Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-01-01
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED

A fine horse and buggy was stolen
from DR.. Ryan on one of Emporlass
business streets the other night The
thief, who was dressed in voman's
clothes, was caught at Burisngame-
Lanyou Bros. viii erect and operaSe
zinc smelter at Neodesha, where
they hold extensive gas leases. This
is Neodesha's first factory Of any
size aside from the Standard Oil re-
finery. The new smelter will have
5000 retort capacity.
H. D. Washburn and J. f. Enter
line, prosperous business men Of
Downs, have started for a trip around
six months, and win visit the Hawa-
ian islands. China, the Philippines,
Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, Greece,
Italy, France, England and many
other places.
Stepanor Kanzslzi, of Hill City. who
was formerly head overseer OF the
poultry farm of the car of Russias
has been making some unique expert
ments in chicken raising. He mated
chicken and a guinea, then the
chicken-guinea to a Picking duck. The
result was mated to a turkey, then
goose, then a peacock. The result
is three feet in height and has beau
tiful plumage. One of these birds has
been sent to the car.
About three o'clock the other
morning a shooting scripe occurred
at a masquerade ball in Kirwin-
Mack Shurtz and Charles Bingham en-
tered the hall and raised a disturb
ance, both being drunk. They refused
to leave when ordered out, and ShurtZ
drew a revolver which, during sclIf-
fle with the manager, was discharged
George Camp, who was sitting in the
rear of the hall. was shot just above
the heart.
Resolutions were adopted by the
state teachers association fayoring
compulsory education law and for
truant officers in every county. The
revision of the state tax law affecting
the public schools is urged. Recon-
mendation was made for the passage
of an act providing for the assess
ment of either state or county tax
for the support of the district schools
in addition to the amount levied by
each school district.
The National Aid association, which
was recently shut out of South Da-
kota, is a fraternal organization
started in connection with the Farm
ers' Alliance in 1891. 1t has debt Of
$50, 900 with no assets. Recently .
union with the Bankers Union, Of
Omaha, was attempted, but it failed
because of the interference of other
orders. A receiver was then asked
for, but none has been appointed as
yet. The order has about 5000 mem
bers.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas joint
smasher, attempted to address the
state teachers association. Going up
to the speakers stand, Mrs. Nation
told President Sinclair that she had
been requested to speak by large
number of the teachers. The presi-
dent informed her that he had heard
nothing of such request. Without
waiting for an introduction Mrs. Ma
ton advanced to the front of the
platform and began to address the
teachers in her usual style. She was
removed before she had fairly started.
Every county superintendent at
tending the state teachers associa-
ton at Topeka was present at tho
ent Nelson called. It was decided
that the June Institutes be given
about the same time as heretofore. It
was also decided that series of in
stitutes be arranged for those coun-
ties in the wheat belt early in May.
The conference also decided to hold
the county examinations for the COM
mon schools the last Saturday IN
March and the second Saturday in
April next.
The largest beneficiary of the es-
tate of the late Richard J. Hinton,
journalist, author and soldier, who
died recently in London, will be the
Kansas Historical society. It viii re-
ceive the big collection of relics and
manuscripts owned by Col Hinton.
These all have a bearing on Kansas,
more especially the manuscripts.
The colonel was a close friend of John
Brown during the early Kansas
troubles. He was newspaper man
at the same time. He was in posi-
ton to pick up lots of stuff that
would be valuable, historically, later
on, and with newspaper mans in
stinct he gathered it in and pre-
served it.
An interesting feature of the state
teachers association at Topeka was
the appearance of Rev. C. N. Sheldon,
the famous author-preacher, as con-
ductor of the round table, Dr.
Sheldon, in opening the round table,
declared that the truly educated man
should be possessed of humility in
stead of pride. He depIored the dis
position on the part of educated peo-
pie to rise above the uneducated, and
declared that teachers should appre-
ciate the value of service. The differ
ence between Paganism and Chris
tianity, he said. was that paganism
sought to get all it could out of the
world, while Christianity endeavered
to put all it could into the world
Warden Jewett, of the Kansas peni-
Tertiary, is not pleased with his visit
to Yucatan, and did not purchase
large supply of sisaI. The Irvine trsst
had knowledge of his departure and
advanced the price to point even