Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1882-12-28

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j. v. Close wants it understood
that all who are indebted to him must
positively call and settle on or before
the first of January, 1888, or he will
have to place ali unsettled accounts in
the hands of Justice.
AT the coIored normal school at
Parsons forty-one pupils have been en-
rolled this term, and the average daily
attendance is thirty-five The school
will have vacation from December
18th to January 9Th.
Rev. L. NJ. Bennett, has resign
ed his position as pastor of the Fair
view Congregational church and 9TH
ers, and will take charge in Norton
county His appointments in this
county will be filed by Rev. F. P.
Newen.-iSnaith County Record.
The new public library building,
now being erected in the State House
grounds at Topeka, by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Road, under the
supervision of Mr.. E. Wilder, will
cost when completed, $39, 600. 1t will
be the handsOmest building in the
State
"A. G. Bailey. who left Phillips
burg some weeks ago with a view of
locating at some point in Nebraska,
returned last week, having decided
that he was not likely to make any
thing by change. He says most
everyone he met was getting ready to
come to Kansas and he concluded he
was travelling the wrong way if he
wanted to go with the crowd.
There will be Union temper
ance meeting held at the school house
in district Al, near the residence of DIR.
Whitney, on Tuesday evening, Jan.
I'd, for the purpose of electing dele
gates, to the temperance meeting to be
held in the city of Topeka, Jan. 9th
and 10th, Rev, James Boicourt. of
Phillipsburg, will address the meet
ing.
Last Saturday was busy day in
Phillipsburg judging from the num-
Der of teams in town. The square and
streets adjacent were thronged with
farmers teams. Grain is plenty and
farm teams look remarkably well.
Several parties have been making in
quiries for buyers for heavy beef cattle
which seem to be larger than our 10
cal markets demand.
: We the teachers of the Phillips
burg schools for and in behalf of the
schools in districts No 8, Phillipsburg,
D Kansas hereby tender our thanks to
} the patrons of the school in general
and the HERALD management in par
ticular, for their hearty cooperation
in our public school exhibition of Dec.
? o, 1882. The receipts of the evening
amounted to $50.
Teachers, &c. w. SNoDGRAss,
ROSE M. ELDRED.
:, After profitable stay at Wa-Kee-
ney of about two weeks, Mr.. Frank
Gray, the artist, last Monday. started
!, for his home in Phillips county. Mr..
: Gray is an excellent artist, as we have
:. personal cause to know. We are glad
= to know that he intends to return tc
Wa-Keeney in the spring for the pur
4 pose of giving our people chance in
5 the picture line. He expects to have
Z three tents with him then, and be
prepared to do his work with rapidity
I = Wa-Keeney World.
y PAID IN Fulton THURSDAY
County Treasurer Stonex, received
from the Railroad Company the years
}. taxes for Trego county and Cove town
e ship. The Trego railroad tax for the
K year amounted to S,O67 .26; rebate O
% per cent. on last half, by reason o
the payment of the whole, S2O1 So; til,
amount actually paid 1888. 90. TIL,
Q Cove township railroad tax for thu
. year amounted to 50, 1850 rebate o
e % for reason stated as to Trego coun
ty, $69.S9; amount actually paid 81,
n 725.14. Amount paid into the Trego
n county treasury for Trego county and
v Cove township, $40, 59O.72. OF Thi
railroad tax, the Wa-Kecney sehoo
district receives the handsome sum O
81, 02.59.- Wa-Keeney World.
y Prot. B. F. NoIel, Topeka, Kan,
le DEAR SIR II desire to add mine t.
% the many testimonials accorded you
regarding your abilities as an elocu
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