Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-10-11
w. young and family returned

G.. w. Young and family returned
home Sunday morning from a four
weeks visit in central Illinois. He re-
ports that he saw nc. good crops. after
he lett Kansas, until he again crossed
the Missouri River. Much of the corn
has been frost bitten through Iowa and
Illinois, and in large parts of both states
there will be no merchantable corn, and
in some parts it was not far enough
along to be fit for anything, farmers are
much disheartened, especially those
who have to rent land having to pay
cash rent at about Sc per acre, and for
the last three years have had very poor
crops. He predicts heavy emigration
to kansas next year from these States.
He come back more in love with KAN
sas than ever.
The following note accompanying a
box of choice cigars which was placed
on the desk of District Clerk Spaulding
will explain itself.
Mr. George Spanlding'
clerk of Phillips county District court.
SIR: You will please take notice that
in your care and possession is deposited
this box of cigars for distribution to the
bench and bar of your court, together
with the county officers, The picture
on the box with the words ''iust OUT is
significant of the happening at my resi-
dence on the morning of the 3Oth of
September 1888. His name is Tom.
weight 11l-4.
a- Very Respectfully
w. 4. S. May
Filed this 1st day of October 1888.
s q. A. Spauldiug
clerk.
c, HickenlOoper brought in for the
HERALD collection, stock of corn
grown on the farm of Mr.. Barger. in
Rushville township, II miles south of
this place, a stock of corn which is a
curiosity, 1t is Of the ordinary yellow
dent variety, the stock being small and
less than four feet high, but bearing an
ear almost a foot long, and will weigh
about one pound.
It grew in field of forty acres which
will yield fully forty bushels per acre.
Mr.. Bargers farm is one of the highest
in the county being almost on the sum
NIT of the divide between Bow creek
and the north fork of the Solomon.
G M. Finch of Beaver. anti-mono1o-
ly candidate for Representative, made
the HERALD pleasant call Monday
MIR. Finch seems to be more interested
in his duties as Minister than politi-
clan, and says he will not make poIiti-
cal speech this year, that while last
year he was willing to discuss the polit-
ical issues with anyone, his views have
been very much modified and he shall
have no time to spend on political
speeches.
FOUND AT LAST THAT for which the
people have waited for Baking Pow
der has become an almost Indispensable
article in every we'll regulated family,
and Deland's Chemical Brand supplies
the want, with q Powder that is per-
fectly pure and at the same time reas-
enable in price.
G. NJ. Shawkey of Tionesta Penn.
has been Stopping in town a few DAYS
looking over the country. He is the
son, of the man who owns the Sawyer
farm on Deer Greek south of the burg
He is on action a wide wake young
man who we hope may some day be one
ofus.
F. E. Winship, j. B. Woods, James
Woods and VIM Bickford go to Leaven
worth as witnesses in the Hudson coun
terfeiting case. Judge Spaulding anc
Ritner Smith go to the same place to ap
pear before the U. S, grand jury iu som,
case not made public.