Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-08-04
KANSAS ITEMS

Since the packing house strike was
declared Colonel George w. Veale Of
Topeka has gone to work for the
Union Pacific.
B. P. Walker of the Topeka Capt.
tails editorial page has bought the o.
borne Farmer, one of the very best
papers in the Sixth district.
Some Chanute capitalists are
quietly" organizing a $5O,O0O,0O0 COM
pany to drive the Standard Oil COM
pany out of business.
George w. Martins last report Of
the State Historical society is pro-
nounced by the Atchison Globe to be
"The Best Kansas Book"
About the only satisfaction that re-
mains for Henry Allen is to sit on the
bank Of the Kaw in Lawrence and
watch the river threaten" Mr.. Bower
socks dam.
The papers refer to the kind of
liquor sold in st. John as bad
whisky" to distinguish it from the
philanthropic brand sold in Hutchin-
son and the benevolent sort passed
over the bar in Dodge City.
The judicial contest in the Ninth
district was settled by drawing lots.
P. j. Gale of Mcpherson had Jim"
Simpson draw for him, and he won.
Mr.. Simpson always has commended
tits all in the draw"
1t has been discovered that Charles
Rowlett, the expert accountant ap-
pointed by the governor to investigate
rumors of frauds in the state depart
ment, has been drawing salary at the
rate of $4,000 a year, while the law
fixes his salary at $1,000.
Taylor: To be proud Of learning is
the greatest ignorance.
Prisoners are still arranged" in the
police court in Parsons.
Since the last flood Olathe has con-
cluded that it simply can't get along
without another Baptist church. )
The Sedgwick Paragraph has de-
cided to reduce expenses by DISMISS
ing its Esopus, N Y, correspondent. 3
Eureka voted $4,000 bonds for a
high school building few days ago,
but the proposlLion carried by mar
row majority of nine.
"Oh, well, Job was not so many
signs Edgar Watson Howe, whose pa
thence resulted in the Atchison coal
shaft. "The Bible doesn't relate that
he ever tried to dig coal mine" l
A clergyman in the corn belt whose
identity has been lost, sent this church
notice to the editor: "The service on
Sunday morning is at II a. m. The
supposition that it is ten minutes later
is mistake. Men are not excluded
from the week night service. The
seats in the front portion of the church
have been carefully examined. They
are quite sound and may be trusted not
to give way. 1t is quite legitimate to
join in the singing The object of the
choir is to encourage, not discourage,
the congregation"
Judge Adam P. Gristlebone, the not
ed cinder beetle expert, admits that the
town of Bonesteel, s. D., is named is
in his honor. When the town was
first established large quantity of
steel rails was destroyed by some in
sect. Gristlebone was sent for and
he at once pronounced the destruction
the work of cinder beetles, and ex-
planned how they might be extermlnat-
ed. In appreciation of this service
the town was first called Gristlebone-
steel. The name has since been found
too cumbersome and was shortened to
B0nesteel.
John S. Gilmore, going back over
the files of the Fredonia Citizen of
twenty-five years ago, found this anec-
dote: When General Sheridan was
in Kansas not long ago he treated the
landlord of a hotel to drink from a
bottle Of extra choice Bourbon whisky
which he carried for use in case of
sickness. Said the landlord, ignorant
of the others identity: That's bully
whisky, stranger Say, what might
might your name be? Sheridan"
was the reply. ANY relation to Gen.
eral Sheridan well. | don mind
telling you that | am General Sheri-
dan" you be hanged" cried the in
credulous landlord "a little duck like
you? I've got General Sheridan's
picture hanging in my sitting room,
and he's over six feet high"
The Dodge City Globe-Republlcan
tells how, during the last flood. cow
boy accomplished a remarkable roping
feat. He approached the bridge over
Kiowa creek and noticed that the
bridge was gradually raising and that
It would soon float away. The young
man had a long COW rope attached to
his saddle horn. He hooked onto the
bridge and with the other end of the
rope fastened to the saddle horn
awaited developments. The bridge
soon gave way and started down the
stream, but the COW pony and rider
we're trained for the work and settling
back the tug of war began. The bridge
was gradually towed to the bank,
where it was made fast. and where,
as soon as the flood receded IL was