Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-10
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iNNueBo w give Inc people the best or
everytbing
An insurance company has hard
time escaping of it's just dues TO the
state under McNalps administration.
The Travellers and two other COM
panles are doing both an accident and
life business IN Kansas, and under
the law they should pay license fees
for both lines Of business. This they
have not done for twenty years, and
recent Wisconsin decision puts things
In shape to collect these DELINQUENT
license fees.
Every member Of the Kansas dele
CATION in the house voted against the
Loud Postal bill, measure which, II
adopted, would have been adopted,
would have been serious blow to
reform papers, and the circulators Of
reform literature. II would not only
have been THE, but it would have
seriously crippled all Of the small
papers of the country.
John e. Hessin Of Manhattan has
announced that he is a candidate for
the republican nomination for gov.
ernor He was the leader of the
republican minority in the senate, and
was especially active in the fight
against school book legislation. He
became attorney for the American
Book Company after adjournment
aud is by training and association a
strong believer in the theory that
corporations should never be- molested
by Legislation IN any way, and that
they should be allowed to do as they
please.
Some time ago the plumbers Or
ganiEed an association, which was
shortly after declared to be q trust by
plumber who did not join, and who
brought suit against the association,
Attorney General Boyle has begun
an investigation Of It's methods and
purposes, and now the officers, who
know something Of Boyle's ability as
fighter, say that il, after looking
into lis workings, he decides that il is
trust, and therefore unlawful, that
they will Immediately disband.
Everybody remembers Sheriff John
M Wilkerson of Shawnee county, who
was 80 prominent In the Legislative
trouble Of 1893 He was down at Enid,
Okla, recently, aud Coming Events
quotes him as saying; Republican
prospects in Kansas are not the
brightest imaginable. Attorney Cen
eral Boyle has made number Of ten
strikes; so has Webb McNall. / expect
to see Governor Leedy reelected"
After feeding AMI clothing the con-
viCts we'll Warden Lands is able to
show EARNINGS amounting to $l4, $685..
%, as compared with an expense OF
Sl2,9638l, for February
The Lincoln Beacon positively en-
nounoes that OK Congressman Baker
is not and will not be q candidate for
governor.
A Kansas City paper, which is too
much inclined to print any kind Of a
story, whether 1t appears to be relia-
BILE or not, says that the activity Of
Senator Harris in the Union Pacific
matter was due to the refusal OF that.
road to give him a pass some years
ago. AS a matter Of fact no one can
remember when Senator Harris occu-
pied any other position on the ques-
ton than that which be has taken in
the past year And in this conneO-
ton 1T might be observed that he was
for the protection Of the gov
eminent interests all OF the time.
Governor Lsedy has asked The
Board Of Charities to give more at
tention to farming aud vegetable
raising at the various institutions, as
we'll as the raising Of sufficient hogs
and poultry to consume the refuse.
He believes that outdoor work for the
inmates would greatly benefit hem
and the use OF the products would
greatly reduce the cost OF msintene
ance. "