Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-10-25
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

O10Q at AnInOny, came TO Oa1I1S
county 81 years ago.
The Kansas Oil and Gas company
struck a 100000 foot gas Well seven
miles northwest of Coffeyville.
The value of animals slaughtered
and sold for slaughter in Kansas the
past year aggregates $54,321,S8S, or
71b per cent. greater than 1899.
In the event the republicans con-.
troll the house this winter, Henry Ma
son, of Finney county, will be a can
didate for speaker. He was member
of the '99 legislature.
The greatest meet ever held in the
United States took place at Manllato
last week, with 48 dogs in the all-age
stake and 35 in puppy stake. Special
" trained jack rabbits were there
from all over the world, and many
with great records.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka,
has come out for Woolley and Metcalf,
the prohibition nominees for pres
ident and vice president. The Chris
tan socilist nomination for vice
president was rendered to Mr.. Shell
don, but he declined it.
A. R. Taylor, president of the Kan
sas state normal school, received a let
ter from Fred W. Atkinson, superin-
tendent of public instruction in the
Philippine islands, asking what terms
the state normal school of Kansas will
give students from the Philippines.
The value of poultry and eggs mar
keted in Kansas last year was $5,06O,-
332, a gain of 1913 per cent. over 1899,
and likewise the largest value ever re-
ported for the state. There has been
an increase annually in the value of
poultry and eggs marketed since 1895,
and the total gain made during the
five years is 1855 per cent.
After living together for almost
half a century, Mrs. Mary j. Riser,
OF Independence, began suit to secure
a divorce from her husband, Mat
Riser. Mr.. Riser is 70 years old and
his wife is three years his junior.
Mrs. Riser alleges that the cause of
the trouble is strong drink, to the use
Of which her husband is addicted.
George w. Smith, former member
o. company NJ, Twentieth Kansas,
who served through the campaign in
Luzon without getting scratch, had
a finger bitten off at SaIina while re-
sisting the attack of SOW. The ami
NAL and her brood of pigs were being
driven by Smith, who struck at the
pigs and the Infatuated brute charged
on him.
The Kansas state agricultural col
lege has held over 100 farmers insti-
tutes during the past summer. These
summer institutes have been unu-
sually successful. The attendance has
averaged $50 per institute. The col
lege force will be ready November 1
to take up the winters work in farm
ers' institutes and has the funds for
holding 100 meetings.
Mrs. Noble L. Prentis is visiting the
different counties of the state to in
troduce Prentis' History of Kansas
in the public schools. This book has
been adopted by the state board of
education for the ninth grade, but as
there is no ninth grade in most of
the common schools, Mrs. Prentis
is endeavoring to have it used as a
reader in a lower grade.
In the Solomon valley, the once
drouth-smitten region of the state,
the rains have made everything green
and fiOurishing. Kafir corn and cane,
their principal cattle feeds, will make
fine yields. Indian corn was a failure,
but sorghum, fodder and other rough
ness is abundant. StOckmen and
farmers are counting on wintering as
many cattle there this year as usual.
Some time ago J. S. McCord, a her
nit at Fort Scott, died. 1t developed
after his death that he was worth in
the neighborhood of 100000. He
never paid taxes on his wealth. Suit
has now been instituted against his
estate by Bourbon county and the
state to recover $59, 900 due for taxes
for the past seven years. The suit
viii be directed against Charles Har-
bison, administrator.
J. A. HarwoOd, a farmer living ten
miles southwest of Columbus, became
enraged at his wife while they were
visiting at her fathers, walked up
behind her, grabbed her by the hair
and violently jerled her head back,
at the same time slashing her throat
with q razor, nearly seyering the Jug
ular vein, of which injury she Will
die. HARDWOOD then went home and
cut his throat from ear to ear, almost
severing his head, of which injury
he died in a few minutes. Jealousy
was the cause.
NJ. J. Coventry, owner of the prin-
cipal burying ground for Fort Scott,
was required by writ of mandamus
to surrender the cemetery and all the
books, records, ETC., appurtenant to
it, to board of directors elected by
the lot owners. The lot owners re-
Gently organized and demanded pos
session of the cemetery under an old
law which forbids the running of GEM
eteries as private enterprises. The