Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-16
STATEMENTS


The RawIins County Democrat has
been moved from Atwood to Brakeman !
The population Of Logan is 552, a |
census of the town just having been com
pleted.
The High School Budget is a paper
gpublished monthly by the Wamego high
school.
A number OF colored men have re-
turned to work at the LeavenwOrth coal
mines.
The real estate transactions at Abilene
one day last week, reached the figure OF
S98,141.
Prospect, the name Of a POsJOfice in
Republic county, has been changed to
Cortland.
The girls employed at Frank HOward's
overall factory at AtehisOn have returned
to work, the girl against whom they
struck having been discharged.
Oberlin Eye: A petition is being cir
culated asking for bonds for waterWorks
and electric lights. Thirty thousand dol
lars is the amount mentioned In the petit
lions, which are being quite generally
signed. The electric lights are thought
necessary, as the natural gas will not be
adapted to Lighting purposes.
Newton Republican: The present
indications are that Kansas will have
prolific crops this year. The wheat
looks fine, and promises an abundant
Weld. Senator Plumb says that he
never saw a poor cropfin Kansas IN
presidential year. His prophecy will
again be exemplifed in this year OF
grace, 1888.
Hutchinson News: J. R. Chambers,
employed as a brakeman on the Nilsson
n Pacific local, fell under the cars at
Lyons, a few days ago, while making a
coupling, and was horribly mangled.
His right leg was cut of and left knee
mashed. He was taken to Sterling,
where he died. Chambers was a mar
ried man, and lived at 81 Dorado.
Garden City Herald: The stock
holders of the Garden City Nickel Plate
railway company met, a few days ago, at
the Office of the secretary, and held
their first election Of a directory as
provided by statute and the bylaws OF
the company The meeting was
harmonious and resulted in the choice OF
the following directory for the ensuing
wear. namely: J. S. Painter, r. Z. Mel
son, A. W. Stubbs, a. h. Addison
John Bsllinger, @. E. Hudson and o
d. Pickering.
Ooffeyville Journal: A few days age
MetcalI, Moore & Cos man was IN the
city seeking a newly made COW man who
had stolen a bunch of fat cattle anC
shipped them to st. Louis, which he
sold for a trihe more than $1,000. 4
day OF two afterwards Link Hunt
was arrested while stopping at tint
Southern hotel as the man wanted. II
searching him $8I4.50 in currency wa
found on'his person and it was furthe
ascertained that he was here for the pur
pose Of getting married.
Newton Republican: The farming
population Of Kansas is becoming stable
There is a movement, but it Is not a
abandonment of farming or of the state
The country correspondent" notes tina
this or that young man or young WOma
has gone to his or her claim in the wesi
ern or southwestern part Of the state, bU
the places Of these are SUPPLIED. In tn
Oldest counties Of Kansas, there Is show
no diminution of population. TheI
are to be found no abandoned farms
Kansas. The farmer In Kansas is waxin
not waning.
New Lebanon Criterion: A throug
advertising stock train, sent out fro
Norton and billed for Chicago, passe
east few DAYS ago. The cars wei
labeled with cards advertising NOrtC
and northwest Kansas, and was withal
drst-rats scheme. The train was dom
its best to beat the same number Of ca
to Chicago over the B. & NJ, and on
stopped a few seconds at the dePO
This is the train that all our exchRng
claimed would only stop at few OF q
most important towns en- route.
Garden City Herald: Prairie brealzir
has been going on for the past month
every county, township, and school di
trict Of southwest Kansas, and maj
thousands OF acres have already be
turned over for the first time and will
made to produce a more profitable or
than buffalo grass. The papers th
have been printing so many lies abe
the suffering in Kansas from cold mig
put a stop to the sympathetic sOrrOWs
their readers by merely mentioning
fact that We have seen hardly day siI
the middle of January when the grOU
was not In good condition for plOwlE
Burlington Patriot: What {
average Burlington youngster isn't
to is not worth knowing. The oil
day We noticed little fellow about
years old walk very unconcernedly
to a tub Of cranberries sitting In front
a store, pull on his derby hat, fill it b
full Of the berries, place the hat q
contents Of his head, and walk to a s