Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-14

Tuesday evening. All are invited to
A Smith County man treats to the
cigars when he is defeated for a town
ship Office. Don't somebody wish they
would do so here.
''Voter'' and j: H, K. in Crystal
township, are having lively time over
politics in that bailawick. Keep goo d
natured, gentlemen.
Harlan, Smith County, is to have a
post of the e. A. r. to be organized on
The 10Th instant. It will have to be
numbered up in the two hundreds.
We have received and posted up in
| our Office complete list of fees allowed
to be charged by the Registers and Re-
ceiversIof the various land offices.
If you have farm you wish to dis
pose of this spring, we can sell it for
you. Call at the Phillips County
Bank, and give us your lowest and
learn our terms. tt
G. w. Stinson received a letter fro
a sister of Mrs. Stinson, in Iowa, where
she is now stopping, stating that she is
very low, and if her condition is not
| improved in a day or two he will 60 to
her.
G. A. Spaulding and his uncle, NJ.
| Spaulding, went over to Alma last week
on some land business, They were
lucky in having favorable breezes both
ways. We understand George made a
successful trip.
Diphtheria is said to be assuming an
epidemic form on Loss Greek. Several
deaths are reported, and q general
spread of-the disease is feared. Pre-
caution on the part of parents may do
great deal toward staying its progress.
i Stockton Record.
The Western News, Stockton, Kansas
had over so land notices in last week 9
issue, and the Record of the same place
about %. This indicates that one hum
dred people in Rocks County will prove
up during the month of March thus tax
ing title to $4,000 acres of fine land in
one month.
IT. B. Abbott was in town Saturday
with a load of hogs that averaged $50
pounds and brought him Sc 10 per
hundred, making S27.45 per head. Mr.
| A. also brought into this market the
! finest load of corn, and now adding the
best lot of hogs, entities him to be
ranked among our best farmers.
Louis Noper, one of the old residents
of the Deer Creek country, who for a
long time was a patron of the HERALD,
the last time he subscribed, ordered his
paper stopped when his time expired,
which was done, but after doing with
out it for while he came in Saturday
| and renewed his All hSpriptIOn
Woodward & Davis and Stinson &
HickenloOper, attorneys for plaintiffs in
Error Creditors of the firm of Bell &
| Stevens, merchants, who made an as
signment at Marvin, have now got the
case properly before the Supreme
! Court, and expect Il speedy settlement
of the matter. These firms represent
nearly all of the creditors, and are
working hard to protect their clients.
Chas. w. Caswell, of Arcade, who
has been visiting old friends and rela-
! tons in Dickinson and DonIphan coun-
! ties part of the winter, is home again,
and seems to place a higher value on
| his Phillips county land than ever be-
fore. He says the boom is bound to
strike Phillips county soon, and no pow
er on earth can beat it back. We say.
let it come: We were here first, and
here we wish to stay, but we should
very much like to see this part of Kan
sas get what it very much needs just
now, good immigration of men who
are in condition to take hold of our
rich lands and develop them to the ex-
tent of their possibilities, both in stock
and grain, and we shall not be satisfied
until we do.
The Chief has q candidate for the
State Senate, and if we are to take the
DR.. at his word, and we see no reason
why we should not, he has in his minds
eye very nice man. but as this would
hit so many Phillips county men we are
still at somewhat of a loss to know just
what one of the many he is after.
The DIR. is correct in his position that
this county being the most populous in
the district and no one ever having
been in the Senate from any part of the
district, it should, by right, come to
this county first.
The DIR. then proceeds to draw 8 very
pretty picture of his candidate. But
we think his picture does not go quite
far enough. We think he ought TO have
said further, that he ought to be a man
who had never used his agency or ofic-
ial position 10 beat the county, state OF
the city or township of KirwIn out So
taxes. or to further his or his frien
personal interests or as owner of a steam
printing press had not compelled hi.
editor to violate q personal agreement;
he ought to be one who has no of1Icia
dirtyness to cover up or axes TO grind
We believe with the Chief that Phillip.
county contains men who will bear the
test of all your requirements and ours
and it Is your duty and ours to get hin
before the people, and We trust wheT
the proper time comes We may be found
working shoulder TO shoulder for such
man