Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-19

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day man cleared himself Of the
charges of hog stealing, but was SEM
to the county jail thirty days for con.
tempt of court. Some people dc
seem to have hard luck.
The families of Theodore and
James Dunning have been going
through a seige of typhoid fever
some of the patients haye been very
sick, but 1t Is hoped that they are
now in a good way to recovery.
Miss Aumiller who lives east OF
town got up Sunday morning and
took what she supposed was a dose Of
cough medicine, but instead swallow
ed teaspoonfull of iodine. Milk
was administered so that aside from
burnt throat and mouth no serious
damage was done.
Frank Simms who was sent to
the penitentiary in October, 1896, for
twenty-five years for the murder of
James M, Dodge, has been pardoned
out, and was in town today. Mr.,
Slmms tells Hs that as soon as POSI-
bic he will engage in some honest &C.
tupation for a livelihood.
Agent Bailey Of the Rock Island
Railway advises us that their line has
made rate of $3.50 for the round
trip from Phillipsburg, for those de-
string to attend the G.. A. r.. reunion
to be held at Salina, Sept. Oath.
Trains leaves here at $50 a. M, ar
irving in Salina the same day. Re-
turning leaves Salina 10 a. m. arriv-
ing here at 1905 p. m. Tickets on
sale Sept. 23rd to 2Sth, good to re-
turn Sept. Both.
The Rock Island people are
transferring their large engines from
this place to the Iowa division and
they will be replaced by smaller ones.
A few only of the large engines will
be retained here for passenger work.
The change is looked upon with
pretty general favor by the railroad
men hear. We understand that the
change will furnish employment for
few more train crews here.-Fuir-
bury Gazette.
The church Of God is holding a
camp meeting at this place with MEM
bers in attendance from other points.
The meetings will continue over Sun.
day, and are held in large tent, that
is erected on the grounds east of j.
NJ. Handys. Most Of the visitors are
camping out, so that they can be near
to the services. The speakers are
Miss Mary and G. L. Cole of Wind
sor, Mo, W, M. N. Smith and wife of
Grand Junction, Mich, James Willis
of Nebraska, Q. H. Hunter Of Ebling,
Kansas, George Dangsberger and
wife of Robinson, Kansas. At the
close Of the meetings here, the entire
party go to Harper, Kansas.
Last Monday night VIM. Hold
kinson was awakened by racket IN
William BisselPs hog lot. Getting
up and going over to the lot he saw
wagon tracks leading from the pen.
Calling MIR. Blssell, the two followed
the tracks to Spring Creek, when Mr..
Bissell who Is not in the best Of health
came back to town, while Mr.. II.
went on to Klrwiu, where he found
that hogs had been offered to the
dealers there at very early hour in
the morning, but the dealers did not
buy. And it is supposed that the
wagon load Of hogs went on down the
line of the Mo. Pac. kilograms were
sent out from Kirwin, but as yet no
one has been stopped. The next
morning MIR. Bssell counted his hogs
and found them all present or &C.
counted for, and as no one has report
ed any lost hogs, the affair has a
shade of mystery about it. Here Is
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