Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-22
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

AeAlnB Joni ny.
Newton now has telephone connec-
ton with every town, large and small,
within radius of 100 miles.
Ed Rousell, of Lawrence, secretary
of the Fraternal Aid association, is al
legged to be short about 81, 400
The enrolment at the state agricul-
tural college at Manhattan this year
is over 500, the largest in Its history.
The st. Louis, Kansas & Southern
railroad, running from Anthony to
Arkansas City, go miles, will be sold
under mortgage October ~.
Ex-Congressman Calderhead was
thrown under a passenger train at
Garrison, Pottawatomie county, and
had very narrow escape from death.
The boys of the Twentieth Kansas
at Camp Merritt, Cal, were paid on
the 18th for July and August. 1t took
SOS, 900 to pay the privates and officers
A Rice county farmer sold load of
100 watermelons the other day, the
weight of which was 3,74O pounds, an
average of 87.4 pounds for each melon.
At Fort Scott, warrant was is
sued for the arrest of f. L. McDer-
mott one of the oldest lawyers of the
city, charging him with embezzle-
ment
The finest fruit orchard in Kansas
is said to be "a miles south of LGrned,
on the Arkansas river. 1t consists of
% acres and the trees are about 10
years old.
Coffeyville's new paper mill and
strawboard factory has begun opera
tions. 1t uses natural gas for fuel. 1t
employs $50 people and requires 50 tons
of straw every "a hours.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
OF agriculture, thinks that fully as
good melons can be raised along the
Arkansas river in Kansas as in the
famous Rocky Ford country in Colo
RADIO.
Samuel Newcomb, in Jail at Wichita
for larceny, made the fifth attempt at
suicide, nearly cutting his arm off
with razor. Other attempts at self
destruction were made by swallowing
glass.
In many country districts no atten-
ton is being paid to the new Textbook
law, school boards and teachers using
the old books. State Superintendent
Stryker threatens to make several ar
rests.
About 80 of the soldier boys of the
Twenty second Kansas regiment were
given a reception by the citizens of
Manhattan ON their arrival there.
Capt. Lester was in charge of the COM
pany.
DIR. Hogoboom, of Topeka, formerly
chief surgeon of the Santa Fe railroad,
will go to Honolulu to permanently re-
side. He believes the transatlantic
trade will make Honolulua city of 1907
900 population.
In 1898 Kansas produced 46,911 acres
of Kaffir corn. The acreage of the
present year is 5S5,743 In 1891 the
state grew 81, S4s acres of alfalfa and
this years returns show an aggregate
of 231, 53S acres.
Albert Emmett, a private of the
Twentieth Kansas, in camp near San
Francisco, resisted the provost guard
sent to take him from saloon, knock
ing the captain of the guard down.
Emmett was arrested.
The Neosho conference of the United
Brethren church, embracing all of
southeastern Kansas, was held at Gar
nett, about so ministers attending
Bishop Mills presided and Rev. ]. c.
Chambers, of Yates Center, was secre-
tary.
Gen. Miller has recommended Maj
John A. Rafter, surgeon of the Twen-
tieth Kansas, to be surgeon for the
First brigade. Maj Rafter's promo
ton is the fruit of his constant work
to have the condition of his camp the
most wholesome on the Preside.
Harry Mcclure accidentally over
turned gasoline lamp in a salt mine
at Annapolis, the liquid saturating his
clothes and igniting from the miners
lamp on his hat. The skin was burned
from his entire body, leaving him In
pitiable condition, with NO chance of
life.
Chautauqua railroad bonds for $4O,-
900, voted in 1887, have been refunded
at FIVE per cent. The bonds were
voted to the d., M. s. A. railroad,
which was originally designed to run
between Denver and Atlanta, Ga, but
alas for the boom, the road reaches
neither place.
The largest corn crop in Dickinson
county is 100 acres on Charles Kubach's
farm, which, despite the short corn
year in that locality, will yield so
bushels to the acre. Kubach listed it
ten inches deep, then SUBSIDIZED &c
inches below that giving the roots 90
inches of loose earth.
Surgeon Duncan, of the Twenty
second Kansas, who was convicted by
a court-martial for alleged careless
ness in permitting the dissertation of
graves near Manassas, Va, is free.
Gen. Davis set aside the verdict and
made uncomplimentary reference to
the action of the court.
Although great crowds of people
from Osawatomie searched the eoun-
try for the negro fiend who assaulted