Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-07-05


NJ. n. Shoecraft, who has secured
the Pennington farm on Big Creek, ar
rived last week with about 10 head of
cattle which he drove through from
Usage county, this state. He expects
to become a fixture in the stock bust
ness and viii make valuable acquisi-
ton to our county. He viii increase
his herd to about 800 when he gets ar
engagements made to handle them. We
are glad to be able to welcome MIR. S.
and tr1st that our people viii duly ap-
preciate and encourage all stock enter
prises. At present we are too far away
from market to make the raising of
grain for shipment profitable, so we
must look to some other means of get
ting greater value into lighter weight,
thus decreasing the comparative cost of
marketing our product. This must be
done by converting our grain and
grass into beef, pork, mutton. butter,
wool, sugar, molasses and such things
as will bear transportation, to our pres
ent distant market, and every herd of
cattle, every flock of sheep or pen of
hogs is a step in the direction of the
development of our resources and if car
ried out to the extent of our possibilities
will make US rich and prosperous
community. Yetwe wouldn't ike to dis
courage grain raising where the circum-
| stances are such that it is the best you
can do. We must creep before we can
walk and if we are not able to own stock
we can raise grain for those who can
afford to pay more for it to feed than to
ship. Do your own work, buy as little
expensive machinery as you can get
along with, and invest every surplus
dollar in stock, keep out of debt if pos
sible, and your future IS assured.
Mixed husbandry is what is needed and
all should work to that end.
The full board of County Commits
sioners met on Monday, remaining in
session two days. On account of the
fourth of July interfering the proceed
ings will not appear in this weeks pa
per. The only thing out of the regular
line of proceedings was the action on
the county printing question to the effect
that at the October meeting of the board
the county printing would be let to the
lowest bidder and only such portions of
the proceedings as are required to be
published would be paid for by the
county, Also the Pfobate Judge was
allowed a SALARY of $1,000 for the six
months commencing July 1st, 1858. On
the latter proposition the yeas and nays
were called. Commissioner Motion
voting in the negative.
Hon. John =. ingalls,, our senior SEN
ator, and Hon Lewis Hanback,, one Of
the big four, have been making quite
an extensive trip through Northwestern
Kansas in the last ten days. We be-
lieve they aim to visit every town Of
Importance in the two northern tiers of
counties. They reached PhiIlipsburg
Friday night and stopped at the Cen
trail House, calling upon our people
Saturday morning, and in the evening
delivering his lecture on Garfield at
Kirwin under the auspices of the Klr-
win Post G. A. r.
The Millbrook Times last week cele-
brated its fifth anniversary. Graves
says he has outlived six other papers in
Graham county, and we are not dis
posed to doubt it. Where such q paper
as his could live it is hard to see how
anything else could. IF the copy that
came to this Office is fair sample it is
certainly entitled to the cake as the
dirtiest looking sheet in the Northwest.
The Miltonvale News is one year old
and we are glad to say that Plnkerton
& Bower have just cause to feel proud
of the News. Although we have never
been in Miltonvale yet I'VE know that il
is good place to be and has live
| paper to tell it to the people.
! This week we publish the road law
requiring the oversee-s of public high
ways to look after the festive cookie
bur and beauteous sun-fower. Read it
as it is about time to give them your
compliments.
Saturday evening the ladies of Marvin
gave an ice cream festival for the bene-
fit of the Sabbath School at that place.
the attendance was good and quite q
pleasant time is reported by those who
were in attendance from this place.
| j. P. Barnard, County Surveyor,
placed our people under obligations to
him by making trip into Walnut
township to bring Mr.. Hardin, the tai
man, to the Phillipsburg celebration.
Judge Pratt, c. a. Lewis, Geo. W.
Stinsnn Ed y Davis and s W Noel