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

has been appointed secretary of the
legation at MoroVia, Liberia.
DR.. George Grimes, late of Hiawatha,
has been appointed to the place of
chief surgeon IL the American hospital
at Constantinople
Burglars recently blew open the safe
at the store of Sheets & Co.. at
Moonlight, eight miles from Abilene.
getting $3.50. There is no clue to the
robbers.
In one respect Kansas has retrograd-
ed since year ago. Only fourteen
cases Of smallpox were reported dur
ing November. In the same month a
year ago there were 1877.
The following Kansas postmasters
have been appointed: Blackstone,
Sumner county, John Kolarik, vice
Asa Kerr, resigned; Milan, Sumner
county, Charles A. Haines, vice Hugh
Harlan, resigned.
e. B. JeweIt, warden of the state
penltentiary, is Of the opinion that the
next legislature will provide for the
establishment of broom factory at
the penitentiary which will manufac-
ture the brooms used in all of the
state institutions.
j. l. Norton, of Salina, has been pre-
sented with a gold medal by the grand
lodge, I. o. o. F., of Kansas, for con-
t1nuous membership in the order for a
period of fifty years. The medal is
very handsome and is one which few
members obtain.
Representative Bowersock will prob
ably introduce in the House a bill
authorizing the expenditure Of the
balance of the appropriation for the
Kansas City, Kas., public building for
ground adjoining the building. The
appropriation was $4,000, of which
$4,000 remained after the completion
Of the building.
Winfeld's newly discovered gas well
was recently tested on a syphon pres
sure gauge, and daily flow of ESQ 900
cubic feet was obtained. 1t was much
greater than was expected, and the
well will be delivered to the city in a
few days for $4,000. The city will
sink more wells at once and pipe the
city as soon as possible.
An example of the kind-hearted-
ness of Kansas farmers was manifest
ed at Solomon this week Frederick
Useline had fine crop of kaffir corn
standing in his fields, but two weeks
ago became i'll with typhoid fever. The
neighbors turned out in force and har-
vested the entire crop, besides fixing
his barn yard and sheds for the wine
ter.
]. G. Troutman, who has been in Jail
at Topeka several months charged
with disposing of some cattle it was
said he had mOrtgaged to J. V. Moore,
of Kansas City, has been released,
owing to the death of Moore. Trout
man was arrested in Hot Springs,
Ark, some months ago, after having
sold the cattle in Kansas City. He as
serted he had permission from Moore
to sell the cattle.
A few days ago a steel range COM
pany unloaded a car of steel ranges at
Ness City and commenced to peddle
them over the county. They sold for
$79 stove that can be bought of the
home merchants for $50. A special
meeting of the county commissioners
has been called to deal with the mat
..
The license is $50 per wagon and the
fine for peddling without license is
500 per man. The peddlers have TAX
en- out no licenses.
The general superintendent Of the
Rock Island railroad has issued life
time pass to Mrs. J. M. Holtzclaw, of
LangdOn. The pass is in recognition
of the services of Mrs. Holtzzclaw in
saving a freight train A week ago
Mrs. Holzclaw discovered that bridge
on the railroad near her place was on
fire and saw the smoke of an approach
ing engine around the bend. She has
tened to the railroad and succeeded
in tagging the train. Had she not
stopped it the train would have gone
through the burning bridge.
Several probate judges Of Kansas
have taken advantage of technicality
in the law relating to the taxation Of
estates Of deceased persons and are
reaping rich harvest. The law pro-
vides that probate judge shall re-
ceive fee OF 10 cents for certifying
down the names of executors or ad-
ministratOrs of estates to the town
ship assessor. Some of the judges fix
up list and certify it down to each
township assessor, regardless of
whether or not the estate owns any
property in his district. For instance,
say there are fifty estates in a county
and thirty township assessors. The
Judge makes thirty lists of the fifty
names and sends each assessor a list,
charging 10 cents for each name on
each list. He would thus receive $3.50
in fees for job for which the law
contemplates he should receive only
So. Attorney General odard has rem
dered an opinion to county attorneys
which authorizes them to stop this
graft.
Senator Hoar lives on land in Wor-
eester, Mass, that was formerly owned
by John Hancock, the patriot.