Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-01

G.. j. Lamb, Of the independent was
a caller Saturday.
We are under obligations to E. B. San
born for shelter, during the storm last
Saturday.
Judge Pratt returned from Oberlin
last Thursday. He started for Atwood
Monday the 28th,
w. Fl Stauher of Solomon. P. c. S.
Lowe of Dayton. and Samuel Dundon
Of Kirwin were callers Saturday.
Rev. G. W. Wood, editor of the Re-
publican, and chairman Of the county
central committee, favored Us with u
call saturday.
JOHN Reeder one OF the old residents
of Long Island was III with Mr.. Doug
las, Tuesday, completing the sale of
the Halstead property.
Nate GroShong has returned from the
eastern part of the state, and bought a
part of the old Groshong place on the
head of Bissen creek.
preaching at the school house in
Phillipsburg, next sunday, at IL A. NJ.
| by Rev. w. r. Allen. subject: The
intermediate state of the dead.
G. A. Spaulding started, Wednesday
morning on short trip to eastern Kan
sas and Nebraska. and will probably
visit the mountains before he returns.
S NJ Eby was in to make homestead
on his farm. He has over 100 acres
under cultivation and is we'll pleased
with the present outlook for farming
operations.
E. B. Sanborn T. N. Jones and NJ.
| Beckiey are building outdoor cellars.
OF course they think they might be
handy, in case of a storm or anything.
N. j. Chapman of Beaver township,
called Saturday. He was delegate from
his township, aud his name adOrns the
classic pages of our subscription book
once more.
o. R. Benedict was a caller ct the
HERAD Office on Saturday last Mr..
B. is an old friend of the HERALD, and
renewed his friendship by another years
subscription.
]. S. Ferguson of Jefferson City Mo-,
father of Geo s. Ferguson, has recently
been elected commander Of the G. A. r.
/ post at that place, and also Grand Chap
lain of the order for that state.
Frank S Wheeler of Granite township
called Saturday. Frank is one of the oil
dest residents OF the county, and has
more faith in Kansas than ever. He
kindly lett US enough collateral to buy a
years subscription.
Robert Douglas, the gentleman who
bought the Halsted places in Long Is
Ia n hi ~
and subscribed for the HERALD. Mr..
d. is substantial man and reasonably
well fixed in this worlds goods.
Phillips County is booming. and why
should she not, with every prospect
for a bOunteous crop of all kinds:
splendid rains, larger acreage plant
ed than ever before, prices of land go
ing up. vacant farms being occupied,
and everything as favorable as one
could wish. We say well let her boom.
A. H. Skillman and L. D. Bingham,
who are getting up the, Phillips county
hand book, are getting well along with
the work. and will no doubt get out a
book that all will be proud of, but they
| ought to have a few more farm scenes.
Judge Pratt, Geo. Veeh, John Nerk-
| line, G. H. Lefingwell, G. w. Weeks
and Joseph Young each have farms
that ought to be shown in this work.
Orange Judd, editor of the Americas
| Agriculturaiist for some thirty years =,
but unconnected with its business man
agement for a year or two past, has
lately retired from its editorial depart
ment ana located in the West. He de-
Sires to gather complete " Postal Card
| Album" of his old readers and friends,
and requests them all to send him now
a postal giving their present location
and address, naming also, when con-
venient, the years in which they were
his subscribers Mr. Judd's address is
Chicago, Illinois.