Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-23
! KANSAS STATE NEWS.
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John McInteer, a harness dealer
who had lived in Atchison 40 years, |
is dead.
During June the receipts of the
state oil inspectors office aggregated
s., 273 and the expenses were less
than $500.
Four hundred bushels of potatoes
to the acre is the sort of crop that
some of the Kaw valley potato grow
ers are raising this year.
Fusionists of the Fifth district
nominated Andrew Shearer, of Mar
shall county, for congress, he receiv-
ing 90 votes to 81 votes for F. c.
Johnson, of Ottawa county.
While boat riding on the Smoky
river in Mcpherson county, Augustus
Till was thrown into the river and
drowned. He was alone at the time
and the first known of the accident
was when his boat was discovered
going over the dam at Lindsborg.
In the consolidation of Grand Army
posts throughout the state the Kan
sas G. A. R. department will adopt
the outpost" plan. That is, an out
post will be established to take the
place of the abandoned post. This
plan has been authorized by the ma
tional g. A r.
Eugene F. Ware, the new commits
sioner of pensions, is not member
of the G. a. R., but he will become
member of William II. Lyle post, of
Fort Scott, at it's next meeting.
Years ago Mr.. Ware was a member of
7 hut he oil hi
bership to lapse.
DR.. A. NJ Callahan, clerk of the
district court at Topeka, died Sun
day night. He was one of the most
prominent masons of the country.
At one time he was grand commander
of the Scottish Rite masonic body,
grand high priest of the Royal Arch
masons and grand commander of the
knights TempIar.
The presiding elders and mission
ary secretaries of the Kansas con-
ference of the NJ. E. church held a
conference at Topeka. Rev. H. G.
| Stuntz, superintendent of the M. E.
missions in the Philippines, was the
principal speaker. Forty pastors Of
fered themselves to DR.. StuntZ for
service in the Philippines.
Parsons lodge No. 1, A. o. U. W.,
the oldest lodge in the state, will
| celebrate it's twentyfifth birthday
on August 0, and the worlmen there
are trying to make it one of the big
| gest events that has ever happened
i'll the history of the order. The
Parsons people have hung up $1,000
in prizes for bands and drill teams.
The republican state committee is
having trouble finding picture of an
eagle for the emblem on the ticket.
| All the pictures submitted are said
| to more resemble a buzzard than an
eagle, and George E. Cole, who was
chairman of the state convention, has
not filed nominations with the secre-
tary of state because he cannot find
q good cut of the bird.
Department Commander LOOMS,
of the Kansas G. A. R., issued an or
| der urging the members of 400 Grand
| Army posts in the state to begin or
ganizing their sons into camps of
Sons of Veterans. 1t is urged that
| it will be but a short time until the
old soldiers pass away and that the
young men should be organized to
take the places of their fathers.
''The most distinguished pauper in
Kansas is the state university" said
Frank G. CrowelI, a regent of that
institution. THE appropriations fol
maintenance are entirely too small
Just think of 1.-THE appropriations
now for maintenance are only about
$50, 1000 more than they were IS years
ago During that time the attendance
has more than trebled-almost quad
rupled."
President Hadley, of Yale univer'
sity, has accepted the invitation tc
speak at the Inauguration of DR.
Frank Strong as chancellor of the
University of Kansas. The exercise:
will be October II. October 16 there
will be addresses by college men and
educators, and October IS Olympic
games, participated in by the col
1eges of the state and a football game
in the afternoon. Many alumni o.
the school will attend.
Judge Simons, of the district cour-
. at Fort Scott, ordered all the officers
and committees of the Master Plum
bers' association of Kansas to appear
before him and explain the opera
tions of their association. This &C
ton results from a suit brought b!
Charles Sturms, plumber, who FLEE
suit complaining that on account O
an alright compact of the member
of this association he can not en-
=, gage in the business in Fort Scott.
a Among the attractions at the St
e Louis worlds fair will be a paint
| c-aT, CoI
Kansas, which was taught 46 year
: ago by V. K. Stanley, an old citize1
of Leavenworth. The school was 10
: Gated on the bank of Fall creek
about two miles south of the pres
e ent site of Springdale, in Leaven
? worth county. 1t was opened in May
1856, and was broken up by 'borde
a ruffians'' in August of the same year
e B. P. Waggener may become tn
}. democratic candidate for representa-
| fo1 AfPh