Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-28
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1896
IN SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
A Trip to Hot Springs.

ourself or family, but as we we're per
mitted through the courtesy OF the
Missouri Pacific to take trip to Hot
Springs and back, we print the follow
ing as an exchange for the favor
shown, only hoping that the reader
will pardon this violation OF our GUS
tomary practice
On Wednesday evening, November
10, 1896, Mrs. Royce, Mrs Brainerd
and the writer, left for Hot Springs,
Ark, via the Rock Island and Man
kato. Stopping over night at the
latter place with Col. j. A.. Lowe, we
found him snugly and happily located
in the Commercial hotel, where he is
dong very satisfactory business, as
his hotel is very popular with the
travelling public. In the morning the
party boarded the Missouri Pacific
for Concordia, the rendezvous OF the
excursion. At different points along
the route others we're added to our
number, and at Concordia we found a
score or more OF fellow pilgrims At
this point the annual excursion OF the
North. Central Kansas Editorial AS
sociation commenced, and in a special
chair car, was carried eastward on q
regular trpin. The towns along the
Central Branch seem to be suffering
with the prevailing complaint, of hard
times, and gave but little appearance
Of progress or improvement. Efing-
ham OF Atchison county however was
notable exception, as here many
new and elegant residences dotted the
town. Arriving at Atchison the party
was met by a number of newspaper
men, and given a trip over the city
upon the electric line Of street rail-
ways. Points OF interest were visited,
including the opera house, one OF the
finest in the west, and a monument to
the public spirit and enterprise OF
Hon. John Seaton. e. W. Howe, a
Kansas writer of national reputation,
and editor OF the Atchison Globe,
showed the printers in the party how
he 'got out" his paper, as be has one
of the latest improved presses, and
about the only one OF the kind in q
city Of the size of Atchison, Messrs
A. j. and Ed Felt of the Champion,
j. A. Bendure, and W. P. Waggener,
also extended many courtesies TO the
party at this point. Soon southwark
again we few and at Kansas City the
roll was called, the following answer
ing present:
j w Waterman and wife, Delphos Republican.
james Pontlus, Washington Post Register.
J O Russell and wife, Chapman Standard.
Ewing Herbert, Hiawatha World.
A B Kimball Scandal Journal,
j e Baird and wife, Cuba Daylight.
A l. ToplifT and wife, Smith Center Pioneer.
ON Knapp and wife, Riley Regent.
ii Thompson and sister, Irving Leader
II Wilson and wife, Waterville Telegraph.
EE Branerd and wife, Phillipsburg Herald.
Mrs Ollie Royce, Phillipsburg Dispatch
Miss Viola WEIGH, Republic City Teacher,
40 Miller and wife, Clifton News.
Jas Feeley and father, Greeneaf Seminal,
Isaac Moon and wife, Randolph Enterprise
Conner T Davies, Republic City News.
s II Dodge and son, Beloit Gazette.
CY Thurman and wife, Clay Center Times
Chas Lands and wife, Osborne Farmer.
J s Carpenter and wife, Council Grove Repubi
can.
Rose Ellington and Sadye Reagan, Washington
Republic.
Seward A Jones and A Marshall Concordla
Daylight.
j M Hagaman and wife ConCordia Blade.
Chas Styles of the Missouri Pacific.
BY this time the party was we'll &C.
qusinted, and those who could sing,
or had an idea that they could, troll
led out songs, some new and many
old. In the morning of Friday, st. |
Louis was reached where a two hours |
stop was made, and many took a hur-
ried survey Of the town. The Union
Depot is marvel and is enc of the
best fitted in the world. At ten
O'Clock, we rolled out of st. Louis,
and as our car was located at the end |
of the train the rear platform was
crowded with sight.seers, The Iron
Mountain Road over which our trip
was made is probably the best that
science, skill and money can make, as
the road-bed is absolutely perfect,
the right of way clear of weeds and
trash, and all fences, cattle guards
neatly whitewashed. Those Of our
readers who form an idea of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, from the streaks Of rust
that reach across our county, over
which tea kettle and few box cars
daily meander, should take peep at
the same system upon its native heath.