Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-18

Harvey clearinghouse" in Newton use,
zO,O0O chickens month. This is 22z
| chickens for each meal in the day
every day in the week.
At q meeting of the officers of the
Kansas State Editorial Association.
February 10-11 was fixed as the dates
for holding the annual meeting. To
peka was selected as the place.
An announcement is made of the
engagement of Prof. David Fairchild,
formerly Of the Kansas Agricultural
college, to Miss Mildred Howells,
daughter of William Dean Howells.
Kansas evidently knew what it
wanted in the matter of amendments
by majority OF 66,5S8, and the other
was defeated by majority of 4S,67S.
An Injunction suit has been filed re-
straining the city council of Emporia
from building the Carnegie library on
any other lots than the site first &C
cepted by the council. This was the
Plumb site.
Frank D. Brooks, of Lawrence, who
| recently returned from Smyrna, Tur.
| consul, has gone to st. Louis, where
he has position with the worlds fair
management.
H. w. Wolcott, owner of the Kansas
| City-Leavenworth trolley line, refuses
to make report to the census bureau
because he is not operating a street
railway, and refuses to report to the
state board OF railroad commissioners
because he is net running railroad.
Many Kansas farmers are glad OF
the cold weather. Corn husking has
been slow process this fall owing to
the damp weather, and comparatively
little OF the grain is yet gathered.
Farmers say that freezing, crisp
weather was needed to make the work
easy and that it will now be rushed.
H. Holmes, superintendent Of the
Sterling salt works, and q laborer,
Oliver Tyson, were scalded by steam
last Friday. While they were clean
ing boiler steam was turned on by
fireman, not knowing the men were
in the boiler. Holmes died from his
injuries. It is thought that Tyson will
recover.
The farmers Cooperative Grain
association Of the state, in annual ses-
| sion at Topeka, elected the following
directors: James Butler, topeka: J.
w. Bucklin, Oakley; G. w. Peckham,
Haven; @. B. Hoffman, Enterprise; H.
G. Hawkins Winfield; W. O. Matthias,
Mcpherson; G. e. Smith, Kensington:
Robert Smith, Delphos; J. G. Gelsick,
| Bison.
DR.. Hutchinson, physician Of the
state reformatory, produces figures in
his report, submitted to the governor,
to show that cigarettes are the cause
of the downfall of more inmates In
that institution than all other vicious
habits combined. Of the $50 inmates
in the reformatory last year, 236
claimed that cigarettes had driven
them to crime.
Under the present law, a chattel
mortgage given to secure loan only
runs for one year, even though the
note is given for five years. This re-
| quires the maker to make a new mort.
gage each year and the owner to re-
cord it, all Of which piles up costs.
| Representative Hill, Of Russell, pro-
| poses to introduce bill to enable the
| mortgage to run during the life Of the
note.
The cold weather found the residents
OF the western part Of the state with Q
scant supply of fuel. A famine threat.
ened Kiowa county three weeks ago
and committee of citizens wired
Governor Stanley asking him to use
his influence to prevent the railroads
from confscating the coal consigned
to the people Of that county. The peo-
pie living in the towns have plenty Of
fuel, but the farmers have been unable
to get enough to supply their needs.
Newspaper men and newspaper
graduates predominant in the new
directorate of the State Historical So
ciety. It includes D. r. Anthony Of
Leavenworth, e. W. Howe Of Atchison.
]. 3. Junkin of Sterling, A. P. Riddle
Of Minneapolis, D. w. Wilder of Hia-
watha, ohm Speer Of Wichita, John K.
Wright of Junction City, George ".
Martin of Kansas City, Kas., and r.
P. Baker, John Macdonald, Charles
Barnes, Arthur Capper and F. G.
Montgomery Of Topeka.
The jury in the case Of the state
versus ]. G. Brownfeld, charged with
perjury, returned a verdict, returned
verdict of guilty. Only one ballot was
taken. Brownfield was the principal
witness in the last trial of Jessie Nor.
rison for the murder of Mrs. DIN
Castle. He testified he was on the
opposite side Of the street from tho
Castle home the morning of the
tragedy and saw a woman come to the
door and call a tall woman dressed I'm
a black skirt and red waist from tho
street. This was Jessie Morrison's
costume that morning, and his evf.
dence was in accord with her testt.
mony. On the request of the county
attorney, Mr. Rees, Judge Aikman
ordered Mr.. Brownfield arrested as he