Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-02-13

Granite, is in the county looking over
his POSSESSIONS. Mr.. Petrie, although
a stalwart republican, says he is a
populist on the silver question.
In the Shaifer vs.. Exline case
from Dayton in which a twenty dollar
COW is being brought for Justice
Woods gave the animal to Shaifer,
and taxed the costs to Exline, amounts
ling to 1913 30, and the end is not yet.
Down on Harry Archer's place
Monday, a stove that being used for
heating hen house, set fire to the
building destroying it and several
dozen young chickens. Mrs, butcher
who was there at the time was severly
burned about the face.
IN. A, Faus who has been run
ming into this place for the past five
years, on the night run, gets day
light tram out of Topeka to Caldwell.
He has stuck to night trains for eight
years, and now gets run that has
what the boys call "banker's hours"
After a connection Of years with
the Atchlson Champion Harry Root
has finally left that paper and entered
into the employ Of the Topeka State
Journal The AtChison Champion
without Harry Root will hardly seem
natural
John Smedley of Plum, was ar.
rested upon complaint of Peter Chris
tianson and Simeon Smedley charged
with cutting and destroying fences,
Justice Woods did not think hun very
guilty for he fined him 81 and costs
of suit $22 70, and the boy promised
to do better.
Judge Geiger and Stenographer
Young are in town today hearing an
appeal in the Strong case, wherein
Strong seeks to have court order
heretofore made requiring him to
pay alimony in cash changed so that
he could turn over some real estate to
Mrs Strong instead.
The Woodman supper at Logan
last night called out big crowd, and
a pleasant time is reported, by Messrs
Tucker and Young, who represented
our local camp. 107 couples partici-
pated in the dance and several hun
bred people in the supper As an en-
tertainer Logan can not be beat.
Quite gang of the brass collar
ed officials Of the Rock Island put in
Monday at this place. They were II.
O. Smith the new superintendent OF
the western division, w. II. Stllwell
assistant general superintendent W,
M. Hobbs superintendent western d.
vision, and VIM. Morton tram master.
The party put in the day visiting.
> On the first Of March john Bis
will retire from the management OF
the Hotel Bissell, and give way to
Link Nipps who has rented the build
ing and fittings for a year. MIR.
= Nlpps proposes to keep the hotel up
r to its standard, and has promises Of a
lucrative business. Mr.. Bissell will
probably again become resident Of
Kirwin, y.
The county has made quite ex-
tenslve improvements in the water
system at the poor farm. An Aermo.
= tor wind mill has been put up, and
connected with two tanks, one for
, stock, and one near the house, fol-
family use, while a hydrant near the
wash house helps the women folks
, out. Theo. Smith has the contract
aud has it about completed.
AT late hour w. O. Don Carlos
probate Judge of this county attempt
On to commit suicide by cutting biz
throat. He was IN the pantry alone
at the time, aud used a butcher knife,
cutting the jugulsr vein. For long
time he has been in a state bordering
upon insanity, and has been unable
to sleep. He has labored under the
: delusion that three men were trying
to kill him, although he was rational
upon most subject. He is at this time
; just alive, with small chance OF re.
covery.