Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-15
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Once the East Wind met the Wost Wind,
by an unexpected chance
And eaid; MY dear, I'm glad you're here,
VIII join me In danceP
"Yes,n the West Wind shyly answered,
And the two began TO waltz.
When suddenly everything in the i'm
mediate neighborhood, including
houses, fences, hencoops, straw
stacks, loose boards, household
and kitchen furniture, corn fod.
der, agricultural implements, old
boots, books, trees, family wash
inge, coal sheds, musical lnstru-
ments, hats, caps, loose papers,
trunks, bandboxes, stove wood,
and other miscellaneous articles
not fastened down, jumped up
and joined in the giddy whirl,
to the great scandal OF the entire
countryside, the loss of many
thousands of good dollass, and
the utter destruction of a promls-
ing poem that had started out in
an orderly way and wasn't expect
ing any such overwhelming calam-
ity as this Chicago Tribune.
"A genuine case Of mutiny devol-
oped on the Rock Island road to
Eldon few days ago. An order
was made by the superintendent that
trains should be run through from
Trenton, Mo-, to Muscatine and Rock
Island, ILL.,, instead of to Eldon. Most
of the crew on the trains lived in Ell
don, and they took novel means to
counterfeit the effect Of the order. It
Is charged that they purposely delay
ed the trains in order to make it i'm.
possible to make the run. The Rock
Island officials went to Eldon from
Chicago and held an investigation. H.
b. Curtis, Ira Ritz and W. G. Dunn
we're discharged and it is said more
will charlottesville Tribune.
#. A. Bonner of Willow Springs,
Mo-, an acquaintance Of the Stapp
families of this place and a man of
absolute reliability, recommends the
following wash for fruit trees which
will prevent rabbits, borers, etc, from
damaging the trees: Make a wash
out Of fresh lime Stacked in soft water
or soap suds. While the lime is hot
add crude carbolic acid, gastar and
sulphur. Take one peck Of lime add
one half gallon Of the carbolic acid
crude, one half gastar and four
pounds of sulphur. II you can't get
the gastar use a box of concentrated
ye or I've made from ashes. Mix
while hot. The trees should a wash
ing in May and September.
The Milton family, father, moth
or, son and daugter, are filling 9
weeks engagement at the Opera
House. The company is advertising
that old standard remedy "Wizard
OIL" and is receiving all the patron
age the house will hold, In fact many
people are turned away. There pro.
gram presents musical futures, both
vocal and instrumental, duets, short
sketches, and sales of the remedy
The company is about the best ever
here. Each evening valuable pres
ents are given away, silverware and
furniture being favorite gifts. The
company will be here all week.
The city dads are engaged in
closing up the books Of the city for
the past year From the reports we
find that about $4,000 of warrants are
now outstanding; that the expense Of
the city last year was about $500; that
the receipts have been about 81, 1900
that the cemetery fund has $56 40 on
hand, and that the water works are
self sustaining. The reports In de-
tail will be published next week.
Yesterday Conductor Wright and
crew were tormented by a gang Of
tramps, while coming west with a fast
freight. He telegrsped the sheriff Of
Smith county, who was at the depot
on the trains arrival at Smith Center,
and by firing volley with blank car
tridges, the officer succeeded in driv-
ing the outfit away.