Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-25

fAtANf-l y SJIcctu. W. + = W OO-t " al u
and Ed. JOhBsOn Prups., and Il. N.
ed out " Tn 600 COWS w. f. Wood
ward is also dsa er in stock.
The Phillips COu' ty Bank, j.. F.
Morse cashier has become one Of the
leading institutions of PhiIlip-burg; and
n Becklsy, with his yards stocked with
coal and lumber is prepared TO contract
for either. He furnished the bin for
the new church witch is first class.
Almost all kinds OF business is we'll
represented. In general me, chandise
We have six well tiled stOieS. r. Rug-
ers and L. II. I4eftingwe commenced
business, in 1873. d. a. HuIiBg iu 1878.
James Woods in 1880. A. ) BickfOrd
In 1880. and the last, =. Z. Ainshil,
who has been Connected with the mer-
chandising IN Philkp>buFg more or less
for the last years, sold out last sumaer
and spent several months looking for
Il better place and has again bought and
refitted one of the old pioneer buildings
and opened out q full stock of genet al
merchandise. g. w. Young & 10. are
our Pioneer Ha dWare firm, and al
prepared 10 do a larger trade than ever
befUIe. Two Grocery Stores John
Gebhart and II. S. Polling & Co. Two
Drug Stores, G w, BickfOid aud
Sprague & SOn. One millinery Store.
One meat market. One tin shop and
one ha ness shop, Two hotels and two
livery stables. One furnitu. store and
one stationery and book store. Two
blacksmith sh ps. All have a healthy
trade. We also have four law firms al
of which do Ii lively business.
While il will be seen that our town is
prospecting, aud what is true Of it, is
true of the other towns in the county.
Two papers are published here-The
PhIllip>buTg HERALD, VIM. BlsSeu and
II. K. LighlfOOJ Publishers and PrOpri-
etOrs, established IN 1879, and the Phil
hpsburg Times, Ed. f. Davis PrUprie-
tor, established in June, 1884.
KIRwIN.
Situated on the Solomon, at the mouth
OF Deer creek, near the southeast cor
ner OF the county, is the largest town in
the county, and is the seat Of the D. 5
Land Office for this district. 1t is also
q station of the Q. b. r. r., has many
fine buildings amUng which are the
public school buildings, the Warner
House, Bedford House Commercial HO
tel, all built of magnesia lime stone.
The KirWiu Bank built of brick, and
the MOultOn block built of stone, with
brick and iron front, and is the best
business block In the county. All kinds
of business are we'll represented. / he
Congregational aud Method st churches
nave each cOmmudiOus houses Of WO--
ship and able ministers.
MARVIN.
Is the first station on the G. B. r. R.
west of KirWin, has about $50 inhabi-
faufc ono fHaunraf Nfarnbavds-a erg,t.ea
one Grocery sLOte, Two drug stores,
one Hardware, one Blacksmith shop,
one livery stable, one hotel, and Nay d
HIlstead, who do a large business in
buying and shipping stock. In 1888
the NJ. L. Society built the walls of
very fine stone church. and which we
learn, they are about to complete this
spring.
BIG BEND.
Is station on the same road in Bel
mont township and does considerable
business, and is destined to become
place of some Importance.
LOGAN.
Situated in the southwest corner of the
county on the railroad, and Solomon
river, is the hiIG town in size in the
county 1t ha- a water power grist
mIi, a creamery, a splendid hotel and
livery stable, several guJd stocks OF
goods, bank and is a fUUrishiug bust
ness point, and quite q commercial
center.
PRAIRIE VIEW.
On the upper Deer Greek has a post Of
fee and st're where quite a large
amount of goods are sold. u. w. Thorn
as is both p. m. and merchant, and is
respected as a good ntficer.
LONG ISLAND.
This beautiful little town, situated in
the valley, between the Prairie Dog
and Elk Greek, aud alter which the
town was named, is a bright and bust
ness place. It has two gO0d stores,
one drug store, hotel, livery public hall,
a good Water-pOwer gri~t mill and also
a water power sorghum and Iced mill.
There are four water power grist
mills now running in the county. and
three more just over the line outside.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
There are III organized school dis
tricts, in three of Wmch-Kirwtu, Phil
lipsburg and LOgan-graded schools
are sustained, and in several others
schools are maintained 8 months IN
the year.
In many of the school houses regular
church services are held and sunday
School org niZatiOns are Kept up the
year around.
In every material interest the county
is IA Oidly advancing, and those of its
citizen who benefit by the various re-
sources that are at hand are rapidly
improving ia their financial condition,
and getting comfortable home sur
rOundiEgs and ESPECIALLY is this the
case where farming and stock raj
sing are mingled. The 81 runuing
streams of pure water that traVerss the
county in all directions with banks
Lrla.ll.l..l win IT, tell Lhair nm 10