Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-09
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tralian system at school district bond
elections. State Superintendent Frank
Nelson has looked the matter up and
says that the law does not apply.
Postmaster Guthrie, of Topeka, re-
ceived, word from the post-office de-
partment in Washington to the effect
that the rural mail carriers might
deliver express packages if it did not
in any way interfere with their Off
cial duties.
Lightning northwest of Hutchinson
struck and killed Is cows belonging
to j. W. Griffin. 1t was a clear case
of electrocution. Mr.. Griffin took
the hides to town and there was not
a sign of a burn upon them. The
carcasses of the fatted cows were
used for beef.
Says the Topeka Capital: j. NJ.
Rhodes, of Frankfort, is now the Most
Supreme High Guy of the Ancient and
Honorable Order Oh Kansas Market
TOppers. On the Kansas City mar
ket this week Rhodes sold bunch
of two-year-olds averaging 1885
pounds at $685. hundred, the high
est price ever paid on that market.
A new Kansas railroad was char
tered by Senator Frank Vincent, of
Hutchinson, and others. tt is known
as the Hutchinson & Arkansas Val
ley line, and will be 20 miles long,
extending from Hutchinson to Kechi.
This is to be a branch of the Frisco
railroad, and is built to reach the
great Kansas salt fields at Hutch
inson.
Deeds were passed at Fort Scott
recording the purchase of three
blocks of ground by the Frisco rail-
road adjacent to their present
yards. The intention of the compa-
ny is to rebuild and greatly enlarge
the car shops and the roundhouse.
The yards will also be extended with
possibly a new passenger depot
erected.
At Eldorado in the contempt of
court proceedings before Judge Ak
man, w. II. Cady, editor of the Au-
gusta Journal, was found guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. During the
trial of Jessie Morrison, Mr.. Cady
published an article criticising Judge
Altman for not granting Miss Morri-
son change of venue, and said
wise judge should have done so.
The Kansas Epworth Chautauqua
assembly and the biennial conven-
ton of the Kansas Epworth league
will be held at Beloit July 1923. A
new Pavilion, with $500 seating ca
pacity, has been erected in a fine,
shady grove, and every arrangement
made for the comfort of visitors.
Among the speakers are Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson; Gen. John B.
Gordon, of Georgia, and Congressman
Watson, of Indiana.
Both democrats and populists of
the Fifth congressional district will
meet at Junction City on July Is and
populist leaders say that fusion will
be effected under the name of the
populist party. They say the popu-
list nominee will be Endorsed by the
democrats. These populist candi-
dates are being mentioned for the
nomination They are: JIM. Doyle,
of Republic county; F. c. Johnson,
of Ottawa county; Andrew Shearer,
of Marshall county.
The farmers did not get the lions
share on either the democratic or
republican state tickets. w. j.
Bailey for governor and J. r. BurrOw
| for secretary of state, are the only
| farmers on the republican ticket.
Some of the others own farms, but
make no pretense of running them.
Bailey and Burrow are also bankers.
| Only two nominees on the democratic
ticket are farmers: David Hef1ebOwer,
| for treasurer, and Dan Hart, for in
surance superintendent.
James Davidson, representing
whisky house, has been taking orders
in Stockton for whisky for some
time. This was very objectionable to
| the temperance element and Charles
Macy, a prohibitionist, pretended to
be- anxious to buy bottle of whisky
of Davidson at once, hoping to catch
him violating the law. The whisky
salesman insisted on taking an or
der instead, but finally agreed to de
liver a bottle for rs cents. When
Macy got the bottle he took it to the
county attorney, a warrant was is
sued, but before it was served the
officer discovered the bottle con-
tanned colored water instead of
whisky.-Topeka Mail and Breeze.
In concluding an account of a
''quiet" wedding, the Independence
Reporter says: 81. j. Anderson,
father of the bride, who had never
shed a tear, found several of them
rolling down his sunburned cheeks
as he came forward to kiss the bride,
remarking that she was his last
baby. Immediately several of the
ladies began to shed tears, everybody
was somewhat excited and in the
slight confusion the writer hereof
found himself embracing lady who
stood conveniently near and who
Iproved to be not his wife. He i'm
mediately apologized to the lady and
was forgiven. He apologized later
Ito his wife with no definite returns
up to this date"
The superintendent of the soldiers
Iorphans home at Atchison turned
into the state treasury July 1 $452.52.
The most of it was money received
for keeping an orphan whost heart is
too weak to stand the altitude of
the Denver home. The rest was for
farm products sold.