Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-25

it is needless to say that he makes 1t pay.
There will be Democratic eau
Gus held at the Hodge School House,
Saturday, February Sd, 1888.
P, G. S. LOWE,
Township Committeeman.
Il am prepared to make loans on
Farms, Mills and good lnsurable Town
Property. Those wishing to borrow
money will do well to call on me.
VIM. BIssELL.
Remember, reader, we charge you
nothing for advice. Bickford pays the
highest market price for butter and eggs
and will be found on the northwest
corner Of the public square.
DIED-Infant son of Mr.. and NJ Is.
Dennison, of Solomon township. on
January ID, 1888, of lung fever. The
sympathies of the community are
with the bereaved parents in, this, the
loss of their only son.
Rev. E. Goodrich, of the NJ. E.
Church, has been carrying on quite
successful protracted meeting at the
Morgan School House. Rev, e. H.
FIeisher has been assisting him part
of the time. Much good has been ac-
compiished.
The Stockton NeeOs, since it has
passed into the hands of McBreen, has
greatly improved in matter and ap-
pearance from 3O7 to 500 per cent, and
now Stockton has two good papers and
oughtto be happy.
Elder Turner, after a few weeks
absence, spending most of the time in
Florida, the land of oranges, musquito
and alligators, returned to Phillips
burg, and declares that hereafter
Kansas shall be his home.
Ed. Clark and 0. R. Clark were
callers on We editor, and made him
happy by contributing four dollar
bill on our clubbing list account. a
few more such would greatly increase
our happiness. Who viii be next?
A. f. Denman, F. R. Cannon
and J. NJ. Nickols, of Greenwood !;
Jas. F. Goode, of GLanite; A. O.,
Mende, OF Walnut; Mr.. Chisin, J. S.
Bradley and W. II. Vest, of Deer
Creek; E and o. R. Clark and J. H.
Flesher, of Mound were doing the city
Monday.
-ThOs. FaulkersOn, of PlainvieW !;
w. w. Hanson aud A. +. Walker,
of Mound Gill Vincent and O e.
Morton, trustee of Freedom; Dexter
Buell., Lyman Kearns and ]. M. Gro
sier, of Arcade, and Isaiah Miles, of
Greenwood, were noticed on our streets
Tuesday.
Now that the township elections
are near at hand it is time the people
were casting about for suitable men
for the various township officers in the
several townships. The Greenback-
ers and Democrats are holding eau
cuses, but so far we have seen no calls
for Republican caucuses, except in
Granite township. Why is this thus?
Petitions are being circulated in
Norton county for signatures, asking
the county board to order an election,
the object being to do away with the
herd law between the 1st of NoYem-
Der and the 1st Of April. The People
frowns en- the proposition, and says
that its accomplishment would be an
injury to the masses.
j. K. Edwards, an enterprising
farmer Of Plum Creek, was in the city
yesterday and found his way to the
HERALD office. He challenges the
world on Clicks message, and thinks
the members of the legislature should
paste it in their hats. With demo
cratic Governor he thinks the horny.
handed farmers, who depends on the
"bowels of the earth'' for subsistence
may now look for better times.
Norton People: We notice that
in the Supreme Court a reversal was
made of the decision in the district
court in the case of A. S. Burroughs
VS.. Commissioners of Norton county
The practically decides the question
of the commissioners pay, and show:
that they may draw more thOn S1Gt
per year for services rendered. A
Judgment had been rendered agains
commissioner Grant, which the coun
ty board Cancelled at their last meet
ing, in conformity with this decision
We learn that ATessrs. Stinso1
and Close lost a large number O
lambs and some few old sheep IN tn,
recent cold spell Also that UncI
Joseph Close lost about fifteen from
his flock, which proves that it doe
not do to bank to much on pleasan
weather in winter. Provisions ough
to made for such emergencies, al
though they may not occur once il
five years it is better to be prepared
for them. We have not hearc
whether other sheep men have ha,
similar losses or not but fear that som
have.
Considerable sickness is just nov
existing in our usually healthy com
munity. Prof. Snodgrass' wife ha
been quite sick for several days an,