Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-11-30


Rev. James Boicourt, of the Phil
ipsburg and Marvin Circuit IN. E.
church, has been holding a series of
meetings at Marvin. We have not
heard with what success.
H. B. Spangler, of Sumner, was
in our office Friday. He is handling
a small flock of sheep aid reports
them as doing well.
Albert White, of this township,
has just finished husking his corn of
which he has 1000 bushels of the fin
est variety. His oats yields IS bush
els to the busheI of seed sown.
Burton & Van Buskirk are still
selling sheep, having disposed of
about 5000 head to farmers in this
vicinity, in lots of from 100 to 500. We
are glad to see our people giving at
tention to this. branch of husbandry.
Some low down whelp has bur
glarized the safe of the Phillipsburg
HERALD. He must have been miser-
ably hungry, or he wouldn't have
hunted so industriOusly for pot of
PASTE W0-Keeney World.
-Chas. Preston, of Plainview town
ship, one of the first settlers of the
county, died at his home yesterday.
He went to Colorado about u year ago
and returned about two weeks ago
with the mountain fever which re-
suited in his Enterprise.
: The NJ. E. Sociable at J. w.
loves residence Tuesday evening
was an enjoyable gathering and was
we'll attended. We feel sure no one
feels sorry that they were there.
Next Tuesday evening it Will be held
at the residence of D. L. Smith and
good time is assured. Come all.
G w. Weeks, of Freedom town
ship, during the past summer had Is
cows, from which he made 1900
pounds of butter which he has Just
sold at 20 cents per pound, making
$3.50. He also raised calves worth
$3.50 and 10 hogs. The total product
being about $500, on an investment
of about $500 Good enough for any
one and hard to beat anywhere.
Prof, Lewis handed US the pro-
gramme for the Twenty-third Session
of the State Teachers Association, to
be held at Topeka, December 26, 81
and %, 1882. The program is too long
for publication, but we publish the
Railroad and Hotel rates, assuming
that teachers here will take it for
granted that the session will be inter
esting and instructive and that all
who possibly can will attend.
J. M. Crosier has just finished
building a barn for John Hahnen-
kraft, on his place, two and one-haIf
miles north east of PhiIlipsburg,
which is quitea cOmmOdious building,
having crib and granary room for g.
roo bushels, stable room for seven
horses and basement for calf-house.
Mr., H. has the grain and stock to ill
it.
Our County Attorney elect hand
ed us an envelope, just received by
him addressed as follows:
Over the hills and across the level,
/ Carry this letter like the devil;
At Phillipsburg Kansas, you may leave it.
And Nc, the lawyer, will receive it.
"A burglar is at large in Phillips
burg, who should be captured AMI sent
to the insane asylum. He recently bur-
glarized the safe belonging to the
Phillipsburg HERALD. 1t is unneces.
sary to say that he only got few papers
worthless to himself, and no money
Oberlin Herald.
W. Cummings, of Freedom, re-
ports as the result of this years farming
100 bushels small grain and 200 to
1900 bushels Of corn, and 40 tons Of
milet He is handling quite large
amount Of stock cattle and contemplate
feeding next winter.
Sheriff Wood, accompanied by D.
G.. Clark, just returned from Nebraska,
bringing with him man by the name
of Mitchell, who is charged with
stealing horse, in the northeast stern
part of this county, for which offense
he now languishes in the county Jail.
1t is also claimed that this man stole
a whole family in Iowa, but there
was a question as to whether the
crime was grand or petty larceny. 1t
was hard to fix the value of the prop
erty and pending discussion, Mitchell
adjourned sine die and would have
been pleased to have done the same
thing in the horse case, but with Sher-
if Woods at his side and Dave Clark
to prompt him, it would be a pretty
hard thing to get the motion carried.
So our Jail is once more Inhabited.
We suppose our December term of the
Distsict Court will dispose of his case.
Col. t. ]. Pickett. of the Kirwin
Chief, will deliver an address at the
Opera House, in this city, Thursday
evening, December s, on the life and
services of Lincoln. The Colonel is
an old politician, who has participant