Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-31

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convention lRst Wednesday denomi
mated his speech "cunpaign jokes
One of the biggest Of these jokes wa
his statement that "p0pnIists arr
nearly all auxlons to get back iutC
the republican, party, aud only need :
little coaxing to get them 10 return
Evidently the Atchison statesman re-
CARDS them AZ cattle, who can be toled
on by snowy display Of fodder.
Ralph Bingham aud his sister,
Ruth gave au entertainment in Cum
ming's hail, lust evening, which for
genuine merit has scarcely been sur
pissed by any company that has ever
stopped in thus city, The violin
aud acc Impanyment was simp
y excellent and for wit and humor,
Rhph's LIMITATIONS carrot he TX
cel,e !, Owing to other attractions
u he city TIE attendance was not veI y
large,
The Ellis convention promises to
become almost rs famous in the Big
Sixth us the NcNAll convention. For
drunken orgies, including breaking
into occupied rooms, breaking Ut
furniture, and having u general
"swili' tune, the convention bearing
the coguomen "McNall" looses much
Of its glamour when compared with
the recent one in this city, Which, viii
20 down in history bearing the pat
ronymic Ellis"
- Every populist in Il o room men
tnlly said 'aman" when Elder See in
he opening prayer before the rNpuh
ican convention prayed, that il thc
republicans were wrong, they might
I've made to sea the right. That
prayer is rapidly beiog answered
Many prominent republicans IN this
entity have recently avowpd their
b lief in the doctrines ofsthe peoples
pnrty. and renowned their allegiance
to the old organization 1t is SO all
ever the county, and all over the
state.
DIR. CAMS Electric Belt Adver
Using Company, No. 8, is IN the city
iIling a weeks engagement. The
company is under the management OF
DR.. Mcdonald, and numbers eight
performers. The performance con
sists of sketches, burnt cork special
ties, aud vocal and instrumental
music, and are given to crowded |
houses. The programs are changed
each night night and have been well
received by our people. The com
pany remains here the balance OF
the week.
Our public schools closed last
Friday with appropriate exercises in
all the departments. The year has
been very successful ono notwith-
standing the hard times, which neces-
STATED the cutting down of the teach
ing force last fall, Professor Rste
and his corps Of teaohers have again
demonstrated their ability and their
devotion to the interests of the chill.
dren of our city whose education they
are directing. The class of six
who finished the course this year are
very bright boys and girls, whose
work during the year has been high.
ly creditable. They are as follows:
Allen Post, Frank Pratt, Gale Arnold,
Lottie Young, Frank Gray, and
Sarah Fleisher The graduating
exercises will be held in the Pres
byterian church, to morrow evening
Yesterday afternoon as Miss
Julia Erwin accompanied by her little
brother and sister, Sam and Alice,
were returning home from Decora-
ton services in cart, two young men
rode past them when near the depot.
with evident intentions Of frightening
their horse, After passing they re-
turned, yelling and riding furiousIy,
again passing the cart. This was re-
peated three or four times, until Miss
Erwin endeavored to escape them by
driving out of the road, when the rid
ers ran into the cart and horse, upset.
ting the cart and entangling the horse
so that it fell and broke its neck. The
cart was badly smashed aud the young
ladies slightly hurt. The perpetra-
tors of such a brutal deed are not
worthy of their freedom and should
they be apprehended deserve to be
severely dealt with, 1t is thought
that the parties are known, and efforts
will be made to arrest and prosecute
them TO the full extent of the law,