Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

The youngest judge in Kansas il
John McKenna of Kingman count!
who was elected probate judge at Tia,
last election. He is % years old. 4
Fritz Schnitzler, of Wichita, is the
biggest man in the state. A gold rims
which he wears on his little fingel
measures four inches in its inside cir.
conference.
Probably the prize voter Of the statt
lives in Efingham. He made a cross
at the top of the mo nomination" col.
umn, and voted the blank ticket
straight.
Secretary Coburn of the Kansas
state board of agriculture has issued a
sort OF a harvest greeting, giving a
summary of Kansas products this year,
printed ON stiff card, calling the at
tention of the word to the wonderful
prOductiVeness of the state.
Mayor Hunter of Wellington has call
ed meeting of citizens to have some
action taken in the matter of a pros
pect gas well. Gas has been found at
Mulvane and at Winfield. Already men
are drilling for salt and coal.
Mrs. Jacob Meier, who died in Ellis
county last week, left eight children,
seventy-fve grandchildren, forty great
grandchildren and one great-great-
grandchiid. 1t is said of her that she
could remember the names and birth
days Of all Of them.
Fifty of the principal business men
n "
for the purpose OF prospecting for
natural gas. They will lease all the
available land in Cowley county and
shut out the lease men who have over
run the city since the striking OF
natural gas.
A phenomenal return Of spring con-
ditions as winter approaches prevails
in Southern Kansas. In many yards,
| Towering shrubs are in full bloom
many of the naples are sending forth
fresh young leaves, and along the
hedges the wild violets are in bloom
The thermometer averages 60 degrees
at night and 20 during the day.
Senator Frank Sponable, of johnson
county, has declined to accept the ap-
pointment of assistant state treasurer
|
elect Kelly. Sponable is a banker al
! Gardner, and says his business requires
all his attention. Roy Richey, OF
Shawnee, the present chief clerk in the
treasury, will be named as assistant
treasurer.
At Horton lately the coal chutes were
burned. The railroad company permit
ted the poor people of the town tc
carry away a lot of the half-burnec
coal. A coal dealer of the town pro
tested against this charity, saying il
was damaging his business. 1.-The peo
pie of Horton, rich and poor alike,
says a local paper, ARE up in arms
against the close-fsted dealer, and &
general boycott is now on"
At a meeting of the officers Of thu
Kansas Day Club, it was decided tt
give a beefsteak dinner on Kansas day
instead of the usual banquet. F. M
Harris, of Ottawa, a native cornfe(
Kansan, will speak on kansas" Othel
addresses will be made by Genera
Fred Funston, Will White, ]. l. King
of Minneapolis; Judge r. A. Burch, J
w. Gleed, Senator Tom Noftzger ant
| Conner T.. Davies.
Contracts have been signed for thu
immediate construction Of a pape
! plant at independence, which will man
ufacture paper from the rind of tn
sugar cane after the syrup has been ex
tracted. Book and wrapping pape
will be made. This will be the frs
time that these grades of paper hav'
been attempted from sugar cane pro
duets. A recent invention makes thu
manufacture of paper from sugar cam
practical. By the use of this mechau
ism the pitch is extracted from tn
cane, leaving the fiber free and read!
for the manufacture Of paper.
Always Took His That Way.