Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-01


oil company, consisting OF Messrs. M. /
D. Teague, Daily & Rash, and "A Col
Inns, have certainly ct, ucK it rich In the /
oil fields Of kentucky.
Osborne Journal: The sugar works |
committee met and appointed three Of
their number TO circulate subscription /
papers and solicit shares of stock, and
correspond for outside hep.
The Osborne Journal relates the par
ticulars of a highway robbery occurring
IN that city, in which Joel Shaw lost
Whist money he had on his person to the
hands Of two foot-pads.
Lawrence Tribune: Hon. J. w.
Gleed, of Topeka, will come down every
morning hereafter, and take charge of
the senior law class of the university.
The students are much pleased over the
new arrangement
Liberal Leader: r. B. Denton went
out one afternoon OF last week to get
signatures for the petition to give our
farmers 81 per acre for the land they
break this Eeason, and obtained forty
eight names in a few hours.
Hope Herald: Mrs. Nancy Rhodes
is the possessOr Of two crooks of apple
butter Of her own make which are be-
coming rather aged and are particularly
palRtable One jar has been made nine
teen years and the other thirteen years.
Arkansas City Traveller: In 1870
Cowley county contained 1,175 inhRbi-
tants; in 1880, 81 538; in 1888, "a, $50.
It now has over $4,000 and enough IN
developed land to support $4,000 more.
OoWley county has FOG Cos acres of land
subject to taxation and only 248, 348 are
in cultivation.
Ford Gazette: During the high wind
storm, fire caught in the grass near Null
linville from a locomotive on the Chicago,
Kansas s. Nebraska railway. The tire
soon spread over a vast amount Of
ground, estimated at 5000 acres, con-
Stunning several farm houses, barns,
fences, etc. Help was soon at hand, but
the losses will be heavy.
Nickerson Aragosy; Quite a number
of the citizens visited the butter factory
to see how the gilt edge butter was
made. All seemed very well satisfied.
The machinery worked tip top. As
soon as the farmers are thoroughly pre-
pared and furnish all the milk the fac
tory can handle it will pay, and pay
well.
Wamego Agriculturist: Laclede is
surrounded on all sides by innumer-
able creeks and branches, which furnish
abundance Of water for stock, also Gre
ating many acres of creek bottom for
farming purposes. The town has the
best water power in. the county, a seven
ty-five barrel, full roller mill in Oper-
alton. Il has a good school and the
best Of teachers.
Russell Springs Republican: If this
thing of ohartering railroads to pass
through Logan county don't cease PFet-
ty soon, our people viii be compelled to
go 90 lodging to keep from being
knocked down by the track-laying ma
chimes. However, we are pretty sleek
dodgers and wouldn't object to little
practice in that direction just at this
time.
Lawrence Tribune: Mr.. Fowler, an
smploye at the Santa Fs freight depot,
met with a severe accident in which his
right leg was broken and badly crushed
Just above the ankle joint. He, in com
pany with few men, was unloading a
piano from the cars, when the piano &C
cidentally fell with the above result. A
hack was Immediately called and the IN
fortunate man driven to his home on
Connecticut street.
Salina Gazette: At a meeting of the
board OF directors OF St. Johns military
college, resolutions were passed request
ing Judge J. H. Prescott, president of
the board TO make a requisitiOn upon
the government for fifty stand Of arms
(Springfeld rihes), two field pieces,
swords, belts, cartridges and ammunition
OF all kinds. Captain Miller says he
viii wake the boys up when the guns
come.
Osborne Journal: The industrial
school for girls, at BeIoit, under the
able management of Miss NJ. Marshall,
matron, and Misses Weeks and Wheeler,
assistants, has now twenty-seven in
mates. The house, the largest dwelling
In the city, is completely filed, and the
ladies In charge OF the school are con-
atantly receiving applications, showing
the imperative need OF such an inati-
tuition.
Liberal Chronicle: There seems to be
some Misunderstanding in regard to the
location Of a sugar mill at this place.
MIR. Parkinson says that it viii be neces-
sary to establish mill at Arkalon as
we'll as Liberal. By so doing one man
can look after both plants, and the ex-
pense for running will be considerably
betrayed. We cannot secure a plant
unless Arkalon secures one; and unless
we obtain q plant ArkRlon must be de-
prived OF the same. It is necessary that
both towns secure a mill; and to bring
about this result, it behooves the citizens
of Liberal, as we'll as those Of ArkalOn,
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