Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-10
STATE NEWS PARAeRAPHED.

mines in Benton county, Mo.
County recorders of Kansas viii
meet at Wichita May % to form an
organization to urge legislation in
their behalf
The Kansas India Relief committee
last week instructed Secretary Ander-
son to order the purchase of 10000
bushels of corn in New York to be
loaded in the relief ship which sails
soon for Bombay. Treasurer Coburn's
cash receipts to date are $10,272.
James A Walker, a pioneer mer-
chant at Merriam who died recently,
was at Shawnee mission in 1858 rum
ming a store when QuantrelI's men
ran him out of the county. Later he
enlisted in the Missouri state militia
and participated in the battle of West
port.
A 100000 cubit feet gas well, the
largest found in that territory, was
struck just west of Chanute. This
well brings into the gas territory
many thousands of acres yet unde-
veloped and proves conclusively that
there is gas in every direction from
Chanute.
The First district democratic con-
venton in Atchison chose DR.. S. F.
Nicely, of Leavenworth, and w. w.
Letson, of Brown, delegates to the
national convention. On the vote for
candidate for congress ex-Gov. Click
received SO votes and E. L. Miller, of
Seneca, 81 votes.
At Burlington, nearly all of the
jointists signed written agreement
that they will mot sell or give away
or allow anyone to sell or give away
liquor on their premises. This agree
ment was made after druggist had
been arrested for violating the
prohibitory law
The preliminary test of the Kansas
eight-hour law came up before Judge
Donoho in Kansas City when two
prominent contractors were fined 500
each for working men over eight
hours a day on public work. Charges
were prepared by State Labor Com
missioner Johnson.
Among the items in the Sundry civil
bill which passed congress last week
is $4,000 for the Kansas City post
office; $4,000 for additional stables at
Fort Riley; $315,8OO for the national
soldiers home at Leavenworth and
$183, 900 for the federal penitentiary
at Fort LeavenwOrth.
Ted Broadhead, son of highly-re-
spected couple near Mound City, was
arrested at Muscogee, I. T., charged
with stealing 26 head of cattle last
fall from n. a. Corbin, of Blue Mound.
He is also wanted in Greenwood
county for mortgaging and selling
cattle that he had taken there to
pasture.
L B. Wilcox, aged Sc, fusion repre-
sentative in the legislature from the
country district of Atchison county,
died unexpectedly at his home near
Muscotah. Wilcox owned valuable
property in Kansas City, Mo-, and
many farms in Kansas. His wealth is
estimated at 100000. He has been
prominent in Kansas since in 1868.
The Troy Chief gives this significant
warning: ''The fellow who is shoot
ing farmers dogs upon the highway
just to see them fall had better order
himself coat of armor from Carne-
gle, as he will receive the same dose
one of these days, if he don't watch
out. A dog has just as much right
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as it behaves itself, as the follow
who shoots it,
A short time ago, upon invitation,
Gov. Stanley made an address in the
Methodist church at Watervil1e and
helped raise the church debt. Last
week, in return for the favor, the
pastor at Waterville sent Gov. Stan
ley a check for $113 for the India
famine fund, raised by the Water
vile congregation. It is the largest
amount any country church has
raised for that fund
The store of Graham Bros. & Co.
at Sabetha was robbed several days
ago. Since then William Tan had
been sleeping in the store. Wednes-
day night he heard the door open and
saw several persons enter with
bull's-eye lantern. He opened fire and
the burglars fed. Bloodhounds were
sent for and tracked the men to
Salem, Neb., where they were cap
tured. One was shot in the hand.
The Topeka jointists have demon
strated that they can be mighty
factor in making town go dry.
Some days ago the temperance ele-
ment got after the jointIsts and made
them close up. Then the jointists
and temperance crowd fused to make
life burden to the drug stores. The
jointists put out spoilers of their
own to catch the druggists, but the
latter got frightened and shut
down.
The state board of railroad assess
ors has completed its valuations of
railroad property for the year 1900
Some lines have been decreased and
others increased, but the total is