Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-08-06
Kansas Notes

The people OF Wyandotte, in de-
handing a better telephone servic"
are only standing up for their Reitz. ,
A negro has been arrested in To-
peka, according to one of the papers
for shooting his lady love-"
Attention is being drawn to the
Wellsville Globe by the unique fact
that it still keeps up an exchange
table"
Nebraska is having grasshopper
scare" and it is only by great eff
fort that Kansas can keep from gigg-
ling.
Without waiting to hear the fate
of the corn crop, Osborne announces
Harvest Jubilee for September
and Logan has one billed for August
26, 27 and 2S.
Ottawa is becoming a regular rail-
road town. The Herald declares that
the health food business has Struck
grade, with only one cylinder work
ing"
In order that the public might not
get the mistaken notion that harmony
prevails IN Emporia, Lee j. Orr met
the Rev. D. S. Morrison on the street
and horsewhipped him.
Among the well known old soldiers
who are making speeches at the re-
union in Pittsburg this week are Com
rade w. j. Bailey, Comrade Charles
Curtis and Comrsde Chester l. Long.2
1t is being told that nobby dresser
out in Saline county wore pair Of
such red socks that the live stock
started in pursuit of him and he only
saved himself by tagging a train with
them.
Kansas has been allowed $S6,929 OF
Spanish war claims by the govern
ment. The sum represents the cost
of mobilizing and equipping the SOL
diers before they were mustered into
the service.
Topeka has horrible suspicion that
the new Vinewood park line from
Kansas City. Although Mr.. Sunny is
one Of the directors Topeka fears
there is something shady about it. 2
A subscriber in Cowley county asks
that this jest, which he assures The
Star is original" be printed "rhe
farmers shouldn't talk about corn dur
ing this hot weather, for it will make
its ears burn"
The Kansas Issue, the Prohibition
organ, points with pride to the fact
that only nineteen of the $50 papers
in Kansas carry liquor advertise
ments. The principal reason Is that
the liquor advertisers seldom pay in
cash.
That ruling made by the school d.
rectors in Chautauqua county forbid
ding the teachers to marry is not only
unreasonable but un-Rooseveltian
The SalinS Journal takes pride in
the announcement that its typesetting
machine has not only been hal
tered, but is broke to work single OF
double.
What the rest of the state wants to
know is which syllable should be ac-
cented the most in pronouncing the
Atchison Globes Don't Do That"
club.
Topeka is agitating the erection OF
city market again. Ten or twelve
years ago Paul Hudson used to build
market house-in the paper-twice
each year.
Just as the public had almost sue.
ceeded in forgetting the whole scam
dial, along comes the Topeka Capt.
tai with picture of Princess de Chi
may on its first page.
A Philadelphia man has discovered
process for making silver into gold.
1t may be merely a coincidence, but
Philadelphia is also the home of Prof
Fahrig, the scientist who discov-
cred gold in Trego and Ellis county
shsle.
The house and senate journals, just
issued by the state printer, contains
2,245 and 1,495 pages, respectively,
and weigh sixteen pounds. They cost
the state between $4,000 and $4,000.
The janitors will use half the vol
umes for fuel. THE taxing power Of
the state is sacred"
A couple of Wellington young PEP
pie were seated together on the scttee
under the maple, the News relates.
Thy were too absorbed to notice the
gathering clouds. Suddenly a bolt
struck the tree and flung the young
people apart with a jar such as they
are not likely to forget soon again.
The girl was the first to recover.
Run, George, rum" she cried. "oh,
knew you would stay till papa
caught you"
The Hiawatha World offers re-
ward of IS for each arrest and convic.
ton of any man or boy who kills
birds.
Since the Wall Street Journal has
praised the judgment and foresight Of
Charles NJ. Harger, will Abilene be
able to hold him?
Manhattan has still further
| strengthened its reputation as an old.