Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-05-04
PHILLIPsRURa JoFTINas.

PHILLIPSBURG JOTTINGS.
Correspondence in the AtchisOn Champion
Several of our substantial business
men are preparing to erect brick
buildings. Now that we have rail-
road facilities via the Rock Island,
completed here late last fall, there is
every indication that several dilapi-
dated frame houses will be torn away
to make room for permanent brick
business blocks. Our town can we'll
afford all such improvements. Work
will soon begin on the elegant State
bank block of two buildings, each 25x
80 feet, and two stories high. If a
stock company can be organized the
upper story Of this block will be fitted
up for an opera house. Our town
has a splendid opportunity of secur-
ing as good an opera house as there
Is west OF the Missouri river if our
wealthy citizens will take hold of the
enterprise.
VIM. Bissell, one of the earliest set
tiers Of Phillips county, and a sub
stantial citizen and true friend of
Phillipsburg, is showing his good
judgement by erecting a twO-story
brick building, 25x6O feet. This
shows that her home people have con-
fidence IN the town. This building
will be occupied by Mr.. 3. B. Sewell
a new conner, with a stock of general
merchandise.
J. G. Gebhart and L. A. Champlin,
business men of the town, in all prob
ability will erect brick business blocks.
Il. II. Bennett, another newcomer,
is building a 20x6O feet business
house, which he will occupy with a
stock of groceries and queensware.
w. a Scott & Son, former Atchi-
son people, but recently from Mar
shall county, have opened up a stock
of hardware.
The new State bank has opened its
business with a capital of $4,000.
The officers are: r. A. Handy, of
Lincoln Neb., president, M. Beckley,
Of Phillipsburg, vice president, and
A. w. Robertson cashier. So our
town has three banks with a combined
capital Of $4,000 and an unlimited
amount Of surplus.
J. H Close IS getting his brick ma
chine IN readiness for operation. 1t
has q capacity of $4,000 daily, which
Will soon be operated to its fullest ex-
tent And, by the way, Mr.. Close has
on his farm a fine bed Of fire clay,
which he will also develop this sea
son.
Our Telephone Exchange of over
sixty instruments has Just been COM
pleted 1t Is also connected with the
Central Branch towns of KirWin and
Marvin. Miss Ella Bornm has taken
charge Of the Phillipsburg Exchange.
The grist mill project IS working
along slowly, but it is safe to say that
Phillipsburg will secure a mill Of
from 100 to rs barrels capacity this
year.
The hotel scheme has not been Civ
en- up entirely. The woods are full
of people who would run the hotel
providing our people Will build it and
give it to them. But then we don't
intend to do it.
a movement is on foot among sew
eral of our wealthy citizens and farm
ers to organize a home lumber COM
pany, and if Sam Fullerton don't
hurry up with his stock of lumber he
viii be croWed out. The Chicago
Lumber Company, Of AtchisOn, pur-
chased lots here a year ago, for the
object Of putting IN a stock of lumber
There are many inquiries for Sam
Fullerton.
The CHAMPION has always been a
steadfast friend of northwest Kansas.
Hence we send you these substantial
items Of PhilIipsburg's prosperity.
1t Is the county seat of Phillips, one
of the most favored of Kansas cOun-
ties. The Rock Island Town Com
pany have purchased $50 acres of
land adjoining the town; also 1,4OO
residence lots In the city. They own
double the ground here than IN any
other town the road runs through.
The passenger and freight divisions
Of this great road have been Permen-
emily located here. The improve
ments the company have already
made are substantial Other i'm
provements Of a like nature are being
mapped out We are Just half way
between the Missouri river and the
Rocky mountains. We want to see
the gap filed mp between BelIville and
AtChisOn- There isn't any better
county IN the State to invest IN, or a
safer town than Phillipsburg. We
have frst-class church and school
advantages, and as good society as
can be found anywhere Elegant
residences are being erected 10 differ
/ ent parts Of the spVgn. and mark the
predieticn that q the close Of this
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