Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-07
STATE NEWS PARAGRApHED.

something near Il, OOO,OOO bushels OF
corn.
j. 6. johnson, of Peabody, who was
recently appointed chairman of the ma
tionaI democratic executive committee,
has one of the most responsible posi-
tons in the party.
Bailie P. Waggener and Senator
Titus, of Anthony, are directors OF
new railroad company that proposes to
build line from Denver, Col, south
east through Scott county. this state,
80 Wagner, I. z.
The attendance at the Baxter Springs
reunion last week exceeded all previous
years, as high as $4,000 people being
present some days. The reunion asso-
citation reelected Col. L. C. We1dy com
mander and j. NJ. Cooper president
The Kansas Free Thought associa-
ton, in session at Forest park, Ottawa,
passed resolutions condemning the
presidents war policy and demanding
that the United States 'tcease from fur
ther murder and unjust hostilities."
The G1asco Sun records a generous
act by the Modern Woodmen of that
town. Will Matthews, one of their
members, was recently laid up by i'll
ness. The other day his brothers gath
cred and p1owed so acres of ground in
one day for fall wheat.
The Santa Fe railway has agreed to
transport the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment from San Francisco to Topeka
after the regiment has been mustered
out and wait for payment until the
next session of the legislature The
agreement was made at the solicitation
of Gov. Stanley.
A letter received from an officer of
the Twentieth Kansas in Manila says
that Lieut.. Col. Ed Little intends to
take a six weeks furlough and visit
points in China and Japan. He will
rejoin the regiment at Yokohama,
Japan, when the transport touches
that port en- route home.
Clarence E. McClung, of Kansas City.
professor in the Kansas state uni
versity, eloped with Anna A. Drake,
also of Kansas City, and they were
married at Council Bluffs, la. The two
are first cousins and on that account
could not get a marriage license in
either Kansas or Missouri.
Angel Matthewson, of Parsons, who
failed some years ago for $250,O0O, and
was recently formally charged with
having made false returns of his prop
erty in order to secure his discharge in
bankruptcy, was indicated in the fed
eral court at Fort Scott by Judge
Hook, who reversed the referee and
discharged Mr.. Matthewson.
A wedding. in which all the persons
who took part were named Jones, took
place near Lebo. The groom was D.
Willis Jones and the bride was Miss
Anna J. Jones. The wedding march
nj 1v,M f1a
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Jones at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Todd Jones. There were $40 guests
present and many of them were named
Jones.
Every balancing of her books en-
phasizes anew the fact that Kansas is
pre- eminently a stock-producing re-
gion, and the compilation of assessors
returns just now completed by the
state board of agriculture, showing the
value of meat animals slaughtered or
sold for slaughter and the poultry and
eggs marketed in the year ended
March l, make an exhibit that is very
gratifying, indeed. For animals
slaughtered or sold for that purpose
the total exceeds $50. 900, 900, which is
1900, 900, or three per cent. more than
in the previous year. The value of
poultry and eggs marketed during the
year was "a, 241, $50, an increase Of $685.
1876, or 2.26 per cent, also the largest
yearly amount ever returned for the
state.
Gov. Stanley received a telegram
from Secretary of War Root asking him
to submit several names of colored Off
GERS of the Twenty-third Kansas, col
ored, to be considered by the war de-
partment for appointment to field posi-
tions for the proposed new United
States colored volunteers. In response
to the request the governor submitted
the following list: Sherman A. Harvey,
captain, Lawrence company; William
NJ. Hawkins, captain, Atchison COM
pany; Frederick NJ. Stone, second lieu
tenant, Topeka company; jerry n.
White, first lieutenant, Girard COM
pany; Samuel w. Jones, captain, Wich-
tia company; George E. Payne. second
lieutenant, Junction City company;
Richard n. Bullet, first sergeant Kan
sas City, Kan, company; John B.
Harkless, second lieutenant, Parsons
company.
The young democrats of Kansas met
in large numbers at Hutchinson last
week and organized the ''Sunfower
League of Kansas The Chicago plat
form was Endorsed. E. E. Brown, the
Parsons man who called the meeting,
resigned from the executive committee,
owing to some friction. The officers
chosen for the first year follow: Presi-
dent, William f. Sapp, Galena; vice
president, William Matthewson, Wich-
tia; secretary, Marion Watson, Hutch
inson; treasurer, F. P. Hettinger,
Hutchinson. Executive committee:
First district, E. E. Murphy, Leaven-
worth; Second, John A. Hale, Kansas
City; Third, F. c. Weilep, Galena;
Fourth. II. S. Martin. Marion; Fifth,
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