Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-06-24
THE STATE OF KANSAS.

Morris OIL company, OF Chicago Work
will begin July /, and the object is to
make trouble for the Standard Oil
company.
A striking illustration of the success
of women in the ministry Is furnished
by Rev. Edith Hill Booker, who is in
charge of the First Baptist church at
Pittsburg, Kan. Miss Booker, as the
result of three years work, can boast
Of church which cost $4,000 to erect,
and congregation numbering 1,00C
souls.
Professor Bemis, who was fred from
Chicago university, goes to the Kansas
Agricultural college at Manhattan.
Other new professors placed there are:
Frank Parsons, j. Allen Smith and
Helen Campbell, with Charles G. Har-
ris OF Junction City superintendent of
printing.
The county offices to be filled this
year are clerk, treasurer, register of
deeds, sheriff, coroner, surveyor and
commissioner in the Second district.
The new salary bill will go into effect
at the beginning of their terms of
Office.
Judge Foster decided in Leaven-
worth that Mrs. Hillmon would not
have TO furnish security for costs in
her famous case before it could pro-
coed. She would have been compelled
to furnish bond for $1,000 had the
motion been upheld.
Miss Evelyn Louise Lease, daughter
Of Mary e. Lease, has accepted an In
vitation to deliver a lecture in July
before the national Chautauqua as
sembly in jamestown, N. Y. This
will be her initial appearance as a
lecturer.
A machine has been invented by a
workman in the Santa Fe shops at
Topeka which will be used for burn
ing weeds and vegetation along the
track. 1t is believed that with it four
men can do the work of 100.
The Kansas City stock yards have
been better than gold mine for the
stockholders. There never was but
800, 900 put in, but from this all divi-
dends have been paid and the present
10000, 900 property bought.
The Kansas state normal at En-
poria graduated 1O2 teachers. Num-
Der of students enrolled during the
past year was nearly 1000, Of these
500 held teachers certificates previous
to entering the school.
Miss Carrie Katherman of Lawrence,
and G. E. Wallace, of Hiawatha, were
graduated from the state university
last week. Two hours later they were
married and left for their future home
in Brown comfy.
The ceremony of feet-washing was
performed as Belle Springs last week
by Bishops Zook and Engle of the
River Brethren, Quaker-like sect of
Dickinson county. 1t was their an
nual lovefeast.
John Bowman and wife of Douglas
county started last week for England
to attend the queens jubilee. Upon
arriving at New York Mr.. Bowman
died suddenly and Mrs. Bowman re-
turned home with the body
The state board of railway assessors
has made its assessment on the tele-
graph lines along the railroads in
Kansas. The aggregate assessment is
$500, 1898, an increase over last year Of
$113,9
Miss Nellie PETER, daughter OF ex-
Senator PETER, was married at To-
peka to James s McIllhenny of Wash
ington, D. G. Mr. McIllhenny is
superintendent of the Washington
Gas company.
B. H. Scrivens of Downs township,
Sumner county, is totally blind, but
he follows the pillow right along year
after year, does his own farm work
and is making money.
d. ]. Cole, who was delegate from
Kansas to the convention that nomi-
mated Peter Cooper for President, died
in Hutchinson last week. He had
reached the age of "a,
Miss Nellie Mckinley was elected
superintendent of the public schools
of Chetopa after deadlock covering
three sessions of the board and caus-
ing $50 ballots.
Irwin 7. Lands, son of the warden
of the penitentiary, has graduated at
Annapolis Naval academy. He goes
to Japan to enter the service on an
American man-of-war.
John II. Kinkel, receiver of the Bank
of Hutchinson has brought suit against
the former proprietors of the st. John
private bank for the recovery of $40, 900.
Governor Leedy has appointed Mrs
Charles Robinson as one of the COM
missioners to ''see after" the making
of bust of her husband for the state
house.
DR.. Holmes, professor of Latin lam
guage and literature at the University
of Kansas has resigned. 1t Is under
stood that the low salary was the
cause.
The twenty-flfth annual commence
ment of Kansas University graduated
the largest class in the history of the
institution-17s in all the schools.
Hundreds of farmers in Norton,
Thomas and Sherman coun ties are
raising alfalfa and planting less corn
this year.
Foreign loan and building associa-
lions cannot do business in Kansas.
Judge Alden Of the Wya1dotte dis
trict court has so decided.
COTS, the junction town Of the Gen.
trail Branch and Wyandotte roads, has
an egg-caudling house that does
business of $3.50, 900 year.
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