Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-02
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prospect well.
Norman Rupe, is being tried in the
court of common pleas in Kansas City
for the murder of Sergeant Reynolds
August 1, last.
The Kansas University is well repre-.
sented in the legislature. Eight of its
alumni are members and two are of.
ficers in the senate.
The annual session of the North
western Kansas Teachers association
will be held at the University of Kan
sas March 20, "a and 25.
The University of Kansas is max.
ing extensive arrangements for its
second annual musical festival, which
will be held May 26 and q.
A couple of Kansas City young PEG.
pie were seriously hurt in coasting
accident at Lawrence in which four.
teen persons were more or less in
jured.
G. A. Allen, a Topeka painter, has
been chosen president of the State
Society of Labor and Industry to sue
coed George M. Brandon, of Leaven-
worth.
The Newton Journal advances the
idea that the Cherryvale young woman
who tide up with George Crabtree last
week ought to sympathize with John
Brown.
A citizen of Pratt is advertising for
a wife and promises to be "a treasure
to her." Some of the joshers say there
would he plenty of volunteers II he
would substitute treasury" for treas
ure."
Thomas w. Lawson cannot very
we'll avoid accepting the invitation to
come to Kansas, especially as the oil
producers in the Chanute district have
conferred the degree of Hon" upon
him.
Noting that smallpox has been dis
covered in the state senate the Cimar-
ron Jacksonian murmurs poiusly and
'resignedly: The Lord moves in a
mysterious way his wonders to per-
FORM"
In retaliation for the attempted leg
islation in Kansas against the Stand
ard Oil company, the latter has SUI
spended all work in the Western field,
and nine hundred men are thrown out
of work.
Atchison's request for a law en-.
abling it to mine coal under the Mis-
souri, river does not contemplate CIV
ing nothing in return, The bill stipu-
lok hot hn OF fc 20
cent per ton Tor the coal mined.
w. Y. Morgan, of Hutchinson, ex.
presses these views on the oil ques'
ton: II believe it will be my duty, as
representative, to vote for the
strongest and most radical legislation
that is constitutional and legal"
The "pipers" and "anti-pipers," as
the two factions in the gas controversy
in Kansas are termed, are having a
lively time in the legislature. Both
sides would apparently rather have no
legislation than to compromise.
M. o. Leighton, of the United States
genealogical survey has completed ar
engagements to continue the investiga-
ton of the waters of Kansas. Prof.
Bailey will report on the mine water,
Prof. Barlow on the surface water
Mrs. A. V. Nichols of Reform has
turkey hen that set, Matched and raised
thirty turkeys last spring. This
brood of turkeys when grown was
worth $50. After weaving these tur.
keys this same hen laid fifty-eight
eggs worth about $3.50.
Bent Murdoch, who is doing" the
legislature, writes to the Efdorado Re-
publican: Topeka old soaks, who alb.
sorb Topeka drug store whisky, are
asking the legislature to establish
state whisky distillery here and en-
ploy the state lunatics to run the
plant"
Representative Howerton has In.
troduced bill forbidding the sale Of
firecracKers to persons under eighteen
years of age. This will be a death
blow to the flrecracker business for
after one passes the age Of eighteen
there is no fun in them, so far as
crackers are concerned.
Harry Webster, editor Of the Utica
Herald, Is notary public, an insur.
ance agent, a real estate and pension
agent, the town prophet, a book
binder, singer in a church choir and
job printer. "And yet" says the
Braymer Comet, "he doesn't weigh
over seventy-five pounds"
The Independence Reporter offered
a prize of S. for the best answer to the
question What is kiss?" The def.
milton which won is as follows: "A
kiss is the silent expression OF numer.
GUS emotions of the human heart, such
as love, joy, gratitude, sorrow and re-
greet" And the winner is a married
woman, too.
A bill which provides that the rail.
road commissioners may make freight
rate on their own motion, or on com.
plant Of shipper is causing very
general interest in both branches Of
the legislature. 1t is contended by the
railroad men that this provision GOV.
ers executive and judicial power on
the same commission.
The ground hog rubbered in vain for
his shadow in the vicinity OF Ellin.
wood, according to the Leader, and
now 1t is hoped that winter has done
its worst-which is certainly bad
enough, for they have had more con.
tinuous cold weather since Christmas
down there tlan ever before In the
history Of that part Of the state.
The Howard Courant does not claim |
any literary excellence for this brief