Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-11
FRAMES AND TRI

was down three weeks from the pre-
vailing complaint, bad cold, sore
throat and some thing like bronchitis.
And now other members of Mr.. Nor
toms family are sick with the same
disease.
We notice from the Atchison
Champion that the Supreme Court
has reversed the decision Of the lower
court IN the case of James A. Shat
tuck VS. j. p. Chandler, which went
up from this county. Rhis is an i'm
pOrtant victory for Pratt & Lewis,
the attorneys who carried the case to
the Supreme Court.
We learn that the new hotel will
cost several thousands of dollars more
than the estimated cost at the time
its erection was commenced. 1t will
probably cost nearly, If not quite, $2O,
600 before it IS fully finished Hon.
John Bissell, its owner, deserves the
gratitude Of the public for erecting
this splendid edifee.
Melvin SpauIding, who recently
arrived from Saratoga County, New
York, says 1t rained and continued to
rain there; the creeks were full of
water and mud was plenty. When he
arrived here he found we had had no
rain nor snow this winter and the
roads were hard and good and the
weather nearly as pleasant as May.
Report of district No. 80 for the
month commencing Dec. Sd and end
ing Dec. %: Number of pupils en-
rolled twenty-five; those neither alb
sent nor tardy: Hattie, Matte, Lucy
and Thomas johnson, and Manda,
Willie, John, Frank and Samantha
Humphrey; average attendance TWEEN
ty-fOur. The school is much inter
ested and progressing nicely.
Mrs. T. A. HUNT, Teacher.
Benjamin Waignright was tried
in Justice Townships court on Tues
day on complaint of his wife who
charged him with violently assaulting
her. The jury acquitted him as the
evidence seemed to go to show that
she struck the first blow. They had
separated, and the difficulty seemed
to be over the property. Such affairs
are to be deeply deplored. County
Attorney Mckay prosecuted and G..
A. Spaulding & Co. were for the de-
PENDANTS.
Married at the residence of the
brides parents in this city, Sunday
morning, Dec. 30, James Brown, of
Phillips county, Kansas, to Miss
Eunice Sawyer. There were only a
few intimate friends present. The
young couple left at once for their
home in Phillips county. Newspa-
per men never allow a luxury to pass
them by without indulging, especially
when it costs nothing. Ambrose Beck
kissed BRIDE Bloomington
(Neb.) Guard.
We learn that Jesse Pollard, of
this county has recently lost several
hogs from hydrOphObia. In explain
alton he says: About two months ago
els dog bit three of his hogs. He be-
heved the dog to be mad and so kill
ed him. His suspicious were correct
for the three bitten hogs went mad
and frOthed at the mouth and depOrt-
ed themselves like a mad dog. He
confined them IN q pen by them
selves. AT the sight of water they
would go into spasms. They died in
about two days after they went mad.
Elder See in his editorial notes
in the Kansas Wesleyan AdCOcute,
says when in Phillips county: "One
stream we crossed where the water
was about 6 inches, was dry the week
before and there had been no rains
to cause 1t. Rev. Goodrich says that
this stream always raises in October
about one foot without rains. He al
so tells of we'll over 100 feet deep
that has plenty Of water except when
the wind is in the southeast, when no
water can be obtained CG1Cker Cjty
Journal.
The citizens of Logan held a
large and enthusiastic meeting on
Friday evening, Dec. Dist, and dis
cussed at length the feasibility Of a
sugar plant for our town and pro-
ceeded to business by electing Henry
Ferret chairman and II. A. KoOntz
secretary. The following committees
were then appointed: To investigate
the workings and probable cost Of a
sugar plant, on legislation and for
each township for the purpose of Sc
curing their cooperation in the move
ment.-LOgG'1 Freeman.
w. D. Granger was at the Tues.
days meeting Of Stockholders elected
as Cashier Of the First National
Bank to take the place Of Frank
Strain, resigned. Mr.. Granger was
promoted from Assistant Cashier
which position he has long held to
the satisfaction Of all He IS a care
full, clear-headed and competent
business man and viii we predict
prove himself to be a worthy success
or Of Mr.. Strain. Mr.. L ii. Rogers
was elected to the position of assis-
tant Cashier. He is a steady young