Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-23


cept Mr. Morton himself.
Judge Cooley, chairman OF the in
ter state commerce commission, thinks
that Judge Gresham would make fine
President.
Ladies of Phillipsburg, remember
the city election April 2nd, Seventeen
women voted last year, and a much
greater number will cast their ballots
this spring
Now keep up your hogs, for the
City Council has passed an ordinance
requiring that. and estray porkers will
be put in the city hog pen and you will
have to paw to get them out.
The teachers and their friends
wish to express their thanks to the
Band boys for their kindness in furnish
ing such excellent music for them Sat
urday evening.
Married on the 21st at the Com
mercial House in Phillpsburg by Judge
Cole, Mr.. Joshua E. Gosnen of Harlan
Co Neb., to Miss Milenda BOurn of
this county. residence near Myrtle.
Last week we printed a "Boom
Edition" of about 5000 HERALDs.
Heinrich & McCagg, who ''wrOte up
the town." dealt very honorably with
as and gave entire satisfaction to the
public so far as we have heard. They
are fully qualified for the work.
The proprietors of the new steam
Touring mill to be erected Immediately
at q cost Of S1O.O are John Hammer
kraft, VIM. Bissell, Samuel Plotner,
Phil Townsley. B. E. Morton and =. H.
Dukehart. Mr.. Dukehart will 60 east
this week to purchase the necessary
machinery.
See in another place NJ. Beckley's
proposition to donate a business lot to
any man who will erect a brick bust.
ness house on it. The proposition IS a
very liberal one. The lot is one of two
now occupied by him as a residence
Just west of the HERALD Office.
Il will offer to any man one good
business lot 25x1UO that viii build a
brick building 25xlUO feet not less than
Il feet story. 1 will reserve half Of one
wall to build to. The lot is located
south of the First National Bank. This
offer is good for 80 days only.
NJ. BECKLEY.
Smith & earle have dissolved part
nership and the new law firm of Smith
q Mccall has been formed. This is a
firm of bright and honorable young
men who deserve to succeed Mr..
earle, we learn, will continue teaching
here or elsewhere. We regret to see
him leave; he is a well educated, broad
minded gentleman and the HERALD
wishes him success wherever he may
go.
-Tramps are pretty thick these times
, in the north part of town. At one
house we know, they came after dark
four times last week and the ladies OF
the family became alarmed at this,
The HERALD advises those men who
are soliciting charity, to stop their
after-dark visltalions, and to ask pso-
pie in day time for donations, If they
must from the necessities of the case
J solicit aims.
The city election will be held April
I'd. We suggest that the citizens Of
Phillipsburg de as other cities do, and
that is to have a citizens public meet
ing and nominate candidates for the
various Offices to be filed. Vino viii
] lead out in the matter. Later-SincC
the above was put in type we are au
e Lhorized to call citizens meeting al
the court house on Friday March SOtt
= at O'Clock p. m. to nominate a city
j ticket.
Some parties were here last Satur
= day trying to induce the City Council
i 70 invest in the Llndgren-Smltt
d Chemical Fire Euglnei' manufactured
8 at Kingman Kansas. We believe thel
propose to sell an engine and outfit TO
# about 500. and they claim for tow
b of the size Of Philhpsburg it is superiO
II to ali others. The Council proposes
4 that If they would bring a full sized en-
1ne here and test it and it prove,
Is satisfactory, they would purchase w
ie favor taking proper precaudOn agains
q fire, but would want to be thorough
r satisfied that this Chemical machine
What we want before investing