Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-08-14

Rev. AcFadden Will conduct quarterly
services at Norton next Sunday in the
absence Of Elder Greene.
If you need a Physician call on DR..
II. d. Brothers, at Harmon's drug
store.
Frank Mcbride and Mr.. Stevens his
friend from Baldwin were visiting in
town this week.
Read Treasurer Smiths continued
story. 1t may have a special appiica-
ton for those who borrow the county
paper from their neighbOrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Colby enter
tanned party Of young folks at their
home Wednesday evening. The party
was composed principally Of members
Of the Institute.
W E. GODDARD viii soon turn his
stock and farm implements over to 9th
er hands and make his home in Phil
/ ipsburg. We gladly welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. Goddard to our city.
MIR. Croser, a gentleman who has
/ been stopping in town for some time,
/ is lying at the point of death. He has
/ no relatives here except brother who
| is here TO attend him in his sickness.
We haYe received new rates on farm
/ loans and expect to furnish money at
/ the lowest living rates come and figure
/ with us before making a loan else
/ where. CITIZENS BANK.
/ jessie Drake and others in Arcade
/ township have met with serious loss
/ recently. Some disease has taken
/ hold of their hogs and they have been
/ dying off very rapidly.
The largest line of clothing ever
/ brought to this city is now on the road
for q. ii. LethngWel. If you need a
new suit just wait and select from the
new stock
Little Guy FOrney, aged Z years and
/ II days, son of Carl and Cassie FOrney,
died at the residence Of VIM. McIlvaln,
on last Saturday and was buried on
the day following, Rev. Bracken
officiating.
BickfOrd is in New York buying the
/ largest stock of ready made clothing,
/ dry goods furnishing goods, notions
/ etc.s ever brought to this county. These
/ goods are the very latest styles and will
/ be sold cheap for cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ritner Smith were Wis
tied with a sad bereavement last Satur-
/ day in the death of their infant daugh-
/ ter, Alta, aged 10 months. They have
the warm sympathy of the community
/ IN this great affection, which time only
/ can alleviate.
am now prepared to ill all good
farm loans at 9 per cent without com
mission. Persons desiring to renew old
/ loans or make new ones will find it to
| their interest to call on me for cOndi-
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borrow. VIM. BIssELL. If
/ Mack Davis, recently from Decatur
/ county, Iowa, came in to see US We'd
I nesdays and subscribed for the Herald.
| Mr.. Davis has a half section Of good
land in Sumner township, and has his
farm well stocked with a good grade
of cattle.
/ LAT Nay, of KirWin, was in the city
( Wednesday. LATE just returned from the
| Pacific Slope where he has been to see
| his brother S. q. Nay. Sam returned
/ as far east as Colorado, where he will
/ remain for a time with his brother,
Marshal Nay.
John Woods had a close call last
/ Sunday night The lightning meand-
cred down the chimney, knocked his
/ wife down and shook things mp gener-
]
next day but we think there was still
/ percePtible tremOr in his voice.
Brick work was commenced on the
/ Phillips County Bank the first of this
week. The brick for this building is
OF the most excellent quality, manufac-
/ tnred by John Bell an experienced
and practical brick maker Of this place.
That brick manufactured at this place
IS equal to the celebrated Milwaukee
brick there is not a doubt.
The Citizens Bank received this week
from Illinois, a car load of dressed
/ stone for the water table and window
sills for their new bank building. This
/ excellent quality Of stone will not only
/ add greatly to the appearance of the
/ building but will make one of the most
solid and substantial blocks this side of
the big muddy
Thomas Mcmillan, and wife, of Har-
rison county, Ohio, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs, /. L. Knight. Mrs. McAlil-
Ian and Mrs Knight are sisters and
had not seen each other for over 80
years until Wednesday of last week.
l Mr.. Mcmillan says this is truly a won
derful country, and that too much can
not be said in favor Of this part of Kan
sas.
/ Mr.. Douglas, who has been at work
on his foundry for some time started
the first blast last Saturday, but owing
/ to defective power used in driving the
fan the attempt was not success. The
furnace will soon be in working order
/ and viii be a convenience to owners Of
agricultural implements.
Court was in session Monday for the
/ purpose of trying an appeal case. For
this case G.. A. Spaulding was appoint
ed Judge pro tenn, Judge Pratt being
! absent. George presided with as much
/ ease as full tledged Judge and viii
no doubt render decision in the case
that would be sustained by the higher
/ courts.
/ As there has been some doubts as to
/ who should pay the fees in the purchase
/ of school land, and fees in paying in
/ teresU on school land, we publish a let
/ ter from Attorney General Bradford,
/ in answer to a letter from Superintend-
ent Young relative TO fees, as follows;
once Of the Attorney General,
Iopekas Kansas, August 9tt, 80
j H. young, hsQ-; Phllipaburg, Kansas
Dear Sir Answering y0uEs OF the Ctr inst VIII
say that the fees Of County Clerk for Services fu
the sale or school land except the fee for abstract
purchasgE Inc zee toF the abstract TO the audi
Tor should ne paid by the County Treasurer on Or
I der OF the County Superintendent
10 Is clncall 70 explain how the clerk ear collect
I ing OF appralselnenL buE the plain words OF the
statute cannot De ignored All such fees must be
+ paid by the purchaser Respectfully
S. 3 BEADFoED,