Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

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"A rapid corn husking match took
place last Saturday on Crystal Plains
for purse Of thirty dollars and the
supposed glory of being winner,
says the Smith County Journal. The
contest came off in Harvey Msrr's
corn field and was exciting enough
while it lasted, and showed the men
to be pretty evenly matched. Luke
Brown husked GA bushels IN four
hours and fifteen minutes and threw
up the sponge. John Graft husked
67 bushel and rs pounds in four
hours and fifteen minutes, being 10
minutes longer at work than Brown,
The spectators were disappointed in
not seeing the match to a finish, as
there are other would-be champions
in this and close counties watching
the result with unusual interest.
What are the Phillips county husk-
ers doing this fallR
Please accept our thanks Bro.
Brainerd; and the other editors also,
who have 80 kindly made mention of
our name in reference to the KirWin
postofice; but the fact is, we do not
want any change in the Kirwin Office.
Mrs. White, the present P. NJ, has
made al ideal official and no one
wants her removed-unless it be a
person who wants the appointment.
Our motto has always been: "Let
we'll enough Alone" and IN this mat
ter we can honestly say that Mrs
White is the best postmaster we know
or have ever met. -KwlUin Globe.
Very nicely said Sandy, we think
more of you than ever.
The wave of prosperity has no
doubt struck the Rock Island rail
road. They have recently taken off
the night passenger trains number
Z and g. These trains have run for
some time during the drouths etc.,
but now with a crop and republican
prosperity, they are taken off II
the republicans had carried Kansas
and Nebraska SO that the wave of
prosperity could have passed over
them easier they would no doubt
take off the rest of the passenger
trains and run local frelghts.-BeIle
UiIle Fireman.
Three young men from near Cen
terville, Iowa, were in the city Tues
day. Their names are II. V. PIcxley,
g. P. Hughes, and q. D. Lang. They
are on their way to California, and
are visiting friends on their route.
The family Of Rev. Mann, are enter
tanning them while here. The young
men have wagon fully equipped
with stove, bedding and cooking uten-
sils, and have so far enjoyed the trip.
While banks in other states are
failing the statements Of the Kansas
state banks being received at the
state bank commissioners Office, as
the result Of the call Of December 10,
show a large cash reserve on hand in
each institution. Bank Commission
or Breidententhal says that the show
ing is much above the average, and
that the Kansas banks are in good
condition.
Howl ye redeemsrsI Lane coun-
ty the home of Hon. Charles Lobdell,
speaker Of the last republican house,
has gone into liquldition, and refuses
to pay any more interest on bonds, as
the county owes $I25,OOO. The bonds
are owned in the east, and the troub-
lie seems to be that nonresident pro-
perty owners refuse to pay taxes.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued during the past week by Judge
Strain to
Clyde W. Lindsey. 30
Veslra Martin ................l9
John Thomson. ...............65
! Mrs. Lizzie Smith. 40
r. E. Hswley. .28
Matte Mitchell ...............21
The Il. A. IL. Saturday night
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term;
W II BoughtoD, Commander,
Jacob Nipps, Senior Vice,