Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-13
FOCAL BRIEFS

Christmas presents.
Mrs. III. S. Woodward has been on
The sick list for several days.
The boys of the town are organizing
s dancing club for the coming winter.
This Office has turned out an inn
1nenss amount OF job work in the past
tRo weeks.
ifter this week the Art Gallery will
and Mondays.
We learn that our, old townsman, j.
". Close, will soon return to this place
70. remain permanently.
Hon. w. H. Pratt returned home
from his circuit on Thursday morning
and viii remain at home for some time.
We understand that Mrs. r.. Rogers
vsry narrowly escaped being severely
iniured this week by the explosion OF
gas ia a coal stove.
Dave Clark has a Veritable post Of
zee grin on his countenance the most
81 She time. He would make q heavy
weigh BIT Nasty.
J. ". Stradley, OF Republic county.
has bought the z. Aldridge place, IN
Deer Greek township, and will COM
meuce improving il at once.
d. w. Pyles, our esteemed jeweler,
.e5urned from AtchisOn Wednesday
morning. We are glad to see his smil-
ing phiz on our streets again.
AIr. Henry Ferrett, of Logan, made
as q very pleasant call on Tuesday.
Sir. Fertett is proprietor of the Ferrett,
20 Logan. one Of the best hotels IN the
solomon valley.
=. G, JohusOu is teaching in District
A3 this winter and has moved his family
to the neighbOrhoOd. They have new
frame school house and will have 3
good school.
II. G.. Hackly writes as that he is once
more located in Kansas, this time at
Frankford, Marshall county, and as
happy as a clam in high water. We
thought Nebraska was rather too cold
for the old chap.
w. f. Solman and L. A. Copeland,
Of Marvin, have entered into partner
ship in the land business at that place.
They are both young men of push and
energy and will make a lively team.
We wish them abundant success.
On ulday, the 14th inst, at 80 p.
H., there will be Union services ut the
Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr.. can
ningham, agent of the American Bible
Society, will be present and conduct the
services. Let there be fell house,
Mrs. J. V. Close has returned to
Phillipsburg, we understand to re-
main permanently. She has been very
ili for some time, but it Is TO be hoped
that the bracing airs of this county, her
old home, will soon restore her to per-
feet health.
w. B. Crideu and his son J. H., of
Marion, Crittenden Co., Ky, friends OF
+. b Cannon, Of this township, are
stopping with him looking for farms.
They are substantial appearing men
and we hope they may find lands to
suit them.
ID. Kinsey, of Sutton, Nebraska,
was down last week and sold his farm,
Hour miles west of town, to Charles Car
man for 81 200. This is q good farm
and sold cheap, Mr.. Kiusey will prob
8 bly, be back in Kansas within 3 few
months. We are glad Of It, 81 he is
too good a man TO loose.
There Is talk of connecting Norton,
Edmond, Oberlin and McCOok, Neb D.,
5bv telephone, and extending it as far
aast as Kirwin This is rather huge
and looks little as if Colonel Sellers
had been resurrected. But with the
county seat at one end and the Land
Office at the other, such line from
this place to KTwin ria Marvin, looks
very feasible indeed.
The Long. Island Argus, published 81
Long Island, In this county, by w. =
Montgomery, has reached this Office.
Ia is a five column folio, half home
print, and opens out with q cheerful
tone. Politically it is independent. .
IL has made a happy selection for 10.
cation, as Leng Island is one OF the
best points in the west. We wish the
Argus the best Of success. and cheer
fully exchange.
The Philipsburg Lodge A F. & A. N
VIII hold 8 picnic supper at the COur
House on the evening OF Dec. 27th
1884, ST. Johns Day. Brethren of th'
Fraternity are cordially invited to al
tend
Members Of the Lodge are requested
to meet at the lodge-roOm at P. ~.
F. I. NJ. DUTCHERs Sec'y.
p. G. S. LOVE- W. NJ.
The HERALD is always on the alert Z,
do the greatest good to the larges
number, aud this week We publish OF
our s 50 page, an article taken from
the Druggists Circular and Chemica
Gazette. kindly handed US by Bir. 6
4F. bicksOrd, druggist of this place. Of
ssResrictiOa and PreYentiOn of Dlph
thesia. Every family should read thi
carefully and preserve the paper 70
future reference. If the sufferings @
one little one can be alleviated by thi
article, the HERALD will be amply PAL
Ion Publishing it.
j c. Fryant, of Freedom township
IS huilding a neat and substantial fran
residence upOR his fSrm. Thus one b
one che piuneer ''dug outs give plaC
% handsome and cOmmOdiOus struc
ures. fn q few years. when an easter
si1or IS diVen through the long aver