned 200 acres OF
wheat near Chase. The company Of
fers to settle with it's owner on the
basis of thirty bushels to the acre.
Warden Lands says there Is not a
single newspaper man in the pehiten-
tiary, but Vic Murdoch says It is full
of delinquent subscribers. The spring
poets all go to the insane asylum.
1t is said that Major j, M. D. Wood
is to be appointed agent for the Ponca
Indians in the territory. Major Wood
is brother to the late Sam Wood OF
Kansas.
The Anthony Bulletin says that
Mrs Il. u. Connell OF that city, has
ono of the handkerchlefs blessed by
Healer Schlatter "for which she has
persistentIy refused large sums"
Ex-Governor Click was such an adj
mirer OF the late Governor Shannon
that he named his farm, his school dis.
trict, his township, and his railway
station after him.
Santa Fo officials deny the report
telegraphed from Chicago to the Of
feet that the padded pay rolf steal
would amount TO between $40, 900 and
$50, 900
Mayor Connect of Seneca was ar
rested and fined recently for riding a
bicycle on the sidewalk. He was fined
81 and costs the same as any ordinary
offender.
Billy Sterne will not take the Office
of United States marshal until next
January. Those i05 deputies will
have long time to wait
Fort Scott has a new poll tax ordi.
nance forbldding the employment OF
substitutes, and the men of the town
have organized night
The Missouri river has not been very
hungry this year, and the railroad
rock crusher at Atchison has shut
down with ninety carloads on hand.
Pittsburg will have free mail deliv-
cry after August 1.
II is estimated by a local paper that
the population of Wallace county Ia
less than 1000. Ten years ago the
population was 2,64t.
Some Topeka liquor law yiolatora
now have Uncle Sam after them.
They neglected to secure government
licenses
Notwithstanding the tremendous
wheat crop in Mcpherson county, half
the people have caught the Arkansas
immigration fever.
There Is at least the consolation Of
knowing that Mr.. Gottlieb Sturtesen-
hofecler OF Phillips county stopped It
before all the alphabet was gone.
A tramp circulated through the res
idence portion of Florence the other
day and announced himself every
where as Tariff BILL"
The prettiest flower in the West is
the blossom Of the Kansas sensitive
plant The prairies are now covered
with them.
The county superintendent of Kan
sas have been notified to be more