Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-19
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Geo. Garretson, Of Long Island, was
Ia town this week.
G. A. Spaulding Is attending the
n OrtOn races this week.
Fred Nicholson is furnishing green
peas to some Of his customers,
H. S. Polng & Co. were first to in
troduee new potatoes on the market.
Miss Julia Springer, Of COTS, Kan
sas, is stopping at Samuel Flotner's.
Huling & Anderson have a neat bill
Of fare on the corner OF their store.
A car load of binders and mowers
/ Just received at G, w. Young & Co. S.
Ella June Meade and husband were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers during
their stay in Phillipsburg.
J.H. Young purchased last week
80 acres Of the Bonar farm, considera-
ton $1,000.
T. E. Winship is making the dirt fly
at the old stand where he is arranging
for brick block.
County Attorney SunsOn and Judge
Pratt have been practiceing in Justice
Court at Long Island, the past ten days.
The. heavy rains Tuesday night stop
ped the machinery on the brick yard
for day or two.
For SALE:-3OO,O 600 white ash trees
grown in this county. For terms ad-
dress S. w. Miller Phillipsburg, Ks
Foot ball craze has struck the town
and now every druggist is trying to
work up a corner on shin-plasters and
arnica.
J. D. BOnar purchased Of C. W.
Young & Co., a fine single seated bug
gy and is now casting about for a sin
gle driver.
Excavation has been commenced on
the basement to the Phillips County
Bank. They will push the work from
this time.
The Plotner Greek bridge west of
town is completed. 1t is 1877 feet long
with one so foot span, and reaches from
bank TO bank.
John Gebharts' brother, who has
been visiting here, from Pennsylvania
started for Nebraska this week for a
short visit before going home.
The new photographer, Nankivil, had
two thousand dodgers printed at this
office this week, and reader you may
! expect to see his advertisements scat
tered all round.
Prof. MOsher, Of KirWin, was seen on
our streets last week. Mr.. MOsher, we
are informed, has some aspirations for
the position Of County Superintendent.
J. Glasco and John Pittaway, two
prominent farmers in Plumb township,
were in the city Saturday and Witness
ed the proceedings Of the county con
VentiOn,
The annual school meetings will be
held on the second Thursday of August.
No change having been made in the
law relating thereto.
J. H. Young, Co. Supt.
Jas. Woods has introduced a novel
method into his system Of doing bust
ness. When you call on Jim ask him
for one Of those cash checks. 1t viii
not cost you a cent.
The Thomas county delegate will be
for Heron for congress. A vote in the
county convention revealed the fact
that out Of &c delegates p were in fav-
or Of Heron, 8 for Turner and for
Hanback,.
A couple Of families have pitched
their tents in the north part of town
and seem to be living as comfortable as
you please. As there is no vacat houses
to rent this seems to be the next best
thing to do.
The City Council met Tuesday even
ing and took action on the pump and
wind mill project. The council has
been slow to act in this matter on ac-
count Of unsatisfactory bids: The con-
tract will be let this week, and the
mill put up at once
The citizens Of Kirwln in conjunction
with the Kirwin Fair Association, an
nOunCe a program for the Sd of July
which promises to be very attractive.
Among other things they advertise a
genuine balloon ascension by Prof. JOS
eph Comes, the celebrated aeronaut.
Some rogue played it on our tonsor-
ial artist the other night by dressing
in mourning his barber pole. But
Durkes was not dead; he was only
sleeping, and you can still get a clean
shave at the same old price.
s. w. Miller. who is extensively en-
gagged in selling fruit and forest trees,
shrubbery ETC., was quartersd here a
portion Of this week. Mr.. Miller has
in his employ a number of live energet-
&c agents who are canvassing the coun-
ty and are meeting with the best Of
| SUCCESS.
1t has been decided to hold the Coun-
ty Institute at Phillipsburg this year.
Now it behOoves the citizens Of this
place to do what they can to make the
stay Of the school ma'am SIS pleasant
as possible. A committee viii soon
call on the people to secure boarding
places.
Alex. P. Petrie, of New Windsor,
Mercer Co., H., was in Phlnipsburg
! recently and negotiated with Smith &