Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-12-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

and will soon be declared city of the
second class.
Gov Leedy has appointed DIR. Ingels,
OF Larned, as superintendent OF the
osa watomie asylum.
Congressman Peters has introduced
bill to reduce postage on letters
mailed by blind people
Walter s, Bum, Of Lawrence, has
been appointed surgeon general of the
state militia by Gov, Leedy.
r. L. Williams, one of the first set
tiers in Lawrence, fell dead after eat
ing breakfast. Heart disease.
A course of practical instruction in
dairying will be commenced at the
state agricultural college January H.
The Wells-Fargo express Office ut
Cherryvale was robbed of $500 while
the agent was out waiting for train.
Over 100 Kansas teachers of penman-
ship held state convention at EN-
poria recently. Old officers were re-
elected.
Uncle" Chris Hoover, G. A. r. vet
Gran sS years old, committed suicide at
Burlingame the other day because OF
poor health.
The report from Riverside, Cal, that
Ira Il. Hodson, Makota (Kan.) law
yer, was murdered near that place
proves to be unfounded.
Kansas railroads have made a one
fare rate for the state teachers meet
ing at Topeka December $3.50. A big
attendance is predicted.
Prominent citizens of Garland have
brought proceedings to GUST every Off
Ger of the town on the ground that
they were illegally elected.
Is. L. Kies, editor of the Kansas Com
moner, at Wichita, will contest with
Jerry Simpson for the populist nomi-
nation for congress in the Seventh dis
trict.
The G. A. r. posts of Emporia are
booming D. w. Eastman, of that city,
for department commander when the
state encampment meets at Wichita in
April.
Dennis Harmon, recently elected a
road overseer in Wyandotte county,
pleaded guilty to tho charge of treat
ing voters to liquor and was sentenced
to Jail.
Mrs. Anna Beurman, convicted OF
killing her husband near Lawrence
because she wanted to marry another
man, was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Over roo chickens of high and low
degree were on exhibition at the an
nual exhibit of the Associated Chicken
and Pet Stock Fanciers of the Arkan-
sas Valley at Wichita last week.
The Kansas railroad commissioners
forthcoming report will contain sec
tions to show that the commissions
powers are inadequate and that the
state board has not enough power
The states outstanding warrants
stamped mot paid for want of funds"
amount to $4,000, and may reach
S125, 0OO The state treasurer thinks
he can pay off the deficit by February
| next.
Prof. A. j. Wall, formerly principal
of the Richland schools is in the Morton
county jail at Syracuse charged with
causing the ruin of 17-year-old Alice
Butler. Wall is graduate of the Kan
sas state normal.
j. II. Martindale, hardware dealer
of Scranton, was frozen to death one
night last week. He had started to
drive to Overlook, and left the buggy
to look for laprobe. He lost his way
and was found dead.
The supreme court upheld State
Treasurer Heffleblower, who refused
to sign warrants to pay for $4,000 OF
Graham county bonds purchased by
the state at par, because the banker
who offered them was to pay only 90
cents on the dollar.
The cotton-growing industry in
southern Kansas is beginning to at
tract attention and past seasons have
proven that soil and climate are espe-
cially adapted for the production OF
cotton. Its introduction is due to the
late ex-senator McTaggart.
Inc HUTCHINSON a. OOuJhSIu l Plll Ohu
will be sold by Special Master Dillon
at the courthouse in Hutchinson Janu-
ary a. The upset price of the road
from Hutchinson to Cameron, a dis
tance of 50 miles, is $500 and from
Cameron to Wakita is $65, 900.
Several weeks ago Pension Agent
Leland preferred charges of incompe'
tency against Charles w. Osborn,
clerk in the office, and the civil service
commission has sustained the charges
Osborn is son of eX-Secretary OF State
Osborn. Mr.. Leland will reinstate
some old soldier.
The rabbit scalp industry in Sumner
county is developing at an astonishing
rate. So far the county has paid three
cents bounty upon $4,000 scalps, anc
they are being brought to the county
clerk at the rate of 5000 a day. 1t is
estimated that by March l the county
will have to pay out $12, OOOAwhich viii
represent total of 1000 rabbits
killed.
The states permanent school funC
has been growing wonderfully of late
and the district schools of the state
will get larger apportionment than
usual in January. The bonded debt o
the state is SG32, 900, of which all bu
| e1no nm 80 hold in the school fund O