Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-02-06

Missouri and other points looking for
a location ,Ac
"A good snow storm is wetting
up the ground to.day,i0 just a year
ago we had 4hat terrible dust and
snow storm Of last winter. Plenty
of time for another Joe crop yet
Some of the good people Of Day
ton are chasing around through the
law courts after a twenty dollar COW,
that promises to be''aa" very valuable
animal before the case is settled.
Phil Smith ishome for a short
visit with his wife's, .people, the Bal
leys. Mr., Smith is just recovering
from a severe attack Of pneumonia,
contracted in the mining camps Of
Colorado ,rl ti
We add a new feature to our
paper this week that Of "a list Of all
lands sold in this county. The list
this week is for the month of Janu-
airy. Hereafter the report will be
made weekly. Il! '.'r|tl.'
In our advertising columns will
be found warning to all persons
who may feel inclined to make free
with property in charge Of r. Il Stin-
son, He also offers SOME good farms
for rent and sale
M L Bogart ] s and M p Van
Allen were over from Kirwln Mon
day. A number Of Mr. Bogaris
friends ,pre urging him to run for
commissioners this fall. He was one
before and made foe record
j. MARiCkey Of the DodswOrth
Printing Company is at home for a
few days. He starts tonight for a
trip through the southwestern part
of the state and expects to be far
away until some time IN March,
The W. 9. 4. U. will meet with
Mrs. Edgecombe Tuesday February
II, at 2;30 p, m. All members are re-
quested to be present, as there are
important business.
BY ORDER OF Pres.
Rev r S Markham, Of Stockton,
was IN town Tuesday. = Mr. Markham
is over eighty years of age, breaches
three sermons each Sunday, besides
conducting w2,bIble classes, and not
withstanding, bus extremet age, is an
active worker for the Lord.
The farmers who put In irriga-
ton plants last year did not have
very much success as irrigation is a
trade, but all of1theln will try again
this year. We give considerable
space to an interesting article upon
this subject, and hope ii will prove
of prolific bur farmers
w A Reeder Of Logan, was over
Tuesday aud talked ofirrigation. He
will not try to do 'bhy thing IN this
line this year, as a court order will
prevent. He however has great faith
in the proper use Of water, but thinks
that one must study and experiment
with s6ils'befor5 beGomihg successful.
He had but very little 70 Say about
his congressional aspfratiUhs.'
tiiffs. a..
Last week, W. H. Todd Of this
place received a letter from some
party who he will not name, enclosing
twenty cents in payment for some
melons the writer stole from Mr..
Todd four or five years ago, as be
had reformed and wanted to do bet
ter. AS Joe Davis was with Todd
when he got the twenty cents, posi-
bly, the penItelt should have kept his
money.
VIM L Morrisey' iof' Hartford,
Conn died on"a" Rock IsIand train
between here and G36dlaid this
morning Of heart failure. He had
been at Colorado Springs for his
health, and was on his way home.
Conductor Mastln drought his re-
mains to this place, where they were
tenderly cared for, aud will be sent to
Hartford tonight. Mr., NJ. was q
young man of twenty five or thirty.
Geo. D. Roberts Of Sumner town
ship, had q little trouble over IN Ne
braska the other day. q. E. Motif,
Of Bloomington, had him brought up
for stealing a set Of breeching. Rob
erts denied having them, but the
missing articles were found in