Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-12-22
LATEST KANSAS ITEMS

N~-~
it.
This from Kansas paper is good or
bad according to whether or not you
like fine writin': about 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the death angel
noiselessly entered the M. E. parson-
age, touched gently the emaciated
form of the parsons daughter, left
piece of inanimate clay to the tender
care of weeping loved ones and bore
back to the bosom of the Master hui
man soul"
A Wheaton news gatherer recently
noticed young lady at church with
three engagement rings on her fin
ger.
Mr.. Nation, assistant state auditor,
is suffering from an abscess in the
cavity above his right eye. BY the
way, wonder what kin he is to Car
RE?
The Rev. S. w. Fulk, who died re-
Gently at Holton, was stung on the
jaw about two years ago by bee. A
swelling resulted, which dsfied opera
lions and all other kinds of treatment.
The trouble gradually grew worse till
death resulted.
A big jack rabbit near Hiawatha
has for two years eluded all the eff.
forts of dogs and men to overhaul
him. They all know him when they
see him, however, and he has been
christened Dan Patch" He seems to
enjoy the chase as much as his chas-
ers do
A ride over the Santa Fe up the Ar
kansas river bottoms, from Dodge City
westward shows an almost unbroken
alfalfa field for more than 100 miles.
Alfalfa grows to perfection on the
low lands, and no other country raises
heavier seed crops. Two crops of hay
and one of seed is the rule, and fire.
quently $40 an acre is realized from
the sale of the seed alone.
From the viewpoint of Leslies
Weekly, prohibition in Kansas has
been a measurable success. The law
was enacted twenty-one years ago. In
five of the 105 counties of the state
the law is pretty generally ignored.
These counties include about II per
cent of the population and furnish 30
per cent of the criminals. Take the
state as whole, however and, while
the population has increased from
996,6l6 to 1,47O,495, the number of
prisoners has decreased from 917 to
1888.
W. d. Street, who was speaker of
the house when the populists had com.
plete control of all branches of the
state government in 1897, was in To-
peka the other day. He is now in the
railroad business and isn't paying
much attention to politics, though
since the Populist organization went
to pieces he has allied himself with
the Socialists.
The scheme for a legislative ses-
sion of only thirty days seems to have
ended in the mild hope that the legis-
lature will adjourn after sixty days, II
possible.
A Topeka woman complained to a
butcher because there were so many
buckshot in the rabbit she bought
Great Scott" said the butcher,
they haven't found a way yet to scare
them to DEATH"
A recent issue of Bent Murdocks
paper, the Eldorado Republican, de.
clares that "A gang Of Wichita Muir
docks are expected here for visit
Sunday"
Judge C. A. Smith, recently elected
to the Kansas supreme bench, taught
the first public school ever held IT.
Cawker city in the winter of 1871 and
1872.
Building in Topeka during 1901
showed an increase OF about 100000
over that Of 1903, and the Capital says
1t has been mainly good business
houses and high grade residences.
State Senator-elect Bailie p. Wag.
gener of atchison proposes at least to
attract some attention in the next leg.
islature. He will introduce a bill to
absolutely repeal all divorce laws.
He declares that when people make a
mistake in their marriages they should
not be allowed to shrk the results
through the easy medium of the dl.
vorce courts.
Fort Scott is taking steps to pre-
serve an old block house, one OF her
most interesting relics OF the Civil
war. It was built for the defense Of
nearly million dollars worth Of com.
missary and hospital supplies stored in
that city in 1863, and to capture which
was one Of the principal purposes Of
Prices raid. Four block houses were
built. but this is the only one that has
survived. II was built OF 2xG lumber
spiked together.
The pupils Of the Manual Training
school at Topeka are now drinking
out OF a new tangled fountain in
pretty much the same manner that a
horse drinks out OF watering trough.
The thirsty student leans forward.
opens his mouth and the water, forced
up by pressure from below like a min.
iature artesian well. falls gently in.
side Of the mouth. The purpose OF
| AIT, 500. ..w..aa...a.a