Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-05-04
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.
Mound Valley voted 50, 900 to prospect

Burroak, Jewell county, voted SO, 400
bonds to build new schoolhouse.
The Santa Fe railroad will this year
lay 800 miles of new steel rails, to cost
81 100000.
st. Francis, Cheyenne county was
practically wiped out by fire, only one
store building being left.
John Collins is now typewriter in
one Of the prison stores. He was not a
success in the tailor shop.
Hutchinson sent so volunteers to the
Spanish war, and now she has sent 90
soldiers with the regulars to Manila.
Preston b, Plumb, the youngest son
of the late Senator Plumb, graduates
from military school in California
this spring,
While Storekeeper Carpenter, of
Solomon City, was at supper, his store
was entered and $3.50 cash taken from
the open safe.
Republican politicians were demand
ing the resignation of Superintendent
Simons, the new superintendent of the
Hutchinson reformatory.
A large part of the right-of-way for
the new electric road from Kansas
City, Kan, to Topeka has been secured
and work will be pushed rapidly,
Lolo, the child midget of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Brown, of Salina, died after liv-
ing 20 days, 1t weighed two pounds
and measured Is inches in length
Kansas City, Mo-, wants to give the
Twentieth Kansas boys a big reception
and banquet in Convention hall when
the regiment returns from Manila.
Gov, SANKEY'S law firm at Wichita
has gone into court to test the legality
of the new law establishing city courts
for Wichita, Atchison and Fort Scott.
Insurance Commissioner Church de-
cided that guarantee companies doing
business in Kansas MUST pay the two
per cent. premium tax the same as in
surance companies
The mother OF State Senator E, T.
Shaffer, who died in Bourbon county
recently, was 9S years old. She is sur
vived by II children, 20 grandchildren
and 80 great-grandchildren.
Seth Stone, of Florence, whose leg
was cut off by Rock Island train, has
sued the company for $500 damages,
alleging that the engine had no head
light and the bell was not rung.
The 100000 waterworks plant in
Fort Scott, owned by New York CAPT
talists, was attached by the sheriff in
behalf of Albert Warren, who sued the
company for $95, 900 for alleged black.
listing.
The county commissioners of Potta
watomie county decided to hereafter eX-
tend no aid to paupers in the various
townships. Those unable to care for
themselves will be cared for at the
county poor farm,
Gov. Stanley made direct personal
request of President Mckinley that
Sergeant John D. Elliott, of company
G, Twentieth Kansas whose father
was recently killed at Manila, be made
"a lieutenant in the regular army.
A cablegram from Manila on the 2Sth
said: FiftyAmericans were overcome by
the heat and Col. Funston dropped ut
terly exhausted after the battle. The
men of the Kansas regiment cheered
him crafty when he went among em.
When the Farmers state bank of
Everest quit business recently it paid
its depositors in full, There was money
left after paying the depositors and it
is now said that 81, 200 is missing from
the vault which cannot be accounted
for.
Capt. Boltwood, of company X,
Twentieth Kansas, who distinguished
himself for gallantry at Calumpit,
served in Massachusetts, regiment
throughout the civil war and was in
many hot engagements. His home is
in Ottawa.
Senator Battey, who was sent to In
dianapolis, Ind, by State Insurance
Commissioner Church to examine the
Indiana State Life Insurance company,
spent ten days at the work and charged
$40 per day and expenses for ten days,
aggregating S159.
l. E. Lambert, United States district
attorney, has asked for the pardon of
Col. A. G. Stacey, convicted of sending
improper matter through the mails to
his divorced wife. If pardoned Stacey
says he will establish weekly paper
at some place in Kansas.
Topeka Sunday schools will attempt
to multiply their attendance by two
before the close of the present century
There are now 5000 children attending
the various Sunday schools in Topeka,
but there are as many children of
school age in Topeka who do not at
tend Sunday school as there are who do. |
The G.. A. r. in Kansas gained 961
members the past year. The cash in
the state departments treasury aggre-
gregates 1858. There are 203 Woman's
Relief corps in the state, with mem
bership of 5000 The Sons of Veter-
ans have membership of 1900, de-
crease during the year because of
numerous enlistments in the volunteer
and regular army.
The telegraph companies yielded to
demands of the state officers and will
charge the rate for kilograms estab-
lished by the new law. They do this
to avoid taking the initiative in suit
to test the constitutionality of the new
law. They will, however, render bill
each month for the full rates, and if
the law is declared demonstrations |