Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-05-14
Kansas Notes

The public may cease to wonder
what's in a name when it becomes
widely known that leila Knox is CIV
ing most of the damage evidence in
the asylum investigation.
The postoffice safe at Partridge was
blown open by daring thief who may
not realize how serious it is to have
the secret service and the game war
den both on his trail at the same
time.
Topeka fears the Underwriting
Waste and Utilization company, which
was given garbage franchise, may
not avail itself of the concession. The
garbage will not be minded so much,
but the name is too good to lose.
IAN Atchison girl" the Globe says,
who used to boast that she was kissed
| by President Grant when she was
baby, now declares that it was Presi-
dent Hayes who kissed her. In a few
years she will be claiming that Presi-
dent Roosevelt kissed her when she
was mere child"
1t is feared that Kansas will not take
kindly to the statue of the state, by
Weinmann, provided for the st. Louis
exposition. The figure represents a
lady without a shirtwaise, whose
wrists are as largely developed as her
biceps. One hand grasps sickle, and
the other reposes on the neck OF a
heifer. The state will think the ALE
gorical figure represents Kansas TAX
ing the bull by the horns.
There has been no mortgage fore
closure in Dickinson county for twelve
months, and the papers differ as to
whether it means theer are no mort
cages or whether they are not yet
due.
Judge Hook of the federal court has
prevailed upon Judge Philips of Mis-
souri, to try the Martindale case. grow
ing out of the Emporia bank failure.
President Roosevelt saw one depot,
anyhow that is more ancient than Kan
sas City's. The Union Pacific station
in North Topeka, according to Indian
legend, was erected by the Mound
Builders.
A Texas man has a scheme to exter-
inmate the prairie dogs by feeding
them sweet potatoes with strychnine
on them.
At bachelor dinner, given this
week in Jewell City for John Calvin
Smith, who is soon to be married, one
of the dozen speeches was entitled:
"A Mans Best Friend Is His Mother
Why Leave Herr"
Now that d. w. Blaine of Pratt has
computed to nicely how many har-
vest hands will be needed in Kansas
this year. maybe he will consent to tell
the number of bushels of wheat that
will be yielded.
In describing the brides dress the
society reporter for Lawrence paper
said 1.-THE local costumer seemed to
have touched it with fairy wand, so
exquisitely were its light diaphanous
folds fashioned"
A spiritualist held seance in
Downs recently and talked with num-
erous departed spirits. During this
seance the medium got into communl-
cation with a man who died many
years ago. 81 have been in the
depths" said the spirit. land would
like to hear the news" Ask any ques-
ton you like" said the spiritualist,
land will answer If possible. Thank
you" said the spirit; 1.-The question
that has been burning in my mind
since have been here is: Has tho
Central branch been extended to Dem
ver?"
Mr.. Pigg is citizen of Marquette.
You knew, of course, that This little
Pigg went to Marquette"
A young man in Sterling made a
demonstration of filial affection by
giving his parents a piece of WALL
paper from the St. Joseph house in
which Jesse james was killed.
There is not a prisoner in the Rice
county Jail and the Sterling Bulletin
is in favor of turning the county Jail
into High school and placing the
sheriffs office under the jurisdiction
of the county superintendent.
The case of A. j. Patterson, the de-
faulting city treasurer of Clyde, who
advanced the curious theory that mas
much as the city obtained its money
illegally, by licensing the joints, he
had a right to appropriate 1t for his
own use, has been passed upon by
the supreme court. The judgment or
the district court stands and Patterson
goes to the penitentiary for three
years.
Civil service examinations will be
held in Topeka May 26, to select
nautical expert for the photographic
office, and to fill several vacancies in
the lighthouse service. Uncle Sam
knows where to look for them when he
wants old sea dogs.
Efflngham is planning such an elab-
crate programme for Memorial day
that the dead in the cemetery will be
proud they are there.
The construction OF new tels-
phone line in Meade county lis going,
one of the papers predicts. ito cause
a Oood daal of talk ono Wav and an