Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-06-25

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iun attendance is desired.
%. L. Smith will entertain the
people of the northern portion of the
county at Dixon's grows on the ma
tiopal birthday.
in the eastern states they are
suffering from the intense heat. But
Kansas has no kick coming as yet, for
there has scarcely been an uneomfort-
able day this summer.
There will be preaching by the
pastor at the NJ. E. Church Sabbath
at IL a. m, Childrens day
program will be presented by the
Sunday school IN the evening.
Bennett has ordered another car
load of that excellent Glen Elder
flour. Everybody that has used the
Glen Elder flour will not have any
other. Try q sack and see what nice
white bread you can make.
The Rock Island passenger No.
16 from the west was ten hours late
Wednesday, caused by a washout in
western Kansas. Some of the Kan
sans who suffered dEeath last season
are walking around on sits now
Fairbury Gazette.
We have received several copies
of the Western Trail q paper pub
Iished by the Rock Island r. Il. Co.
which contains several magnificent
cuts and a great deal of Information
concerning Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
ka and Colorado. Any one desiring
4 copy eaa obtain ii By calling at
this Office.
The Prairie Dog was plunging
out of its banks all the way from
Closes residence to Broquets. The
pumps of the engine house were ten
feet under water. The bridge near
1t is gone; the approaches to the Kel-
ley bridge are washed away, and hav-
oc and mud Feign.-NOrtOn Cham
rion.
Our implement dealers and many
farmers are disappointed in not be-
ing able to get haryesters this year.
Several car loads have been contract
ed for, but owing to to the unlocked
for demand in states where the har-
vest comes before ours, the mannfac-
turers are all out. This will necessi-
tate the running of those now in use
night and day.
Mr.. Simonds of Norton county
was IN the city Wednesday. He is
very enthusiastic on the question oi
alfalfa as a crop for Kansas farmers
One of his nelghbors last year sold
S1.100 Of seed and hay; and is Sc
fayorably impressed with the profit:
arising from the cultivation of thi:
clover that he has recently planted
his entire farm of 160 acres in alfalfa
The people of Logan have set {
good example to the rest of the coun
ty IN the matter of contributing fol
the Columbian Exposition, by send
ing III a draft for $50, one-tenth O
the amount they have subscribed TO
this fund, leading the county sea
S15, and from a point of population
completely overlapping her. KIrwil
does not seem to take kindly to IL
scheme, as the people down that way
have not As Jet subscribed anything
The fund now stands Logan, S2OC
Phlllipsburg $165, Agra So. total 0
1898, leaving S271 yet to be subscrit
ed.
The average number of men EN-
ployed by the Chicago, Rock islam,
& Pacific company last year was II,
372, against II, 431 in the precedin.
year. while the average monthly pa
roll was $685., 2SG. as compared wit
| S570,O14 in the year before, th
monthly wages therefore showing a
increase from an average of 1886 t
| S52.33. So while net earnings an
stockholders dividends were consider
ably decreased and the number c
employees was slightly reduced, til
pay OF those who worked average
better than before.
Farm life has It's charms as well a
its bardships. 1t is a most honorabl
and independent calling. The farm
er breathes the purest OF aif. eats tn
purest and most wholesome of fooC
! drinks Adams ale without a stick /
it, sleeps sound nights as his digesto
is always good. He is king a roy
al sovereign. but with a limited II
-nme. The eFog, the buzzard an
the drv Id shark are his creates
enemies The crow ID the buZzaF
he manages very well but the shh'.
manages the farmer hence his mon
archy is limited and the shark ha
neither heart soul or glzzard, and
altogether a bad Westel
Cali
! Ed Brodmarkle, travelling req
resentative of the A. J. Harwi Hard
ware Co, had startling, unusua