Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-06-06
Clubbing List.
PHILLIPSBURG
The Coming Metropolis Of the
Northwest.

Philipsburg ia the county seat OF Phillips
county and is located near the geographical cen
ter Of the county. The town site cannot be sur
passed for eligibility and beauty. The surface is
a gentle rolling prairie; the natural drainage Is
perfect. The town is on high ground and can be
seen for many miles from any direction. 1t has
a population OF about 1000. It has a number OF
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
cest about $1,000 and is an elegant structure;
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
was erected at cost Of about $4,000; the First
National and State Bank buildings OF
brick and cost about $4,000 each. The GebhaFt
and Cummings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about $1,000 each, that wOnld
be no discredit TO the large cities. The VIM.
Bissen block is a two story brick, mainly new,
and is q fine imposing building. The Bissell Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1888 9, cost SO
600 and lie the finest hotel on the Great Rock "a
land route between St. Joseph No, and Denver,
Colorado. Our School House is one Of the best
in this part Of the State and some Of our church
buildings would be credit TO much larger towns.
The future prospects of PhilIpsburg very
bright. Besides being the county seat OF a COun-
" thirty miles square without rival within thirty
miles, it is the half way passenger division the
main line OF the Rock II land between Kansas
City and Denver. It is also freight division
We have round house and considerable repair
ing is done here. There are about one hundred
employees on the pay rolls, and about 5000 per
month are paid out to railroad men. The com
pany has here an inexhaHstible supply Of good
soft water-the best well on the line of their road
west OF the Missouri river. The bottom of the
we'll seems to be a lake which cannot be lowered.
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals that
are very injurious TO the engine boilers. SHch Ia
not the case with this water. The engineers all
testify to the truthfulness OF this statement.
Parties closely connected with the Rock Island
company own, adjoining or near the town site,
1900 acres OF land.
The climate OF this portion Of Kansas is as de-
sirable any in the great Mississippi Valley.
There is but little snow and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet hg her than the Missouri
river at AtchisOn, the air is dry and pure bracing
and healthful.
Phillips is situated in the northern tier OF coun-
ties and is the fifth east OF the Colorado line It
was organized in 1872, consists of twenty-five
townships, is thirty miles square, and contains
$4,000 acres, 500 square miles OF territory. Ia
1886, it contained a population of 12,181. It is
estimated that our population now apprOximates
$4,000. At this time it il estimated that but one
sixth OF its lands under cultivation. Good
farming land may be purchased at from IS 90
10 $500 per acre. There are "a living streams Of
water which mainly skirted by narrow belts OF
timber OF the following varieties: Cottonwood,
elm, ash, walnu. and box elder. Well water in
this county is reached, on the bottoms at a depth
OF from ten to twenty-five feet, on the high
grounds at from nifty to seventy-five feet. Mag
nesian lime stone OF excellent quality may be
found If great abundance in nearly every part OF
the county, and is extensively quarried Fire
clay is found near Phillipsburg; also potters clay
neaI the same place, as well ns in the northwest
sra part Of the county. A very hne quality Of
brick clay is found within one mile Of the public
square of Phillipsburg, that resembles, and is
equally good, the celebrated brick clay OF
Milwaukee, NiscOnsin. BY reason OF its being so
well watered by living streams, it is gaining the
reputation of being a fine live stock county, as
we'll as a good grain producing county. To those
who are seeking new homes we say take look
at Phillipsburg and Phillips county before yOR
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