Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-02
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Un6ounded Rumor Contradicted /
News and Personal lettings
From the Atchison Champion.
The Champion takes pleasure in con
tradicling therumor of the removal of
the division headquarters of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
from Phillipsburg to Norton. There is
no foundation for such a rumor. Meth
er has the q X & n. Town company
disposed of their large interests here to
a Kansas City syndicate. The facts
are these: The q. k & n. Town COM
pany have purchased nearly two sec
lions OF land in Phillips county and ad-
joining Phillipsburg, for which they
nave paid over So, 900. over 200 acres
haYe been plated aud laid off in lots
the railroad company have completed IA
SIX stall ronnd house Of brick and stone
and have made arrangements TO erect
six more stalls, they have put down
nearly three miles Of track in the yards;
they have found water already, and
viii continue to find it in sufficient
quantities in Phllipsburg; they have
built % reservoir similar to the one near
Huron, in AtchisOn county, on the
Missouri Pacific Omaha extension they
have erected cummodious stock yards
and are doing an enormous business;
they are continually making substantial
Improvements in their yards here, aud
the e. *. E y. Town company are so
far pleased with their purcha es here.
The business men of phillipsburg re-
quest your correspondent, through the
/ Champion, TO coutradi-5 the rumOr
gotten up by q correspondent Of the
Kansas City journal, that the division
of the c. X. & n. was TO be moved to
4 Norton, and say that there is not a
/ word of truth whatever in the rumOr.
A prominent business man Of Norton
informed your correspondent a few
DAYS ago, IN speaking of the removal
of the shops to his city that NJ. A. Low
/ general manager of the c. K. & \ in
/ formed him that the shops had been
permanently located in Phihipsburg.
! Oar people never ne ard of the removal
/ business until after the Journal man
/ !e.t our city. The cause of said publi-
cation is attributed to the fact that none
OF his papers are taken here, and he
uses ihis method of letting even"
with Phnlipsburg and her enterprising
citizens and business men.
The new state Bank of Phillip burg
has been organized and chartered.
Capital, 500, 900. Officers r.. A. Han
DIV, of Lincoln, Neb., President; NJ.
Beckley, Of Phillip burg, Vice Presi-
dent; a. W Robertson, of Graham
county Ca hier. The new bank will
erect substantial brick block, either
/ 5Ox9O feet with an opera house, or a
building 25x6O feet, with a Masonic hall
on the second floor. The new bank
paid So, 900. for a corner lot, 5Ox10O
feet.
Parties are here looking over the
ground for a steam grist mill. Stock
TO The amount of 81, 900. will be taken
bv the people of Phillipsburg. The
company agree to erect q plant cost
Ing from $1,000 To SI2 900.
Gentlemen are here To erect a SO,
900 hotel 10 81 little help can be Secul ed
from our people. The hotel will be Sex
50 feet. and three store high above
the basement
Business men of Phiiipsburg: You
5 now have the opportunity of securing
on opera house, grist mill and hotel
three enterprises our city is in need
BE up and doing. Your division is Sc
{ cured. You can't afford TO lose such
; enterpr.siug prospects, 50 essential &c
our ciJy's prosperity.
The PhilIpsburg Building and L9s.T
Association mas been chartered. Thi:
b enterprise has elected the following
j officers I. A. Spaulding, President
2 j. vs.. Lowe, Vice President; i. 81. LOar
q. Secretary; W. ID. Granger, Treasurer.
6. w Stinson, one OF the pioneer
settlers of Phillips burg, an old new~pa
per boy, and one OF the most prominent
q members OF the northwestern kansa,
bar, has Just returned from a two
months visit among friends in Iowa.
= In no part OF his whole trio did he see
r any town or country that he liked BET.
? ter than Phjllipsburg, Phillips county,
. or Kansas And, by the waYs Mr.. Stin-
son is being urged To become a candl-
3 date for Elector from the Sixth District.
ga NllG ANU l--- taA7L- ~
g let as nominate M SlnsOH as Elec1or
Thoroughly posted in the affairs Of the
State. he would be a valuable repreSen
u tauFe of the Republican party Of Kan
a sa-.
+ Hon. W. Il. Pratt. ex-Judge Of this
"a lthe l6gh) Judicial District, will be (
= candidate for SITE Senator. The dis
u tricJ comprises smith, Phillips anC
j. Norton counties. judge Pratt resides
e ia Phillips burg, but he is q thor ugI
N northwest man He is q stalwuUt Re
publican, and would represent HI
3 district with fidelity and usefulness II
e nominated he viii be elected by an
y overEh elmiUg majority. Such a maI
+. as Judge Pratt would be of great ser.
wee to the district. which needs !
& thorough representative man just now
C Dr. H. Wallace has been appointed
Is local surgeon OF the g. K. & 4. %
"a Phillips county. A good appointment
in every particular.
Good soaking rains have visited thi
section during the past three week
'tWe are going to push things this
q year, ' said one of our careful business
e men IN your correspondent; ''oul
# YEARS improvements VIII foot up 3
100000 There is not an empty
= building in Phiilips5urg. There is
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