Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-23

AZ, cattle, hogs, farm machinery and
household goods.
Monday morning the roof of the
house occupied by John Oheadle, was
discovered to be on fire by passers by.
The flames were started by an over
heated tile chimney, and were put out
with but little damage.
--DuIing the high wind Wednes.
day, fire started in one Of the shanties
used as a store house at the depot.
The railroad force had a hard fight
but put tee blaze out before any Sc
rious damage was done.
Superintendent Thomas informs
us that he has secured T. O. Ooffman
as conductor of the Normal, and
Misses Fisher and Bissell and Prof.
Baker as instructors The NCtmal
will be held in June for four weeks,
and will be located at this city.
The Frank S Davidson company
presented "Old Farmer Hopkins" at
the opera house Monday night to a
full house. The company is q good
one, but might pick on a stronger
piece. The singing was excellent.
"Old Farmer Hopkins" is no stranger
to our theater goers, as he was here
shout year ago under the name Of
Jason Joskins"
j, s. Craig will sell at his place
three miles northeast of this city on
Monday, March 6, 1899, horses, COWS,
feed, implements and household
goods. Mr. Craig is preparing to
move to Ohio, where he is called by
business and family matters. He has
lived here since 1913, and has proven
himself to be first class man. The
county can i'll afford to loose such
citizens.
Yesterday afternoon the dead
body Of P, Zollinger who resided in
the north part of Belmont township,
WAS found in the road two miles north
OF Logan. DR.. Nelson, coroner, was
sent for and went over last night, but
held no inquest as the facts seemed
to be that Zollinger had been to the
Logan mill for feed and in some way
fell under his wagon, the hind wheel
of which passed over his head crush.
ing it. MIR. Zollinger was q man Of
46 and leaves wife and eight child
rem.
Mr.. A. L, Oisney, who resides
south Of the city, has been superin
tendent Of the Truesdale Sabbath
school for several years. The school
has prospered, having a Statutory in.
huence on the community. Mr.. OIs-
ney intends to return to his former
home IN Minnesota. The Sabbath
school and the people OF the commun.
ity generally, came together last
Thursday to pay him their respects
They brought to him aud his family
some very pretty and valuable testl-
moniRls of their esteem for him and
his work. The dinner was first class
in every respect The good ladies oil
Deer Greek know what to do and how
to do it.
The family of j. O Dunlap are
alarmed at the sudden and continued
disappearance Of a son, Ezra It ap-
pears that on January 10, Mr.. W. M
Mclaughlin, an uncle. Of Kensington,
lost sum Of money. The boy, Ezra,
was brought into suspicion by q few,
and on January IL he disappeared
No one of the family have since seen
or heard a word from him. Mr. Dun.
lay has written TO friends and rela-
tives in all places where he is scqusint-
ed, but no trace of him can be found
Mr. Mclaughlin, it is reported, ia
satisfied of the innocece of his neph-
ew, and the family would be very
mucl pleased TO learn of his wherea-
bouts. Independent.
F. 7. M. butcher has copy of Q
bulletin gotten out by the weather
bureau, Porto Rico section, San Juan
and is somewhat annoyed to find that
he is unable to make out what the
bureau is talking about when it says
"Dirivada ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS de lo
msmo sI mismo" Ia ous year the
bulletin shows that 1926 inches Of
rain fell, while in one year only 1864
inches fell. Mr. butcher states that
last year about % inches fell in thit