Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-25

What n happy condition of affairs is
pictured in this item from the new pa
per at Haskell Institute, the Indian
Leader: In n newspaper Office, when
mistakes occur the editor blames the
foreman, the foreman the proofreader
and finally all unite in placing the
blame upon the Intelligent compos-
itor" In the Leader Office 1t is differ
emit for this reason. There is no ed
itor, no foreman, no regular proof
reader and no organized force of COM
positors. So no one can be blamed or
criticised.
Fifty-six Kansas counties bear the
names of soldiers in the late war, but
only two of them were named for pri-
Yates. One Is Osborne county, which
was named for Vincent b. Osborne,
who lost his right leg Mt joys Ford
while member of the Second Kansas
cavalry. The other is Rocks county,
which was named for John Q, Rocks OF
the Eleventh Kansas infantry who
died of wounds received at the battle
of Prairie Grove.
Mrs. M. A. Haggard Of White Cloud,
who Is 80 years Of age has just COM
pleted common-sized bed quilt, q star
pattern, in red, white and blue colors,
which contains 70,73S separate pieces.
This quilt is all hand made, and 1t took
twenty. three and one-half spools OF
thread to make It, She was two years
in completing 1t. Mrs. Haggard has
| kept an account of all of her needle
work since she was So years old.
Experts have examined the sand
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Atchison and found 1t to be the best
quality in the West for the manufac-
ture Of glass There Is said to be an
inexhaustible bed Of 1t at Bean lake
that is nearly as white as snow.
Whether the object of the examination
means the building Of glass plant or
shipping the sand to the other works,
Is not known.
Kansas cities, at the April election,
will elect each mayor, attorney,
clerk, treasurer and member of the
council and of the school board from
each ward. AS many hundreds of
thousands of dollars of bonds are to be
refunded within the next two years,
and vast opportunities are presented,
the list of candidates is formidable.
The bill removing the disabilities of
rebel soldiers reminds us that Kansas
has upon her statute books law
which exempts Mennonites and Quals-
ers from all military service This
! bill was passed In 1874, when Kansas
was bidding for the great Mennonite
settlement which later located in the
Arkansas valley.
The cigarette ordinance in force In
several towns in Kansas has stopped
the sale of ready made cigarettes in
the town, and the boys now make
them of pure tobacco and rice paper,
thus missing the injurious effects OF
the poisonous drugs used to make tho
manufactured cigarettes seductive
Coffeyville journal.
Two Topeka girls, one named Santa
and the other named Fe, have just
reached the notifying age when
their names appear frequently in So
ciety events In the papers Notifying
because 1t must suggest the extreme
Stiffness Of naming two girls for
railroad.
Michael Przybylowicz is candidate
for city clerk of Leavenworth. When
people want to call him up by tcle.
phone, who, in the name Of heaven, do
they ask forP
The oldest man in Usage county is
Uncle John Drew of Burlingame, who
ut 81 is as bright and clipper as many
young man. The other day he
walked brislkly into Doctors office
and had a troublesome tooth pulled
without so much as winking,
Z. o. Sisson, graduate of the Kan
sas Agricultural college, class of 1886,
has been chosen President Of the Brad
Iey-Martin School of Technology just
opened at Peoria, ILL., IL is branch Of
the Chicago university and cost 49,,
100000.
John Root has been setting type on
the Atchison Champion since 1865. In
all that time he has missed but one day
In each year, generally spending 1t in
''St joe" His brother, Harry, pre-
ceded him year on the paper, but he
is now travelling for the Topeka Jour
nal
Judge George J. Barker, member Of
the state legislature, married Mrs.
Emma A. Dinsmore at her residence in
Lawrence Thursday, the Episcopal
ring service being performed by Rev.
Mr.. Banker.
will was filed for probate in Atch-
ison county the other day which had
been written with wash bluing. The
testator was an old colored woman
who owned five acres of land near the
town.
Seventy-fve old soldiers of Ness
county have joined in petition to
President Mckinley to appoint his old
comrade, Major John A. Pickler, COM
missioner Of pensions
Charles Boyle, pioneer citizen Of
Ottawa county, who died last week,
was veteran of the two last wars,
the Mexican war and the war of the
rebellion He was II years old.
A. L. Falcon and Pearl L. Herbrand
of Hiawatha were secretly married in
Kansas City October 9. The groom is
a student at the State university ana
son of lawyer politician.
The Standard Oil company has re-
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