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

the inclemency of the weather, conclud-
ed to adjourn to the goth day of Febru-
airy, 1884. If you have the opportunity
will YOU please notify the other viewer,
Mr. T.. A. Mitchell of the same, and if
yon think advisable send the above no.
tice tO the HERALD.
Yours &c
W. B Stubert, County Surveyor.
There will be preaching at the School
House next Sunday eve ming, by Rev B
r Turner. All are invited to attend.
The question now is what business
of an urgent nature brought commits
sioner MOulton up to the county seat
last Friday, and how many votes he
canvassed.
This has been hog day again, and the
sonOrous saneal of the porker has been
heard on all hands. w F Woodward
and Nay & Hillstead being the principal
operators.
Owing to the crowded condition of
our columns we are unable to get IN all
the township returns and proceedings of
the Board at their meeting. All will
appear next week.
NJ. N. Shoecraft was in town to day.
He reports his stock as doing better
than he expected, and thinks he will
get them through with less loss than he
anticipated in the fall
Quarterly meeting of the Phillipsburg
Circuit of the M. E. Church will be held
at Big Creek next Sunday. Preaching
by Elder Breed and Quarterly Confer
ence Monday morning following.
This has been the coolest weather of
the winter so far. Yesterday morning
below zero, the only time it has gone
below ten.
A fire at Kirwin Tuesday night des-
troyed the residence of Geo. MoultOn.
1t was probably the result of an attempt
to burglarize the premises in the abb
sence of the residents at the Old Folks
Sociable, at MoultOn's Hall.
VIM. T. Mitchell, of Missouri, Chas,
Whitney, of Harlan county, Nebraska,
and E. A. Mitchell, of Freedom town
ship, were in town on business connect
ed with the estate of II. II. Mitchell,
deceased. late of GlenwOOd township,
Persons who have subscribed for the
Prairie Farmer and map and have not
got their map, can do so now by calling
at this office. The Prairie Farmer is an
excellent agricultural paper and the
map is fine one and ought to be in
every household
The Creamery men have bought their
lumber to build their buildings, have
commenced the excavations for the
same and just as soon as the weather
will permit will erect the same and be
ready for business by the first or middle
of April.
David Miller, who formerly lived in
Belmont township, this county. but who
for the last two years has Deen making
a trip to the Pacific coast, returned last
night. He reports thousands of people
in Oregon and Washington who wish
they were back in their Kansas homes.
Warren Cummings, of FREEDOM town.
ship, was in town yesterday morning
for the purpose of disposing of lot of
steers which he has been stall feeding
for which he will get $4,000 per head,
making an increase of $4,000 per head
above what the same stock could have
been sold for last spring. w. l. Nor
gan will also sell carload at the same
time.
/ John Rinerdink who lives 20 miles
northwest of Phillipsburg, got in town
Monday morning early enough to wake
up our hog merchants, having brought
10 fat hogs in wagons that morning
from his farm. Considering that the
snow was from 4 to inches deep and
mercury 100 below zero, we are led to
think Mr.. r. is made of material that
will succeed most any where and are
not surprised that he is one of the most
prosperous men in our county.
Woodward & Davis, one of our ener-
getic Real Estate firms, last week sold
Lewis A Champlin the farm of John N.
Ferguson, which lies one mile south of
this place, for $500. We also learn
that Mr.. Champlin bought of G. A .
Spaulding, agent of I, B. Denton, the
Denton farm, which is one mile further
south. but we have not learned the fig
ures. These are both good places, and
we understand, are to be Immediately
occupied by Mr.. c. and his brother for
whom the last place was bought.
These men are from Jefferson county,
Kansas, and said to be possessed of
considerable means, and will make val
uabl0 additions IN Our com munitV