Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-10
STATS NEWS PARAGRApHED.

mittee has issued an address urging ,
Populists to join that organization.
Kansas has SO, 600 acres of land
without mountains and without
swamps; also 80 rivers, 153,ooo acres
of artificial forests and 100000 fruit
bearing trees.
An early morning fire in the Good
lander hotel at Fort Scott caused a
panic among the guests, but the blaze
was soon under control and little dam
age was done.
At the Fourth of July celebration at
Coffeyvilie the orators of the day were
Senator j. R. Burton, Congressman
Charles Curtis and Chief T. NJ. Bufhng-
ton, of the Cherokee nation.
The observation-disclosures Salt COM
pany will sink prospecting well 1000
feet deep in a search for natural gas
under Hutchinson. The salt deposit
was originally found there while bor-
ing for gas.
The CherryvaIe Brick company has
struck probably the strongest oil well
in Kansas. one mile northwest of that
city. It is 500 feet deep and the flow
is so strong that it cannot be shot.
This is the third oil well in this field,
and has resulted in considerable of an
oil boom.
The ST. Joe & Grand Island road is
making extensive improvements be-
tween Severance and Hiawatha. New
rails are being laid and at Leona the
station will be rebuilt. Three business
blocks, each two stories in height, are
going up in Leona and there is pros
pect of large hotel.
- 80, q he
town have agreed among themselves
not to bid for the job of doctoring the
county poor. Their proposal to the
county commissioners is that each pa
tient shall be permitted to select his
own physician, whom the county must
pay at the regular rates.
For the second time jury at Oska-
loosa returned verdict of second-de-
gree murder against Thomas c. Kirby,
hote1keeper at Perry, who shot and
killed G. A. Foley for the alleged be-
trayal of Kirby's daughter, Clara.
Foley was station agent at Perry and
boarded at Kirby's hotel.
Herbert Hackney, president of the
Topeka Milling company, proposes
that q bureau of flour inspection be
established in Kansas. The purpose
of it would be to give uniformity to
the -four of Kansas and put the fame
of Kansas mills where they belong
equal to or above all others.
The lola Register got an interesting
interview with the female "Abyssin-
ian snake-eater,a who was giving ex-
hibitions before the wealth and cul-
ture of the big gas town. It finds that
Madame SnalIe-eater is an Irishman
who for several years worked in a
briclzyard in the Indian territory.
The weather report for June issued
by the University of Kansas shows
that the mercury reached 80 degrees
on 16 days, nine more than the aver
age number, and the GREATEST number
ever recorded for June. The total
rainfall for the month was only 100
inches, and one-third the June aver
age.
w w. Martin, the new treasurer OF
the national soldiers home, will take
charge September 1. In connection
with Mr.. Martins appointment it
might be mentioned that all the sol
diers' home officials, except the gov
errors and surgeons, covering the en-
tire periods of 10 years, have been
| from Fort scout.
Near Edna, Mrs. Lou McGrady de-
| posted $1,970 in her bedtick. When
she arose one morning it was there
but when she came to retire that
night it was gone Fortunately $500
of the sum was in the form of bank
draft ON which payment could be
stopped. A day or two later the peck
etbook, minus the cash, was found in
the forks of an apple tree near the
house.
TAYLOR Riddle, ex-chairman of the
peoples party state committee, in an
| interview, said: 81 am still a popu-
list, but expect to become a democrat
or republican before the next cam
paign. believe the only plan by
which the anti-republicans can hope
to win in Kansas again is for the pop
| ulists to go into the democratic party
and obtain control of the latter's
state organization"
Ernest Castleberry, an actor, start
ed to make trouble in Leavenworth
newspaper offices on account of criti-
cisms of his acting, and before the Pc.
lice could take charge of him hose
was turned on him and he was run
| out of the IeaFenWorth Times Dullos
ing by Col D. R. Anthony, the veteran
editor Col. Anthony is past n years
old, but he showed that he had lost
none of his fighting ability.
Rev. C. Q. Thomas, a young clergy
man just out of an eastern college,
while visiting relatives at Carwood,
Wichita county. occupied the Metho-
dist pulpit Sunday morning. He APP
peared before the congregation in
| a shirtwaist, which created a sensa-
ton. The young people Uttered,
| while those of mature years gave the
fresh young minister stony stare.
The ''shirtwaist sermon has caused
more discussion in the county than
they had since the county seat war.
Dorsey Dunn, of Wichita, has made
$4,000 in five years by dealing in west
ern Kansas bonds that a few years ago
were regarded as worthless.
John t. Stewart, of Sumner county,
has rs quarter sections of land in that
county and 80 in adjoining counties.
His wheat rentals, on basis of hale