Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-02-05
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Over 100 attorneys attended the
meeting of the Kansas Bar association
in Topeka, which closed with a ban
quet.
Fire at Abilene damaged the Badger
Lumber company's offices and de-
stroyed Geauques' planning mill. Loss,
$4,000.
Frederick Martin broke Jail at Phil
lipsburg by breaking the lock of the
door with piece of gas pipe. A re-
ward of 500 has been offered.
Roth Deim, aged Is, was killed near
Kingman by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun he was taking off a sled
while out in field hauling fodder.
At Hutchinson March S the Seventh
district republican convention will
meet to name a candidate for con-
gress. Chester I. Long, present con-
gresham, has no opposition.
Fort Scott yet has $4,000 to pay on
her Convention hall, and a fair will be
held for the purpose of raising the
money to clear the debt. A "fiddlers'
congress- will be one of the features.
The Fourth district republican con-
gressional convention will be held In
Emporia March 10. Congressman Mil
Ter is being opposed by Editor MUIR
dock, of Eldorado, and Senator Ken
nedy, of Coffey county.
Laura Potts, negro woman, broke
Jail at Lawrence the other night. She
was recaptured and put back before
any other prisoners got away. She
had removed the pins from the hinges
of the door in the women's ward.
A syndicate from Pittsburg, Pa, has
been granted charter for "The Kan
sas Long Distance Telephone and Tel
egraph company" It is the purpose
of the company, stated in the char
ter, to cover the entire state with
lines. The authorized capital is $780,
900.
Joseph and Michael Daniel, of Allen
county, have been impressed into the
Austrian army and have appealed to
the authority of the United States
for relief. They left Austria in their
youth, without doing the service of
five years in the army required by
the laws of that country.
The name selected for the Funston
The lola Register says Mrs. Funston
stood out for the name Frederick, but
that she was overruled by the gen
eral, who wanted his boy named for
the great Philippine soldier. Gen.
Macarthur was loyal friend to Fun
ston.
The w. S. Dicl1ey Clay Manufactur-
ing company, of Kansas City, Mo-,
will build a $4,000 plant in south
eastern Kansas within the coming
year. The exact location has not been
selected. It will be where the strong
est flow of gas and the brick shale
that can be found together are To-
Gated.
George N, Goddard, a wealthy resi-
dent of Nortonville, who asked Mrs.
Conley, a school-teacher, to marry
him, then changed his mind and mar
ried another woman, was sued for
breach of promise by the indignant
Mrs. Conkey. For his change of mind
Goddard paid $4,000 judgment, $500 in
terest and $500 costs.
Gov. Stanley believes it was a mis-
take to set the republican state con-
vention for May %. Because of the
long ticket to be nominated, the nu-
merous candidates and the strong
rivalry, the governor expects pro-
tracted convention. He is afraid it
may run into Memorial day, which
would cause a suspension of proceed
ings for one day.
misrepresentation C. C. Mccarthy,
of Jefferson county, announced his
candidacy for state treasurer. This
makes two candidates for that Office
now in the field, T. T. Kelly, OF
Miami, being the other. For while
it looked as if Kelly would have no
opposition. Mr.. Mccarthy is an old
soldier, having served over four years
in an Ohio regiment. He is in the
mercantile business at Nortonville.
The safe in the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railroad depot at Cor
bin, town south of Wellington, was
wrecked with dynamite by safe blow
ers. The loss was $40 and some Jew
elry. The top of the safe was blown
through the roof of the depot and
descending tore another hole in the
roof The doors and windows were
blown out. People heard the explo-
sion, but believed it was caused by a
shotgun.
The democrats are going to adopt
an unique method of raising campaign
funds this year. Each county will be
assessed a certain amount and the
central committee of each county will
be instructed to raise the amount if
possible by taking collection from
the delegates at the county conven-
ton. OF course individual subscrip-
tions will be solicited but these can
only be depended upon for limited
amount and the state committee ex-
poets to raise the. larger portion of
the campaign fund from the members
of the party attending county con-
ventions.
A bull elk was received at Wichita
and will be turned into the Riverside
park in the spring. The city now
owns three fine elk cows. Wichita is
the only city in Kansas which has
made start at securing Zoo"
It is reported that Congressman
Bowersock is wearying of the Kansas
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