Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-25
PHILLIPS COUNTY.
ITS IMPORTANCE AS AN AGRICUL-
TUBAL AND STOCK DISTRICT.
B88miHg TOFls, Improvements, Etc.

Geographically Phillips County is To-
Gated in the northern tier, in the west
srn central division Of the state, being
| the eighth from the Missouri river and
4 fifth from the Colorado line, Is bounded
on the JrGh by the state of Nebraska,
| and on the east By Smith COUNTY, on
/ the west by Norton county. 1t is thir.
" miles square and contains nine hun
/ dred square miles. The north fork of
1 the Solomon river runs entirely
through the southern part of the coun
! ty, besides this stream, the Prairie Dog,
| Cedar, Deer, Plum, Bissell, PlOtner,
Wolf and Walnut creeks run through
the county, and makes il one of the best
wateEed counties in the state. These
streams are all fringed with cottonwood
ash, elm, box-elder, black walnut.
| hack berry, and many other kinds of
timber, and are situated in Ike center
OF rich valleys of bottom lands, which
afford pasturage for stock, that is un-
surpassed. The uplands consist OF
Gently undulAting praires, whose soil
Is a rich, dark loan, very fertile, and
we'll adap pied to the raising Of gram and
! produce. Com, wheat. rye, barley.
oats, millet. fax, sorghum, pOIatues
and brOnm corn are the principal sta
pies. and the genei al varieties of stock
! are horses, cattle, sheep and hogs.
The climate is very temperate, with
long summers aud short winters.
Large farms of these beautiful UraIries
are already under culJlVations, and
( broad acres of maize aud wheat wave
/ in the soft wind ike an inland sell,
while Island groves are RISING phoenix
! like As envirOns of the snug farm house.
The county abOunds la magne>ia
I linn yryhfnh - o. nolT.sv,F g..
ing purposes or for burning into lime.
! This county has all been subject to the
opera ion of the United States pre-emp-
ton, homestead and tim her culture
act, and consequently a portion OF it is
not yet taxable, but it is largely settled.
and there IS enough LaXab e property 50
that school houses abound, and Phillips
county l. rapidly reaching the acme Of
that reputation which Kansas has SO
nObly carried.
The B. & NJ. r. R., in Nebraska, is
now opened through 10 Denver. aud the
mountains, aud its main line passes on
ly a few miles north OF the
county line, and there is a considerable
prospect that branch o. the b. & NJ.
railroad wall De built through this place.
1t IS reasonable 10 suppose That great
line like the b. & IA. would like some
"a LALC lid 10 uC lCL4FCA 4AOL1 SUCH q
rich country as this is destined TO be
come. should ihe town get the road
there is NO place that offers better
inducements.
The Central Branch of the Missouri
Pacific railroad passes through the
southern part Of the county, and me
pros poets are that the main line will be
extended 10 Denver and the noun
tains, which must be supplied with pro-
visions from Kansas or further cast
With these market facilities, the farm
er can find ready sale tor the different
products he raises. Phillips county
has developed in ears from wild, I'M
settled region, into a thriving and pop
ulOus country. Her population OF ten
thousand are provided with comfortable
homes, and generally they are happy
and COntenLed people.
PHILL.PSBURG
The county sea-, was first located in I8-
72s but improvements really commenced
IN the spring of 1873 The town site at
present comprises TWO hundre6, and for
" acres, AID is located on a beautiful
elevation OF land near the confluence of
Deer and PlOtner creeks, and commands
q sweeping view of the country Tor miles
around It contains about five hundred
pOJulaLAOue anu lCaLlH CkCAT AlLlA "a
business is well represented.
The different churches are well repre-
scented here. The NJ. T., the Presbyte-
and the Baptist have each a healthy
organization. The Presbyterians have
neat and and comfortable brick
church which was dedicated in 1873,
and their pulpit is aeceptabiy filled each
sabbath morning by Rev. TneO. Brack-
en-, resident minister, who resides in
parsonage owned by the church. The
NJ. +. Church have ais a resident min
Is er and parsonage, and have now
handsome frame church the total cost
of which is upW ard of 81 800. These
societies are doing well, their clergy
men excellent gentlemen. beloved by
their congregations and esteemed by all.
The public school building will COM
pare faVOrably with other towns, with
an excellent corps Of teachers, and an
enrolment If two hundred pupils.
The manufacturing Interests of Phil
lipsburg, like other new towns, Al g as
yet not very extensive. Yet we have
the best brick that can be round in the
West-equal 10 the celebrated Milwaukee
brick and about the same color. Our
magnificent court house is built OF these
brick, is three stories high, the base
ment being heavy stone work and we'll
arranged for a Jail, the middle story
furnishing ample office rUOm tor the
county business. and the third story
being the court and jury TOOm~s fhe
doors and windows are arched and the
corners of the building are trimIned with
white maghesiG limestone, making it
the finest court house in the northern
&aer Of counties, with the exception Of
brown county.
We also have several fine brick and
stORe buildings that would be \ crsdig