Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

agricultural college NJ Manhattan
State Printer Morgan graduated
from the state university at the age Of
10.
j. r. 0atman, who died at Lawrence,
lett behind q wife with whom he had
been living for 63 years.
Eldorado offers 1000 acres OF land
within two miles of town to secure
one of the new state institutions
A big flow Of gas was struck on the
John Thompson farm southwest OF
Eldorado, at depth of less 100 feet
A Topeka telegram said 81 senators
the necessary two-thirds - were
pledged TO the resubmission resolution.
w. H. Filming, well.known cattle
man of Waverly, fled petition in
bankruptcy. Liabilities, $4,000; as
sets, SO, 900,
DR.. J. c. Hyperion, who practiced
medicine nearly half q century and
was widely known for his acts of phi
Ian thropy, died in Kansas City, Mo-,
recently, aged "a.
Gov. Stanley was the guest of honor
at a Y. NJ. C. A. banquet in Kansas
City, Mo-, one night recently, The
governor has been a worker in the as
ISOLATION 20 years.
The state bar association at Topeka
elected these officers: c. C, Cole
man, Clay Center, president; Sam
Kimble, Manhattan, vice president; G.
J. Brown, Topeka, secretary.
In his address to the state bar assoc
citation at Topeka last week, ex-Asso-
ciate Justice Allen made thrust at
federal courts, intimating that they
were aristocratic instead of democratic.
Three resolutions were introduced
in the Legislature indorsing the Paris
peace treaty. A Topeka telegram said
the Legislators would divide on party
lines when 1t came to action ON eXpan-
sion.
A handsome monument Is being
erected in the cemetery at Fredonia by
the local G. A. r. and w. r. c. posts,
to commemorate the union soldiers
and sailors of the civil war 1t will
be dedicated May 80,
Elan c. Harris, a G. A. r. man and
prominent citizen, was killed at rail
road crossing in Emporia, He at
tempted to cross the track before an
approaching train, in spite of the
warnings of the ilagman.
At the request Of the Kansas Equal
Suffrage association bill was intro
duced in the Legislature requiring the
appointment of one woman on the
board of charities and women doctors
in female wards of all state ms itu
tons.
Miss Minnie Stanton was in bed al
her clearinghouse in Lincoln the
other night when burglar entered
her room and tore from her finger
fine diamond ring. The ring fitteC
her finger tight and the flesh wal
lacerated as 1t came off.
Lieut.. Hawkins, II surgeon Of thu
Twenty-third Ccolored) Kansas regi
ment in Cuba, was recently discharged
for some unknown reason. lie has re
turned to Topeka, where he is making
an effort to be reinstated, alleging
that an injustice was done him.
BY decision OF Judge Simons, in the
district court at Fort Scott, the
knights of Pythias lodge will be com
PEELED to pay SO, 900 insurance that they
were contesting on the claim that
their policy contained suicide clause,
The insured, Thomas Kinney, hote,
man, while temporarily insane, ended
his own life.
The United States supreme cour
overruled the contention OF eX-Attor
ney General Boyle that he was sole
appellee in the Kansas City stock yards
case now pending in the court Mr.
GODDARD, the new attorney general,
was made the legal representative OF
the state Had Mr., Boyle's view been
sustained the state of Kansas would
have technically won its case against
the stock yards.
Judge Simons OF the district court
at Fort Scott, rendered decision
against the A. 0. u. W., holding that
the exemption laws of this state cover
1 ing life insurance could not impair OBJ
legations Of contracts, and also thai
they did not apply to debts Of bene-
ficiares. This was contrary to the
general opinion, as 1t was thought
that life insurance money could not be
garnisheed or held for the debts OF the
insured.
The Kansas man always gets to the
front. At the big convention of west
ern lumbermen held at ST. Louis las
week, where over 900 delegates were
in attendance, Maj L. NJ Adams, o
Mound City, was delegated to deliver
the address in response to the welcome
given by the mayor of ST. Louis. HI
was also chairman of the committee
on resolutions. Miles r. Harris, o
Ottawa, was elected president OF thu
lumbermen's association.
T.! A remarkable operation was per
formed on p. j. Leonard, a hardware
dealer OF 0berlin, in a Kansas City
hospital An abscess was removed
from his leg and he lost such quaint
ties of blood that his death was feared
Then the physicians practiced thu
TRANSMISSION OF blood to supply hi
wasted system, and nearly two pint
were injected into his system will
great results. 1t was taken from thu
veins Of some Of his friends who wer'
with him.
At the age of 90 man died at Co
lumbus the other day, and the loOa
paner recites In his obituary tina