Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-09

John Strain writes home that he
and Ed, Close have struck it rich in
Victor, and are not mining either.
The boys have put up an eighteen
room house that they have rented at
a big figure. Two better boys never
left any town.
"A. W. Robertson shipped car
Of corn to Galveston recently, and
has returns that 1T graded B. He will
send some more the same way. Last
week Mr.. II. sold twelve sulky listers,
getting cash for eight of them. That
does not look as though the country
was busted
The Kirwin Ball Club organized
last Saturday night by electing WE.
Fallas manager, and secretary, II. @.
Duff, captain, and Il. r.. Hull treas
urer, II anv ball club in the vicinity
are looking for trouble, the can get it
by addressing w. Il. Fallas, Kirwin,
Kansas. - Independent.
The Rock Island is laying sewer
pipe for about half mile east from
the Hotel Dinner, to carry off its sew
erage. A pipe is also being laid from
the lake east OF town to the water
tank, and when the pond fills up a
pump will be placed down near the
south end Of the lake to be-
DIR. Robertson went out in the
country seven miles Saturday to make
professional call, and while in the
house his team, that was unhitched
from the buggy got away. The
doctor hoofed it to town, and the
next day found his horses with the
harness on several miles south Of Big
Bend.
The Rock Island is taking out
bridges along its line and filling in
with dirt, thus daming the draws
The company will not use water from
all the ponds but is dong the work
IN the hope that ponds may induce
more rainfall, and then too it is cheap.
er to keep up grades than bridges
We acknowledge q pleasant call
Monday from our friends O. A. Lewis
and N. b. Mccormick of Phillips
burg. These gentlemen were attend
ing court as attorneys and as one is
a republican and the other populist,
being both together we failed to OBJ.
tain any political pointers either way
on that county. Come again gentle.
men Pioneer, Smith Center.
Last Saturday the fire department
turned out, and made a long run to
the north western part of town, where
it found barn on the Townsley place
occupied by L. A. Champlin just
about consumed by fire. A combina-
ton Of boy and matches started the
blaze, which consumed about SIS 90
worth Of property, consisting Of barn,
harness, hay, feed and two hogs.
We learn from the Phlllipsburg
HERALD that the Hon. Geo. A. Spaul-
ding Of that city, has packed his
goods and moved to Van Buren,, Ark.
As an attorney, Mr.. Spaulding had
no superior in Northwest Kansas and
his friendship true as steel. By this
move Kansas will lose one Of her best
citizens, and strongest, brightest and
most reliable republicans. Columbus
Advocate.
The Rev. o. e. Taylor, State
Temperance Lecturer will be IN Phil
lipsburg, May %, % and "a, to de.
liver series Of lectures. Mr.. Taylor
wishes the Sabbath services to be a
union service of all the churches. He
comes highly recommended, has lee
tured in several Of the states and in
Kansas the past winter. Further
notice later.
BY order of Social Union,
JANE e. TRACY, Pres.
AT the Methodist conference at
Salina last week the following ap-
pointments were made for ministers
with whom our people are acquaint-
ed: Belleaire, Grant Mann; Norca-
tur, W. o. Allen; Norton, A. N. See;
Oberlin. 1, s. Hall; Phillipsburg, G..
L. Rarick; PhlllIpsburg circuit, II. P.
Mann; Minneapolis, Il. H. Fleisher;
Dana, B. +. Rhoades; Klrwin, W. O.
Little; Logan, G. W. Hood; Reames-
vile J. H. Hoff
--"The Kirwin DEVELOPMENT and