Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-17
KANSAS NOTES

year by ming suits lot divorces.
Latest estimates concerning the con.
dition of the wrecked Bank of High
land are that of the $329,000 Of out
standing paper against it all but about
$685., 900 is probably bona fide.
An Ottawa man guessed within
sixty-three of the number Of cigars
upon which the government collected
taxes during the month Of November
the total was $685., 47O-and has
been notified that he won the capital
prize Of $4,000, which has not yet ar
rived.
The old-fashioned woman who bor-
rows eggs from her neighbors when
they are thirty cents a dozen, and re-
pays them when eggs are fifteen cents
q dozen, has been spotted in Eureka. 2
The candidacy of Mr., Grass OF La
Crosse for state treasurer seems to
have been damaged in the prairie fire.
At least he has decided not to be q
candidate.
Hillsboro has a citizen who evident
ly wants to become governor. His
name is not known, but he is Sunday
school superintendent who was not
absent or tardy once during 1903.
Last year was one of decided growth
in Manhattan. Its population is now
4,312; the enrolment at the state agri'
cultural college increased to 1,214, and
the cemetery was augmented by
eighty. =
One of the rural correspondents for
the Troy Chief writes: Mr.. Forbes
as a racounteur cannot be surpassed.
His bon mots are universally admired
and repeated. They are chic and BIZ
zarre. His word painting is wonderful
in its power. A jeu d'esprit of his has
been known to clear crowded store
We are Justly proud of him."
Bat" Masterson has been out OF
Dodge City so long that the people
have become tranquil. The Democrat
protests because he was received cor
daily at the White House.
A national bank in Wichita adver'
tises 100 million dollars Of capital, but
the fault is with the printer, not the
bookkeeper.
The chief feature of the Late Wal
News" in the patent insldes last week
is the ultimate disclosure that there
was no late war news.
1t was taken for granted that Harry
Chestina, whose resort in Leaven
worth was wrecked, was, of course, ar
alien until the admission came that he
Is negro.
According to the Concordia KansaI
there are a lot of fellows who will &c
to the Wichita hAtels this week ant
call loudly for room with bath, who
when at home, perform their ablu
lions in horse bucket.
A newly completed Congregational
church Is the handsomest in McPher
son. The wonderful part of 1t is not
the denomination, but the fact that
the edlflce is all paid for. ,
Those Industrious statesmen In
Wichita who have chosen the name
Drafters for themselves should have
care. 1t would be easy for a hos
tile printer to substitute G..
Those Kingman county farmers who
are already blowing for corn" are en-
gagged In a more sensible industry than
the Harper county farmers who are
boring for gas, and the results are
more certain.
The Larned Titled and Toiler has sci
the people to filling and toiling on
this problem: II Ann is "a and has q
brother who would have been twice az
old II he had never used tobacco, how
many SHOWS will come and go before
the Santa Fe builds new depot IN
Larned? .
A Coffeyville paper got out Its cut
Of Tom Kelly and printed 1t as the
likeness Of Kogoro Takahira.
The Kansas Educator, published ID
Hutchinson, is a most excellent publ
cation Notwithstanding its "odes."
The Harper Sentinel is thought tc
be the only weekly In the Seventh dis
trict that goes to the trouble Of print
ing an index.
The only complaint made against
the Goals taken from the new Jewel
county mines is that they make toe
many ashes" but the number Is moi
stated.
The Pratt Union refers to a man
whose sanity was decided in the mega
tive as lacking in filling in his hat"
When a Salina man goes shopping
his friends are aware, Of course, that
he means he is going bucket shop'
ping.
According to the Conway Springs
Star a man there lost greyhound
pup last week. The pup was once
kicked by a mule and when a bis
jackrabblt jumped up before him he
turned and ran, the rabbit after him
When last seen the pup was gaining
on the rabbit.