Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-23
FROm PHILLiPsRuRo
The Protest County Seat or all the
Northern Tier

contained the following letter in praise
Of our Town and surrounding country
which we publish in full
" lille it can tru-Lfdlly be said that
Phillips is fast taking place 10 the front
rank OF the solid ald substantial eoun-
ties Of Northwest Kansas, it IS equally
true that she is among the most fertile.
In an agricultural sense, all that her
people asked was an Inspection Of the
products OF her soil on exhibition at the
last county lair. In stOck-hOgs, cat
Tie and horses-she compared with any
and was superior TO many, county ex-
hibiLicns. Philips county is a good
way west of the Missouri river. and
TIE CHAMPION remembers when it
was heralded throughout the 1uutrv
that 1t was too lar west to raise any
thing but the buffalo grass, on account
OF scarcity Of rains. But this has all
changed, brought about by the steady
How Of immigration settling in her Dor
ders, building mp towns and transform
ING her then bleak and barren prairie
into fine cultivated farms. Now her har-
dy and industrious farmers and towns
men point with pride to the uudisputed
Tact that all obstacles have passed
away, ard Phillips is rapidly TO the
front as among the weaithiest and most
El-eta -fAA Jus "a Ll4L A4AL1LE EOAALAea
Coed lands are Yet to be had at fair
prices and one enterprisi1g real estate
dealer in this place Mr.. r. +. Morse
IS advertising in the CHAMPION sew
eral thousand acres Of choice lands
IN this and adjoining counties. The
government land was all taken mp sew
eral ears ago.
The writer being net unknown to the
good people of Fuilipsbufg, recently
spent pleasant day in the county seat,
the pretLiest OF them all In the ssuurth-
ern tier" What has given the town
such q life this year is due to the pros
perIty of her business people and the
rapid development of the surrounding
country. She is on the great CONNER
cial highways Of This part of tie State,
her nearest point to any railroad being
Marvin, i've miles distant. Bat there
. are more substantial improvements 90
ing on than for the past ten years com
bined Having faith in Ter future
prosperity, and confident that sooner
or later O railroad will cross here, 81
busy building boom has been going on
all the summer and 4aNs which VIII
foot up in the aggregate TO many thou
sands of dollars. There is an urgent
demand for all this building activity.
Ii not only shows q spirit OF enterprise.
bat that increasing business and settle
meut demand il. The continued sue
cessiou OF good crops has Infused q
spirit of enterprise in the minds OF her
citizens and business men that would
/ be cred1able to the people OF the Oldest
county in the State.
a loVelier town site could not, be Sc
lected. High and healthy, good water
/ is ObtainaJie at q reasonable depth.
. in
( can see q stretch Oh country ten miles
/ in extent in either direction, closely
/ dotted with farm houses. OF course
/ the town is built around the square, so
/ common in Kansas, yet q nuisance to
/ every body, and were it not that her
/ splendid court house is tiui- he'd, EHE
/ CHAMPION might suggest the prOpricLJ
OF cutting it up int business lCJs, as
did the Smith Center people hers, The
HTst building in the town, erected in
/ 1872, is standing, and doubtless at the
time was considered substantial. 10 Is
now occupied 10y an enthusiastic con
tractor and builder.
In company with my esteemed friend
+ William Bissel, one OF the first settlers
OF Phillips county your correspondent
was driven around the place, ana inter
est was taken In the building activity
/ deuces were building or had been com
pleled this season, and many fouuda-
tons were under way. From all the
Information ObtdiuaDle, 10 is expected
tA8I next year will sec as active, il not
greater, building boom. The capital
and wealth OF The country are DOtL In
sight. And, by the way, Mr. Bissell
has just completed the largest, most
elegant and cUstiiest residence IN PLl-
lips county. Standing on the top Of
this mansion one can see into Nebrusk a
on the north, Smith county on the east,
Norton county on the west and Tar be-
yOnd the bluffs of the solomon on the
south. lie has at all times been one OF
the foremost citizens OF Phillipsburg
and is the oldest real estate agent ID
/ Phillips county. To complete and furn-
. ish his house he Will have expended up
Ea.ds of $40, goo. But here he has re-
NAMED 50 long, and here he will live
the rest OF his lie, enjoying lie and
health with q most amilDle and loving
wife and an Interesting and entertain.
ing family OF children. On his place
d are nearly every variety OF fruits, O
large bearing orchard, to the aDricots
A walnut tree was pointed ont that hud
grown len feet in three years. A more
lovely home and surroundings would
% be difficult 10 find in many older com
, muuIlies.
The new $4,000 school house IS being
built on slightly location. and wil
not only be q great convenience to ia,
children, but q pride and beauty tC
PMihpsburg. 10 is "a great necessity u
p the Increasing demand Tor more zch0O
phi lleges.
j. II. Close, one of the oldest eIi
zeus of PhilIpsbugg, has already burn
Ell go, 600 brick this season, and vii
3 have another kiln OF 100000 ready u
bu:n before snow liGs. The clay is o..
a No. 1 quality, and there Is @ great de
mand for his brick in all the neighbour
ing towns Mr.. Close was formerly &
DOaiphan county man, and says he
can keep house without the Troy Chic
and The Champion. He has served as
Commissioner OF this county.
Noting the many fine improvement g
J now going on in Philupsburg, her wv.
banking Institutions are deserving o.
mention. The Phillips county bans
the Oldest in the county, y. i. Nor.
cashier, is well known TO many OF Iii,
2 readers of The Champion The arcli
S tectural designs of his building is
{ beauty. and nearly all OF the ma-eria
p used An its construction is OF Phillip.
county nativity. The design and it,
PcrmaueucY far surpaSses anything %
s the kind west OF 8e.OIg. He burned hi
S own brick and the stone IS the beauti
ful mazues.a. He is one OF the mos
. place, donates iberaily to every enter.
] prise, public or charitable, aad has
s built up 9 large and thriving bushes
hot h ia n.-rrHfng- and rnuI estate FIrE.