Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-08-13

-l4lSntnlDS STRUCK some straw /
stacked on the farm of John Gebhart |
last Monday which took fire and |
burned down in a short time.
The Stone Roller Mills 81 miles
east Of Marvin, having lately been
thoroughly overhauled, is prepared to
do custom and merchant work.
J. S. Brown.
Chicago is blowing that she means
to put up several buildings forty stor-
les high. In Chicago they intend
pretty soon to take elevators, go up
to the milky way and get milk shake.
Stale Journal
We are pleased to announce the
fact that J. G.. Gebhart now has one
of the best stocks of ready made cloth
ing in Phillipsburg. He has just re-
eeived a new supply and can fit you
cut in any kind of a suit you may
want.
The engineers on the Rock Is
land made fast time Monday; one
brought a train from Goodland to
this place, IA miles, in three hours,
while another made the run from
here to Belleville in two hours and
fifteen minutes.
j. T. Morse exhibited to US last
Friday, basket of the finest peach
es we have ever seen raised IN Phil
lips county. They were picked from
trees AIr. Morse set out three years aso
at his residence in this city. They
were beauties.
Frank Strain thought last week
that he would give some of his boys
employment, so he offered them ten
cents per bushel for sandburr vines.
The boys worked one day and collect
ed nineteen bushels, when their father
found them something else to do.
Our old friend E. F. Hughes fav-
ored this Office with several samples
of strawberry apples The fruit is
large, perfect in shape and of beauti-
full color. Mr.. Hughes has a large
lot of it, and will be glad to furnish
our people with what they may need.
Saturday, Aug. 22d, we will give
as a premium to the one bringing us
the tallest stalk of corn 1 bushel OF
apples; second tallest stalk, 2 lbs prize
coffee; third taIlest stalk, 1 ID prize
coffee. Bring corn any time before
above date.
II. c. SrAULDING & SoN.
-MARRIED:-By Probate Judge j.
S. Friant. Aug. 8th. 1891, at his Office
Jacob G. Weaver, of Logan, and Mrs
Ellen P. Garrett, of Sioux City, Iowa
By the same, Aug. 10th, 1891. William
H. Maddy and Miss Rebecca n. Bo-
gard, both of Stockton, Kan. Judge
Friants' reputation as a knot tiel
draws couples from other counties.
r. II. Handy, one of Fort Nor
! gan's most popular young men, hai
I purchased the entire stock of the lat
lumber firm of H H Welty & Co., o.
this city. hr Handy through hi
universal popularity and past bust
ness association with the people o.
Morgan county, will undoubtedly
achieve a success to which he is Justly
entitled.-Ft. Morgan Times.
/ Next Sunday q new time caro-
I goes into effect on the Rock Island
There is no material change in tim'
+ Of passenger trains, but two new one
are added, fast trains between Chi
cage and Denver. Both trains pas
the present vestibule trains at thii
place. This change will necessitat'
the employment of several new mer
in the yards at this place. The Rocl
Island now offers through passenger
a choice of routes afforded by no 9th
er road, IS a passenger can go from
? Chicago to Denver via. Omaha, 81
u Joe. or Kansas City. Verify it is tn
Great Rock Island Route.
Concerning the new Rock Islam,
time card the Omaha IVorld-Heralc
says: "On August 16. the new
: through trains between Chicago ant
Denver via Omaha viii be put on
None of the trains via St Joe. or Kan
sos City viii be taken of, but they ez
pect that the Omaha route viii be tn
principal enc between the east AM
Denver and Colorado Springs. It
the shortest. The 'fyer" from Chica
go Will leave this city about 1915 I
m. It viii take u chair car and
Q sleeper for Denver, a sleeper and 1
5 char car for Pueblo, and a dining
: baggage and smoking cars. It wi
! overhaul the trans from Kansas Cit.
and St Joe at Phlllipsburg, Kas., AT
7 deliver them the sleeper and chair ca
: for Pueblo. taking from them in ez
. change It's Denver sleeper and chai
carr