Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-01-22
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.

All olbuC-IHCu NClH VI COdl udb HCol
struck at the coal shaft in AtchIsol
at a depth of 713 feet 1t Is of fin
quality and has the appearance of be
ing semi-anthracite
DR. F. H. Shows meteorological
statistics have convinced him tina
the average wind velocity in Kansa!
is decreasing, and the drought is grad
ually becoming extinct.
In the legislature there will be two
Adamses, two Perkinses, two Camp
bells, two Williamses, two Martins
two Kings, two Johnsons, two Browns
two McKees and three Joneses.
s. s. OTner, who lives near Abiline
sold S610.75 worth butter last yeaI
from twenty cows, an average Of
S3053 a COW This Is in addition t
the skinned milk, which was fed tc
hogs and calves.
Estell. the Kansas desperate who
escaped from the penitentiary two
years ago, was captured last week
In Memphis. Tenn. He has killed sew
eral men. including q sheriff, and
robbed safes innumerable.
The county commissioners of Doug
las county have approved the plans
of the architects for the new $4,000
court house, after some revisions had
been made Bids for the new build.
ing will be opened February 10.
The controversy as to who Is the
youngest civil war veteran in the
state seems to have been settled in
favor Of Charles Selg of EldOrado. He
enlisted at the age OF IL years s
months and s days. and served three
years
Richard Williamson, who has been
general secretary of the Y. NJ c. A..
at the University Of Kansas for the
past two years, has resigned his pos.
ition and will leave shortly for Mexico
City to accept a similar position at
that place.
1t is encouraging to know that the
contest for the Democratic member
ship OF the interoceanic canal commits
sion has narrowed down TO Senator
w. A. Harris Of Kansas and Senator
]. X. Jones OF Arkansas. 1t could not
be easier to make a choice.
BY a cavern OF rock and slate at
the Decker mines, near Pittsburg
Miles Bloat, was killed and Jess
Barnes and Walter Vendle injured
The heavy fall of rock caught six
but three escaped with slight
injuries. Bloat was crushed to death
Alice E. Biery, who sued Robert
Kenney, a wealthy young farmer, for
$40, 900 for breach of promise has dis
missed the case. She secured judy
ment for $4,000 a. the fall term of
court, but a new trial was given be-
cause jurors made an average of their
judgments
Stephen John, farmer and fruit
raiser near Hlawatha, says the peach
crop will be short again this year.
The warm weather in the fall caused
the peach trees to bud and the eX'
treme cold weather so soon after kill
ed the buds. The peach crop for sew
eral years has been poor one.
A new consolidated school in which
four districts Join has been opened
south Of Chapman A $4,000 stone
schoolhouse has been completed and
three covered wagons will bring the
pupils to school Even with this ad-
vantage and a graded course Of study
the expense will be but slightly more
than before.
Abraham Mills, Go years old, was
killed recently by being thrown from
a wagon on his farm. Mr.. Mills, an
Englishman by birth, married into the
Shawnee tribe of Indians and has
lived in the Indian territory near Che.
topa since before the Civil war. He
was at one time the cattle king in
that section.
William and Rudy Herges, two big
farmer school boys in Nemaha county,
made trouble at the Onaga school a
short time ago. The principal, b. n.
Sapp, protested, and they used him
roughly. He had them arrested and
they we're sentenced to sixty days in
the county jail. They appealed to
the supreme court.
Word has been received of the
death Of Colonel r. A. Frederick, al
Juneau, Alaska, where he held the
position of United States district at
torney for Alaska. The colonel was
formerly a Kansas man. He lived for
many years in Topeka. and was a law
partner at one time Of G. c. Clemens
He left Kansas about ten years ago
and settled at San Francisco, where
he practiced law until appointed dis
trict attorney for Alaska by the late
President Mckinley.
There was a string OF mishaps in
Hutchinson New Years eve. While
a wedding service was in progress
the house was discovered to be on
fire. The bride tainted and the
guests fed. On its way TO the fire
the hose wagon was overturned and
two firemen were injured. A street
car ran into the wreckage and was
upset The bride looked upon the
mishaps as an evil omen and when
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