Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The profits of the state oil inspection
department for January were 5000.

Citizens of Madison raised $4,000,
which will be used In boring for gas.
Machinery is being placed in posi-
tion for big brick plant at Humboldt.
One Of the largest smelters in the
country will be erected at La Harpe,
Allen county.
The Santa Fe recently finished new
depot at South Winfield, built OF
pressed brick.
Eddie Grape, aged four years, was ac.
cidentally drowned in u cistern at
Leavenworth.
The Second congressional district
republican convention will be held at
Ottawa, May g.
A Clay county farmer last week sold
5000 bushels of wheat Mt 80 cents,
pocketing S4,sOO
There are nearly 400 creameries and
slsimming stations in Kansas. A year
ago there were only .75.
A young son Of II. Garten, near Med
icne Lodge fell into a tub of boiling
water and was scalded to death.
Three Illinois professors want to es-
tablish a normal school at Newton on
the order of the one at Fort Scott
Republicans of the Third district
will meet at Independence April to
nominate candidate for congress
A party Of Indiana farmers recently
invested S15 900 in farms near Newton,
upon which they will settle this spring.
Cattle dealers Of Kansas and Denver
have leased 81 sections of land in Dick
inson and Morris counties and will
pasture 10000 head thereon this sum
mer
James r. Colean, who wrecked the
State bank at Fort Scott, has been
made prison secretary at Lansing, the
highest place convict can hold at the
prison.
superintendent Sweet, of the Has
lSell Indian school at Lawrence, refused
to resign, as requested, and a Wash
ington telegram said he would be re-
moved.
A community four miles west of Pea
body had an epidemic of black measles.
The public school was dismissed and
other precautions taken to stop it's
spread.
Eugene Milxesell, the Fort Scott jew
eler, pleaded guilty to having burned
his house in order to defraud the insu-
rance companies. His wife was allowed
to go free.
The contest for clerk of Crawford
county resulted in victory for Cum
ningham, the fusion candidate. 1t
was alleged that the ballots from three
precincts were tempered with.
At least 1900 delegates were expect
ed at Topeka on the 21st to attend the
National Creamery Buttermakers' con-
vention. There were over 600 entries
and liberal prizes were offered.
Judge L. Houck, of Hutchinson, who
died at the age of SO, had been Judge
of the district court there 12 years.
Although a captain in the confederate
army he became republican after ar
irving in Kansas.
A telegram from lola said ex-Con-
gresham Funston would enter the
race for the republican nomination for
governor 1t was said that A. w.
Smith, of Mcpherson, would throw his
strength to Mr.. Funston.
Owing to quarrel between the two
G. A. R. posts at Wichita the matter of
raising funds to defray expenses of
the state g. A. r. encampment at
Wichita in April was placed in charge
of committee of citizens.
A Topeka telegram said the state
officers would commence action to com
pei O. B. Taylor, coal oil inspector
under Gov Lewelling, to turn over
money collected by him while in office.
1t is alleged that $50, 900 are unaccount-
ed for.
The attorney general decides that
county clerks are entitled to all fees
they receive from business other than
that regarded as official business.
This includes the acknowledgment OF
deeds af1idavits and instruments of
like character.
William Stryker, state superintend-
emit of the public schools, says the
Scriptures may be read in the
public schools of the state, provided it
is done without note or comment.
The repeating of the Lords prayer is
also permissible.
The State Temperance union has
secured DR.. Howard H. Russell, super
intendent of the National Anti-Saloon
league to hold temperance revivals
throughout the state, beginning April
l. Two organizers will also be placed
in the field Immediately.
There is said to be five-foot vein OF
fire clay at the state penitentiary, and
Leavenworth dispatch said the state
administration would probably put
state convicts to work manufacturing
fire clay instead of digging coal and
competing with free labor.
Mrs. Frances Kapontere, of Fronte-
nae, was convicted and fined for circu-
lating slanderous stories about her
neighbor, Mrs. Shara. She refused to
pay the fine and was sent to Jail.
After one days incarceration Mrs.
Kapontere decided to pay the fine and
inhale the air of freedom.
State Superintendent Stryker has
sent letter to school district officers
IN which he suggests that a reference