Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-04-18

PHILLIPSBURG
The Coming Metropolis OF the
Northwest

Phnlipsburg is 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 he
seen for many miles from any direction 1t has
u population of about 600 1t has "a number of
elegant buildings; the court house is brick and
cost about $4,000 and is an elegant structures
the Phillips County Bank is brick and stone and
was erected at a cost of about $1,000; the First
National and the state Bank buildings are OF
brick and cost about $4,000 each. The Ge0naFI
and Cumings brick business houses are elegant
structures costing about $4,000 each, that WoulH
be no discredit to the large cities. The VIM
Bisseu block is two story brick, mainly new,
and is fine imposing building. The Bisseil Hotel
owned by John Bissen erected in 1883 s. cost ~
OOO and is the finest hotel on the Great Rock Is
land route between St Joseph, Mo, 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 to"Hs-
The future prospects Of Phillipsburg are very
bright Besides being the county seat OF q coun-
ty thirty miles square without rival within thirty
miles it s the half way passenger division on the
main line of the Rock Island between Kansas
City and Denver. It is also d freight division
We have round house and considerable repair
employees on the pay rolls, and about $1,000 per
month are paid out to railroad men The com
uanv has here an ineXhuustibIe supply Of good
soft wuter-thc best well on the line Of their road
west of the Missouri river. The bottom of the
well seems TO be IL lake which cannot be lowered.
Some water contains ingredients or chemicals that
are very injurious to the engine boilers. such is
not the case with this water. The engineers 81
testify TO the truthfuluess OF this statement
Parties closely connected with tAe Rock Island
company own, adjoining or near the town site,
1000 acres of land.
The climate Of this portion of E4uzua IS as de-
sirabe as amy ia the great Mississippi valley,
There is but T,tle SNOW and no mud. Being
located about 1900 feet higher tbaH the Missouri
river ut Atchison the air i- dry and pure. braciug
and healthfuI
Phillips is situated in the northern Tier of uoun
ties and is the fifth east of the Colorado line. j
was organized in 1872 consists of twenty-five
townships, is thirty miles square, and coutain'
57G coo acres, or 800 square miles Of territory.
1886, it contained d population Of 12,l6l 1t il
estimated that our population now approximate
$4,000. At this time it s estimated that but on
sixth of its lands under cultivation. Goo
farming land may be purchased at from IS @
TO $500 per acre There are p living streams o
water which are mainly skirted by narrow belts O
timber of the following varieties: Cottonwood
elm, ash, walnU. and box e!asE, Well water il
this county is reached, ON the bottoms ut a dept
of from ten TO twenty-five feet, oA -he hig
grounds at from nifty to seveury-1ve feet. 3.#A
uesian lime stone of excellent quality may D
found il great abundance in nearly every part q
the county, and is extensively quarried- Fin
clay is found near PhillipsbuFg; also potJers cha
near the same place, us we'll as ia tbs GOrthwes
ern part Of the county. A very fine quals5y
brick clay is found within one mllc Of the publ
square of PhilIipsburg. that resembles, and
equally as good. as the celebrated brick clay
Milwaukee, "iscousiu. By reason Of its being
we'll watered by living streams it is gaining Il
reputation OF being line live stock county.
well as a good grain producing county. TO tho
who are seeking new homea we say take loo
ut PhIIipsburg and Phillips county before y,
locate.