Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-16
The Argus Man Pays the County
Capital a Visit.


On last Saturday the editor Of this pa
per In company with w. II. Pepper.
4. c. COe and Crede 81 atsOn, drove to
Phillipsburg, and spent 3 or 4 hours at
tending to some business, after which
We TOOK In the sights This was the Oc-
casion of Our hrst visit TO the burg and
when the time for departure arrived
our great regret was that we could not
remain longer. We found the people
without exception social and extremely
friendly. The one thing that Phillips
burg reeds to give it an impetus which
viii carry it on TO prosperity and COM
mercial greatness is the advent of the
iron horse. The location is desirable
and the country surrounding has the ap.
pearance OF being good agriculture
country. Now leg the iron horse snort
and puff through the town, and Phillips
cOunty's capital will become qUeenIy
City, That we may feel proud of.
The citizen OF q county are naturally
Interested in the welfare OF their
county seat. There is q sort OF an in
GuitiVe pride upon the part of the ciu-
zen Tor the capital of the county IN
( which he resides. He feels an owner
ship in 1t, as it were, and in referring
/ TO 1t, he is apt TO call it ''Our county
/ seat" AS d citizen OF Phillips county
/ we are interested in the county seal and
we sincerely hope that the long looked
/ for and hoped IOr railroad Is at last
coming. The citizens OF Philhosburg
/ are not unduly excited over the matter,
Notwithstanding their faith In the pro
| posed road Is very strong.
VIM. bissel, z former editor of the
Herald, has been chosen q director OF the
Il. II, company and ii conversation with
/ the ge lLlelnau thewriter was given Ia IN
/ derstand that the building of the road
/ in the near future is an absolute GER
tainty. We say let her come, the quick
/ er the better. Phiipsburg not only
needs it but the county demands it. " e
J are anxious to rapidly develop our re-
/ sources and we know OF no better way
/ than TO encourage the incursiOn iniO
our territory OF the great energlzers-
/ railroads.
! The effort which is being made by the
/ ciJiZens of the burg to beauty the court
house yards by putting out ornamental
/ trees, IS very COmmendab!e. In the
years to come when this embryonic for
est assumes respectable proportions ,
spreading It's friendly branches to all
parts OF the compass, with what feelings
of eXuiCatiOn and delight will the ciLI-
es OF the trees that their own hands sci
out.
| Our business matters attended to and
the inner man filed to Overlooking with
a good substantial and digestIble iced Al
The Central House, we proceeded to take
in the town. IN making IL short cal
across the square, we encountered The
sUalwart form Of Prof, Coleman, pTinci
pal of the city schools. Afuer a nearly
hand shake we engaged in running
conversation which resulted in the pleas
ant information that the Professor Wai
by no means stranger to us, but OF
the contrary was an old acquaintance
. whom we had known in eastern lowe
in the days of our nischieVOus bOyhOOd
1t was not NATL the discovery was made
I that we haG spanked the same femiuinu
. in the by-gOne days, that the flood gate
{ of our souls were opened, and tear
flowed in torrents. The Professor IS al
intelligent and genial gentleman and a
, he acknowledges railing in love with TIN
q Island, we expect to have him over her,
? soon and the marriage ties cOnsummat
= ed. Our visit with the HERALD fore
WAS short, but sweet. Bros Lewis ana
Korns are gentlemen in the brOades
S sense of the word, and we hope TOR {
t more extended acquaintance with them
they are getting out neWsy and cred
liable paper, which is deserving Of a lib
d eral support. They are arranging t,
F. put in a power press aud are determined
s 10 keep In the front ranks of tip-tOI
n journalism. We spent q few moment
in the office of county attorney SUinsOn
George is 8 big man IN every direction
Big in brains, heart, principle and av
e OirdupOis, He is favOrably talked o
for District Judge, and when the tim
comes for George to swing out, he vii
make a strong and formidable candi
. date. We enjoyed a pleasant chat wit
e county superintendent Young, senate
Granger, Surveyor Stubert, Judge, an,
.. Attorney Spaulding. These genJlemel
all have the railroad fever and are con
fdentially looking forward to the com
e ing Of the cars, ere snow hIes.-LOBi
4 Island Argus.