Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-06-11
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Nine state banks were installed in
Kansas the past week, which is
record-breaker. The new banks are
located at Waldo, Osawl1ie, Dwight,
Wilsey, Spearville, Norton, Milton
vale, Gridley and McCune.
The voting for officers of the Kan
sas grand lodge, I. o. o. F., has pro-
ceeded far enough to indicate the
election of the following officers:
Grand master, j. M. Johnson; deputy
grand master, J. J. Roll; grand war
den, G. w. ALBANIAN; grand secretary
w. H. Kemper; grand treasurer, L. G.
Beal; grand representative, j. w.
Haughey.
While fishing in Timber creek at
Winfield, Frank Lacy came across
bone protruding from the bank. He
unearthed it and found tusk II feet
in length lying in a semicircle. Fur
ther digging disclosed large bones
of an animal unknown to anyone who
has looked at them. The bones were
found ten feet from the surface and
it is the opinion that they are those
of a mastodon.
Rev. Louis Hills, son of E. L.
Hills, superintendent of the soldiers
orphans home at Atchison, will leave
in August for Manila where he will
be pastor of Presbyterian church.
He is a graduate of the Princeton
Theological seminary. The church
he is to have charge of is not built
but he will be given the funds for
this purpose and will personally SUI
perintend the erection of it.
George S. Green, a Kansas soldier
who served with courage throughout
the spanish war in the Fourth artil-
Iery, committed suicide at the home
of a friend in Washington city. In
his military service he contracted
consumption, which was slowly tax
ing his life. 1t is said Green was en-
gagged to a Washington young wo-
man, and realized he could not mar
ry her owing to his health. This is
given as the cause of his suicide.
New limitations as to the amount
OF capital of state banks will prob
ably be enacted by the next legisla-
ture. The law permitting the organ
ization of banks with but S., 900 cap
ita4 is not looked upon with favor
bankers in the state, as it is not be-
heved this sum is large enough for
any bank institution, except possibly
one located in a small rural town.
Mayor Craddock, of Kansas City,
who is the democratic nominee for
governor of Kansas, is holding back
plans for his campaign until after
the convention of the populists in
Topeka June "a. 'It would be bad
form for me to make speeches until
L have received the populist indorse-
ment," said the mayor, although
there is no doubt but that a perfect
fusion will be made between demo-
Gratis and pOpulists."
Instead of $4,000 for improve
ments in Emporias electric plant it
has been decided to spend only S.
900. Competent architects have de-
cided that the old building can be
improved and new dynamos put in
= for the sum named, and that the re-
suit will be equal to a new plant on
new site at a cost of $4,000. EN-
poria now owns her own water
works and electric plant, and is saw
ing money on each. In a short time,
it is thought, she will have an cleo
trio street car line of her own.
1t seems probable that the export
trade of the Kansas millers will be
completely wiped out by the discrimi-
nations which the European coun-
tries are beginning to put on i'm
ported flour. There were a number
of Kansas mills which did quite a
largest exporters probably being c.
B. Hoffman, of Enterprise and B.
Warkentin, of Newton. Most of the
flour which the Kansas millers sent
aboad went to England. But the
chancellor of the exchequer has in
creased the taxes on wheat and flour
in such way as to make it practi-
cally prohibitive of the importation
of flour.
AS the result of a caucus at To-
peka it is said Congressman Chester
I. Long and Gov. w. E. Stanley have
reached an understanding relative to
the contest for United States sena-
tor. Congressman Long, it is re-
ported, will have the first try for the
nomination against Congressman
Curtis and what other candidates
there may be in the field, and, in the
event of his failure to win, Gov. Stan
ley will be sprung as a compromise
candidate. Of course the agreement
viii be reciprocal affair. Gov. Stan
ley, it is stated, is to help Congress
man Long all he can to win, and then
if Long drops out the latter will
throw his strength to Stanley and
endeavor to land him. If Long wins
for senator Gov. Stanley is to be
given a diplomatic appointment.
During. recent visit of Senator
Burton to the white house the pres
ident presented him with splendid
nearly life-size pencil drawing of him
self by Carl Becker. The presidents
autograph is inscribed on the draw
ing.
D. Daniels, city marshal of Nc
Pherson, was arrested for alleged
extortion. His com ksion was taken
from Inn and unable to give bond he
was sent to jail.