Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-12
LOCAL HERALDINGs.

Rev. Allen is down at Cawker City
this week.
Gus. McClung and wife were over to
camp meeting Sunday.
Sunday School picnic at Chism's
grove on Deer Creek to-day.
John II. Bell has returned from his
wanderings and is stopping in town
for few days.
H. c. and James Sheriff., and VIM.
cGipe, of Walnut, were callers last Tues
day
Miss Alice Bickford returned, Satur-
day morning. from HOlton, Kansas,
where she has been attending school for
some time.
Mrs. G.. w. Bickford is visiting
friends at Almena, for a few weeks.
Billy takes his meals at the Central
House in the meantime.
Fred Winship is still rustling around,
fixing up and improving his store this
week. 1t is new paint on the front, and
awning raised and painted.
p. j. Carl, of Long ISLAND, sent us in
a sample of blue grass feet inches
high, red clover 2 feet inches and tim
~othy 2 feet high, all cnt June 3, 1884.
j. @. Adams, of Freedom township,
brought us in sample of rye grown on
his farm, six miles northwest of this
place, that measures feet after being
rOff at least 2 inches above ground, June
Z, 1884.
Will be receiving hogs Saturday and
Monday, June 18th & 10th. Bring IN
your hogs and get the market price.
S. G. Nay
j5-2w Marvin Kas.
n. Polling made trip 10 his farm in
Long Island Island township, Monday.
He reports things in fine condition up
that way, as does every one else that
. goes up or comes down from there.
j. f Pretz, Mo. Pac. agent at Mar
vim has our thanks for faYOrs received.
Jack Scott's Omio Mail comes to us
this week. bright and fresh, and as good
as dollar and half in advance. Yes,
wen X.
An unusual amount of work for the
past few weeks has caused us to omit
to notice several things that we should
have mentioned, among them the en-
largement of the Kirwin Chief to Il
six column quartO-the same size and
form of the HERALD.
A larger acreage of spring crops are
beng planted this spring than ever be-
fore in Rawlins county. If we get half
crop there will be enough to supply the
Co. and leave surplus for Shipment
Atwood Citizen.
Fl. b. Abbott has received one of the
Deering self binders, and has it on eX-
hibition on the lot adjoining the post of
flee. Mr.. Abbott is agent for the the
Deering CO., and will furnish parties
with all the machinery manufactured by
, hot on
Geo. Bailey, of Cactsu, was visiting
=; friends in and around Phillipsburg, Mon
day and Tuesday Geo. has recently
purchased fine lot of sheep up in Nor
ton county, and as he understands the
care of them, will no doubt realize q
handsome profit on his investment.
NJ. Beckley has taken the agency of
the Watkins wood pulp roofing, which
is designed to take the place of either
tin or shingles for roofing purposes, and
is said to be superior to either. Call
and see it at his lumber yards in this
place or Marvin.
Herbert r. Hull, for some years en-
ployed in the Kirwin Bank, leaves for
Leonardsville, Kas,, where he assumes
the position of Cashier in bank at that
place. Herbert has made hosts of friends
here, who will regret his departure, but
send their best wishes for good luck
along with him.-lChief,
Correspondents will please remember
that communications should be mailed
in time to reach US not later than We'd
nesday morning. Would like to hear
from Vox, O. Rubin, H. A. c., Ira
Birthstone and the rest in time for next
weeks issue. Would also like a cor
respondent in every township in the
county.
Joseph C. Briggs, father of E. A.
Briggs, Mrs. a. j. Stiles and AIRS. DR..
Knight, died very suddenly of heart dis
as we'll apparently as usual and in less
than an hour breathed his last. His re-
mains were inferred in the Kirwin Gem
.etery escorted to their last resting place
by the Masonic order of this place and
a very large concOurse Of friends and
acquaintances.-[Chief
The County Commissioners met as a
board of equalizers last Monday, and
proceeded to examine the assessors
rolls of the different townships. These
returns disclose the fact that several as
SCISSORS consider rough hilly land, fit on
~ LOT grazing as valuable as the nneSt
bottom or level divide lands, all being
assessed at about the same figure. Some
lands really worth ten dollars per acre
are assessed at $3.50 or S1.75, while
lands worth only $3.50 or Sl,75 are as
sessed at their full value. Personal prop
,erty is also assessed in a similar way
Commissioners guessed at the valuation
and their action is final. : [Indepen-
dent.
A frightful accident occurred to Jerry
Amercrombie on Wednesday forenoon
while loading his wagon with sand at
the sand bank near the mill. The bank
caved in, breaking the wagon down, and
covering him up as it fell. A man that
was standing near and saw the bank as It