Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-11-04

Hogs are 20 cents higher now
than they were year ago.
Will pay five cents each for jack
rabbits. j. d. CoUcH & SoN.
Jack Hummer who has been lost
for several months came home to
vote.
What kind OF a bird will Royce
show for his Patron Saint HANNAH
j. NJ. Handy and family have
moved to Agra where Mr.. II. is in
business.
Halloween was celebrated by the
youth of the city generally. No spec
cial damage is reported.
Those seventeen trustees will
form firm foundation for The peo-
pies party fight in 1898.
Ed Taylor fell from the top OF a
wagon load of trunks last night, and
today is going around with a sadly
dis6gured face.
Grant Taylor has inst received a
new bus which he will use in trans
ferring passengers to and from the
depot. 1t is a fine looking vehicle.
"A large number OF cattle are
being fed in the vicinity Long IT,
land, and many more would be taken
there IT more alfalfa was raised. To
meet this demand a large acreage
will be put in at once, SO that cattle
feeders can have all the alfalfa they
want.
Mr. and Mrs ] A Briggs and Mr.
and Mrs j M Rumbaugh took a trip
down to Smith county last week and
arrived at E Fl Rorsbaugh's in time
to take in their fortieth marriage an
niversary on the 29th. They found
l27 persons IN attendance. All had q
good time, with plenty to eat Many
valuable presents we're given to the
worthy people. Mr. Rorabaugh is a
brhther of Mrs Briggs.
The other day it was our good
fortune to spend the night with ]. A.
Lowe at the Commercial Hotel at
Msnkato. Mr.. Lowe managed the
Hotel Bissell in this city for year
and made many friends while here.
These friends will be pleased to know
that Mr.. Lowe is doing very pros
porous business and has purchased
the hotel he occupies, and is making
money rapidly. Mr.. Lowe is also
collecting a large herd of choice Jer-
sey cattle.
Many peoples party men kick
because the republican ticket was
printed first on the official ballot
The ticket was arranged just as pro-
vided by law. LAST fall the repub.
licans cast the largest number of
votes for presidential electors, tie
peoples party next, and the demo
Gratis last. The combined vote Of the
peoples party and the democrats was
greater than that Of the republicans.
Next year the peoples party will
have first place as Judge Geiger car.
rled the county, he filling the highest
Office voted for.
"A house was broken into az Clay
Centre and also at Abilene the days
Ringling's show visited these places,
in the same way as was Burrows res
idence at thus place when the show
was here The private detective who
travels along with the show arrested
one OF the canvass men when the
company reached Marion, and the
missing articles we're all found in his
clothes chest. He was taken to Abb
lene for trial and will probably take a
trip over the road when convicted of
grand larceny. He Is undoubtedly
the same fellow who did the work at
this place the 18Th Smith Center
Journal.
This is probably the same man who
broke into Harry Gebhart's house the
day RinglIps'S show was here
r. IA. Ssmple OF the State Bank
Commissioners Office has prepared
for the United States monetary com.
mission table showing the capital.
cation and number of state banks in
Kansas.
The table shows that there are 10
Kansas 118 banks with capital stock