Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
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Work has begun on the Santa Fe
railroad branch between Cherryvale
and Coffeyville.
The United States revenue collector
is after those Kansas millers who
adulterate -four.
The Memphis railroad will move its
big grain elevator from West Memphis,
Ark, to Rosedale.
Experienced Kansas horticulturists
say the west must depend on the east
for apples this year.
Among the troops ordered to Porto
Rico are those commanded by Gen. j.
X. Hudson, of Topeka.
The Pittsburg & Gulf may build a
branch line from Pittsburg through
St Paul to Fredonia and beyond.
Ex-President Fairchild, of the state
agricultural college, has accepted a
professorship in Berea college, Berea,
Ky.
The premium stamp agent at Fort
Scott had TO quit business because the
city council levied Tax of $500 upon
him.
The state coal oil inspector turned
$216 into the state treasury, which
represents the profits of his Office for
June.
Two thousand taxpayers of Topeka
petitioned the city council to author
ize vote on city ownership of water
works.
The Santa Fe railroad put reduced
schedule of rates on coal into effect
that affects SO towns in east central
Kansas.
Receipts of the internal revenue of
fee at Leavenworth aggregated about
100000 in July-ten times the usual
amount.
Inquiries by State Labor Commits
sioner Johnson show that Kansas la
boring men are not aunt for an eight.
hour day.
The average yearly wages of en-
ployes in Kansas is $500 90, ranging
from sos. So for domestics to 81, 100 for
engineers.
Lieut.. Lafayette Smith has resigned
as quartermaster of the Twentieth
Kansas and will return to his home at
'Wakeeney.
In Kansas there are only ,621 peo-
pie who have free mail delivery, while
there are 1,217,047 who call at the post
office for their mail.
In the federal court at Topeka suit
was filed to test the legality of the
. Topeka city ordinance.taxing premium
stamp concerns So, 1000 per year.
The live stock sanitary commission
has quarantined three herds of cattle
in Butler county, 30 cows having died
OF Texas fever in that vicinity.
The average weekly compensation
of all Kansas female wage-earners the
past year was $5O1, an increase of 20
per cent. over the preceding year.
Miss Lizzie Fisher, young Parsons
miss, was arrested on the charge of
sending naughty letter to James
Warner, an express Office employee.
1t will be impossible for the state to
furnish tents for the state G. A. R. re-
union this year, because the volun-
teers have taken them all to the front.
Webb McNall, state superintendent
of insurance, turned $4,000 into the |
state treasury from June collections. |
Since January he has turned SSS, 600 |
over to the state.
Reports from threshers over the |
state indicate that the wheat crop will |
be about $4,000, 900 bushels short of the
first estimate, which placed the total
yield at TO- 600, 900.
The federal government will this
year allow $24, 900 for the purpose of
scientific investigation at the Kansas
agricultural college. Last year the
allowance was $1,000.
Robert Robyn, of Pittsburg, an ex.
banker and treasurer of the |. 0. o. f.
grand lodge, was arrested on the
charge Of criminally assaulting fe-
male domestic in his home.
Junction City people are very proud
of Gen. Chaffee, who is with Shafter
at Santiago He was twice stationed
at Fort Riley and married Junction
City girl, Miss Annie Rockwell.
Senator Lucien Baker denied the
repeats that the Twentieth Kansas
boys would not go to Manila. He said
the war department would send them
there just as soon as practicable.
AS result of skinning steer that
had died of disease resembling
splenic apoplexy, C. D. Stowe, young
farmer near Lawrence, had his arm so
seriously poisoned that his condition
was critical.
E. e. McClelland, a farmer near
was robbed of 81, 100 in cash,
a bank check for 50, 500 and S16,O in
notes and mortgages. The thief en-
tered his home in broad day and held
up.
Attorney General Boyle rules that
when cattle are in transit from one
county to another on March 1, the as
SCISSOR of the township in which the
owner lives shall assess them for tax
alton, no matter whether the cattle
have arrived there or not.
Last March the city of Neodesha put
in $4,000 gas plant, which has paid
all running expenses and $500 besides.
The city was so well pleased with the
enterprise that it was decided to build
a waterworks plant, and $15 900 in