Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-22

The Hyperion Club will meet
next Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the home of Mrs, Theo. Smith. All
members are requested to be present.
Mrs, COLE, President,
MRS, FILMING, SOC'y,
Lebanon Criterion; An ancient
Hummer was IN town the first part OF
the week He WAS noticeable because
of his intelligent dog called Curly.
Hummer and Curly are a Phillipsburg
firm which the papers Of that town
neglect to advertise,
The reunion at Kirwin last week
was very pleasant affair, though
rain interfered somewhat with the
attendance The people did every.
thing possible to make the reunion a
success and succeeded, too. Next
year the reunion goes to Agra,
"A sister Of 0, B. Atteberry is in
the city getting signatures to a petit.
ton asking Of the governor and the
state board of pardons that they re.
lease the bother, who is now in the
penitentlary, Atteberry was sent up
from Rocks county, under a seven
years. sentence for seduction. The
young woman is obtaining many sig.
natures.
"A large number of our people
took OF the low rate offered by the
Rock Island and are ia Omaha visit
ing the exposition. Among them are
j. D. Oheadle and daughters, CLARA
and Mabel, O. j. Fleming and wife,
Ola Oowan, Ida Townsley, W. Seeley
and wife, James Bundle, wife and
Edith, Ed. Taylor, W. A. Cox, Ollie
Highly, James and Charles Carman,
Willis Bissell, Artie and Archie Oar
man, Ohas. Lee, j, W. Barker, DR.,
Rafington, L. W. French and wife,
Lulu Hahnankratt, Charles Stearns,
W. W. Reynolds, II, O. Bickford,
Ella Taylor, William and j. s. Nc
Twain, j. S. Morse, ir., Phil Albaugh,
Lee Galbraith, Chas. Tracy and wife,
VIM. Swim and wife aud Frank
Bradley.
q. W. Spriggs of Norton is in
county asking for signatures to q
petition which he will present to the
governor and the state board OF par.
dons, asking for the release of his son
James II. Spriggs, who was sent 10
the penitentiary from this county, al
the end Of the January, 1898, term
of the district court, under sentence
of forgery in the second degree. Mr..
Spriggs is poor man, without money
or means of travel, and will visit each
OF the jurors on the case on foot. In.
asmuch as the jarors reside in differ
emit parts OF the county, the father
has q long trip before HIM, but sus-
tanned by the love a father bears for
his son he is undertaking his task
with much hopefulness that he will
succeed in obtaining his sons re.
lease.
While in Cripple Greek, Colo.
we met several old Philips county
people. Tom Wilson Of Logan wa,
one of the number He is engaged
IN mining and is doing well. Ed
Stevens who left here in '8S, is now
an expert civil engineer, and is en-.
gagged on some Of the most imp ortanr
works in the district, He is getting
rich. O. e. Edgecombe, is now very
prominent in Victor aud vicinity, as
he has charge Of the school buildings
of that section, some thirty.three in
number. John S,raln is now at Elk.
tor, where he has bought out a water
line and is making money. In the
schools Of Victor are Misses Close
and Move who are most highly spok
en- of as teachers. These people all
seem contented with their new loca-
ton, and have great prospects OF
making good money.