Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23

j. D. Holder is running possen-
ger between Belleville and the Bluffs
FOR few days.
JEFF Hatfield went down to Smith
county last week. He left Floyd
Dickey in charge of the shop.
james Longhery is back from
Missouri for three weeks visit.
He seems to like his new home very
much.
Elliott Clark and wife are back
from a summers visit IN Oklahoma,
and have taken up their residence
with us again.
George Lash Of Bslleville, IL a
guest at the Winship home. He has
been very sick for a day or two, but
is now getting better.
George and Sam James returned
J esterday from thirty DAYS trip ov-
erland to the mountains. They come
back feeling much improved.
Moody Couch returned Sunday
from trip to San Francisco, where
he had been with carload of poult-
ry. he reports pleasant trip.
j P. Malone, one Of the best all
round printers in this section was
over from Logan Sunday. He is
employed on the Republican OF that
place.
p. j. Crookham has finished the
carpenter work on H. A. Selbe's new
house near Speed. 1t will be one Of
the best in the county, and will cost
about $1,000.
The Rock Island will pay taxes
IN this county this year to the amount
of $12,211 05 The city gets $l87 p,
the township $3.50 OS, and the school
district $1,005 rs.
The attention Of cur readers is
called to the announcement in this
issue of Friend & Hoheisel The
firm has put in very large stock Of
millinery, and will offer some extra
bargains to buyerr.
The celebration at Speed yester-
day was attended by large crowd.
Addresses we're made hy Messrs. Nc
Cormick, Hall aud Leonard Dr.
Robertson pleased the crowd by sing
ing two or three of his best songs, and
little Richard Stone recited a pslri-
otto selecticn The music by the ae-
lected choir was most excellent. The
chairman invited the crowd to come
back again next year.
John @ Royce has been appoint
ed post master at this place and will
probably take charge of the Office on
October /, next Frank Means will
probably be the deputy, and the
Office will be located in the State
Bank block. The salary Of the Office
is 81, 200 with an allowance Of 5000
for clerk hire, $3.50 for rent aud $50
for fuel and light The post master
also gets about $40 per annum as
fees on money orders.
Quite number of the Rock Is
land employees are wearing the Rock
Island souvenir festival badges.
They are in the form Of a double
medallion suspended from a gilded
eagle by a ribbon of festival colors
On one side Of the medallion is a
picture of the passenger depot in
Topeka and on the other side ap-
pears the seal of the state. A smaller
medallion with the words "Great
Rock Island Route" hangs over the
ribbon.
Last Thursday O @. Hepford, a
brakeman on the Rock Island, WAS 80
severity injured that he died from his
injuries the next night. Mr.. Hepford
was endeavoring to unconpling car
next to an engine. His foot caught
in guard rail, and before be could
release it the engine knocked him
down, and passed over his foot and
arm crushing the former and cutting
off the latter Kind hands picked
him up and carried him to the
Dinner House. Drs, Wallace and
Nelson assisted by VIM. S;retton
dressed his injuries He rallied from
toe operation but must have been in
ternally injured as he passed away
Friday evening. 4 special from
Fairbury brought up his mother and