Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

winged MERCURY" in carrying mes
sages from the depot, succeeding
Will Strain who has been promoted,
and is learning telegraphy.
The next regular Teachers Elk
animation will be held at Phillips
burg, Kansas, on Saturday, Oct. 26,
1895, Beginning promptly at s o'clock
a. m. j. NJ. TADLooK, Co. Supt.
Walter Darlington OF Concordia,
is feeding 400 herd of cattle on S
Taylor's farm near Logan, while
Homer Kennett of the same place has
a hundred head up near Long Island
This will make home market for
corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Clark wish
to return their sincere thanks to their
many friends who 80 kindly assisted
them through the sickness of Mrs.
Clark May peace and happiness
crown their homes, and Gods bless
ing's rest npon them.
There is big kick going up in
many parts Of the county over tie ac-
ton Of the commissioners in building
bridges over the Solomon and Prairie
Dog At the next session Belmont
will probably ask for a bridge over
the Solomon near Big Bend.
The popullsts Of this township
have nominated a township ticket as
follows: j W Drake trustee, Chas
Ostrander clerk, II E Runion treas
urer, VIM Wilson and d S Maxson
constables The ticket is a good one
land will poll more than a party vote
-Messrs Stretton & Terry are get
ting good reports from their air reg
lister now being tested in Chicago at
the Rock Island shops The device is
for the purpose Of registering the
action of air brakes on trans, and is
said to be an invention Of great utility
in the handling of trains.
/ DIR Nelson assisted by Drs La
Rue OF Marvin, and Brothers and
Robertson Of this places, performed
an operation in osteo meIStis today
The patient was Mrs Gingles of Rush
vile township, lady of some sixty
years The operation was sklllfully
performed, and at this writing the
patient Is getting along very nicely
Some seven inches Of dead bone OF
the upper arm was treated, and re-
moved.
The county commissioners are
now In session So far in addition to
paying bills S A Perrine was appoint
ed treasurer Of Arcade township in
place Of Jacob Hoover, removed w
W Delay was appointed treasurer OF
Plainview in place of j H Thomas,
resigned Theo Smith was awarded
the contract for furnishing the county
coal Miss Alice Carman was sp-
pointed examiner in place Of Miss
Closed, resigned Today the board
is engaged in considering bids ior
county bridges, and have eight pro-
posals to act upon,
There is TO be meeting of the
northeast division of the Phillips
County Teachers Association-com-
prisiDg districts Nos 80, 81, IS, lib,
80, So, 95, 81, 70, 50, 81, 26, %, SO, So,
70, 124, liz, 70, 81, 1913, los, as, and
Ii, at the Coomes' school house,
district 112, on Saturday, October II,
at 2 o'clock, p m. All teachers in
these districts are expected to be
present. School boards and others
interested in schools are cordially in-
vited to attend The county superin-
tendent is expected, and an enthuias-
tic meeting IS anticipated.
"A most shocking accident hap
pened on the Rock Island west of
Burlington, Colo, at 7;45 Monday
evening, whereby three men lost their
lives A stock extra Yves coming east,
and struck a bull, throwing him up
into the air, and IN coming down he
fell on the track, and doubled up
under the engine throwing it and six
cars of stock off the track Three men
were on the engine, Jas Kane engln-
Ger, G W Swesrenger fireman, and
Wolf brakeman, all Of whom were
piled M against the boiler heal and