Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-12-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Topeha's first wooden mill Is now in
operation, and 100 workmen are en-
ployed.
A Reub, of Butler county, made $40
gallons Of wine from three-fourth of an
acre of grapes
Congressman Curtis has introduced a
bill to appropriate 100000 to enlarge
Topeka's public building.
Abraham Edwards, n resident Of
North Topeka, went insane because
his little farm was sold for taxes
Clay Center society was shocked by
the suicide, without known cause, Of
Dr. Harry Deal, a leading young dem
tist
The Douglas county commissioners
refused to con attribute $4,000 to help
build bridge across the river at Le-
compton.
Gov, Leedy personally redeemed an
old So state bank note, issued in Kan
sas over 80 years ago. 1t was held by
an eastern miser.
The heaviest woman in Kansas is at
Fort Scott, her weight being 4l3
pounds. During the summer she
travels with a show.
A New York man who refused to all
low his name to be printed recently
paid off a $500 mortgage on the Episco-
pal church at Dodge City.
The police force in every city in
Kansas will be reduced to comply with
the law which permits only one police
man for every 1900 inhabitants.
1t is confidently stated that negro
Baptists of Kansas will erect fine
lollege building in Atchison in the
spring. There are $4,000 negro Bap-
lists in the state.
A sensational story from Topeka said
Jerry Simpson would not ask for a
denomination in the Seventh district,
in accordance with an agreement made
to- ohe democrats last year
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual banquet of the Kansas
Day club, at Topeka, January 20. Edi-
tor w. Y. Morgan, of the Hutchinson
News, will be POSTMASTER.
The state will bring suit against the
city of Lawrence for 800, 900 bonus the
city pledged to secure the state uni
versity. No part of the principal or
interest has ever been paid.
1t is estimated that the counties of
Geary, Dickinson, Saline, Ellsworth,
Ottawa, Clay, Riley, Marion, McPher-
son, Cloud, Washington and Republic
nave 77S, 800 acres sown to wheat.
Over 1000 guests attended the golden
wedding anniversary of DR.. H. b. Horn
md wife in Atchison recently. They
anne to Kansas IS years ago. Mrs.
Horn is sister of Gen. j. B. Weaver,
of Iowa.
William Aultman. a Cheyenne coun-
ty farmer, was sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for stealing harness. He said
it was a mania with him. He stole
dozens of sets, but never used or dis
posed of then..
In the recent trial of a case in the
Usage county district court John Will
liams, farmer, acknowledged in an
affidavit that he had three wives live
ing, from neither of whom had he been
legally separated.
William Margrave, of Fort Scott,
who has been justice of the peace A
years, declares that the new salary
law leaves loophole whereby justices
can charge up fees about equal to
those now realized.
The greatest water famine ever
known was reported in the western
part of Crawford county. Citizens
were compelled to use water that was
absolutely filthy The Neosho river
was practically dry.
James Marts, who stole some silver.
ware at Hutchinson and pawned it tC
buy bread for his family, and upon
confessing the crime was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary, has been
pardoned by Gov. Leedy.
At independence, recently, A. j. Ha'
german, aged SO, was married to Mrs,
Mooney, aged II. They had made pre-
vious attempts to wed, but relatives
always succeeded in thwarting the
plans of the giddy couple.
Fort Scott merchants recently with
drew from the trading stamp" asso
citation, fearing prosecution by the fed
eral authorities. The local manager
was arrested for violating an ordinance
prohibiting gift enterprises.
Senator Harris has introduced a bill
in congress to appropriate $500 t.
the state university to pay a war claim
caused by the burning of a hotel a
Lawrence, then owned by the New
: England Emigrant company.
Rev. Warren Applebee, said to be {
member of the Northwest Kansas con
ference, was arrested at Boston, while
travelling with a young woman, on the
charge of theft. Applebee was said tt
be victim of the morphine habit.
Mrs. NJ. E. Ross, half-dementeC
woman at Nickerson, satuated he
clothing with coal oil, set fire to it anC
was burned to death. Her husband
and daughter were probably fatally
burned in their efforts to save her.
In defense of his advocacy of fewe
and better school-teachers in Kansas
State Superintendent Stryker ha
gathered statistics from 90 countie
which show that the average pric
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