Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-08

PERSONALS.

Geo, A Spaulding is at Fairbury
on legal business.
Miss Maud Ely, of Topeka, is
here visiting her aunt, Mrs Jacob
Nipps.
II, S. Latta, the popular railroad
agent at Stuttgart, was a caller last
Saturday. He says railroad business
is picking up at Stuttgart.
Hon. Dan Smith was in town last
Wednesday. The Legislature ad-
journed last Monday. Mr.. Smith
looks like law-makIng agreed with
him.
-Ex-Coroner A. H. Shapley was
in town two or three days this week.
He has abiding faith In Phillips coun-
ty. He Will this year plant 20 acres
of small grain and so acres of corn.
Mr.. Charles Tracy talks some of
selling out and going to California
He spent three years in that state
gold hunting, and has never quite
given up the idea of returning to it.
Mr.. F. E. Trow was a caller last
/ Saturday. He says his parents like
! Florida very well and have made
permanent home there. His father
B. G. TrOw is engaged in raising
oranges in Orange county.
Mr. Charles Larlzin, who is one
of the HERALD's good friends, has
been in Phillips county sixteen years.
He has generally raised good crops
and prefers this county to any he is
acquainted with. He especially likes
the climate.
j. A. Caswell of the north part
of the county and one of our Oldest
and best subscribers made a social
and business call Wednesday. He
says the HERALD is a fine newspaper
and we are not disposed to disagree
with him.
Editor Palmer, of the Kirwin
Chief, was caller Wednesday. He
attended the sugar meeting. He in
formed us that the Kirwin telephone
instruments have all been taken
down for fear of trouble with the
Bell Telephone Co.
60. D. Gould, of Sumner town
ship, renewed his subscription on
Monday. He has resided here about
sixteen years and the longer he stays
the better he likes the country. He
says we get much more rain than fell
when he first came here.
C. W. Moore, Of Plum township,
came in last Saturday to subscribe
for the HERALD, the oldest paper in
this part of Kansas. He says he has
been here ten years. He came from
Illinois and likes this country tip-tOp
He has generally raised good crops
and is well satisfied here.
We see by the Burr Oak Heruld
that Rev. E. II. Fleisher, pastor Of
, the M. e. church at that place, anC
who was once pastor in this city, has
resigned his passionate, and gone t.
Dayton, Washington, where he vii
> take charge of a church. This is done
in the interest of Mrs Fle1sher's
health.-NOrtO11 Courier.
W. G. Adams, Of Rushville town
/ ship, was a caller on Saturday. Ht
made 1000 gallons of sorghum las
r year, and is known in his locality as
! successful cane raiser. He thinks
> cane may be successfully grown every
> year in this county and that this par
of Kansas is destined to be a suga
: country. He is quite successful il
raising sheep.
Mr.. John Scots, of Marvin, was
J caller Tuesday. He called our atten
ton to an error Of statement made b.
t a correspondent of the Disp0tcj
3 which was in effect that majority o
D the business men of Marvin had sign
: ed a petition to retain the presen
| postmaster. Mr.. Scots says that i
y an error. All but four business meI
a have signed his petition. It has ais
been reported that he was working Il
get the office for another. That i
{ also mistake. He wishes the posi-
L ton for himself.