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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28

THE
Savings and Loan Association If FrOstburg. Nd.
An Institution Organized under the Laws Of
Maryland,
OFFERS SPECIAL ADVANTAGES TO
Nall who desire by small deposits to invest
their savings in real estate and other absolute
ly safe securities.
To borrowers it extends the full par value
OF its shares at the legal rate of per cent. re-
payable by weekly instruments.
All profits divided pro rata to stockholders
to borrowers as to those for whom the Asso-
citation does not in advance redeem shares.
s by an Act of the last General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland special powers were granted
this Association enjoyed by no similar insti.
tuition in the county.
Entry fee per share. ............ so cents.
Weekly dues per share. .....25
interest per share. ......15
Par value of shares. ............Sl3O
g- Apply to Secretary at JOURNAL office
for further information.
B. STERN, President.
J.RUHL, Vice-President.
]. B. ODER, Secretary.
JAMES KANE, Treasurer.
WILLIAM BRACE, Attorney,
d. ARMSTRONG, JOHN N. BENSON,
OWEN HIrcHINs, WILLIAM STAPLES,
Directors.
W A dividend of g per cent. was distrib.
uted to all stockholders for the years, 1882,
1883 and 1884.
The paid-up capital stock now amounts to
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25, OOO) and
is growing at the rate Of about $500 weekly.
March q
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28

The cause OF explosions in mines
and the means of preventing them
are to be made the subject of especial
investigation by a permanent COM
mission in Austria. The scope Of
immediate includes safety-lamps,
coal-dust explosions, meteorological
observations, and the use Of gunpow-
der for blasting.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28
AMERICAN citizens of African de.

AMERICAN citizens of African de-
scent of the old school we'll remem-
Der the toothsomeness of the opos.
sum. With slight flavor of fat
shoat there is the tender dellcacy of
the canvas-back and substantial tex
ture of the red-head, so much so
that we are more than pleased to hear
from excellent sources that the carp
is the 'possum of the fnny tribe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28

School ATatrs.-The association of
Maryland commissioners and examin-
ers met at State Normal school, Balti-
more last Tuesday and Wednesday,.
President McCulloh and Examiner
Weimerof the board of Allegany coun-
ty school commissioners were present.
At the meeting of the School Board
Friday of last week the resignation of
Miss Ellen d. Harm as first assistant at
Barton, to take effect December ID,
was accepted.
The resignation of Silas G. Weimer,
as principal of the Borden Shaft school
was rendered, the cause of the resig-
nation being Mr.. Weimer's election to
the legislature from Garrett county.
The appointment by the trustees of
Miss 3. E. Carney to succeed Mr..
Weimer was confirmed.
Retigfons-Rev. J. P. Carey, pas
tor Of St. Gabriel's Catholic church,
at Barton, having resigned, delivered
his farewell sermon last Sunday. The
resignation was due to i'll health and
trouble with his eyes. He has gone
east upon vacation allowed by Arch
bishop Gibbons.
Rev. James Miller, pastor Of the
Eckhart Baptist church, has been call.
ed to the pastoratc Of the Baptist
church in Cumberland.
Rev. J.. I. Waterman stopped III
Fro>tbur@ Thursday on his way from
Mcyerstlae to Romney. w Va. At
the latter place tomorrow he will 49,
siSt in the dedicatory services of new
NJ. L. Church by Bishop Il. G. An
drews, Of Washington, d. C. Rev. H.
C. Mcdaniel, Formerly of Eckhart, is
the pastor.
observation-disclosures Preston, coiored,
charged With the theft Of steer from
C. NJ. Graham & Co.'S Garrett farm
in September, has been jailed at Oak
land.
The A. NJ. E. Church is undergoing
considerable repair.
Peter Eagnn's family have removed
to Bellaire, Ohio.
A gentleman residing on Welsh hill
informs Us that he departed this year
from his usual custom, observing
Thanksgiving without the inevitable
ten-pound turkey. He weighed his
appetite, however, and was astounded
at the difference lack of ten pounds
will make in several stomachs.
Because two streets cannot enjoy an
ounce of pleasure the Council holds to
the theory that the fifteen ounces be-
longing to the other portions of the
town should be destroyed also. This
is very much like the case of the stable
guardian who wouldn't eat hay him
self, nor permit tine COW to eat.
The large mastiff belonging to F. S.
Deekins, of this place, died in Cumber-
land Friday morning of last week. A
post morton examination developed the
suspicion that he had been dosed with
cut glass. He was a general favorite.
Among the real estate transfers filed
last week was the property on south
west corner of Baltimore and Centre
streets, Cumberland, to William r.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28

DEAD.-Hon. Thomas A. Hen
bricks, Vice President of the United
States, died at his home IN Indian
apolis, Wednesday evening.
Alfonso XII, king of Spain, died
same day.
A few hours later Marshal Serrano,
Alfonso's general, passed away.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28
LATEST NEWS.

A collision took place Thursday
evening in the fourth pool on the
Monongahela between the union and
non-unlon miners. Several mines
were raided and miners at work
driven home. recalcitrants beaten,
but so far nobody killed. The end
is not vet,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The Weather. all week.
Fitful falls of snow, accommodating
several inches. Fair and pleasant this
morning, with a sunshiny disposition
to thaw.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-11-28

ing on over the authorship of the
magnetic pronamciame',to:
Corn is king and the hog is prime
minister.
One writer quotes the following
paragraph from an editorial of 1888
in proof Of his claim:
Corn is king and hog is heir ap-
parent. They are the royal family Of
this State. They can confer prosper
ity upon the people by the mere act Of
being eaten and eating. Corn is the
metal and hog is the mint; supply the
latter with the former and you will
have coin in abundance. That people
who can produce with facility an ar
ticle which is all the time meeting
with an increased demand, and all the
time furnishing a decreased supply,
can with mathematical certainty ac-
quire wealth.
Another antedates 1883 by a year
and contends that, in addition to the
now famous expression, he wrote:
The hog is also the treasurer Of the
farmer, and never embezzles or de.
faults. Hurlah for the hog, and his
dominion and his functions and his
price and everything that is his
He has allowed the steer and the
sheep to adorn the courts, but
the foundations and the walls are his.
Without him the cowboy would now
be juggling his spurs, cracking his
whip and popping his revolver along
the banks Of the beautiful Blue, and
the Otoe brave would be surreptitious-
ly skinning the white mans beef in
the hazel brush. Let us once more
hurrah for the hog!
The last author heard from fixes
the date Of origin in September, 1881,
when he said:
The sow is the poor farmers bond
and the pigs are the coupons.
So far the proofs are documentary,
an embarrassment which does not fet-
ter the authors of "Beautiful Snow"
The contention is remarkable, how
ever, mostly for either the presence
of an apparently unlimited number
of literary cowboys, or singular CO.
incidence of crystalized thought at
various stages of the Nebraskan era.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27
An open Letter From ". H. Pratt

PhIlHpsburg, Kas., June 22d, 1880
Honorables S. J. Osborne, John &.
Nelson. James Kelley and others.
Gentlemen: 1 am in receipt of your
kind favors of The Sd and 9th instauts,
requesting me to become a candidate
for denomination to the position of
Judge of the 18th Judicial District. /
had presumed, that the silence Of the
friendly journals CT my own county, and
the statements L have so frequently
made in personal conversations, would
be accepted as an Indication OF my per
sonaI desires, and that my name would
not be suggested in connection with
that position. But the evident SINGER
ity Of your request; the great number
of letters of similar import received
from individual friends, and the earn
est endorsement of influential journals
Of Ellis and Trego counties, viii, L
trust, be received as an apology for,
and Justification of this statement.
1t would be an fnexcusable suppress
ion Of my true feelings, were L to fail to
express the most sincere and heartfelt
gratitude for such an expression of
confidence. from those whose esteem 1
have learned to so greatly value.
But, many months ago, when from
the effects of injuries received, my ply
steal condition was such as to convince
me that 1 would be unable to discharge
the duties of Judge longer than to the
expiration Of my present term, 1 took
occasion to say to friends that L would
not be q candidate, and now have
reason to believe that there are worthy
parties in the field, rs candidates, who
would not have been aspirants for the
position but for those assurances; and,
although my health has been restored
to a greater degree than 1 had reason to
expect, L cannot now consistently, with
my ideas of justice to those parties, vol
unfairly allow the use of my name.
1 desire, however, to convey to you,
and 10 all those who have joined you in
this request, and also to all others who,
in ike manner, have manifested con-
fdence in me, my siacerest gratitude,
and, to assure you all, that in the future
it viii be an inspiring ambition TO me-
to be worthy Of the esteem you have SC
generously extended.
Very Respectfully,
W. II. PRATT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27
Luctor News.

More rain last Thursday evening,
and more evidence in favor of Read
er's sound logic, establishing the fact
that kansas is still a part and parcel
Of the kOsmOs.
Corn cultivating is now the order Of
the day, and L may here add that the
prospect of a fine crop of corn is very
promising.
The dry weather materially damag-
ed the spring grain but TO what extent
is hard to tell at present. Fine grain
viii be light in this locality.
The building boom has been very
active this spring. Mr.. Krusa has
built a frame house 24x24, and L. B.
ROLAND is now putting up one Of the
best houses in this vicinity, size 1925,
"A zee high and Il kitchen I4X16, Mr..
Decker has kitchen to complete his
residence. Abram Coppers has a new
house I4x26.
Mr. VanDiest has a porch to his
house and an iron pump in his well
put up by d. D. Bemis. Mr. Y. has
also painted his residence end put up
window shutters.
The firm of Van Diest & POppen is
having thriving trade.
The purchaser of the ROLAND farm
/ has lumber on the ground for a house.
John Rennerdink has recently
bored a well and put in an iron pump.
john can sing, Happy is the miller
who lives in the mill, while the wheel
turns round Of its own free viii, y for
/ he grinds the feed for many a pOrker.
Mr., Grimes, the blacksmith of LUG
tor has built residence this season.
Henry Burlington has moved into
his new house. Mr.. B. has q very
fine flowing spring near his door.
The LuctoF aud Long Island boys
had a game, of bail last Saturday, re-
! sulung as follows Each side had
/ five innings and the Island boys made
/ p talIiez to the LuctOr boys 20.
A large amount of sod has been
/ turned over and planted to corr and
broom corn. A Poppen has broken
40 acres. Mr.. Krusea about so. u
/ Rennerdink about so or more, and 8Ir
+ Decker about 40. L. ROLAND. A
Burlington, G, E. Utter, and J Diel
eman have also enlarged their tiIIabIe
land. Mrs. S. II. Baker who has
been quite sick is able to be about
again. SUBSCRIBER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27
NORTH WEST KANSAS.
W. II. PRATT

Rev. Geo, W. Wood viii crate at
Burr Oak this year.
Russell has organized a Building and
Loan Association.
The towns OF Colby, Thomas county,
and Atwood, Rawlins county are aspi-
rants for the Oberlin Land Office.
Some cracksmen succeeded IN enter
ing the store of E. NJ. Weed at Long
Island, last week, and of taking there
from a box of cigars and a few nickles,
Grading on the B. & NJ. extension is
being pushed forward with surprising
rapidlty ali along the line and many OK
pect to see the locomotive in OOerlin by
the first of October. -Oberlin Herald.
Mr.. Heaton, Cashier of tho Norton
county bank, made these headquarters
a pleasant call Monday. The banking
firm of which he is a member viii open
bank here in a short time Long
Island Argus.
Mr.. Woods has received a letter from
Supu. Pagan, in which appeared the fol-
lowing: '.Six hundred and fifty tons
of steel ais for our road are now in
transit between St. Louis and Atchison.
Contract for the grading is all let, and
the work viii be prosecuted TO compile
ton as soon as we have the right OF
way, "-Stockton Record.
The contract for grading the road
from Alton to Stockton has been let,
and we are informed that men and
teams are ready to go work all along
the line as soon as the right of way is
obtained. The commissioners OF Os-
borne county met last Monday to adjust
the rights of way in Osborne county
and the commissioners OF Rocks county
will met next week for the purpose OF
adjusting the right of way in this
county, AS soon as this is done the
grading will commence. - Western
| (Stockton) News.
A very destructive hail storm visited
this county Tuesday afternoon causing
/ great damage to crops. We are inform
ed that Harrison Turner, J. F. Eobler,
Geo, Lawson, L. L. Hebering and
others in this township had q complete
! destruction Of small grain, from the
Law neighborhood south 10 Wa Keeney
the hail moved everything clean, Mr.
iKohlbauer wading a foot deep in hal
stones when he went into his potato
patch. Between Hill City and Roscoe
hail was piled up so inches deep as late
Is 10 O'Clock the next morning. There
I seemed To be three distinct hail storms
one cast, and one west, at the same
time. and while the small grain is pref
] Is generally ruined in the track of the
storms, it is thought the corn win stan
up again and come out all right Mill
brook Times
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27


i'll is said that q Young lady from
Philipsburg, down here at the last 4th
of July celebration drank six tsschoon-
ers' of lemonade at one sitting, iH one
Of onT establishments where they dished
up free lemonade On that day. and then
got up ana walked Off saying; st is
hardly warm enough day to really en-
Joy lemonade.-kIrwin Republican
She stated also that she was COMPEL
ed to drink q great deal Of aid In order
to get q little lemon. However that
may be, the incident, when compared
with an episode that transpired in our
town a short time ago, fades to trans
parent nothingness. a certain Kirwin
belle while promenading on the streets
of this city one evening, in order to
show her metropolitan superiority over
ordinary mortals, elevated her chin to
an angle of forty-five degrees and wag-
ged her hustle with an exceeding great
wag. But, alas a too sudden flop of
this caudal protuberance caused il to
fly off and drop close to the door of a
washer-woman. who, being Of a utili-
tartan turn OF mind, preserved the
thing, and mixing three parts grease to
one part hustle, made two barrels of
soft soap out of it. It is needless to
add that the hustle was stuffed with
files of the Kirwin Republican.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27
Another ENDORSEMENT.
To Hon. w. H. PRaTr,

To Hon. W. II. PRsTr,
Judge 7th District, Kansas;
Dear Sir:-The members of the Ellis
county bar respectfully request that you
announce yourself as candidate for
judicial Honors, before the Republican
Convention of your district, and we cor
daily pledge 70 you our earnest sup
port for reelection.
Very Respectfully Your Obt. Serv is.
S. MoTz, NJ. N. FULLER,
A. d. GIEKESON, T. DANFORD,
ID. Q. MILLS, JAS. READING,
G. W. REEDER, CHAS. HOWARD,
j. q. LEAHY.
An open letter from Judge Pratt pub
lished elsewhere in this issue, viii be a
sufficient reply To the gentlemen who
have so kindly rendered to him their
support
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27

The Kansas City Journal has a dis
patch from Seneca which says
sIIon. Z. n Morrill,, of HiaWatha,
Congressman for this district, was in
the city Thursday last Maj, Morrill,
stated that he had been advised that the
air line railroad west from Hiawatha,
through Seneca, MarysYille, Washing
ton and BellyilIe to Denver would make
headquarters for the construction Of
said read at Hiawatha, and that tbs sur
vey west Of that place would be COM
menced next week. The construction
OF this road IS an assured fact, and the
Seneca people viii give the road all the
encouragement that it is possible for
them to o,realizing that this win be one
of the most important roads that is
likely to be buii9 in the state for many
years to come
Z. " Wilder, Gov, Martins private
secretary and editor of the Hiawatha
World, writes to his paper from Tope-
ka as follows:
81 have seen Col, Everest this morn
ing and he says: s'The road viii be
built" All railroad men authorized to
speak give the same testimony. The
western part Of the road is being built
now.
Northern Kansas has better land than
Southern Kansas, but the latter has the
largest towns. They are made so by
being on d great overland line to the
Pacific; they are seen and visited by
capitalists from all parts Of the world,
and these men gladly invest their mon
ey in Kansas lands, lots and public en-
terprises. But they must see the towns
and country befoLe they win contrib
ute to their growth and development, -
Numerous extracts might be given
from papers published in the northern
tier all going to show that great inter
est is being manifested in the proposed
new road. Last week one of the west
ern directors, William Bisseu, of Phil.
ipsburg, accompanied by j E. Themes,
practical engineer, passed through
this place en- route for Atwood making
a preliminary survey. They are SAN
guine that the road viii be constructed
at an early day, and, inasmuch as the
townships through which the road is to
pass are expected to aid in its consruc-
ton it would be well for our people to
be making up their minds as to whether
or not they viii be willing to contribute,
Two roads passing centrally through
this county, giving US the benefit Of
competition both eastward and west
ward, would be Of great value to this
county and we have no doubt that this
fact IS duly appreciated by our people
Norton Courier
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27
THE JUD0sHIP.

This week we publish an open letter
from Judge Pratt to gentlemen in Trsgo
and Ellis counties, declining to be a
candidIte for denomination before the
Judicial convention. While it is with
no little degree ofregret that we publish
this letter, yet we cannot help but
admire and applaud the high sense of
honor exhibited by the Judge in the &C
ton which he has taken.
Last summe- he met with a serious
accident which laid him up for several
weeks .confning him to his bed and
during that ldme, discouraged by pain
nd his Protracted illness, he made the
remark that he would not be q candi-
date for re election. And it was not
alone this incident which caused him to
so express himself, it IS a well known
fac5 that during the civil war the Judge
received a very severe wound, from
which he has never fully recovered. All
these years that wound has continued to
suppurate, and does even at this time.
The district over which hs has to travel
is large one and necessitates his alb
sence from home for a great portion OF
the time. While away on his circuit he
has no one to dress his wound and it
puts him to considerable annoyance and
pain Under all those circumstances.
the Judge was led to make the remark
which he did about not being again q
candidate
Acting upon such p hypothesis, Judge
Pratt believes that several gentlemen
are now candidates for that position who
would not have been had he not made
such statement, Therefore, on ac-
G )unt Of that fact, he thinks that he
should not, in honor, allow the use of
his name
As we said before, we certainly ad-
mire this honorable, manly action on
the part of the Judge, but as he is now
restored to reasonable health, and as he
has made a conscientious honest and
efficient Judge, and as the people seem
10 realize the grave Importance of that
position, which holds in its Office the
veal or woe Of property and person,
and as there seems to be q prevailing
opinion among the people that Judge
Pratt has made a trustworthy officer and
and should be reelected for another
term, there is some question in our minC
as to his real moral right in withdraw
ing his name, and thereby making tn,
aspirations OF a few gentlemen, para
mount to the interests and wishes OF
large mass OF people.
We do not mean to infer by this tina
there are no other gentlemen in thi
district competent to fill the position
for the 9Th Judicial District contains a
good lawyers perhaps as any other il
the state But Judge Pratt, during hi
one term of Office has been an untirint
student, aud is now better qualified 70
the duties of that position than any ne,
man can possibly be, and besides tina
the people seem to want him for anothe
term. However. the Judge says hi
saw this week, and we suppose we mus
abide the consequences.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27

1891 june ~ 1855.
Notice is hereby given that the following-named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, ana that said
proof win be made before the District or Probate
court for Phillips county Kansas, at PhiIliDsburg
Kansas, on August g, 1850, viz:
ElIALEIE r. FULLER,
Deserted wife of VIM b. Fuller. lid 1880. for the
swA sW4 section Il, sex sex section is, mex ne1z
section IS, and nW4 uWE section 20, all in town >
range IS. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and culCiva-
ton of, said land, viz: =. 3. Morton and Fred
Morton, Of PhillipSburg, Kansas, ana John Ken
drew and VIM. NJ Ferguson of DickeyviIla, Eas
1az1aS JOHN BIssElI- Register.
Geo W StinsOn, Atty
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27


Notice is hereby given that the fouowiug-named
settler has fled notice of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim. and that said
proof WI be made before the Register or Receiver
at kirWin, Kansas, on september /, 1855, viz:
JAMES MAHTTE.
Hid 14lO6, for the p ue5f and NJ sex section o.
town ,, range II. He names the following witness
to prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Jacob Niczgls,
John Wilson. William Nickols and John Hill, all
OF Grow, Kansas. JOHN BIssELL- Register
s. II. Bradley, Atty. je5Ta1
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27

Brother Greason, OF the Atwood
Citizen, in commenting upon the dic-
ferent candidates for District Judge,
uses the following language lone of
the biggest hearted men in the dis
trict is Sinson, ofPhinips, and a good
lawyer too This sentence corrobor-
ates the opinion that we have always
hat of brother Greasou, and that is
that he is "a man of good Judgment.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27

A sharp druggist out west published
the following card:
Having experienced a change of
heart through the efforts Of Brother b
and Sister s., / desire to state to my
numerous friends and patrons
that at the end Of the current month I
shall retire from the accused liquor
traffic forever, Up 10 that time my
stock on hand wiz be offered al greatly
reduced rates, Come one, cone gG.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-06-27

A well known preacher makes the
recommendation Of Ayers Pills a mat
ter Of religious duty. When people are
bilious and dyspeptic, what they need
is the Gospel of Health. In such cases
the best creed to swallow consists of the
thirty sugar-coated articles in a pill-box.