Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-05-10
MInutee of wool-growers AssooIatIon


The Wool-growers Association m' t
in the HERALD editorial rooms. May s.,
1888. There were present Joseph
Klose, w C Adams, M Osborn, L B
Rigg, G w Adams, R NJ Baker,
Thomas Dawson, Eurastus Evans, Frank
Morton, T B Hale and Geo w Stinson.
On motion R NJ Baker was elected
temporary chairman, and Geo StinsOn
secretary.
The organization being temporary,
proceeded to effect permanent organ
ization.
Thomas Dawson was elected presi-
dent, Joseph Close 7ice-president and
R NJ Baker and Mr.. Stage were also
elected vice-preside1ts; L B Rigg was
elected treasurer and Geo w Stinson,
secretary.
On motion of the Association the
president appointed G w Adams, L B
Rigg and John V Close a committee on
resolutions, who were instructed to re-
port at the next meeting.
Also committee of three composed
of the following named gentlemen, viz:
w @ Adams, M Osborn and r M Ba-
ker, was appointed to draft a constitu-
ton and bylaws for the association and
to make their report at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Dawson then addressed the As
ISOLATION at some length. He stated
that he was more than well pleased
with Phillips county for sheep raising;
that his sheep had wlntered well, many
of them were now good mutton; that
his lambs were doing well; that he had
now one hundred and eight lambs out of
Onehundred and twelve born.
That he preferred the better grade of
sheep and would not encourage the
bringing in, or raising of Mexican sheep
but those who had purchased such
sheep, he would advise them to give
them two or three clippings of some ten
days apart so as to entirely cure them
of the scab and then he would grade
them with good Merino bucks.
R M Baker, G w Adams, Joseph
Klose, NJ Osborn, L B Rigg, Morton,
and others addressed the Association.
They all concurred in th6ir testimony
about Phillips county being a good
country for woOl-growing, and that
the business ought to- be encour-
aged that the law providing for sheep
Inspector was, in their opinion, a good
one and ought to be enforced in this
country. The following resolution was
unanimously passed: Resolved, that
the law of 1888, relative to sheep in
spector, ought to be enforced in Phil
lips county, and that this Association
will, at its next meeting, recommend
some suitable person to the Hon. Board
of County Commissioners for appoint
ment.
/ On motion the next meeting of the
Association shall be held at Phillips
burg. on the 4th day of June, 1888, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, and the secretary in
structed to notify all wool-growers in
the county of such meeting.
j NJ G. w. STINsoN, Sec.
P. S. At the next meeting the asso-
citation will effect a permanent organ
ization, and it will be to the interest OF
all persons who own sheep to be pres
ent. Sheep raising in Phillips county
is an industry that ought to be encour-
aged. There are many men of energy
and experience engaged in this enter
prise, their best Judgment is in their
work and they are free to impart that
useful knowledge in the management
and care of sheep that is invaluable to
the new beginner. Come ont the next
meeting on June 4th, '83. G. W. s.
y. S. Land Office, Kirwin Kansas.
May 5th, 1888.
ED. HERALD Homestead Patents
for lands in Phillips County, have been
received at this office for the following
parties:
Daniel Marshall John L Schwartz
Sarah M Braman Thos A Quick
Charles Turner Levi Thomas
James H Triggs w G Randolph
Henry Wisman Vim 7 Graham
William j Lindsey Elisha Bennett
Jonathan E Young William Knox
Lyman Kearns Thomas H Dye
William Farley Thomas Garner
, D H Bennett H Il Christensen
Henry H Nash Alex F Walker
James H Young John @ Marvin
Parties sending for patents should
endorse their name and address on the
back of their Duplicate Receipt.
Very respectfully,