Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-15
. KANSAS STATE NEWS.
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L OAA OA1O IINCI.
October IA.
In pasture near eStmoreland
there is lonely grave bearing an in
| scribed tombstone which reads: IS. NJ.
Marshall, Wadesboro, KY, died May
81, 1S49." The grave contains the
body of a man who died while going
to the gold fields of California in 1s49.
The first joint debate between w.
II. Craddock and w. j. Bailey, lead
ing candidates for governor, was
held at Wichita. There was large
| crowd. but the speakers were not
enthusiastically cheered. They talked
taxation as advocated by the plat
| forms of the two parties.
While travelling overland from Rush
Center to Lacrosse, where he was
to deliver a political speech, ex-Con-
| gresham S. r. Peters, of Newton.
was thrown from his carriage. He
fell upon his head and back, and
one of the rear wheels of the wagon
passed over his body. His injuries
were serious.
| Warden Jewett, of the Lansing
prison. has just purchased $4,000
worth of sisal in Yucatan for the
prison Irvine plant. The sisal cost
nine cents a pound. This means that
binding Irvine will not be any cheap
er next year than it was this season.
Sisal il twice as high now as it was
three years ago.
A new stone bridge spans Big
| creek in Russell county. While it
is the largest bridge in the county
it's cost was nominal, for with the
| exception of the cement and iron
handrail all the material was pro-
| duced at home. 1t has two 36-foot
arches. The length of the bridge is
225 feet and the height IS feet above
near by and the labor was done by
Russell county men. The cost was
SEATING cash.
Warden Jewett, of the state peni-
Tertiary, is trying to induce the shoe
manufactures located at the Mis-
souri, penitentiary to remove to Ian
sing. He has agreed to furnish the
manufacturers room, light, heat and
power free, and labor for so cents per
day per man. These are the terms
upon which the manufactures are OPP
Grated at the Missouri penitentiary,
but the Missouri officials are going
| to raise the rate to 60 cents day
the first of January.
Secretary F. ID. Coburn, of the Kan
sas agricultural department, issued
19O-page quarterly on Pooled Cat
tie" 1t covers the four breeds of
hornless cattle, both beef and milk
types. These are Aberdeen Angus,
| 70 Do1 Dnl1oH nd pn11aH 1Ir
ham, In the Introductory, Secretary
| Coburn says: aside from mention
of the numerous and varied merits
the breeds of hornless cattle may pos.
sess, their advocates are abundantly
able to present telling arguments
to why their favorites should be given
equal if not greater consideration
| than Others"
Attorney General GODDARD rendered
| an opinion that official schoolbook
dealers in Kansas must take back all
disable old books in exchange for the
new books adopted by the state text
book commission. Under the law, pu-
pills are permitted to turn in their
old books at half the price of the new
ones Many local dealers refused to
| accept the old books which were
| thumb marked or married otherwise.
The law is silent as to what condi-
| ton the old books must be in for eX-
change purposes, and until the SUI
1 preme court arbitrarily defines it the
attorney general says that books
must be accepted when they can be
used again regardless of worn con-
dition.
| The Ottawa Herald notes the gift
of $500 to Ottawa university by IN
derwood & Underwood, of Newark.
n. j. 1t will recall the story of the
rise of the Messrs. Underwood, which
story, though often told, will al
ways bear repeating. Elmer Under
wood was a printer, working at the
case, in Ottawa. Bert Underwood
drove a grocer's wagon. The gen.
| tlemen took up the sterescoplc view
| business in small way and were
successful from the start. Now they
are the recognized leaders in this
important industry in the world.
They are wealthy probably beyond
any imagining of their younger days,
but they have not lost their affection
| for the town in which the foundation
of their fortune was laid.
Some three weeks ago Mrs. Tilie
Berry, of Herington, secured di-
vorce from her husband. Within
week she went to Kansas City and
married man by the name of Davis,
he also being a resident of Herring
ton. Under the Kansas law divorce
decree does not become final until six
months after the trial Judge Moore
summoned the woman into court TO
explain her matrimonial circum-
| stances. She said she did not know
| that the law withheld the right OF
remarriage for six months. The court
refused to accept this excuse, de-
clared the divorce decree null and
void. and informed the woman that
if she lived with Davis, her new hus-
band. she would be liable to the pun
lishment-f for adultery
| The railroads have granted an
omen rate of one fare for the round
itrip to Lawrence for the exercises
| of Inauguration of DIR. Frank Strong
as chancellor of the University OF
Kansas. The tickets viii be sold from
points in Kansas and Missouri river
places on October 16. IL and l5, ana
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