Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-26
KANSAS NEWS BRIEFS.


Walter Stockton, 19-year-old Eure.
ka boy, had his left arm torn nearly
off while working on corn shredder
near town. He will recover. II
Cora Dollar has sued Arthur Dollar
for divorce at Wellington. The sub
stance Of Coras petition is that Mr..
Dollar doesn't amount to 80 cents.
So many Kansas towns have bored
for gas and oil, or intend to bore, that
such items may safely be excluded on
the ground that they have ceased to be
news.
The constitution of Kansas prohib-
its an increase In the salary of an
official during his term of Office
Governor Bailey cannot, therefor, at
least during his first term, profit by
the raise in salary from $4,000 to
$4,000.
A county Threshermens associa-
ton has been organized at Abilene,
Kas., with Edward Heaton, president,
and ]. H. Hollow, secretary Better
road rights in crossings, bridges and
better collection laws for thresherS
are demanded.
Arkansas City has brought out fig
ures in support of her movement for
a division of the court with Winfield
showing that for thirteen years Ar
kansas City and vicinity furnished
sixty-seven per cent of the business of
the district court.
Albert Chapman, Of Hutchinson,
Kas., died at Ell Reno, o. T., as the
result Of injuries received several
days ago while taking a vapor bath.
The gasoline used to heat the bath ex-
ploded, fearfully burning Chapman.
The remains have been shipped to
Hutchinson.
Frank Coats, young farm hand liv-
ing eleven miles southwest of Clay
Center, killed himself Friday after
noon by shooting himself through the
heart with a shotgun. He was com,
parative stranger in Clay Center,
having lived there about year He
was 20 years old and unmarried.
From reliable sources it is learned
that the CRANKY Smelling and Mining
Company has purchased the big Ian
yon zinc smelter at Neodosha. The
consideration is not known. Three
hundred thousand dollars is to be eE-
pended at once in charging the w0f,s'
The new smelters will employ 500
Representative jerks, of Franklin,
introduced a bill providing for rigid
civil service rules for the government
of the state charitable institutions.
The bill was drawn along the lines
by the state board of chart
ties. 1t absolutely prohibits the dis
charge of an employee for political rea-
sons.
Lewis McSpadden was sNot through
he heart in a saloon in West Weir
last week. James Thomas and another
man were quarreling and had drawn
heir guns, McSpadden stopped in be-
.ween the two and refused to get out OF
he way. Thomas fired two shots, the
second penetrating McSpalden's heart,
killing him instantly Thomas escaped.
Bethany College used te have to
beg and plead for special trains for
Messiah" week Now the railroads
all over themselves to make arrange
nents to handle the traffic in good
shape, as it means excellent business
or them The special train service
or this year will be moe extensive
han ever before. The les selected
are April 5, Z, s, 10 and
A highly respected chuIeh dignitary
If Ottawa visited Topeka the otheF
lay, accompanied by sevtal acquain.
ances. He was called h1me sudden
y, leaving his valise to Yllow by ex.
press. His friends filed ZIP the valise
With some feminine wearing apparel,
deck of cards, a bottle Of whisky,
ZONE poker chips and few packages
If cigarettes, and sent It 10 the ad-
lress of the good deacon's wife.
The little son OF Professor Isley, OF
he Quaker college at Wichita, has
mail faith in the omnipotenoe Of the
heavenly Father He came Town
rom bed the other morning and told
lis mother: 81 dreamed that 6ere