Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-09-20
From Wednesdau,s Doizu.

Mr.. McCsuly, of Glenwood, brought
in nice exhibit of products Tuesday.
He has some corn raised on divide up
land, 16 ears of which weighs 10 lbs.
AS this corn was cultivated six times it
speaks volumes in favor of thrifty hus-
bsGndry.
The man with the shot gun and fish
ing rod tendencies, who spent the spring
and summer months in chasing Jack
rab bits, angling for ull-heads, and
cursing the country, should attend the
fair, look at the rewards of industry,
ann then if he does not set himself down
as barren fig tree, he should be mark
cd as a specimen of total deprayity.
On last evening little Johnnie Close
son of j. H. Close, received danger
Gus and painful wound in the face from
firing a shotgun which mad been loaded
some days. We understand
the wound has been dressed and is do
ing we'll at last accounts.
s w. MeElroy has sold the John M.
Wilson place to Adam LincoInfelt for
SAOO.
D. B. Baily and wife are visiting Dick
Cowen this week aud taking in the
fair.
G. P. Brown of Crystal township
threshed "a bushels of White Italian
spring wheat to the acre, and Samuel
Peters of the same place p bushels.
a. S. Bickford wants to say to his
old customers that the Chicago Store is
still running on the east side of tta
square. dow
Thomas Davidson of Greenwood has
the finest pen of full blooded merino
ewes we have yet seen in the county.
Mr. D. is just the kind of a sneep man
that we need more of in A4his part of
Kansas.
The case OF the State VS.. Jack Gaiffis
and w. K. Taylor, were dismissed on
defendants paying the costs and agree
ing to forever abstain from the sale of
liquors in Phillips county.
Providence, R. L. September, Is.
Four thousand persons witnessed the
trotting at the Grand Circuit, Nara
ganseJt, to day.
The greatest interest to-day centered
in the attempt of Jay-Eye-See to beat
his record 0, 2 IA for purse of 50, 600.
Ee trotteG his warming up heat in %
and when the total came it gave the
most remarkable exhibition of trotting
ever seen at this track. His time to the
first quarter was thirty-four seconds,
te the half :06 1-2, three-quartels 80,
and finished in 80 81. He we Mt over
the the entire course without slip or
break OF any kind, and when he came
under the wire showed no signs of dis
taess. The enthusiasm was gree t, spec
ta5o.s standing in their seats and cheer
ing loudly as the plucky little fellow
came down the home stretch.
A..G. Mcbride, an old Kansas jour
nalist. formerly o. Kirwin, has started a
papes in Wyandotte called the Chief.
1t is neat looking paper. Mcbride
& Yates are the publishers. It is IN
nCupced that they intend to start a dali
II in April next Champion.
We thought thatA. G. would be lost out
of the editorial harness, and that the
time would not be long before the
people would again hear lively. racket
from Mack's pen. He is forcible
writer, an energetic newspaper man and
will get up a good paper
The state fair al Topeka was a grand
success. The crowd was not so great
as that of the combined state fair and
reunion last year, but was large enough
for comfort and more attention was paid
TO the show of stock which is said to ex-
eel all predecessors. The correspond
ent of the Champion is enthusiastic over
the fruit show and thinks the period of
W certainty as to the ability of Kansas
to produce fine fruit Is past, and says
he expects yet to see apples grown in
Cheyenne county.