Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-02-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

an indellible ink, would have reaped a
large harvest of tender young suckers.
He represented himself to be an i'm
plemcnt and hardware company agent
and claimed that his company was
anxious to introduce new lister,
worth S55, which would be sold for SIC
and So, IS freight to those who would
contract TO take the machine. Dut-
ton tried to obliterate the word lister
in the contract with the erasers he
carried with him all the time, but they
simply changed its color, showing that
it had been tempered with. He went
to Quincy Adams in X. Il. Gray's drug
store, and asked for something which
would accomplish his purpose. Adams
referred him to A. b. Patton as know
ing more about such work. Dutton
went to Patton, who informed him
that he made the ink and il was chem
zeal proof The experiments of the
swindler becoming known, he lost his
nerve and hastily left for the East
Superintendent Stryker's text book
bill provides for the following prices:
Spelling books 10 cents, first reader
10 cents, second reader Is cents, third
reader 20 cents, fourth reader 80 cents,
fifth reader IS cents, United States
history As cents, third part arithmetic
IS cents, complete geography as cents.
This cuts the present prices more than
so per cent, and includes transporta-
ton to the various districts also 1t Is
generally thought by the representa-
tives that the bill will pass Most of
the members from the west are enthu-
siastic in its support.
The temperance people of lola have
a novel way of securing convictions of
ioint-keeperS. When such case is
called all the temperance men and wo-
men crowd into the court room. The
mission of the men is to get on the
jury, and that OF the women to shame
the witnesses into telling the truth.
The Register says that when fifty wo-
men fasten their accusing eyes upon a
witness he blurts out the whole truth
and makes his escape as soon as posi-
BILE.
l. N, Mcdonald of Winfield has noti-
fed the bank commissioner that he
will establish bank, capital 81, 900, at
Baxter Springs, to take the place of
the Warner bank, which failed few
weeks ago. A new bank of $4,000 cap
ital is to be opened at Anthony, The
State bank at Hollenberg, Washington
county, and Stackpole Il Tobey, bank
ers at the town of Washington have
notified the hanle commissioner that
they will SO into voluntary liquida-
ton.
Clarence L. Nelson, alias Collins;
William II. Shaw, alias Burke, alias
Adams, and o. II. Blalleslcy, alias Fay,
alias Everett, who were in Jail at
Syracuse for the robbery of the depot
and hotel at Coolidge, induced the
sheriff's son and another young man to
come to their cell to play game OF
cards. Then the three ovcrpowered
the boys, gagged them, secured their
firearms and locked them up. The
despcradoes then stole three horses
and rode to the south.
New Kansas state board of railroad
commissioners consists of Ex-Governor
Lcwelling of Wichita, three year term
William P. billiard, Democrat, lawyer
OF Fort Scott, two year term, and Will
liam M. Campbell Of Antrim for one
year. r. w. Turner is slated for sec
rotary of the board. Campbell and
billiard replace Simpson and Howe at
once but Lowe will hold on until
April.
Mrs. Finnigan, of Eden, Atchison
county, will be 100 years old in short
time. Mrs. Finnigan has several sons,
one OF whom, Michael Finnigan, lives in
Atchison, and was u soldier with Sher-
man. She had only one daughter, who
died while her husband was in the
army. Mrs. Finnigan was born in
Ireland near the Killarney lakes, and
in all her life has nevcv called doctor.
Elrs. Elizabeth Marzolt was the
name of an old French lady who died
at Cawlcr City last week. She was
81 years old, having been born on
April %, 1902, the day the Louisiana
purchase was formally ratified by Ma
poleon. She was the mother of nine
children, the grandmother of twenty
six and the great grandmother OF
lifty-ninc.
Anderson Cray, recently released
from the penitcnt iary, where he went
for criminal hypnotsm, it is said, will
not go back to his second wife, but
will hunt up his first spouse and re-
marry her, having long ago been d.
vorced.
1t is understood that Bank Commits
Sioner John w Breidenthal will soon
resign as chairman of the Populist
state central committee. His term as
bank commissioner will expire next
month and he then will be reappointed
for term OF four years. In case Of
his resignation as chairman Of the
committee, he probably will be sue
ceeded by j. NJ. Allen of Neosho county.
Sterling Bulletin: Tho Sterling skim
ming station during the year 1895
handled 100000 pounds of milk,
which yielded sc, 600 pounds of butter
fat. This, az an average of Is cents a
hound, yielded our farmers Ss,40O,
The station is now receiving milk
three days each week and about 1000
pounds each day.
Senator Lucien Baker is a pretty
goud lawyer and fair sort of q states
man, but he hasn't lick of horse
sense. A few months ago he sold
colt to o. NJ. Spencer of Kicl1apoo for
500, and the same animal, under the
name of Captain Hanks has just been
sold to New York man for $1,000.
A Winfield mao has Just received a
letter writes to him thirty-three
years ago by cousin who was then