Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-06

bright little boy but two days old at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Allen
of Freedom township.
The Board of County Commission
ers meet in regular session next Mon
day. Tuesday win be5''road day. and
on Wednesday the. school contest cases
will be taken up.
Mr.. StrattOn, Foreman of the R. R.
shops here, says the baggage checks
are sent in once a month and that %
we're sent in for March which indicates
that that number Of passengers came
here and have not returned.
"A. NJ. Burchard Ben Barrett, Ed.
Baum and three other parties whose
names we did not learn, ran a hand car
last Sunday from Stuttgart to Phillips
burg a distance of eight miles in twen-
ty minutes. That beats the locomo-
tive's time.
AT the late city election 236 votes
were polled About 200 were male
voters. According to the usual custom
Of counting five in the family of every
voter, we would have 1000 inhabitants
in Phillipsburg. A goodly number of
electors did not vote. We now have
from 1000 to 1900 population.
See here, reader! Have you a tel.
ephoneP If so let US suggest to you
how to talk through it: Stand back
far enough so your mouth will not be
nearer than six inches to the s'phone,' -
then talk in a slow, clear, but ordinary
tone of voice. Some people put their
mouth close up to the receiver and yell
like a wild Indian uttering a war-whoop
and,the fellow at the other end of the
wire can't understand a word that is
said to him.
Prof. Loar informs US that there
are now go children in Phillipsburg Of
proper age to be sent to.schooI. There
will be more than that number by next
September. We have but four rooms
in the present school house. That is an
average Of nearly 20 to the room. It is
plain to be seen that we must soon pro-
vide more school room, and it is high
time the people were thinking about
the matter. Good schools are more
important even than brick business
blocks.
L. E. Nlpps and Miss Ruby Wal
dren we're married at Topeka last Tues
day, and were given a grand reception
on Wednesday evening at the residence
of the grOoms parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Nipps, of this place. The re-
cepuon party was composed of about
fifty unmarried people of PhilIpsburg.
We learn that the supper was all that
an epicure might desire and that the
party was a pleasant affair. The young
people united in presenting the newly
married pair with a complete table scr
vice. The HERALD wishes the happy
couple long and happy marlie led life.
They will make Norton their future
| nome.
Samuel PlO:ner, a. j. McElroy and
Samuel Rooney, Oh Tuesday last at
tended a meeting at Olive Branch in
Smith county, called by the proper au-
thorities of the Christian church to con-
slider the question of establishing a col
| lege in northwestern Kansas. This
meeting was preliminary and but little
more was done than to get matters in
shape, so propositions could be re-
eeived by a committee of proper au-
thOrity, from towns competing for the
college. At the meeting the following
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Resolved: That we will in the year
1888 establish a college costing not less
than $50 600. IN one of the following
nam ed counties: Jewell, Smith, Phil
/ lips, Norton, Rocks, Osborn, or Mitch
Ell. Elder F. B. Franklin of Smith
Center was authorized to appoint a To-
cal committee at all points competing
for the institution, and such local COM
mittees will be instructed to forward
their propositions to A. P. McElroy the
corresponding Secretary, by the mid
die of June, when another meeting viii
be held at Smith Center about July 1,
to consider the propositions and decide
upon the location. Mr.. Samuel Plot
ner, of this place, made a formal Offer
of a donation Of 140 acres of ground if
the institution is located in PhiIlipsburg.
Mr.. Plotner is the first settler OF this
place, is quite advanced in years but
! possessing great vigor Of mind and body
has ample means. and is a liberal giYei
to all enterprises which he considers
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