Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

record Of 1928 conversions.
Mrs. A. p. Fletcher, who had been n
resident of Pittsburg ever since it was
town, died the other day.
Ex-Gov Lewelling declares In favor
OF George M. Mungers scheme for
state ownership OF stock yards.
John Russell, wealthy farmer near
Cherokee, fell from his wagon and
broke his neck, dying instantly.
Col. James r. Halowell the we'll.
known republican politician, was re-
ported near deaths door at the home
OF a relative in Kansas City.
Insurance Superintendent McNall
claims the Travellers Insurance COM
pany owes the state Sl4, sol, 03 for back
license fees Suit will be brouget for
collection.
The G. A. r. postal Abilene will
erect $4,000 monument to their dead
comrades in the courthouse square at
Abilene. The money is being raised
by subscription.
Physicians at Lawrence, embracing
all schools of medicine, have formed a
trust to raise prices, Fees hereafter
will be Sl.5O for visit and ST. for each
office prescription.
A corps of Rock Island engineers is
surveying three lines between Topeka
and Kansas City, and it was thought
certain that the company will build
between these points
Seven of the principal business
houses at Morganville, Clay county,
were destroyed by fire of supposed
incendiary origin. Nothing was saved,
the loss aggregating 100000
The state supreme court decided
that the inmates of the soldiers home
at Dodge City could notvote in Ford
county, and county officer who was
elected by their votes was ousted
An agent of the United States signal
service has been stationed at Topeka
to conduct experiments by means OF
weather service kites The kites as
cend to height of 5000 feet and take
upper-air meteorology.
At Mineral, Cherokee county, Jack
Murphy attempted to collect rent
from Frank Wade, tenant A quar-
rel ensued, resulting in both men using
pistols and Murphy was killed and
Wade seriously wounded.
Four new military companies will
soon be commissioned, which will give
the Kansas national guard "a com
panies. Several towns have applica-
tions, and the state military board
will make the four selections from the
list.
Chief of Police Quarles, of Kansan
City, was arrested for disturbing the
peace of c. b. Hewlett, deputy COM
missioner of elections. Both men are
leading populists and the trouble be-
tween them is the result of factional
fight.
State Bank Commissioner Breiden.
thai has notified all state banks that
on July the authority of all banks,
which have not received certificate
under the new law, will be revoked.
A large number of banks are dilatory
in this reg ard.
Charles Custer, farmer near Bur
lington, committed suicide under pecu-
liar circumstances. He had served on
a jury that convicted a 17-year-old boy
of highway robbery. The evidence
was circumstantial and Custer brooded
over the probability of the boys inno-
cence until reason was dethroned
The Emporia presbyt terry, in session
at Wellington, elected Rev. j. w.
Thomas, of Marion, moderator and
Rev. J. H. Easel, of Wichita, clerk.
Revs. Sonber, of Emporia and thinner
man, of Derby, were elected minis
terial delegates to the general assem-.
bly, and D. A. Espy, of Wellington and
T. NJ. Truitt, of Usage City lay dele
gates.
The Northeast Kansas Bankers as,
ISOLATION, in session at Topeka, adopt.
ed a resolution advising bankers to
ship currency by registered mail, un-
der protection of guarantee compa-
MES, the argument being advanced
that express companies charge too
much An effort will also be made to
obtain uniformity in the taxation of
banking capital and surplus.
One of the largest rewards that has
been offered in the state recently for
the capture of criminals, is that offered
for James Dalton, Ed Royal and Tom
Taylor, the Marysville Jail breakers,
who escaped last week after nearly
killing the jailer. In addition to the
$500 reward offered by the state the
commissioners of Marshall county Of
fer 5000 for each one of them, and the
citizens of the community offer a like
amount, aggregating $1,000 for the re-
turn of the three.
A Fort Scott telegram said scheme
to colonize tracts of thousands of acres
of railroad lands in the heart of the
Kansas agricul tural fields has been
quietly developing in Woodson county
for some months and quite number
of squatters are now improving claims
which they have been led to believe
are open for settlement Their expe-
rience promises to be repetition of the
serious troubles in Allen county a