Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-10-05
Fair at Orleans, Neb., lhia week.

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The Republicans of Greenwood
township Will hold their caucus Friday,
Oct. 6.
Dinner at the city hall and Gov.
St. John at the Court House next Sat
urday.
Commissioners Granger and John
son constitute the Board this week.
Where is Horace
Frank Cray will remain in Phil
lipsburg with his photograph ten until
Monday morning only.
The fair at Phillipsburg last .6eek
was the most successful one ever held
this far west in Kansas.
The Republican caucus of Dayton
township will be held at the usual place
of voting on Friday, Oct. 6.
Attend your primary caucises, vote
for good men for delegates, who will
make good selections for officers.
The PhilIips5urg public school
opened an eight months term Monday.
Prof. G. W. Snodgrass, principal, and
Miss Rose Eldred, primary departm ent.
Remember the Republican caucus
at the Court House in Phillipsburg,
tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 9th. Gov.
st. John speaks at this place on the
9TH.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church
will have dinner at the lower room Of
the city hall building on Saturday next,
the day Gov. St. John speaks at this
place. Proce eds to be for the benefit of
the minister.
-Losr.-A red and white Irish set
ter dog about months old and answers
to the name Don" Any one knowing
the whereabouts of him will be rewarded
by informing A. F. Stevens, at Marvin,
Kansas.
We expected to startle the world
with big snake story, but the Chief
stole our thunder and made it so much
louder than we could that we graceful
ly tstep down and out" Here is our
chat" Bro. Pickett, we ''pass."
We learn that little child of Mr..
and Mrs. Faulkner, living two miles
west of this place, died quite suddenly
last week 1t had been quite sick some
time, but its death was unexpected. The
family has the sympathy of the whole
community.
One of the hardest woods in exist
ence is that of the desert ironwood tree
which grows in the dry wastes along
the line of the Southern Pacific rail-
road.-Holtom Record. By the way,
did you ever hear of Sam Wood P.
Clay Center Dispatch.
John Fellon, of Solomon, was in
our office one day last week. Mr..
FeIlon has bought the farm of Christi
an Osterman. This makes something
over 800 acres which now comprises
his home farm. He mixes farming
and stock raising, and is making it
pay.
The following school districts have
failed to send in their annual reports
They are requested to forward them
at once to the County Superintendent:
Nos. Is, 80, 35, "a. 81, sc, II, 81, "a, 8S,
"a, 1O1, 1O3. 100, 10, Ill and joint 2 of
Phillips and Rocks counties.
The Hon. Lair Dean, present
Treasurer of Smith county, has been
nominated for Representative in the
11Oth district. We have met Mr..
| noo,, o-5 ,,,oe ,ofJ,or foxyOroJDIxy inn
pressed with the gent eman. From
what we know of Kansas Represen-
tatives he will be above the average.
Charlie Caswell says he could
make use of a few more clothes pins
should any of his friends wish to furn-
ish them, giving the same credit as
though they had been on hand at his
wooden wedding, but he is supplied
with potato Washers and rolling pins.
Candidates, take notice
j. o. Dean, of Longisland, was in
town taking in the fair last week, and
reports that the new corn cribs are the
order of the day in his township. They
have never had such crops before-5O
bushels of corn to the acre is a COM
mon thing, while a much larger
amount is raised in many cases.
REPUBLICAN CAUcUs.-Notice is
hereby given that a township caucus
for the purpose of electing delegates to
the county convention at Phillipsburg,
on October 18th, 1882, will he held in
the School House in the town of Mar
vim, on Monday, October 9th, at 2
O'Clock p. m, @. II. EDGECoMBE,
Chairman.
Marvin, Kan. Sept. 3Oth.
RATHER LAFE.-Under date of
Sept 2Sth, the Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture Acknowledges
the receipt of our box of samples of
grain and grasses in good order. Tween
ty days from Marvin to Topeka is
rather slow time. We are glad they
are received and wish they could have
been exhibited during the State Fair.
"A. w. Tracy, of Mound made the
HERALD call Tuesday. Mr.. T. was