Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-08-15

Ash Creek and Vicinity.


Fine weather after the wet spell. It
makes the farmer think OF making
hay.
This has been a summer that wiil
long be remembered, especially by
new corners. Think OF people COM
ing from Iowa to escape the mud, and
then pIunging into niire over their
horses back! and yet that is Just what
VIM. Mcclure dld on the banks of
Deer Creek BE can now appreciate
the danger there is in a bank of quica
sand. Speaking Of AIR. Mcclure r.
minds Us, that he is spending some
money in proof OF his confidence ia
Kansas. He is fencing A. acres OF his
farm, besides building CORA IS and hog
lots. He is also buying calves and
hogs.
We understand that J. o. Harri-
sou sold his timber claim To d brother
in-law OF Mr.. Mckay. Next thing
we will have the doctors and lawyers
settling among US. Let 'em come.
We need lem. Especially the law
yers.
A gentleman from Iowa has bought
the DR.. Mack farm, Tor 81 200 and,
we think, got a bargain.
w. P. Pratt has also sold farm so
you see that business goes on.
Oh, yes! Mrs. Mize has sold her
eighty to J. w. Brady, and NJ. Os-
bOTne's mother and brother have come
out, and secured a farm, and, well tie
fact is, people back east are getting SO
hungry for some of our nice land,
that the wagons are no longer travel
ing in numbers that can be counted,
but go in clouds, like the 'hoppers
used to.
We understand that J. D. Couch is
going back to Iowa, to be gone ten or
twelve days.
Mrs o. P. Clark is very sick with
typhoid fever. she has had a very
serious time.
We see by the HERALD that Mr..
w. H. BoughtOn has announced him
self as a candidate for the office of
Sheriff, This fall. the people have 10
choose persons to fill several important
offices. 1t is important that good men
come before the people. and we think
that Mr.. B. would fill the bill, and. if
nominated and elected, would perform
the duties of the Office acueptubly. His
record as a RepuD lean is surely good.
He has been identified with the infer
ests of Phillips County for II or Is
years. always working for that which
was beneficial to the community. In
addition to his being q strong Bepub-
ican and a christian gentleman he
has also that other quality which has
been so great factor in American
politics OF late, he served Lis country
in the late war and came out with
record perfectly pure. Let Mound
township remember her ex-citizea, ".
II. Boughton.
We took a trip up to Brush cree k
one day last week. and as we went
along we had an opportunity to see
the fine crops of corn. &c. Mr.. john
NerkIein has about 5000 bushels of
last years crop in his crib yet. Mr..
Finch has a. large amount still on hand,
and every one has the finest prospects
for corn we ever saw. We also saw
some Of the effects Of the high waters,
trees broken OF and washed out and
drift washed up among the limbs of
large trees. The waters were higher
than ever before by many feet
We also got to help Mr.. Walker
sack oats while Mr.. Courson repaired
our pillow, and, 10y the way, this same
old coon seems to have more friends
than any blacksmith we ever saw.
They think up there that he can do
anything. and he cau-a'mOst. He
can make any kind of work that any
blacksmith can, and his work IS al
ways smooth and well done. They
swear by him up there and wouldn't
part with him for 81 cents. PED.