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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

State OF Kanpas, Phillips County, es:
I'D, II, Arnold, county clerk In and for the
county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify the
foregoing TO be true record OF the proceedings
Of the Board OF Equalization had at their regular
gppgal session, June 8, 0, rs, and II, A. D,
t60H "''''' '''''l ""' ~ p"
Witness my band apd lhe seal 9f said county
Ibis 18th day OF June, 1893
isEALI J. y. ARNOLD, County Clerk,
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First publication May 25, 1S93-5w.
Case number 1860.
ShGTiii'S Sale,

First publication May 25, 1S93-5w.
Case number 1860.
SheTiltS Sale,
STATE oE KANSAS, ssi
In the district court of Phillips county,
Daniel r. Ream plaintiff,
We,
william Drury Sarah Drury, his wife, Garrett
Workman, sylvester Workman, John Hill, Bar
bara Jane Hill, his wife, Zachariah Shuck,
Mary Shuck, his wife, heirs of Barbara Work
man, deceased, md eli Massey, administrator
Of the estate OF Barbara Workman deceased
defendants. V1 ~ ''"."'
Public notice il hereby given, that under, and
by virtue OF the judgment rendered In the above
entitled action, In and by the aboYe.named court,
and OF an order of sale issued on said judgment,
10 me directed and delivered, will on
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1893,
at the hopr Of 2 O'Clock p. m. Of said day, at the
east door OF the court Aogee in PhlllipebHTg, in
the county Of Phillips, stale bf Kansas, 6tf6r at
public sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash
IN hand, the following. described real property,
namely:
The northwest quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter OF section eleven (ll), in township one %,
spHtb, range seventeen (l7), west of the 9Th p M
All in the county Of PHILIPPE, state OF Kansas.
Said property has been leYied upon and is to be
sold as the property Of the abovenamed defend
ants.
Dated this Gath day of May A. D. 1893.
G.E. UTTER,
Sheriff Of Phillips County.
MCCORMICK Cox, Att'ys for Pln.
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First publication May n, le93-,Sw,
CReo HHmAef 2SA
SAeTill'S Sale,

First publication May N, le93-Sw,
CRgO RHmAeF gSt4"' wv"
SheTill'S Sale,
STATE OF KANSAS, "a.
Phillips County,
In the district court OF Phillips county.
The Loan and Guarantee Company of Conpecu
cut Hartford, Conn, plaintiff,
vs..
Ellen NJ. Collins, defendant
Public notice 10 hereby glveA, that under, and
by Virtue Of tho Judgment rendered In the above.
entitled action, IN and by the above named court,
and OF an order OF sale issued on said Judgment,
10 rue directed and delivered, will, on
MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1893,
at the hour OF 2 O'Clock D. M OF said day, at the
east door OF the court house In PhlllipsbdrR, In
the county OF Phillips, state OF Kansas, offer al
public sale and sell to the highest bidder, for cash
In hand, the following described real property,
namely:
The southeast quarter Of section two (2), town
ship Two ~, south, range seventeen 10 west OF
the 9Th p. NJ.
All in the county Of Phillips, state Of Kansas.
said property has been levied upon and Il to DO
sold as the property OF The aboyenamed defend.
ant
Dated this cath day of May, A, D. 1898.
G. 70 UTTER,
Sheriff Of Phillips County.
FAYETTE I. Foss, Attys for PIT,
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First publication June 1, 1S93-.5w,
Case number 2S73.
SheTifi'S Sale.

OlGllllS Odlp,
STATE OF KANSAS,
Phillips Comfy fpst
In the district court Of Phillips county;
The Loan and Guarantee Company Of Connect.
cut, Hartford, Conn, plaintiff,
VS.,
Harvey II. Humphrey, Sarah A. Humphrey, Dan.
lei X. Ream, Mrs. - Ream, his wife, first
name unknown; John Doe, Mrs, John Doe,
Christian name unknown, defendants.
Public notice Is hereby given, that under, and
by virtue OF the Judgment rendered in the above
entitled action, iq and by the ahoye'ngmed court
and 9f an order OF sale issued on eqid Judgment,
TO me directed aud delivered will, on
MONDAY, JULY 8, 1893
at the hour Of O'Clock p. m, of said dry, at the
east door OF the court house in Phillipeburg in
the county Of Phillips, state Of Kansas, offer at
public sale and sell TO the highest bidder, for cash
In hand, the following described real property
namely:
The northeast quarter Of the northwest quarter
OF section fourteen (l4) township one ~, south,
range seventeen az, west of the 9th p. NJ.
Al IN the county of Phillips, state Of Kansas
Said property has been levied upon and Is To be
ants, - " 90" go 90" N
Dated this 1st day of June, A. D. 1893.
G. b. UTTER,
Sheriff Of Phillips County.
FArETTE |, Foss, Atty for Pl'f
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Wednesday, June Z, 1S'

liEdHNeuugi JHlt u loJo.
Board reconvened all present ia before
On motion the assessment on the hf ne ar,
section 81, town 9, range 20 for 1899 W8g reduced
$40 and the clerk instructed to issue rebate Ger.
Glc0te therefor
On melton the assessment Of Hanna Bros. ~
Meek on fat steers in Walnut township was re.
,duced S597.
On motion the following change was made in
the assessment OF cattle in the county. Crystal
'duced 10 per cent; Long leland reduced 10 per
cent; Solomon reduced 70 per cent; Sumner re.
dnced 1853 pei cent Valley reduced 10 per cent
and Kirwn City raised 1919 per cent,
On motion the following change was made in
the assessment OF mules in the county: Arcade
township raised S35 per cent; Crystal raised 20
per cent Granite reduced 10 per cent; Green.
wood raised 20 per cent; Logan reduced 10 per
cent; Phillipsburg raised 335 per cent; Prairie
view reduced 20 per cent; Nashville raised per
cent and Sumner reduced 10per cont,
Adjourned till morning.
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First publication June 10, lsO8-lw
Notice Of Application for a Pardon,

Notice is hereby given that Frank Sims, who
was convicted of the offence OF murder in the
second degree at the October term Of the District
Court Of Phillips county, Kansas, 1885, will on the
9TH day of July, 1893 make application to the
governor Of the state Of Kansas, for II pardon.
FRANK SIMS.
BY his Attorney, FRANK HERALD.
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Tuesday, June O. 1893
Board deeOpVened; all present as before.
On motion tive following change was made in
the assessment Of Bprscs in the county; Arcade
township raised l2A per cent; Beuyer reduced 20
per cent; Bow Creek reduced 20 per cent; Crystal
raised 12k per cent Dayton reduced 20 per cent
Deer Creek reduced 20 per cent, Freedom re.
dneed 20 per cent Granite reduced 20 per cents
kirwin reduced ~ per cent, Phillipsburg raised
10 per cant; Prarlevew reduced 30 per cent TO.
Wanda raised ~ per cent; Walnut reduced 20 per
cent and Pbillipsburg City raised ~ per cent.
Adjourned OH morning.
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First publication June %, iso8-5w,
Case number 2S48.
ShGTiif'S Sale.

STATE OF KANSAS
Phillips County s''
In the district court OF Phillips county,
Anna Il. Barrows, plaintiff,
vs.,
John i. Gregg, Mrs, John l., Gregg, his wife,
whose Christian name IL 10 plaintiG unknown,
George W, Burton and Andrew H. Harvey.
partners doing business under the firm name Oh
Burton q Harvey, defendants.
Public notice Is hereby given that under, and
by virtue Of the Judgment rendered In the above.
entitled action, In and by the above-Damed court,
and OF an osder Of eale issued on said Judgment 10
me directed and delivered, win, on
MONDAY, JULY "a, 1893,
at the hour Of O'Clock p. m. OF said day, at tho
eaet door OF the court house in PhlllIpsburR. in
the county OF Phillips, state OF Kansas, Offer at
public sale and sell 10 the highest bidder for cash
In hand, the followngdescrlbed real property,
namely FFF'''
The east half Of the northwest quarter and the
southwest quarter Of the northwest quarter, and
the northeast quarter Of the southwest quarter OF
section twenty (2O) township one a, range oigh,
teen u.s., west OF the 9th p. M. e"'
All In the county Of Pblllipa atste Ot Kansas.
s0lA @tASPtPPe{ES ~ 'aSCye'nanod defend.
Dated this goth day Of june A, D. 1898.
e. Il. UTTER,
Sheriff Of Phillips County.
W, S. MoRLAN, Atty for Prf.
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AhursuaV, June ), 1873.
Board reconyened; all presentas before.
On motion the following change was made in
Arcade township raised 33l5 per cent; Crystal
township raised S3h per cent; Phillpsburg town
ship raised 33l6 per cent
Adjourned for special session until tomorrow
morning
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Friday, June 0, 1893.
On motion the clerk was instructed TO doubly
nssess the Phillipsburg Building and Loan associ.
alton, as II has never been assessed before
On motion the assessment on NV ar OF section
20, towns, range Is was ordered stricken from
the rou
On motion adjourned till Wednesday, June ID.
1893 '"'' 49,
Wednesday, June II, 1899
Doard reconvened pursuant to adjournment, all
members being present
Called to order by Chairman BOgart
On motion the personal property assessment Of
$50. ''U"''u
On motion the personal property assessment NJ
$50. ""' ''uueeu
On motion the assessment Of William BisseIl m
rat cattle in Phillipsburg township was rulsed
from $1,000 to $500
On motion the assessment Of L. A. Champlin nm
Iat cattle ~ Arcade township was raised from
Sl5I2 to $780,
On motion the following subsequent change
was made In the assessment Of horses in Tie
county. Belmont, Glenwood, Greenwood, Logan,
Long Island, Mound, Plainview, Plum, Rushy1lie
Solomon, Sumner and Valley townships were
each reduced 10 per cent
On motion the following subsequent change
was made in the assessment Of cattle in the conn.
~; Arcade. Beaver, Belmont, Bow Creek. Dav
ton, Deer Kreek, Freedom, Granite. KirwiE
Mound. Phillipsbnrg, Plainview, PrairieyieN'
Plum, Rushvllle aud Walnut townships were each
rednced 10 per cent
On motion the following subsequent change was
made IN the assessment of mules in the county
Beaver, Belmont, Row Creek, Dayton, Deer
creek Freedom kiFWin, Long leland, Plaipylew,
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In the district court of Phillips county, Kansas
Allen L. Pease, Ex., plaintiff,
vs..
William M Erwin, Mary Z. Erwin, his wife, The
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13
WHERE WhISKEY COMES HIGH.
1t Would BeGRar Millionaire to Get
Boozed at the Fair.
rChicaeo Timss,l

"Come again."
WHAT"
Ten cents more.
How do you make that out?"
Whiskey Is twenty-five cents drink
here. sir -; and the wbite-aproned waiter
showed gli.tenlng pair OF teeth; While
his form described the arc OF circle.
The man from Missouri wiped his lips on
the napkin and slowly went down into his
Jeans.
How much do you charge for letting a
Teller smell the bottle?" he meditatively
incurred. but the nimble cup-bearer OF the
degenerate gods had pocketed the change
and fitted.
This conversation occurred yesterday
afternoon IN the ilstly-celebrated Casino
Mt jackson Park. IL had occurred about a
thousand times both previous and suose-
Quent TO the visit Of the statesman from
Missouri. The waiter was well up IN BIS
part. but It gave the gentleman from Pike
county a shock. Twenty-Five cents for
a drink of whiskey that had whiskers on
its breath and bay windows in its tout en-
scmbei The Worlds Fair was evidently
too rich for his blood. He must either re-
turn to Pike county OF go TO Dwight.
The German who succeeded the Mis-
sourisn in the tender attentions OF the
obsequious waiter also received d SHOCK;
lie Calico " biudll OOtNAO -. 5000
after ne had Quafod It's cOntcn's t"e "si'ei
called for 70 cents.
"Gott in Himmel.
"Twenty-hve cents"
Mem gracious, you dou'd mean dat Il?
In, only 10 cents der city up"
" that doesn't make any difference. It's
q cents q small bottle here. This is no
Dutch picnic. It's the biggest fair on
earth"
The German forked over q silver qusrte-
and vearned for Milwaukee avenue with
lingering, psrchInR yearn.
A wild rumor was set aAoat yesterday.
II was to the effect that the Prohibitionist
marty of Kansas and Evanston had bought
n controlling interest ia the refreshment
concession at Jackson Park tor the pur-
poso of enforcing Its sumptusry IDEAS at
the Worlds Fair. and bad begun by
placing prohibitory tariH on sour nasn
aud hofbrau. Whiskey which makes
mans breath smell like Peoria mash-tub
,s marked up to as cents q smile inside the
yates. while mouthful OF beer costs the
same sum. The result is that tidal wave
of temperance is sweeping over the Expo
sjtion-grounds like the hot winds that pre-
cedc Kansas drought.
IL is not easy TO escape. In his anxiety
To save 10 cents New Jersey man yester-
day left the grounds and walked four miles
before he could get outside OF the hyde
Park limits and a glass OF Bourbon
whiskev. He is gong to swear on until
he returns to Hoboken.
Tile trouble with the price of wet goods
.at jackson Park IS the rs per cent. OF the
gross sales demanded by the exposition.
Out of every dollars worth Of strong
drink sold on the grounds the exposition
gets % cents. The consumer pays the TAX
The concessi oRdrc is too busy to attend 10
such vulgar financial details. 1t has
more builing effect on the whiskey marx
than the revenue tax. the municipal IL
cense, and the whlskey trust combined.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-TUEsDAY, JUNE 49, 1898. .

was indebted In the sum OF 81, ooo: and
the firm will thus probably Be able 10 re-
sumo business In few days.
Ex.Presideut Harrison was at the Worlds
Fair yesterday. o guest OF President Pal~
msr. There WAS no display or ceremony
over his presence.
The negotiations that have been carried
on between Mr.. Justin Mccarthy and Mr..
John Redmond. the Parnelhte leader.
looking to release Of the Irish fund now
held by Banker Munro. OF Paris, have
proved fruitlsss. and there will DO no
further correspondence on the subject be-
tween the rival leaders.
william II. Plat, an engineer in the
Brooklyn navy-yard, whose marital trou-
bles have attracted considerable public
attention. finally secured O divorce from
his wife. Minnie. yesterday. Martin Is.
Waller. son of Ex-Governor Waller. OF
Connecticut, and several other men were
named Us correspondents.
The Infsnta Eulalie spent several hours
at the Worlds Fair yesterday. going pretty
much wherever and however her woman's
fancy dictated. She gives the officials
heaps of trouble by disregarding pro-
Rramme.. and turning up Unexpectedly
at out-of-the-way places. Her partially
for the Midway Plaisance has populariged
that section and made it the fashion.
The conference of Irish Nationalist
members of the British House es CON-
mons was resumed yesterday and after
many hours talk rescinded the resolution
adopted on Saturday last calling upon GER
tain members Of the Board of Directors of
the Freemdn's Journal including Mr.. Sex
ton. to resign from the directorate. Sex
ton will not retire from Parliament now.
Tho findings in the court-martal case of
Lieutenant Valentine Nelson, who was
tried on the Charleston at Norfolk for
drunkenness on duty and failure to obey
the orders of a superior officer, were ap-
proved Yesterday by Secretary Herbert
The court recommended that the Lieuten-
ant be suspended from duty for one year
and retain his place upon the naval regis
ter.
Madison Hall. Chicago, was crowded
yesterday with delegates from all parts of
this country and Canada to the forty-frst
annual convention of the International
Typographical Union. Mayor Harrison well
coined tbs union to. and rendered the free
dom. of the city. James Griffin. president
of the Chicago union. also welcomed the
visiting delegates and President Prescott.
of the union. made formal reply.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13

w Thornton Parker. NJ. D., Recorder.
asscc,ation Of Acting Assistant Surgeons
of the United States Army. writes;
"SALrN. Mass. March %, 1891.
when Mt Stuttgart, Germany. during
thu winter of lssl'62. was suneringiroi
a severe attack of bronchitis. WREN seemed
10 threaten pneumonia. met ~ mo Ho,ei
iinitsd states Navy. In speaking OF my
sickness he remarked: Doctor, you can
cnre that chest trouble OF yours by using
an lilcock's Porous Plaster. Ihat uay
he ,rueb 1 answered. but where can get
the plaster?' Anywhere IN the civiized
world and surely here in Stuttgart. Wnen,
ever have q cold l always use one auu
fnd relief | sent 10 the drugstore lpi
tbs master. and IL did all that my frleha
"a nromised. Ever since then | have used
IL whenever suffering from a colo, ano i
have many times prescribed II for patients.
The Allcocks Plaster is the best 10 DC
had and has saved many nom severe ~
meas And undoubtedly. IL used promptiy.
will save many valuable lives. Whenever
one has severe cold they should put on =,
an Alcocks Plaster as soon "a poseioie.
should be placed across the ches., .ne W
,,sr ,nsreiu lust below the neck; some not
pp...t zen or milk will ard in the treatment
",his is not . patent remedy in the op-
;...;nnahle sense Of that term, but STAND
s la nrspsrstion Of value. The govern
,nent supplies tor the United States army
and Indisn hospital stores CONTAIN sa,sa, r 40.
cocks Pastors. and the meuical PHI Pr,
fess,ou throughout the worio ere wss'
aware Of their RELIABILITY snc oaoes.is -
h,ash no colds, but o. useful N slsyins
. DIess ~ the chest aud in the back: tns
pprspsrstion worthy OF general conn
dence."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13
CRONlN ON MEDIUMS.
He Doesn't Believe In spiritosiisio De-
ances, bnt He's Seen Spirits.
Yopts Savingz1


GOOD mornin'." SAID the Alderman as
the reporter entered the saloon. Warm
weather" and the member from the First
continued TO crack ice for the bar keeper.
who had gone over to the -Four Courts 70
see about Z citing fine remItted.
What do YOU think of those spirit
seances, Mr.. Crouin?"
Moan the whiskey trust ?"
mo. these medium. these fellows that
bring back the dead ?"
Say, young man, what have YOU been
qoin' against? Some OF that booze along
Sixth street? Been drinkin grass punches
or WHAT"
NO. this is straight-no jolly. true
bill-theres a fellow out on Oilve street
claims that he can bring back the dead
bring back anything that Is gone or 1851.
wish he'd take wblrl ~ that State
back o tn bar ana get few o those bills.
Does he rent them out
Rent what out z"
why the dead cuffs he brings back"
NO, YOU pay TO go TO see them"
That's good thing aud the Alder,
man wlped his hands on his apron and
started 20 cut up q pineapple. Pay
20 90 TO see 'em? Not much l don't.
saw them once, only once. and,
honest thev were oil red and green. No.
ar. Cronln paid about two hundred cold
cases OF yer pas iron dollars to Keep from
sae,n, 'em." just then man (the soda
water collector came In with bill. ana
"a the Alderman pulled roll from each
Whose do you want, scullin's or Baum
hnHis2
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13
Teierrams Torn to Pieces.

The Scottish clan MacLean is gathering
AT Chicago for family reunion Friday
evening.
Joseph Binns's Chemical Works. in
Williamsburg. n. Y, were burned Sunday
night. Loss, 100000.
Nine deaths from disease of a choleraic
nature occurred yesterday at Alas, de-
partment Of Card. Southern France.
Five thousand iron-work ers and coal
and iron-miners at Klando. fifteen miles
from Prague. Bohemia, are out on strike.
John L. Osmond was electrocuted yes
terdav morning at Sing Sing for the muir
der of his wife, Mary, and his cousin. John
G. Burchall.
Sketch plans for the new post-ofice
building at Savannah. Ga, have been
commenced. aud matters with respect to
the structure will now be pushed.
The Secretary of the Treasury Yesterday
appointed Richard a. White. OF FLORIDA,
.uperintendent OF construction of the
public building at Tallahassee, Fla.
A boiler in steom-mill owned by Lang
& Hooker. situated in Barnet. VT, ex-
ploded yesterday with terrible effect. FIVE
men were killed and two others badly
scalded.
The fight between Joe Goddard, of Aus
tralia, and Willis Kennedy, of st. Louis,
at the Colum bian Athletic Clubs rooms.
Roby, Ind, last night. was won by God
dard i'll the second round.
Captain +. I. Higginson. of the Atlanta.
who was instructed TO return home by tho
Secretary of the NAVY because OF delay IN
getting his vessel to sea when ordered.
arrived at New York yesterday.
William Pinekney. the colored Maryland
murderer, who was sentenced TO be hanged
| the 9oth instant aud who escaped from
prison three weeks ago. was recsptured
| near Marlboro. Md, Sunday night.
Practical social reforms will occupy the
attention of the Worlds Congress Aux
| iliary at Chicago during the present week:
| The proceedings are under the auspices OF
| the international Congress- OF Charities,
| Corrections. and Philanthropy.
John Son,ag, one of the Coils Gal train
| robbers, was taken to Visalia Cal. yester-
| dav morning. de Is MORALLY wounded.
| II was he and not Chris Evans. his CON-
| panion. who was wounded in Sunday
nights battle with officers. Evans es-
capped.
The general strike at the Pepperell and
Iacouin mills. Biddleford. Me-, material
| tied Yesterday morning. Fully half OF the
employees OF the two corporations arc
out. The agent is undecided whether to
shut down or continue running the mills
with half crews.
ID. B. Loveman Il Co.. Chattanooga,
| Tenn. effected satisfactory settlement
yesterday with II. Il. Claim, their principal
merchandise creditor, to whom the arm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-13
SLIGHT ACCIDENTS ON THE r. g. o.
Confirmation Cereu' Onion by Bishop Whit.
t'e-Death OF an Aged Printer.


fCorrespoadcnos OF tho Richmond D,,pstca.,
ALsxASDRI., June I2.--It vas rumored
here to-day that a big accident. in which
several persons were hurt. had taken Mace
on the richmond and Danville railroad
last night Investigation failed to find
any accident of moment. Two minor
ones, however. did take place. At Burks
station. about nine miles west Of this CITY,
an engine ran into the rear end of an ex-
ira freight, but beyond slightly damaging
the car no harm was done. The other ac-
cident occurred at Manassas. where a
freight-engine was deraled by the turning
OF a rall. IL WAS soon gotten back on the
track, however. aud no one was hurt
Bishop White, of the Episcopal Diocese
OF Richmond, administered the rite of con-
hrmation TO a class of twenty persons in
the chapel at the Theological Seminary of
virginia, Just west of this city. yesterday.
A large mum Der of those who we're con.
hrmed are students of the Episcopal High
School and the seminary.
The confirmation ceremonies were wit
messed by q large number of persons,
many from the city going to the seminary
for that purpose.
MIR. Harry Davenport, a printer, well
known throughout the country. having
set type III all the larger cities east of the
Mississippi, died at his home. in this city,
OF consumption last night. His body was
taken 10 Orange Courthouse, his former
homo, for interment.