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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
REAL ESTATE.
THE HERALD.
PHII,LIPSBURG. KANSAS

HE HEECALO.
PHILLIPSBURG. KANSAS /
Picture frames, in elegant styles
at S. S. Fisher & Cos.
Get your engraving done by
Pyles the jeweler.
You can get fresh fish every Fri
day at L. E. Nipps' meat market.
Rocky Mountain Diamonds at
PYLES, the JetCeler.
Money on farms at 7 per cent at
c.. Twitchelns.
-Woolen socks 2 pairs for 25 cents
at the Chicago Fair.
E. A. Page beats them all for a
good lunch. Call and see.
Canton fannels 81, s and 10 cents
per yard at the Chicago Fair.
For a complete and accurate alb
stract, call on McMay & Mccormick.
-Toboggans at % cents a piece at
the Chicago Fair.
DIR, H. Wallace Is the local surgeon
of the c. X. & n. Railroad. If.
Napkins at 379 cents per dozen
at the Chicago Fair.
Blankets of all kinds from SIPS
to S40O pair at the Chicago Fair.
For nice holiday goods go to S.
$. Fisher q Co. They have a fine
line
Photograph and scrap Albums
till you can't rest, at S. S. Fisher q
Co.'S.
Spa1Zdi5lg g. DlttcheJ.
are selling dry goods at
cost.
All color5 in velveteens at so cents
yard at the Chicago Fair.
Have you seen the Swiss carved
dolls at s. S. Fisher & Cos? The
only place they are found in the city.
The best grades of coal kept al
Decker & Sons. Delivered in hall
ton lots to any part of the city. If.
+. Mckay & Mccormick make alb
stracts on short notice and guarantee
satisfaction.
All school books at Spaulding &
butchers are sold cheap, but for casL
only.
Table linen at 25 cents per yarC
at the Chicago Fair. -d5g
Hoffman has diamonds
IN stock for sale.
No delays IN getting money from
@. Twitchell. Office with VIM. Bis
sell.
Nice Fresh Oysters is now tn
order of the day at E. A. Page
, Short order House. If.
-Muslins 81 cents a yard at tn
Chicago Fair.
Mckay & Mccormick have come t
tie front with extra favorable rates O
farm loans. If.
-Spaulding & Butchers remem
Der viii be headquarters for SAINT
Claus.
Horse blankets at $50 a pair a
the Chicago Fair.
The finest albums in PhilIpsbur
at S. S. Fisher &CO They are jus
the thing for holiday presents.
If YOU want 20 sell your farm CON
in and list it with Us. We Will adve
tise it free. MCELRoY LOWE.
-Alva II. Pearson will furnish al
stracts that are correct and neat,
reasonable charges,
H s. Pohng 6 Co. are knockin
the bottom out of boots and shoes G
there if you want bargains.
Geo. Cole now mas a telephoI
in his grocery store and custOme
can now make their wants known
wire,
Il Great reduction i
WnZI paper at SDnULd
inc 8. DzttcherS.
George Cole, remember, has
complete line of fresh groceries Lea
your orders and he VIII deliver goo
70 any part Of the city.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
REPORT OF THE CONDITION


of The First National Bank, of Philiipsburg. at
PhilIpsburg, i'm the State of Kansas, at the close
of Business, December 18th, 1888.
RFGOT~RCFC
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21

Go to George Veeh, at Stuttgart
for lumber, and everything usually
found in a first class lumber yard.
His prices are as low as the lowest.
Give him a call IT,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
FRAMES AND TRI


I have also a full line of
Rodgers Silver Plate ware.
A fine line Of Clock Novelties,
Antique, Oak, Wall blocks
with Cathedral wall bell. A
large line of
Gold and Steel Sp8CfacleS.
The only set Of instruments
for testing eyes in this part
Of the county.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
We are now lOaning
money on farms.
McElrOy & Lowe.

$4,000 to loan on farm and city
property, No delays. Interest and
principal payable at my Office. You
can pay off the principal any time
after. one year. Q. Twitchell, with
VIM. BiSSell
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21

The cheapest money furnished in
the shortest time. We do our own
examining. No delay in waiting for
eastern examiners. Money furnished
free Of charge for final proof.
D. Mcdonald & Co.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
ON THE WESTSIDE

I have secured at great
expense one of the latest i'm
proved
Francis Engraving Machines,
and will engrave all goods
FREE OF CHARGE.
Call early if you want to
secure good bargains.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21

George Cole, remember, has a
complete line of fresh groceries Leave
your orders and he VIII deliver goods
70 any part Of the city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-10-06
BrcKLENs ARNIcA SAVE.

The best s,llve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, orno pay required. IL
IL guaranteed togive perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by j T.. Bower.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-10-06

Crystal Falls, Mich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
The Roarback about Ex-President
Buchanan.

Philadelphia dispatch: ''Its sheer non.
sense and only a fairy tale. said the Rev.
Edward j. Buchanan to the Herald CORE.
spondent. when asked what he had to say
about the story printed in q st. Paul pa
per about a love episode OF President
Buchanan in Erie. Pa. Rev. DR.. Buchanan
is a younger-20 years ounger-brothsr oil
the late President James Buchanan, and
was seen at his residence on the eornef. OF
Pine and Eighteenth streets DIR. Buchan-
an read over the item about his brother
and then passed it to his daughters to
read. The perosal caused a hearty laugh
all around. 'No. there is not q word OF
truth in the story continued the veller-
able clergyman. my brother only had
one love affair-that with Miss Coleman, OF
Lancaster. related in Mr.. Curtiss' life oimy
brother. Idon't think my brother was
eres in Erie till after be was President oil
the United States. Anyway, he most
certainly never lived there. Nor was
he ever a printers devil nor did he ever
work in a printing Office or on a newapa,
per. i don't say there could not have
been a printers devil named Buchanan in
Erie about 1910. for there vas a printing
Office and q newspaper there as ear.
ly as 1s0S. but the James Buchanan re.
ferred to in the item was not my brother
President Buchanan.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
VIII at the Commissioners Want o
the Railroads.

The railroad commissioners OF Mime
sofa rave issued the following circular let
ter to thu various railroad managers
throughout the state:
The railroad sad warehouse commission
OF the State OF Minnesota desire
you to report to this office in
tabu!ated form the name and post
Office address OF zach and every en-
ploye OF your company who during the
year ending Dec. 81. 1887, has received
bodily injury from railway accident on
any Of the lines OF your company operated
in this state, the capacity in which such
employee was engaged, date and place OF
accident. nature OF injury sustained. and
what, il sny, compensation has been
made on account of the same
The commission also desires the same in
formation, so far as you may be able to
giyei il, With reierenee,to injury to passengers,
and injuries to others not passengers or en-
ployes. such as persons killed or injured
while walking on the track at highway or
other crossings, or in any other manner
where accidents may have happened. The
information herein asked for is desired at
your earliest convenience.
The object OF the letter is to learn how
the railroads treat their employees after
they are injured, and also 10 nave the ad-
dress OF the employees that they may com
municate with them when desirable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
Murderer Hanged In Massachu-
sets.

James S. Sowlin was hanged at the Cam
bridge, Mass jail on Friday the goth, for the
murder of George A. Goldman, his employer.
an event that caused much sensation agar
ago. Codman was n milkman and Nowiin
delivered the milk. Now1in,s mother stay.
ed with him 10 his cell until about 8 O'Clock
Thursday evening and babe him good bye
for the last time. Although both mother
and son were deeply moved, they bore up
wonderfully and the boy prayed earnestly
with his mother and urged her to be recon-
ciled- The boy was perfectly calm until
the last and spent most of the night in
chatting with his keepers At Q O'Clock
Friday morning Sheriff Cushing entered the
cell and read the death warrant. NowIin
ooked calm during the reading. and see M
ed less moved than the sheriff himself.
Handouts were then placed on the prison
ers wrists, and the party stepped
lrom the cell door to the plat
form OF the scaffold. NoHlin walked
with q firm step TO his position on the cen
ter OF the drop. He was not pale or nery-
Gus. Strsps were then adjusted around
his legsand arms. ChapIain Bartlett then
offered q prayer. Sheriff Gushing asked
Noyiin II he had anything to say before ne
died Nowiin replied: Nothing. only
t9at | am about square and ready to die.
feei that sod has forgiven me. aud / feel
thankful to you for What you have done. 2
The moose vas then slipped over his head,
the black cap adjusted, the trap sprung.
and be met the death that followed al
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
the New Method of Capital Pun
ishment.

New York Special: The report Of the
commission appointed by the legislature
in 1856 tn report the most humane and
practical method known to modern science
of carrying into effect the sentence OF
death in capital cases has been transmit
tied to the legislature. It recommends
killing the cuiprit by electricity. IL states
numerous objections to execution by
hanging. shooting. guiilotining and the
garrote and says:
Thomas A. Edison writes that dynamo
electric machines, which employ intermit-
tent currents would be the most suit
able apparatus The psssage of the eur.
rent IRON these machines through the body,
even the slightest contact, eauses instant
death.
The commission recommends that a cha r
with a head and a iootrest should be used,
in which the condemned man could be
seated in a half-reciining position. One
wire could be connected with head rest and
the other with the loot rest. which wotld
be a metal plate. The electric current
could be supplied by electric light wires.
The commission recommends hat the
date OF the execution be made uncertain
so that the criminal may not know what
day be is to die; that the corpse 90 to the
doctors or to a uameless grave without
religious rites, and that the be
forbidden to describe the execution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
A Faithiess Wife, a Cay Drummer
and a Wratnfui Husband.

The above Is the title OF a Chicago SER
sation, sad but true. The Sherman House
was the scene. The wife Of Henry c. Der
~. who keeps a boarding house, displayed
a iondness for j. II. Wilson, New YORK
salesman, who makes frequent visits to
Chicago. Wilson arrived on the 18th and
registered at the Sherman house under the
assumed name oil ]. II. Dangels End was
assigned to a room. He was watched
and was seen to dispatch q messen.
ger with q note. Later he was seen with o
heavily veiied lady at State and Washing.
ton streets, and after going to a restau-
rant. they went to the Sherman house.
Hall an hour later the husband. the at.
torney. q constable and the hotel clerk
vent to the room. No response was 10.
ceivcd to a knock, and the constable look
ed over the transom. He saw enough to
warrant the clerk climbing over
the transom and unlocking the
door Just as Wilson sprang uD,
scantily dressed, armed with q re yolver. He
was at once arrested. Just then Mr.. Der.
ry. who had caught sight of his wife's
form. sprang forward with a yell of rage
and leveled a revolver a. Wilson. The at,
torney caught him and threw him upon
the floor, while Wilson was led away.
When Mrs. Berry a few moments later had
prepared herself for appearance on the
street, she too was taken into custody
and before Justice BradwelL
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
Hugeets OF Foreign News.

The Paris Lsnterne asserts that youns
sentinel near Chaions was recently attack.
ed by three men supposed to be Germans,
who. after knocking him senseIess, carried
OF his rife. The military authorities
hushed up The case.
Premier Harrison and all the Manitoba
cabinet ministers have resigned, and ad'
vised Lieut.. Gov. Atkins to call upon
Thomas Greenways leader of the opposi.
ton. TO form a government. Norquay, the
old premier. has been chosen leader OF the
party resignins.
A party of 0raneemen attacked an Irish
leasne meeting at Eyertop, . suburb o.
Liverpool and wrecked the hall where the
meeting was held. Councillor Byrne, one
Of those attending the meeting. was severe
" injured during the aliary, and is in a
preearious condition.
Sir George and Lady Stephen arrived In
Montreal On their return from England.
Sir George SAYS that he has completed an
arrau2esi eut with the imperial govern
ment Tor Pacific steamers, and that the
contracts will be awarded at once. The
steamers win be running by this time next
year.
Jasper Douglas PyHo. member OF pariia-
rueut, against whom q warrant was issued
ulsler the crimes act for service BY en-:
tresehing himself in Lisfnny castle, where
he has for a long time bid defiance to the
police. has escaped from his stronghold.
Police are in pursuit. Eleven persons hare
oecn arrested in Galway on the charge OF
Intimidation.
Drs. Sriirader and Howell. who ara at
San Reno. have issued a Bulletin regarding
the condition OF the crown prince. They
shy the symptoms OF the princes aiiment
during the last fortnight consisted of q
sonaeshat usore pronounced swelling on
the left side Of the iarynx NTH an inAam-
mstory irritation which extended some
what over the mucous meInbrane of the
Larry AK At the sa nie time more abundant
secretion 81 mueus was 2eFeeptible. which.
ike the Inflammation itself. is disappear
ing The princes general health is very
go.Rl.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
THE sosToniAN TALKS.
Smith Falls to Meet Sullivan at the
Appointed Time TO Arrange a
Match-SuIIivan Thinks Mitchell
viii Never Face Him.

Boston Globes London Cable: There
appears to be little prospect al n match
being arranged between John l.. sullivan
and Jem smith, for some time to rome at
least. Smith desires such a meeting
brought about, but curious TO say
his manager John Fleming
Is adverse to such an arrangement Smith
failed to show up at the Sportsman Office
at the appointed tiHle, at which time arti.
cles were to be signed and preliminaries ar
ranged. After waiting nearly an hour
Sullivan appeared at the window to crafty
the curiosity OF the crowd below. He was
received with Ioud cheers. Seeing no
chance OF Smith putting in an appearances.
he took his departure for Paddington sta
ton. Previous to leaving. Sullivan. IL
speaking OF Smiths failure to arrange a
match, said to the writer:
Icame here to fight Smith, and demand
a hearing at once. / wish to serve notice
on him and his manager that in April l re
turn TO Boston, and should he fail to meet
me, ] hope that on the eve OF my depart
ure Smiths manager will not be uDcharita-
bic or mean enough TO issue a challenge
except to fight in America. Ny $3.50
will remain at the Sportsman Office at
least two weeks longer, so taat Fleming
can nave no excuse for not coming
I'D to time. As for Kilrain. be is
only y third rate man in ay country, and
when / get back home he will have to fight
too, or else sink hack into oblivion. Since
my arrival in England / rave given 81
shows, and have Melted S25, 900 myself. a
success heretofore unheard of in this eoun-
try. have been we'll received everywhere.
aud drew big audiences in each town / Wis
tied. 1t merely shows that the public at
large believe me to be what all Americans
claim, namely the champion OF the world
No one can uursuada Sullivan that
Mitchell really means to stand up before
him and, unless the match with Smith is
at last arranged. Sullivan win not take
the trouble to train very hard. Despite
the action OF Fleming in not coming up to
time. John gives Smith credit for great
pluck, and only regrets that he should be
IN such hands. In fact. by a hard and
fast contract. he is quite In the power Of
his hackers nag
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
JUSTICE LAMAR.
The Newly Elected Justice of the
Supreme Court Takes the Oath
of Office and Assumes His High
Seat.

Seat.
Washington Special: The court sat
with a full bench on the 18th for the first
time since March 4, 1885. Mr.. Lamar
reached the capitol a little ate IL O'Clock
in tae morning, and proceeded to
the Justices room OF the supreme
court, where the oath OF office
the ordinary modified oath-wss admin
istered to him in private. Tn judicial
oath was administered in public mmedf
atsly after the day session was openei.
The small space reserved for the general
public was crowded with strangers.
Among the people of note present were
the attorney general and the new secre
tary of the interior, Mr.. Villas. The
judges In their black silk robes
fled into the chamber in solemn
procession at II o'clock, and the assem-
blage at the tap OF the marshai's gayel,
arose respectfully and remained standing
until the members OF the court had taken
their places. Mr.. Lamar, clad in q we'll
fitting suit OF black, followed the court u
took his seat beside Clerk MeKepny at the
right of the bench. The chief justice an
nouneed that the first proceedings OF the
court would be the reading of the commits.
sion Of Lamar and the administration of
the oath. The commission Wac thereapon
handed to the clerk, who read it, after
which Mr.. Lamar read impressiyely from
manuscript the judicial OATH as follows:
l. L. @. c. Lamar. do srsemnly swear
that | will administer justice without re
speet to persons, and do equal right
10 the poor and to the rich. and
that I will faithfully and impair
italy discharge and perform all the du-
ties incumbent on me as associate Justice
Of the supreme court OF the United States
according to the best OF my ability and I'M
Outstanding, agreeable to the constitution
and the laws OF the United States, so help
me God.
He took the Bible as he uttered the last
sentence and solemnly kissed il. He was
then escorted behind the screen, which ex-
tends the length of the bench behind the
chair OF the justices, and alter minutes de-
lay reappeared at the left clad in a flowing
robe OF glossy black silk. The court ard the
a~ssemblage arose, the new justice bowed
to his associates and then to the bar and
the public and took his seat in the char of
the junior justice at the extreme left OF the
bench. The court then proceeded with
its ordinary routine busine IS.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02

down In the snow and Miss Royce wrapped
up the little ones rs best she could Early
/ IN the night one child died, later q setond
/ one. and Just rs morning broke the third
child sucsumbed to the cold. Miss Royce
then managed to reach the house less than
1 twenty rods away. Both her feet are bad
" frozen and they will probably have TO
be a~mputated.
The reports from Dakota increases tbs
already large list Of casualties. It ID re.
ported that t~hirty-oue school children are
missing in Turner county. Three
children Of Mr.. Heines, northwest
oF Lennox. persisted while going home
from school. The lady teacher
argued and pleaded with the scholars not
to leave the school room. and finally lock
ed the doors, but there we're too mat.yfer
her and had their way. One seholaT. aged
seventeen, was among the missing. Heines
Is nearly crazy, and wanted to kill the
sehoot mistress, but the explanation OF
the balance Of the scholars exhonerated
the lady. This make seven children lost
In the vicinity Of LeHDox.
Intelligence OF the freezing to death Of NJ
A. Ryan, a farmer living eight miles south
of jamestown in Cleveland. is received
An Aberdeen special says: The report Of
the death ola sehooiteaeher and ~ children
at Clear Lake tosnshipin Eastern Edmund
county at rstdiseredited is probably trne.
Parties who came from Warner. OAK
state that q teacher and six shiF
dren have been found. and that teams
would 90 out to bring 10 the bodies.
The Druse family live on a farm nine
miles southwest from Woolsay. kath-
arine Druse, with a sister. WAS at the barn
about sixty rods from the house when the
storm came up. Katharine started Tor
the house but lost her way. The next
morning her body woa found forty rods
from the house
Only two deaths are reported so lar IN
Yaukton and two in Clay. In Bon Homme
county nineteen deaths are reported.
From South Dakota, as near as heard
from. IO4 deaths are reported Bon
Homme county seems to have been the
worst sufferer. There o head Of frozen
cattle were counted in one plate and 40
in another.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
pestruotIxe Elre IN 81. paul.

The five story building on the corner o
Third and Waeouta streets, st. Paul. oc
eupied By the large Wholesale grotery
firm OF Beaupre, keogh. & Co, caught
fire Tuesday afternoon. the 18th,
from the explosion OF a little gas
engine in the cellar, and was con
sumed with its Intire contents.
The loss on stock is definitely known. an
inventory 81 stock having been recently
taken by Beanpre. Keogh & Davis. These
papers show the stock on hand to have
been about 5000, 600. The insurance on
the whole OF the block and fixtures ol
Beaupre. Keosh & Davis. amounting
in total to 5000. 600, is divided
up into policies OF 50, 500 and So. 600 each.
earrisd by ninety eight companies. The
building on the corner was owned By Ferdi
nand and Gustave WilIius and WAS vg.lu-
ed at 5 q. 200. The amount OF insurance.
as estimated. is about one-tralF that sam.
Mr.. Beauprc. oil the firm. was seen imme-
diately alter the eonfiasration, and isaid
that the books of the company were near
" all saved and the remainder are in the
vault, which is supposed to be frsprooL
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
Warden s,ordook's Case Dismiss

The famous case of the State OF Mime
sofa against II. G.. Stordoek and Sarah
MeNeal came up before Judges Kelly and
Simous in the district court at st. Paulaad
was finally settled. a nolle prosequi being
entered by County Attorney Egan on be-
hall OF the state on the general grounds OF
insufficient evidence to prosecute. There
were two indictments against the defend.
ants. one charging them with subornarion
OF perjury aGd the other with criminal libel.
The attorneys present for the defense were
Col c. D. Kerr and c. ID. 0'Brien. County
Attorney Egan, representing the stare,
made his motion for n noile proseaui.
on the ground and Tor the reason that the
state has no evidence sufficient to 90 he
lore a jury and ask. or be allowed. a con-
yietion ofthe defendants or either OF them.
Judge Simmons granted the nolle prose
qui, and ordered that both cases be dis
missed. b attorneys for the defense
stated that they wonid have preferred the
vindieation Of a trial by jury.
The governor wrote a letter IN
Mr.. Stordock informing him that the order
OF November 1t, suspended him IRON his
office as warden OF the prison pending his
trial on an indictment found by the grand
jury, was revoked. the trial having been
abandoned,