Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-18

smallest dose that performs cure is
the best. DeWitts Little Early Ris-
ers are the smallest pills, will per-
form the cure, and are the best.
Fisher 81 Co,
Last Saturday Sheriff Utter ar
rested one james Reed on charge of
rape committed in Sullivan, Ill, He
is held for the sheriff of that place,
whose deputy, Mr.. Shawkey, arrived
this morning, and will leave for Hin
OILS, with Reed on the evening train.
There will be union school
chlldren's church service at the Pres
byterian church next Sabbath even
ing. Revs. Crawford and Sellers
will deliver short educational address
SEES Music by the pupils Of the pub
lie schools. Every patron and parent
should attend.
There is universal demand for
water, and the council should not de-
lay in taking steps towards increas-
ing the supply. For the past few
days the city has been practically
without fire protection, and 80 far
nothing has been done to remedy the
matter Come gentlemen get a move
on you,
The city authorities should en-
force the waterworks ordinance. 1t
is hardly fair to shut off the honest
user Of water because some few steal
it. Ii the council would enforce
some of the ordinances now in force,
instead Of passing a lot Of new ones,
maybe the water supply could be in
creased.
"A number Of young people have
organized club for the study Of the
German language. Ross Mccormick
was elected director and it was de-
clded to hold two meetings per week.
A competent teacher has been secur-
ed and necessary books purchased. =
Prof. Rlste's Office is the place Of
meeting for the present
The Dispatch says the HERALD
lies when it said that a republican
club used the G. A. n. hall for a
meeting on Sunday. The meeting
was called by notices posted up in
depot and round house, but as no one
appeared it was postponed until a
week day evening.
Decoration Day will be appro-
priately observed by the citizens OF
this city. Preparations are now be-
ing made for the event. Rev. ID. A,
Allen Of Belleville, has been engaged
to deliver the Grafton, Rev. Hind.
man will preach the memorial sermon
on Sunday, May 2S. Music will be
furnished by the Phllllpsburg Brass
Band.
R. A, Handy has just returned
from a trip through the southern and
southeast portions Of the state. He
visited Dickinson, Saline, McPher-
son, Marion, Reno, Barton, Stafford
and Rush counties, and reports the
wheat crop short in all these places
Farmers are not discouraged though
as they have large quantities Of old
wheat.
The judicial situation seems tc
show A. G Geiger Of Oberlin,gas the
leading man mentioned by the pop
ulists as candidate, while Hon. q
Webb Bertram, the present incum
bent, is practically nominated by the
democrats, and the republicans have
to decide between G. A. Spaulding
of this city, i. II. Thompson and j
r. Hamilton Of Norton.
Captain w. D. Covington, one Of
Phillipsburg's former newspaper mer
but now editor of the Lehigh-Co
gate Leader, is visiting friends in this
city and Kirwin and transacting bus
mess in northwest Kansas. The cap
tain looks well and speaks very highly
Of his location in the Territory. The
HERALD Office was favored with q
pleasant call
Two fishing parties went on ex-
cursions from our town this week,
one consisting Of George W, Young,
0. q. Johnston, D. H. Bennett, Link
Nipps and Master Harvey Bennett,
the other of Jim Mann, Phil Albaugh
Till Dickey and others. They went
in different directions, one party took
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