Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-12-04
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.

Owing to the continued drought
at Fort Scott the city will refuse to
furnish water to railroads and, large
steam power concerns.
The defeat of the Kansas university
football team at Kansas City Thanks
giving day was the first defeat in
the interstate series since 1895 Each
team had nearly 5000 as its share of
the receipts.
j. W. Amos, who served as assist
ant state school superintendent under
the Leedy administration, is dead at
Lebanon. In 1894 he was the popu-
list nominee for secretary of state,
but was defeated.
Attorney General GODDARD has rem
dered decision holding that the
state board of railroad commissioners
has no right to compel railroads to
provide space for elevators along
their tracks for private parties.
Mrs. May Agnew, wife of Capt. Ag-
new, of Salina, died recently at Ma
Mia, where she went recently with her
husband, who is an officer in the reg
ular army. She had been married on
ly short time and formerly was Miss
May Sexton, of Minneapolis, Ottawa
county.
In a published statement State
School Superintendent Nelson says
there are 10000 children out of the
schools of Kansas, in spite of the fact
that the state has compulsory at
tendance school law. This is almost
one-third of the school population of
the state.
A woman threw a lighted match
into a can of gasoline in the revival
tabernacle at Wellington the other
night. There was flash of flames
and 1000 excited people trying to es-
cape. The fire was speedily extin-
guished, but several persons were
bruised in geeting out of the building.
Sixty members of the Kansas Ma
sonic home at Wichita are quaran-
tined because Roy Bevins, aged IA,
one of their number, is critically i'll
with scarlet fever. Twenty-Five of
the members of the home are chill
dren attending the public schools and
as long as the home is under quaran-
tine they will be without public
school privileges.
A social feature has been added to
the state industrial school for girls at
Beloit. The inmates give entertain
ments at stated intervals and have re-
freshments. All the rules of the po-
litest society are. observed and it is
hoped in this way to strengthen and
develop the social instinct in the girls,
promote friendliness and instill in
them a desire to be and act like we'll
behaved women.
Kansas got whipped everywhere in
| football on Thanksgiving day. And
this is not surprising, for Kansas
never really had the stomach to en-
gage successfully in such brutal
sports. When the rules have been
modified so the homicidal lineup can
carry cornknives and the gentlemanly
| tackles can get the drop in a gun
play, then Kansas will have a chance
to win.-Kansas City Journal.
After a sensational trial at Manl1a
to, Roy Williams, aged "a, was ac-
| quilted of murder. He killed William
johnson near Esbon in self-defense.
! Wilson was in love with Johnson's
daughter, Pearl, and his attentions
were so offensive to johnson that he
repeatedly threatened Williams life.
The girl did not desert her lover even
after the tragedy and refused to ap-
pear against him at the trial.
Two thousand enthusiastic specta-
tors witnessed the annual Thanks
giving football game at Topeka be-
tween Ottawa university and Wash
burn college. Ottawa felt confident
of winning, while Washburn support
ers were not over confident. Hence
the crowd, which was largely from
Topeka, was well satisfied with the
even score of - to IL. Gov. Stanley
kicked off the ball in the opening
play.
Arrangements have been made for
q short course, designed especially
Tor farmers at the state agricultural
college at Manhattan from January 7
to March %. This is to benefit those
who cannot spare the time and money
to take the regular four years course.
| The time required for the farmers
short course is two winters, 12 weeEs
each, coming at the time of year
when men on farms can best leave
their work. instruction is to be given
in crop production, feeding and breed
ing, orcharding, gardening, and farm
their work.
After a journey of over 5000 miles,
which included a voyage across the
Pacific ocean, the young wife of DR..
z. r. Tenney, formerly a Kansas City
physician, but now with the medical
staff of the United States army, has
reached her husband, who is stationed
on the island of Siasi, in the Sulu ar
chipelago. DR.. Tenney left Kansas
City for the Philippines a year ago,
his wife remaining in Kansas City.
She hoped for his early return, but
as there were indications that the
doctor would remain in the orient for
anothax year, she decided to attempt
the long voyage.
The first post office in Kansas was
established May 20, 1928, at the site
of Fort Leavenworth. Philip P. Rand
was the postmaster.
District Judge Madden, at Emporia
decided that the tax titles issued il