Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-08-10
Observation-Disclosures,

IOr q new ScnOOI mouse SOOD.
Henry Daum has purchased VIM
Stretton's fine driving team and car
riage.
The school house has taken on
quite q different hue under the
brush of painter Whitehead this
week.
Miss Allie Morse and Mrs Will
McIlvain went up to Goodlsnd Tues
day morning for visit with Mrs
Wiley and Miss Ella Morse Of that
city.
For the past week two sections of
No. 9 have been run on account of
the Masonic meeting at Colorado
Springs. Several tickets to this meet
ing were sold at this point.
Capt. Sweeney, U. S. A., San
Diego, says: ''Shiloh's Catarrh Rem
edy is the first medicine I have ever
found that would do me any good
Price SOC. Sold by S S. Fisher & Go
-Tetter, eczema, and skin diseases
yield quickly to the marvellous heal
ing qualities of Banner Salve made
from prescription of skin special
ist of world wide fame's j. L. Nc
CormIck.
Engineer Jim Boyle of Good
land Is here with his engine, break
ing it in on q freight, after it has
gone through the repair shop. His
run is on Nos and 10 from Good
land to Colorado Springs.
Arlington, the painter, is cover
ing the north and west sides of the
ball park fence with sign ads for
many of our enterprising business
men. The lad is sure enough sign
writer and always bobs just when the
town needs hum most.
-Baum's Hotel-the old original
stand, Baum & Woodward, proprlo-
tors, Geo. w. Baum, Office manager.
Meals reduced to 20 cents. Cell and
get the full worth of your money.
Cora y. BAUM.
ANNA WOODWARD.
John Shelton Is over from Long
Island today on business connected
with the settlement of the estate of
William Boles. Mrs. Shelton and
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Sedman came
along for visit with Mr. and Mrs
NJ A Spaulding. They will return
tomorrow.
This city begins to take on an
appearance worthy of the best county
seat town in northwest Kansas as the
telephone poles are put in place and
the wires are stretched. Mr. Handy
is pushing the work co completion
with his characteristic energy and
business sagaclty.
W @. Ross of Plainview will be
a candidate before the peoples party
convention for county clerk. Mr..
Ross 10 we'll known In the south part
of the county Were he has taught
several successful terms of school.
He would make an able and efficient
clerk if nominated and elected.
Rev S q Mel and wife, Chapel
car workers for the central west spent
a very profitable and helpful day
at the Baptist church on Sunday last
a good audience heard with deep int
crest the story of the Chapel car as
told by the above workers. An offer
ing of $3.50 was taken for the work
The following services will be
held in the Baptist Church for Sun
day next. Morning at 10 m, Sun
day school; II N, sermon: ''Practi-
cal Means of Spreading Christianity"
Evening at s p m, sermon; ''Some
Important Lessons from the Life of
Robt G.. IDgersoll." All Will be wei
come.
"A rumor comes up from Kirwin
of the explosion of the boiler of a
threshing engine south of that city IN
Rocks county. Two men were re-
ported instantly killed and several
others injured. Another story has it
that no one killed, but several were
Injured. Definite news was not OBJ
taInable.
"A crowd Of young people had
picnic in Winship's grove last Tues
dsy afternoon. ASIDE from q few
little things like chiggers and mos
quitos they report very nice time.
Those present were Misses Elbs
Nipps, Ethel Lowell, Maud Deggett,
Lulu Hahnenkrett, Grace Smith, An
ma Strain and Belle Uaggett, and
Arthur Gebhart. Emory Hickey, Will
lis Bracken, Ralph Winskip, Roy
Whelan, Will BraineEd and Ray Nc
Kay.
The commissioners made a couu-
ty general levy of mills, poor fund.
2 mills, interest on bonds, ! mill,
sinking fund 2 mills. This with the
state levy of 81 mills makes the total
state and county tax Is mills. a
road tax levy of 8 mills was made for
each township and city, by advice OF
the county attorney instead of lsav-
ing it Tor the various township boards
r.