Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-03-10

being midway between the great cities
of the west.
Now is the time to paint your
house, fence, etc. and the place to buy
paint is at S. S. Fisher & Co.'S, where
you can get anything You need in
that line at the lowest prcO.
A Missourian read of the great
train robbery in New York the other
day and he walked across the country
and inspected the grave of Jesse to
see if he was still there.-Ee.
Pratt & Lewis represent some of
the most reliable insurance eompan-
les IN the United States, and they will
write up your risks, both fire and cy-
clone, at the lowest possible rates.
Judging from the number of new
settlers arriving in different parts of
the State, as chronIcled by our ex-
changes. the Peoples Party calamity
howlers" have not ruined the State
as some of our ulta Republican pa
pers would have people believe.
For all arrangements of the
throat and lungs, Ayers Cherry Pee
toral is the speediest and most relia-
bic remedy. Even IN the advanced
stages of Consumption, this wonder
full preparation affords great relief.
checks coughing, and induces sleep.
D1ED:-On March Sd, 1892, the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
AIellen departed this life at the home
of Mr.. L E. Dixson. A short service
was held Friday afternoon, conducted
by Elder Mitchell. after which the re-
mains were inferred in the city Gene
terry.
"A moving time is expected IN
Phillipsburg soon; Mr. Bennett will
move out, and Mr.. Bickford IN, then
G. w. Meldrum takes the Bickford
property, o. e. Johnston takes the
home just deserted, Dell Champlain
takes up his abode in the house thus
vacated; then S. ]. Hartman will oc-
cupy the Champlain house, and NJ.
Spaulding will move into the Hart
man property.
The Rock Island people are get
ting tired of running over the Union
Pacific track from Lincoln to Beatrice
and have concluded to build a track
direct from Lincoln to Philllpsburg.
Kansas, through Tobias and Nelson,
Nebraska, shortening their through
line from Chicago to Denver about
forty-fiVe miles. We are informed
that a civil engineering force is now
surveying the newly proposed line
Fairbary Gazette.
Mr.. Arnold. assisted by A. H.
Pearson, has completed the investiga-
tions regarding the Barnes shortage
and find the amount to be S1,068.12.
In addition TO this shortage they find
that Barnes represented to at least
one house that county warrants were
worth but ninety cents on the dollar,
and in renting sent them ten per
cent. less than the amount actually
due. There is also strong reason to
believe that Barnes knocked down"
on wolf scalps, but the evidence is not
very clear, so no effort will be made
to prosecute for that cause.
The Phillipsburg Building and
Loan election took place last Friday
evening, the result of which was as
follows: Directors, VIM. Stretton,
John G. Gebhart, a H Pearson,
VIM. Mayors, w. D. Granger, G. w.
Danforth, Geo. Cole, E. f. Korns, and
r. F. Stinson. The new board were
sworn in the same evening and choose
the following officers: President,
VIM. Stretton; Vice President, j. G.
Gebhart; Treasurer, w. D. Granger;
Secretary, r. F. Stinson; Abstractor,
Alva H Pearson; Finance Committee,
G. W. Danforth, VIM. Mayors and G.
w Cole.
The Townships Trustees met at
the Court House last Monday to fix a
basis of valuation. All the trustees
but one, that of Walnut, being pres
emit From the proceedings it will be
seen that property will be listed much
higher than ever before, this however
will not increase the amount of tax
collected, as the rate will be much
lower. As this meeting was controll-
ed by calamity bowling" trustees it
will be noticed that they are getting
the methods Of assessing nearer to the
legal requirements than ever before.
The Peoples Party is reforming mat
tiers.
The q. A. R, w. r. q. and S. of
VS. will hold a grand camp fire and
supper in this city on Wednesday,,
March 18th. The camp fire will be
held in the Court House at p. m.
and the supper at the Stinson build
ing on the south side at from 5 to 8
p. N Department Commander a r.
Green, of LeCOmpton. and A W.
Smith, of Mcpherson, assisted by
many others will be present to ad-
dress the boys and make the evening
one long to be remembered by those