Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-01-13

rope and lost her smoke stack. AL
though disabled she is still on duty.
/ There will be an examination OF
teachers held at the School House. in
Phillipsburg. Kan q, on Saturday, Jqa.
/ IS, 1883, beginning at s o'cloek, A. NJ
j. II. YOUNG,
County Superintendent.
Does any sane man believe, that
if the three County Commissioners
were democrats, that they would let
the printing under their control to a
republican paper? No man believes
such a thing.
Mr.. Ed Burkhalter viii take charge
OF the ChampIin meat market, on Mon
dar Jan. 18th. He res pectfnuy invites
all the old patrons Of the shop, as well
as new ones, to call around and get
acquainted,
The HERALD was declared to be
the official paper of the county for 1888
by an unanimous vote of the County
! Commissioners last Monday. Some
of the County printing was let to the
Dispatch but the HERALD was made
the official paper.
The boys have been laughing vo-
ciferously at our contemporary on the
west side, for getting so Indignant that
/ kansas is allowed but two United States
/ Senators. when the way our population
( has increased, the state is surely en-
titled to three"
/ So far the winter has been pretty
I cold, but very little snow and no rain.
/ The thermometer has never but once
/ this winter indicated more than five de-
! grees below zero. This we state for
the benefit of eastern readers. The
roads are very fine.
The County Commissioners get
/ printing done in two papers for less
| than half what the law of the state pro-
vides may be paid by them for printing
in one paper. They save the county
60 per cent and get double the usual
amount of printing done,
There viii be a protracted meeting
held at the Court House in Phillips
burg. Kans p, by Elder Z. p. Franklin,
of the Christian Church, commencing
on Sunday, January 18th, 1888.
SAM P ,l'I' r. c-
1. j. LOAR, TX. Com.
ADAM MCELROY.
Three or four weeks ago soft coal
was very scarce and sold readily for
from $500 to $1,000 per ton. Recent
ly our dealers have been able to get it
faster than they could a month or two
ago and now soft coal is pretty plenti-
ful at from Sc 80 to IS 90 per ton.
The C. X. & n. have it for sale too,
C. w. Young q Co. desire to in
| form all their customers who are in ar
/ rears on book account, that all such ac-
! counts must be settled either by cash
or note by the lU,h day of January
} 1888. By attending to this matter at
/ once you will accommodate them and in
sure future favors for yourselves. 3w
/ Our friend Adam McElroy, while
/ in the office q few days ago, said he
most heartily endorsed the anti-monOp-
oily, progressive, rspublicanism of the
HERALD, and he thought the Republic
an party would not regain power TIL it
championed the reforms the country
was so badly in need Of.
"A few weeks ago. L. l.. Guest, of
this place. took his wife to California
with the hope that the change might
( benefit her health. II was a baseless
hope. Mfr. Hickenlooper, brJther-in
law of Mr.. Guest, received a telegram,
a few days ago, informing him of her
death soon after their arrival in CaI-
ornia.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Dispatch is championing aud defending
the Police Gazette, we still venture tine
statement that il is not "a model family
paper, and we are surprised that
Brother McNay would give moral sup
port to papers that advertise bad books.
lewd pictures, aud encourage prize
fighting.
The new County Commissioners
convened last Monday. aud Mr. Fisher
the new member, took the oath Of office
/ " hen Commissioner Mcdowell was.
on motion of Commissioner Ham,
elected chairman, and che Board pro
ceeded to business. AIr. Fisher several
years ago served 10 this capacity and
VIII make an honest intelligent officer.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of
the First National Bank held January
10th. the following officers and direo-
tors were elected TO- the ensuing wear.
h. S. Granger, President; r. Rogers,
Vice President Frank Strain, Cashier.
W. D. Granger, Asst. Cashier. Direc-
tors H. S. Granger, h. Rogers, Geo.
Veeh. ". H. Pratt, Frank Strain C.
H. Lefin gwen and John BisseI.
Mr.. Faith, Foreman of the Demo-
erat, seems also to be the editor.
Though his remarks about the HERALD
are not very complimentary. yet we
have none but the most kindly feeling
toward HIM. He seems in his personal
demeanor 10 be a gentleman. How ne
viii be as editor remains to be seen.
If he is the editor as we infer from
what has been said by the Democrat.
s we extend to him cordial greeting