Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05


smoked going on fifty year." he said,
and I'm afraid If keep it up much
longer I'll git in the habit"
Judge A. W. Dennison, late Populist
member Of the appellate court. has
sold all OF his belongings in Butler
county and purchased a farm in Penn.
sylyania. where he will make his
home.
The following officials OF the state
board of agriculture were elected at
the thirIy-second annual meeting: J.
H. Churchill. Dodge City. president;
j. W. Robinson, Eldorado, vice presi
dent; Edwin Snyder, Oskaloosa, treas
urer.
Charles James, keeper of a Cherokee
Joint, shot and killed Allan William
son last week The shooting took
place in the rear OF James place
James fed after the shooting and up
TO this time no trace has been found
e OF him
The Toronto bank. OF Wilson coun.
ty, private bank owned by w. p.
Dickerson. is closed. 1t had $4,000
capital. $4,000 surplus. and $3l 900 in
deposits. Dickerson has sustained
some heavy losses recently in spec.
ulation
The thirteenth biennial report of
the state board of agriculture is being
Hfctrihnfad thfo uaab Tho -
F D. Coburn's reports, 1t is of great
value TO all who have an interest in
the farm. 1t is volume of l,l2S
pages. as useful as it is bulky.
The Abilene public library secured
through the efforts Of the women's
clubs. has been opened The women
have raised about 81, 200 in two years
and have fitted up handsome rooms
s The balance OF the Corn carnival
fund, $20S. has been given them
The NJ. K. & T. depot at Strawn,
was entered by robbers last week.
They blew up the safe with dynamite
and escaped with 5000 which was in
the safe Most of the people we're
awakened by the report and the rob.
bers were seen riding away in bug.
gy.
In letter TO a friend In Winfield.
the wife Of Congressman Jackson says
her husband Is able 10 be out of that
New York hospital and that within a
week he will be In his seat at Wash.
ington. Al the hospital they twisted
the broken leg OF the congressma n
into place, using the Lorenz method
The meanest man In Kansas has
been found at Wellington. He hired
a negro boy to carry ton OF coal up.
stairs, paying him only IL cents for
the job. Then he got some dice and
played craps with the boy until he had
won the 10 cents back. The boy
testified to this fact In a case in
court
The council has completed arrange.
ments with an OIL company to furnish
Arkansas City with gas we'll. The
city will not pay for the well until
after 1t is delivered, and then will
only pay according to the amount Of
gas II will produce. The necessary
leases go with the well, and the first
hole will be drilled inside the city
limits.
Miss Berenice Russell, a young
school teacher Of Larned, has just
received notice from the Department
of the Interior Of her appointment to
the position Of teacher in the Indian
schools at White Rock Utah Miss
about February The trip 10 this
school requires a stage journey Of
about 125 miles.
Masdn Addison. paymaster In the
United States navy. Is visiting his
parents in Salina. Addison has the
distinction OF being the only paymas
ter in the navy who has ever succeed
ed In saving coin on board his vessel
when 1t went down. He was on the
Yosemite when 1t sank at Guam. and
saved the strongbox Of the paymaster,
which contained $50 900 Addison has
been complimented by the govern.
ment for his pluck.
A resolution calling for constitu.
tional convention has been introduced
in the house by Wagner. OF Atchison
II provides for submitting 10 the peo
pie al the general election OF 1904
the question as to whether a conven.
ton shall be called This Is an indl.
rect way OF securing resubmission.
All resubmlssionists realize that no
straight resubmission resolution can
be pushed through this session. but
they hope to get al the same result
by way Of the constitutional conven.
ton resolution
Della Gurestra Reggie Salvatore.
the italian count" who is making
tourney around the world without
means on a wager OF $4,000. is pass.
ing through Kansas He is on his
way to San Francisco. where he is
10 take a boat for South America The
man carries the best Of recommends.
tions from Elk lodges and public OF
ficias Of many OF the leading cities
OF the United States. where he has
visited. He must complete mis- Jour.
ney by February. 1904 Salvatore