Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-12-27
NOTES BY THE WAY.
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the old soldier boys, for scattered as
they are all over the prairies Of West
ern Kansas, just say campfire to
them and they will come for miles,
bringing pans of baked beans and
baskets laden down with other good
things. 1t was on an occasion of this
kind which took the Champion scribe
to Philipsburg, to partake Of the
genial hospitality of the old comrades
now Lying in Phillips county, to
mingIe with them in eating pork and
beans and other Injuries OF which the
tables were laden down, as we'll as
presided over by the fairest daught-
ers of town and country, and listen to
the patriotic addresses Of the several
comrades who were present. It was
one Of the largest and most entertain
ing campfres the writer has ever at
tended. The court house was packed
as it never was before, their being
several hundred who could not gain
admission; and the tables were kept
hot from six o'clock in the evening
until nearly ten, and it was really en-
couraging to see how the people got
away with so many baked beans.
The exercises at the hall com
menced with some excellent music by
the string band of the town, and then
the glee club sang some beautiful
songs, when Frank Strain, master of
the ceremonies, introduced j. Fl.
Decker who made neat, though
brief welcome address, and soon. gave
way to Hon. w. II. Mcbride Of Os-
borne, an old eomrade himself, as
well as friend Of all soldiers. He
spoke in his usual happy style, telling
many anecdotes of the camp and
march, and was often cheered. He
soon gave way to DR.. H Wallace,
who kept his vast audience in a roar
of laughter, for the doctor is ''built
that way Then came the Hon.
Lewis Hanback,, ex-Congressman of
the Sixth district, and soldier editor
of the Osborne Journal A camp
fire" without the presence of Capt.
/ Hanback, is tame affair, so to speak.
However, on this occasion, he gave
the boys one of his most happy efforts.
He was followed by Mai. VIM Drum
hitler Of Logan, the prince of story
tellers in all the great northwest of
Kansas, who kept his listeners in a
good humor during his brief talk.
It was the largest, most successful,
and thoroughly enjoyable supper and
Campfire ever held in Phillips
county During the progress of the
campfire splendid music was rendered
by the Phillipsburg and Marvin cor
net bands, the PhiIlipsburg strinq
band, Rltner Smiths drum corps an6
the PhillipsbuIg Glee Club, compris-
ing G. A. Lewis, John Dawson, E. B
Sewell and T. n. Jones.
B. E. Morton, who is serving his
second term. as Register of Deeds 0.
Phillips county, will, after his tern
Of Office expires, go into the land bus
mess, for which he has the only com
Plete set of abstracts of the county
In connection with this he will be a no
tary and loan agent. He has resided
in the county for upwards Of seven
teen years and he knows almost every
person as well as every foot Of lanC
in her confines.
Frank Stinson and w. w. Gill hav,
formed a law partnership, and vii
practice in the courts of northwes
Kansas. They are young men of fin,
promise, and viii make a strong team
in their profession.
The new residence of r. A Handy
President Of the State Bank Of Phil
lipsburg, viii, with one exception, b,
the largest and best arranged In Phil
hpsburg. It is also one of the neat
est in Northwest Kansas. He IS pre-
pairing to open his new home with I
grand house warming.
S. j. Hartman viii, on the expira
ton of his term as County Clerk
which he has so efficiently filled dur
ing the past four years, go on thu
road again in the interest Of severa
cigar factories. For a long time ht
represented an. Atehison cigar house.