Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-06
) KANSAS STATE NEWS.
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Frank E. Thatcher, of Topeka, has
been appointed a bookbinder in the
government printing Office at Wash
ington.
Kansas has new scare. 1t is said
that the ears of corn are growing so
large that the cattle will be unable
to mouth them.
Congressman Bowersock has de-
cided to make no appointment for
postmaster at Lawrence until after
the November election.
| The two-year-old son of DIR. C. F.
Howe, of Atchison, fell from a Sec
oNd-story window, striking on it's
head. The child was fatally injured.
The contract for the new $4,000
ice plant for the Santa Fe at Argen-
| tine, has been let and work will com
mence Immediately. It's capacity will
be rs tons day.
A heavy shower Sunday afternoon
was accompanied by an electrical
storm. Dwight Fairchild, the 49,
year-old son of C. H. Fairchild, of
| Wellesvi1le, was struck by lightning
and killed while driving cows from
the pasture.
1t is understood that w. H. Mackey.
who will be United States marshal
for Kansas, will not make any
changes in the force of deputies
an understanding with Mr.. Mackey
to this effect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller, who
live southeast of Hiawatha, left home
recently to spend the day. When
they returned they found that
thieves had stripped their orchard OF
apples and stolen 200 chickens from
the poultry yard.
E. L. Carney, a lawyer of Leaven-
worth, was stricken with apoplexy
at II Sunday night and died without
regaining consciousness. He was the
son of ex-Gov. Tom Carney of Kan.
sas and a graduate of Harvard. he
had lived in Leavenworth 40 years.
A family of five children named
Golf, living eight miles west of Leav.
enworth, near High Prairie, were
poisoned by eating tOadstools, mis-
| taking them for mushrooms. The
| children were in critical condition
| for some time, but are now out OF
| danger.
The closing day of the soldiers
and sailors reunion at Camp Sheri
dan closed Saturday, after success
full meeting. Congressman Chester
I. Long, of Medicine Lodge; Col. Dick
Blue, of Columbus, and Nelson C.
! Crews, of Kansas City, made ad.
| dresses at the reunion.
H. W. Drolte and sister were re.
united at Hutchinson after separa
ton of 35 years, during which time
neither knew where the other was,
| They have been living in this county
within a few miles of each other
for the past 90 years. A chance per
sonal in a local paper brought about
| the meeting.
Henry Fe1tz, the 12-year-old son OF
| W. D. Feltz, a retired farmer of In
| dependence, was drowned in the Yer.
| digris river. He was evidently alone
when it occurred and the exact de.
| tails will never be known. His
| clothes were found on the bank ano
his body was recovered after dill
| gent search.
A general order has been issued
| by Gen. Miles, commanding the army
announcing the award of medals OF
officers and enlisted men for special
| ly meritorious services. The awards
cover a period beginning with the
civil war and extending to last win
ter. and are in addition to the list
published two years ago, when the
first awards were announced. In the
| list of names is that of Gen. Fred
| erick Funston.
In the last hours of the late L. S.
Crum's illness he was delirious 9
great deal, and while in that state
his official duties and his Office depu.
| ty, Frank Flenniken, occupied his
mind. Frank" he would exclaim
''has the jury for the Wichita term
of court been drawn?" The Wichita
term will not occur until September,
but Mr.. Crum was thinking of it when
he was taken i'll, and it stayed in his
mind. At other times he called on
Mr.. Flehniken to sing a favorite Irish
song. Now, sing the other verse.
Frank" he would call out. Then he
would try to carry the air himself.
Gov. Stanley has appointed the fol
| lowing named men to be delegates
| to the annual congress of the Nation
al Prison association at Philadelphia
| September 10 to II: f. B. Jewell,
Lansing; J. S. Simmons, Hutchinson;
E. C. Elicit, Eldorado; Phillip Kelley.
White Cloud; j. D. Miliken, McPher-
son. and E. A. Fredenhagen, Topeka.
To be delegates to the Transmissippi
| Commercial congress at St. Paul Au-
gust 10 to % the governor has ap-
pointed j. H. Mcknight, Wichita; ].
NJ. Thrall, Wellington; E. E. Ames,
Norton; C. W. Miller, Hays City; J.
B. Remington, Osawatomie; W. C.
Robinson, Winfield; J. C. Gafford.
Minneapolis: Grant Hornaday. Fort
Scott; L. A. Etzold. Liberal, and Hays
B. White, Mankato.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon
Mcdowell, an aged couple near
Scranton, was destroyed by fire and
as a result the wife is dead and the
husband critically burned.
A two-year-old daughter of Carl
Kurtz, living southeast of Eureka.
fell into a tub of hot water and was
fatally scalded, death resulting in
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