Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-05-21
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premiums will be awarded. 1t is in
tended to have a large display of live
stock and agricultural products-if
it rains.
The state board of charities has
gone into the orcharding business.
Edwin Snyder, secretary of the
board, is one of the leading orchard
lists of Kansas. Under his direction
the state is planting large orchards
at every state institution.
Henry E. Harris, who died at Du-
iuth, Mimi, recently, had attained
a reputation as an author. He was
a son of the late "A. A. Harris, an
ex-confederate soldier, who resided
many years at Fort Scott and was
a leader in democratic politics.
Mendias chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, at Kansas City, which
has entertained the grand chapter
this year, is the oldest Eastern Star
lodge in the state, having been organ
lied in 1857. It was abandoned some
years later, but was re-estabished
in 1876.
Finding that it will require the
construction of three bridges across
the Kaw river at Kansas City, each
to cost approximately 100000, it is
said that the plan for the Helm
syndicate furnishing capital to build
the Winner line from Kansas City
to Topeka is off.
There was an attendance of 600
delegates at the Kansas state Sunday
school convention in Salina. Don
Kinney, of Newton, was elected
president and f. A. Smith, of Belle
vile, secretary. Kansas now has A.
2S9 Sunday schools, with 26s, sos pu-
pills and 39,2OG teachers and officers.
The Kansas State Exposition com
pany, which expected to hold a fair
and race meeting at Topeka next
fall, may be compelled to postpone
the date of the meeting or hold it at
a loss unless the city council can be
induced to move the hospital for
contagious diseases from the expo
sition cOmpany's grounds.
William Bits, who owns a large
ranch near Williamsburg, gave en-
plOyment to two men, brothers, they
claimed. They worked together in
the field. a few days later Mr.. Bits
was surprised to learn that one of
his ''hired men" had given birth to
a baby girl. The couple confessed
that they are husband and wife.
The Miami county commissioners
met at Paola to investigate the &C
counts of Thomas T. Kelley, candi-
date for the republican nomination
for" state treasurer, who was ac-
cused of Irregularities in office while
I, oil ~ ~ nd
decided against Kelley. They report
that he is indebted to the county in
the sum of $1,324.99.
At Emporia jury in district court
Wednesday found Rev. POllett guilty
Of secOnd-degree manslaughter for
killing Rev. EdmonsOn. On Thursday
a jury returned a verdict of third
degree manslaughter against j. H.
Dumprope, who fOully murdered his
companion, George Crowley, for $22
while the two were driving from En-
poria to Council Grove.
George Allen, who is confined in the
Allen count Jail awaiting trial on a
charge of bigamy, was the host of a
charming little function arranged by
the sheriff He entertained Mrs.
| George Allen No. 1 and Mrs. George
Allen No. 2. No refreshments were
served AS the ladies left his quar-
tiers they expressed themselves as
being highly pleased at seeing him
behind the bars.-Topella Capital.
Warden 2. B. Jewett, of the Kan
sas state penitentiary, will recon-
mend to the next Legislature the APP
| proDria ton of a sufficient amount of
! money to erect a new wing to the
penitentiary building, to accommo-
date the women convicts. There are
now Al women confined in the peni-
! Tertiary, and there is really cell room
| for but about half that number. As
a result the women are compelled
to sleep four or five in a cell.
The post office department an
nounced. the following changes in
| the salaries of Kansas Postmasters:
Anthony, from $1,000 to $1,7OO; Au-
gusta, from $1,000 to $1,000; AXtell.
from $1,1OO to $1,000; Baldwin, from
| 81, 500 to $1,000; Blue Rapids, from
| $1,000 to $1,400; BurIingame, from
| 81, 500 to 81 600; Caldwell, from $1,000
to 81, ZOO; Cawl1er City, from $1,3oc
to $1,000; Cedarvale, from $1,000 to
| $1,000; Chanute, from 900 to $4,000;
Cherryvale, from 81, 500 to $1,000.
The attorney general has passed
upon new phase of the eight-hOur
law A contractor at Coffeyville was
employed upon a public work and
had number of men engaged haul
ing brick. He paid them by the load
instead of the day, and worked them
ten or more hours each day. The
! question was raised whether he was
not violating the eight-hOur law. The
attorney general holds that he is not
as the men are not employed by the
day or hour and therefore do not
come within the provisions of the
law.
The Thirtieth district republican
! judicial convention at Salina took
S38 ballots to name a successor tc
Judge R. F. Thompson. The winner
was R. R. Rees, lawyer at Mime
apoIis.
Prof Waldemar Lindgren, of the
United States geological department
at Washington has been sent by the
| government to make an inveStiga