Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-30

of Col O. L. Learnard, will be chair
man of the Second district republican
congressional committee.
Edward Stanley, of Lawrence, ex'
state superintendent of schools, has
been chosen president of the new
Friends university at Wichita.
M. L. Lowe, who was sent to state
prison for stealing bodies from ceme-
teries for use at Topeka medical col
lege, was pardoned by Gov. Leedy.
A camp near the state fair grounds
at Topeka will be used for quartering
and mastering the negro volunteers
that are now being enlisted in Kansas.
Department Commander Eastman,
of the G. A. R., has appointed E. N.
Smith, of Eldorado, inspector on his
staff and P. II. Coney, of Topeka, aide
de-camp.
Ninety-one delegates attended the
democratic congressional convention
at Chanute, and Senator Farrely pre-
sided. Congressman E. r. Ridgely was
Endorsed.
Theodore Botkin, of Hutchinson, re-
Gently appointed assistant adjutant
general, has been ordered to Chicka-
manga, where he will be assigned a
place under Gen. Brooke.
While making a speech before the
populist congressional convention at
Olathe, Col. H. NJ. Greene, of Law
renee, was stricken with paralysis and
his condition was critical.
The state grain inspection depart
ment, in the last 10 months, received
total fees aggregating $40, no. "A and
disbursed $S3, O12.55. Surplus turned
over to the state, S7,757S9.
Miss Mary Snow, daughter of Chan
cellor Snow, was married st Lawrence
to Prof. E. G. Case, of the Wisconsin
state normal. Case is a graduate of
the Kansas state university.
Rinehart township Dickinson coun-
ty, harvested 5000 acres of wheat, and
the product is expected to aggregate
over $50, 900 bushels 1t claims to be
the banner wheat-raising township of
the state.
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battalions allowed Kansas under the
second call would be composed of
negro volunteers, who will be allowed
to select their own officers, from cap
tains down.
The cornerstone of Miami county's
new $50, 900 courthouse at Paola will
be laid with public ceremonies Satur-
day. July 20, the masonic fraternity
officiating. Justice Brewer, of the fed
eral supreme court, will probably be
the orator.
Frank Doyle, of Argentine, brake
eject tramp from his train near Mar
celine, Mo-, was hit on the head with
rock and his skull crushed. Doyle
died in few hours after being struck.
The tramp escaped.
The wheat area in Kansas this year
is nearly 600, 900 acres larger than it is
estimated by the government report.
The statistician at Washington gives
Kansas credit for 1873, 600 acres. The
county assessors report total acre
age of almost 4, 800, 900 acres.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Hor-
ticultural society, stated that the Kan
sas apple crop this year would be al
most total failure The cold rains
during the time the apple trees were
in bloom are assigned as the chief
cause of the failure of the crop.
The contract for the erection of the
Fowler machine shop building at the
Kansas university, to take the place
of the buildings destroyed by fire this
spring has been let to Lawrence con-
tractor for $40, 400. 36. The building is
to be completed by November l.
The state board of railroad assessors
has decided to accept the returns of
rolling stock of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway as filed and not
carry out the original plan of ,increas.
ing it 81, 100000 The result will be in
round figures a net reduction of $780,
600 in the taxable valuation,
Clarence Reed, of Leavenworth,
while riding bicycle at a rapid rate,
collided with cart containing two
buudll UOyS. anu was 50 UdQly injured
that he died in few hours. One of
the cart shafts struck young Reed in
the right eye and entered his brain.
The horse became frightened and
reared up, and in coming down struck
Reed with its feet on the breast
The president has nominated Daniel
r. Anthony, Jr., son of the veteran edi-
tor, D. r. Anthony, to be postmaster at
Leavenworth, and William E. Menoher
to be postmaster at Lincoln.
The populist congressional conven.
ton for the Second district met at
0lathe and nominated Mason S. Peters,
of Kansas City, for congress by a vote
of So to 10 for ex-Gov. St John.
The farmers of Dickinson county
have invested heavily in the new
United States bonds.
Tramps, claiming to be harvest
hands, are industriously working the
railroads throug. out the state for free
rides.