Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


shipping wine TO Leipsic, Germany.
A civic federation has been organized
ut Salina to fight the licensing OF
joints.
A farmers horse near Severance be-
came so frightened at team that he
fell dead.
The Fifth district republican con-
gressional convention will be held at
Belleville April 49,
The Seventh district republican con-
gressional convention will be held at
Hutchinson May 3.
A stock company composed entirely
of farmers will establish a large
creamery at Independence.
The Kansas state school fund COM
mission purchased 100000 of Cowley
county refunding bonds at par.
Wichita is expecting that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad shops will be
moved from Eldorado to Wichita.
The total receipts of the state insur-
ance superintendent Office for Febru-
airy were 500, 4s5. 0fthis S15, s09. OF is for
the fremen's fund.
Granville Lewis and d. Cole, two
heretofore peaceable colorcd men of
Hutchinson, quarreled over a woman
and Lewis killed Cole.
James Robb, who came from Penn
sylvania to Ottawa 80 years ago, died
there recently. He had been police
judge, postmaster and state legislator.
Among the passengers who arrived
in New York on the Sd from Colon was
Col. Thomas Moonlight of Leaven-
worth, ex- United States minister to Bo-
livia.
most disastrous blaze visited Bern,
Nemaha county, destroying nearly all
the business houses and five residences
Loss over $4,000 One man was burned
to death.
Gov. Leedy has offered a reward Of
$3.50 for the apprehension of Terrol
Drury, who is wanted in Kingman
county for killing Carson Carver, a
schoolmate, in 1894.
Mrs. Margaret Jones, wife of a prom
inent farmer of Doniphan county
committed suicide by taking laudanum.
She was 20 years old and had been an
invalid half her life.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss has
approved for patent to the Union Pa
cific railroad list of lands selected
under it's grant, embracing $50 acres
in the Topeka district.
Near Zyba, Sumner county, Mrs Nc
Canless and her young son were hand
ling target rife when discharge
accidentally struck the woman in the
bowels, inaicting fatal wound.
The four-year-old son of George Dur
ham, of Girard, died of mad dogs
bite. People there were greatly
alarmed in consequence and all un-
muzzled dogs were ordered killed.
The federal government has recently
shipped ten tons of military equip
ments to the Kansas militia, valued at
$4,000 If war broke out Kansas could
muster 100 companies within week.
Mrs. Julia Harris, of Wellington,
was recently admitted to practice law
in the Kansas supreme court There are
seven Kansas women now authorized
to practice in the state supreme court.
Senator Baker has introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil bill in
the senate providing for the expendi-
ture of $50, 900 for improvements at the
national soldiers home at Leaven-
worth.
The executive committee of the free
silver republicans has issued an adj
dress to the voters of Kansas, in which
a plea is made for non-partisan voting
and for unity of action in behalf of
free silver.
In case of war with Spain the Kan.
sas division of Sons of Veterans offers
and offer the first regiment mine COM
panies) at the first call 1t numbers
now 400 drilled men and it is claimed |
can be recruited to 1000 in As hours.
The faculty of the state university
expelled H. D. Smith, law student,
for disorderly conduct at the recent |
state oratorical contest. Smith is
charged with capturing the banner Of
Baker university and using it for
brushing shoes,
Insurance superintendent McNall
says he will bring suit to collect about
$4O,O 900 alleged to be due from three
eastern companies that are doing both
life and accident insurance business.
McNall claims they should take out
separate licenses.
The long-talked-of suit by the attor-
ney general to recover S147, 971 in uni
versity bonds voted by the city of
Lawrence and never paid, and now
held by the state school fund, has been
fled in the Douglas county district
court and protracted legal contest is
anticipated.
Ezra Burris, aged 81, the son of re-
spectacle parents near Madison, was
convicted at independence of murder,
his victim being Abe Curchim, who
was killed near Caney while travelling
overland in company with Mrs. Cur
chin and Burris. After the murder
Mrs. Curchin disappeared and her
name was connected with the crime.
In view of the fact that several sub
ordinate officers of the state militia
had wired the war department at
Washington rendering the services of
the militia, Adjutant General Allen
issused a.general order requesting the