Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-15


is slated for political speeches in To-
peka and Wichita early in October.
Il. N. Boyd, assistant adjutant gem
eral, will take his company of Topeka
girl cadets to the Omaha exposition.
Alice Winifred Hughes, four-year-
old daughter of j. w. L. Hughes, will
be the floral queen at the Topeka fall
festival.
Julius Good, of company I, Twenty
second Kansas, was sent to the work.
house in Washington for vagrancy.
Good is an eX-couvict.
A feature OF the G. A. r. reunion ut
Junction City last week was the un
yelling of a new G. A. r. monument,
built at cost of $4,000.
Ex-Attorney General Dawes was
nominated for the Legislature by the
republicans Of Leavenworth county,
on a platform demanding resubmis-
sion.
A tramp infested with smallpox got
off the train at Pawnee and created q
panic among the people of that village.
Immunes from Fort Scott were sent to
care for him.
Rev. John Lane, known as the "sing-
ing evangelist" has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Larned
and will tour America and Europe in
evangelistic work.
The spiritualists of the state are
holding protracted campmeeting at
Camp Leedy, Topeka. tits claimed by
many spiritualists that Topeka is the
psychic center of the United States
Lieut.. Guy Morgan, of company I,
Twenty.second Kansas, was arrested
for alleged completely with Capt. Dun
can in the grave Dissertation at Bull
Run. He will be tried by court-mar-
tial.
A company with $3.50, 900 capital has
been chartered to build an electric
street railway in Lawrence. 1t will
run from Bismarck grove south over
Massachusetts street to Haskell insti-
tute.
During church services at the Pres
byterian church in Yates Center the
church was struck by lightning. The
congregation was badly frightened,
but the preacher proceeded with his
sermon.
Gov, Leedy and w. E. Stanley were
both advertised to speak at Topeka
Labor day, but the formers illness
prevented carrying out this pro-
gramme and Mr.. Stanley spoke at Kan
sas City, Kan.
Private Secretary Lewis has received
message from Lawrence announcing
change for the worse in Gov. Leedy's
condition. Acute Inflammation of one
eye has set in and there is danger Of
the governor losing it.
The following boys of the Twentieth
Kansas have died since the regiment
was sent to San Francisco: Bertrand
Fergus, Clifford Greenough, Lewis
Moon, Harry Pepper, orville Knight,
Wilson McAllister, Cecil Flowers,
Rufus Allen and Elmer Mcintyre.
The Harvey county commissioners
have employed Francis M. Cunning
ham, of Sullivan, Ind, to go over the
books Of the county and in every way |
possible search out what property |
there is that may be taxed and which
has not been turned in for taxation.
A staff officer at Camp Thomas, Chat
tanooga, wrote an open letter to Gen.
criticising the latter's indorse.
ment of the hospital service at the
camp, and said the state of affairs in
the camp were simply awful The let
ter was credited to Theo Botkin, of
Kansas.
Assessors returns compiled by the
secretary of the state board of agri.
culture indicate that the dairy inter
asts of Kansas have been in a very
healthy and prosperous condition
during the past year. The butter
made in families and factories is re-
ported as Al, 45O, 9S1 pounds, worth at
home $500, 144 This is an increase
for the year of 4,237, 1858 pounds,
or 1913 per cent, and the increase
in value amounts to over 16 per cent.
Of cheese, the quantity made was
], 4is,969 pounds, worth Sl13,5 an in
crease of quantity and value of 94O9
per cent The value of milk sold for
other than butter or cheese making
was $685. 800, an increase of 664
per cent. The total value of the
states dairy output was S6,O49,552,
which amounts to an increase over the
preceding year of $3.50, 800 or 1901 per
cent.
Church people at Topeka are protest
ng against Col. w. G. P. Breckin-
ridges selection as speaker at the re-
lniou at Topeka because of his moral
character.
Near Somerset, Miami county, ter
'ible tragedy was enacted when John
Roberts, aged 1s, killed his father be-
'ause the latter had rebuked John and
lis sister for attending dance.
In Chase county the democrats made
Up a ticket composed of democrats, re-
,ublicans and populists.
A small tornado north of Newton
destroyed the home of David Lehrman
md leveied great many stacks Of
rain.