Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-03
STATE NEWS pARAGRApHED.

Gov. Stanley addressed an audience
of 500 railroad men at Fort Scott the
other day.
The handsome Baptist church at
Cherryvale was struck by lightning
and totally destroyed.
| Mrs. Fred Funston has an article in
the May Cosmopolitan on "A Soldiers
Wife in the Philippines"
c. P. Dewey has 10000 acre ranch
near Manhattan on which are $500
head of cattle, 300 horses and 1000
hogs.
Republican editors of the Second
congressional district were delight
fully entertained by citizens of olathe
last week.
In their first annual interstate de-
bate at Boulder the University of
Colorado defeated Kansas university
by a vote of the judges of two to one.
Peter Goetz, who shot and killed
his father in his dooryard at Hays
City on the night of March %, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree.
A tablet to cost $3.50 VIII be erected
at once in the courthouse at Paola
in memory of the Miami county boys
who lost their lives in the Spanish
American war.
C. Griffin Presson, of PressonviIIe,
died in Manila of malarial fever. Pres
son was a member of the Fortieth in
fantry and enlisted at Fort Riley. He
was IS years of age.
John T. Mcdaniel and wife, of At
tea, recently celebrated their sixty
first wedding anniversary. 1t was al
so the eighty-seventh anniversary of
Mr.. McDanieI's birth.
Mrs. I. T. Goodnow, who died at
Manhattan recently, aged SO, came
with her husband to Kansas in 1854
Mr. Goodnow helped establish the
state agricultural college.
The first annual meeting of the
Kansas State Evolutionary society
was held in Albert Taylor hall at the
Kansas State Normal school Frank
Nelson, state superintendent, is presi-
dent Of the association.
A Methodist preacher at Madison
discovered that the members of his
choir played cards, went to Sunday
picnics and did other worldly deeds.
He asked the whole choir to resign
nal.
The revised list of accredited schools
which has been prepared for the new
university catalogue shows that 153
high schools and academies in the
state prepare their graduates for adj
mission to the freshman class with
out examination.
Jim Harris, who confessed that he
killed John H. Allen, the wealthy OF
tumwa merchant, says that he will
not feel right until sent to the peni-
tertiary, and that he would not be ac-
quilted if he could. He says his
conscience hurts him.
William Van Orman, who broke
Jail seven years ago while under ar
rest for robbing the bank of Waver1y
and killing A. P. Ingleman, a citizen
who was pursuing him, was arrested
at Prescott, Ariz., last week and
brought back for trial.
A call has been issued for a confer
ence of colored republicans to be held
in Topeka while the republican state
convention is in session. Its purpose
is to discuss the relation of the
colored republicans to the state and
At recent meeting of the board of
Supervisors of Miami county, Editor
B. j. Sheridan, of the Paola Spirit,
said he would give $10O in cash for
the five best culverts in the public
highways and constructed by Miami
county road. overseers between May I
and September 80.
Judge Charles Chadwick, who came
to Kansas in 1857, died at Lawrence
recently When he came to Kansas
he settled at Quindaro, where he
opened a law and real estate office.
He went to Doniphan county in 1860
and from there was appointed attor-
ney general of the state to fill va
cancy under Gov. Charles Robinson.
Warden Tomlinson. of the state PEN
itentiary, says that fully 100000
pounds of binding Irvine have been
shipped to the farmers of Kansas
since April 10. An extra force of men
has been put in the stOrehouse to ex-
pedite shipping, and the supply is
rapidly decreasing. There is no doubt
it will be inadequate to the demand.
A few days ago a Topeka paper took
a poll of the members of the Kansas
legislature on the question, "are you
in favor of the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people?'' The responses show sur
prising unanimity of sentiment in fa-
vor of change from the present sys-
TEN and the election of senator's by
popular vote at the state elections.
The war department. has notified
Gov. Stanley of final settlement
with the state OF Kansas for the ex-
pense incurred in recruiting and
equipping four regiments for the