Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-15
Logan Items.

DR.. 4. Il. Richmond and wife cele-
brated their wedding day and bis
birth day Dec. s A number Of i'm
mediate relatives and friends from
Lsnors, were present with we'll filed
baskets and planed a surprise on the
young couple which was neatly exc.
Cuted. The occasion was On enjoy
able one.
A tank Of a 10000 gallons capacity
has been built at the depot which with
g windmill, soon to be erected, will
supply the trains with water, thereby
'abolishing the present waterworka
one mile east Of town at the foot Of
q heavy grade.
Measles has struck this place like q
tidal wave and full seventy per cent
Of our inhabitants young and old
have succomed. Such was the inroad
on school attendance that the school
has been one. week earlier than usual
FOR the Christmas vacation. Oonva.
lescence is general.
Services have been held at the Free
Methodist church for nearly three
weeks with no sign Of abatement.
A lodge Of Supreme Court of Honor
has been instituted here with some
thirty charter members, Its aim is
cheap and safe insurance. The pros.
peCtus is fsttering.
Bot one case Of measles has result
cd fatally. Roy Wheeler son Of M.
W. Wheeler some six miles east OF
town died Friday morning from the
effects OF exposure too soon after an
RttsCt Of the disease.
Dougherty Bros. are completing
theAfoundation OF store building ad-
joining and of the same dimensions
Rs their present Commodious estsb-
liahment. Further improvements will
be made il the weather permits.
Want Of room and increasing bust.
ness has compelled the erection Of the
new building.
Fl. ]. SetChell is building q com.
modious addition TO his house, and
has built q large shed to his stable as
place to store his vehicles.
A. L. Daryrymple, Of st Louis,
post Office inspector was lin Logan
last Friday on official business. The
mail service is 80 poor on the Central
Branch arriving SO late that there is
strong talk Of taking the mail from
the railroad on the branch from
Downs to Lsnors. But il is probable
the company will put on passenger
train rather than loose the transpor.
tstion Of the mail. About eighty-fve
per cent OF the mail st Logan comes
by way OF the route from PhillipsburR
which 10 exceedingly fortunate for ne,
q movement is on foot however for
better mail service than mixed train
from two to three hours late.
DR.. r. Ewsrt formeraly a practic.
ing physician Of at Logan died Sat-
urdRy morning at the Becker hotel
from the effects Of q prolonged de-
bauch, aged about fourty three years.
At the request Of q number Of our
citizens an inquest was held by the
Coroner, DR. O q. Nelson, upon the
evidence the jury returned q verdict
that the deceased came to bis death
from the excessive use OF Intoxicating
drinks DR.. Ewart at one time enjoy
cd good practice and was much res.
pected but strong drink proved his
ruin. The jury was composed OF j. J.
Without, David BreneiEer, Henry
Ferret. e I King, W. NJ. Dunning,
and VIM. Drumhiller. r r Lincoln
took the testimony at the request Of
the coroner. The remains were en-
bslmed by John 81. Craven profess.
ional embslmer and were taken TO
Phillipsburg Monday. The remains
were met by brother of the deCess-
ed and we're taken to Pittsburg Pa.
for iptp34ent His SON Jsck accom-.
panied tht body