Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-28
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

west of Bonner Springs.
John Mcclure, a jointkeeper at Wa
mego, was killed by Andy Turner, a
negro, with whom he was 'quarreling.
Mrs. Dalton, mother of the notorious
Emmett Dalton, is trying to secure a
pardon for her son, who is serving a
life sentence at Leavenworth for the
part he took in the Coffeyville raid in
1892
L. II. Neiswender, a farmer nine
miles northwest of Topeka, sold II
watermelons to a grocer, the aggregate
weight being 1929 pounds. They were
the finest melons ever seen in the state
capital.
Mrs. Blanche Butler, wife of Henry
j. Butler, the Fort Scott loan agent
who so mysteriously disappeared Ii
months ago, has been appointed as pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Butler,
of Pennsylvania, brother of Henry j.
Taylor Cook. sentenced to be hanged
for murder committed in Osborne coun-
.ty ten years ago, is tired of life in the
penitentiary and asks Gov. Stanley to
sign his death warrant. He says if the
governor refuses to order the execution
he will take his own life.
J. w. May, who had been travelling
for an organ firm at Larned, pleaded
guilty to embezzlement last week and
was given seven years in state prison.
May collected the cash on his sales and
forged notes and turned them in to the
firm to cover up his stealings.
A law was passed at the last session
of the legislature placing undertakers
under the supervision of the state board
ofI TO
their competency by passing an exami-
nation or showing a certificate before
they can practice their profession.
The republicans of Mitchell county
nominated Frank McGrath for sheriff.
McGrath has an interesting history.
He was formerly a republican, but in
1890 became Farmers Alliance leader
and was prominently mentioned as
populist candidate for United States
senator.
B. P. Waggener and other Atchison
men interested in gold mine at Victor,
Col, received a telegram stating that
lead has been struck which will pay
| So, 400 to the ton. j. P. Pomeroy offered
Mr. Waggener $75, 900 for his interest
in the mine and Mr.. Waggener refused
the offer.
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Kansas City, Lawrence & Topeka Rail-
way company, commonly known as
the ''Winner electric road" The capital
stock is So, 900, 900. The fact that the
promoters put up charter fee of
| 1927. so would indicate that they are in
earnest about building the line.
Gus Hamilton, Twentieth Kansas
boy. returned on one of the hospital
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fathers home near Vernon, Allen coun-
ty, one day this week. To receive the
boy the Hamilton family invited the
neighbors from far and near and gave
an old-fashioned feast in honor of his
return.
Ralph Aichinger, whose young boy
was killed near COTS by Missouri Pa
cific train, sued the company for $780,
900 damages. The child wandered
away from it's parents during a cele-
bration at Wetmore and it's body was
found beside the railroad track five
miles away. It had walked along the
track that distance before being struck.
The republican convention of the
Jackson-J efferson judicial district adj
| journed after taking 1, 800 ballots with
out result. It is understood the
F. johnson and Cyrus Hurrel, will
make both men candidates by petition.
The fusionists have nominated Mar
shall Gephart, of Oskaloosa, for judge
and a spirited contest is looked for.
A dispatch from Leavenworth on the
goth said: Recruits for the Forty
fourth volunteers are coming in rapid
1y now and the regiment had 500 men
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out on recruiting duty and are begin
ming to send the men in very rapidly.
Kansas has been the best recruiting
field, notwithstanding the fact that
two regiments are being raised in this
state.
John Robb, stranger, the other
night stole Is cows from M. G. Harvey s
farm, near Wallula. and drove them to
the Kansas City stock yards. He Dor
| rowed a horse from Ed Bradley, an
other farmer in the neighborhood,
without asking for it. Harvey missed
his cows and telephoned to the Kansas
City police and Robb was arrested just
after he had sold the cattle, but before
he had received the money for them.
The reunion of the Sixth Kansas cav
airy at Kansas City the past week was
largely attended and many old veterans
that took a prominent part in the Dor
der warfare were brought together.
George w. Veale, now of Topeka, was
colonel of the Sixth. Among those
who delivered addresses were Judge C.
E. Elliott, of Oronoga, Mo-; W. T. ALI
sup. Argentine; Rev. A. NJ. Reynolds,
Topeka; N. NJ. Scott, Centerville, Ia;
Capt. Haughawout, Onaga; Capt. Rob
ert Henderson. Junction City; Col. John
T. Burtis, Olathe; Maj. E. S. w.
Drought, Kansas City; Capt. o. E.
Morse, Mound City; Gen. D. E. Cornell,
Kansas City; ]. B. Dobyns, Howardi
Capt. J. B. Campbell. Marion Holder
man, Capt. ]. P. Grassberger, Judge T.
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