Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16

j. M. Polling shipped a car Of
hogs yesterday and l. A. Chapplain
one to-day.
F. T. M. butcher who has been
confined to his room with grip, came
up town this morning for the first
time in five or six weeks.
Conductor Ed. FriCk is back on
his train after six weeks lay-off to
visit with friends aud look after his
farm at hi old home at Audubon,
lowe.
j. 7 Morris, the Athena hack
driver who was arrested on charge OF
robbing the express Office at that city
some weeks ago, has just been acqult-
ted by the court In session at Norton.
Earl Douglass will retire from
the Douglass Bros. blacksmith shop
this summer on account of bis health.
He will probably go on the road for
the summer. His brother will con-
tiDde the shop business
The Kansas City Star is printing
a series Of six articles upon the Pana-
ma and Nicaragua canals, which taken
together furnish some very interest
ing and instructive information con-
corning the "Great Short. Gut"
Farmer Hopkins" with it's clever
singers, actors and dancers gave en-
tire satisfaction at the opera house
last night. They used five full sets
of special scenery, each one beautiful,
In all it was great performance
Alpena (Mich.) Daily Echo.
F. O Hoehler representing Spitz-
err & Co bankers and bond brokers
Of Toledo, Ohio, is in the city today
looking after the refunding bonds Of
this township. The township board
will meet this afternoon to decide the
matter of refunding and to listen to
Mr. Hoehler's prop position.
@. D. MCGEE and Fred Hitchcock
of Oberlin are in the city this week
putting in scetyline gas plants for
F. E Winship, Bickford & Son and
q. NJ. Cole. Mr.. Wlnship is putting
in thrty.six light plant, Bickford
& Son an eighteen light and Mr.
Cole twelve light plant BIckford
& Son will also light X f, Stinson'e
law Office
Il Sommers is fitting mp his
building in the old Blssel Block for
occupancy He will move bis restsu-
rant and bakery into it soon. Mr..
sommers made a trip down to Lesv-
enworth and AtchisoD tho first at the
week to investigate some recent i'm
provement in bake ovens, Rs be ex-
poets when he moves to put in the
best that can be had.
Albert A. Robinson, son Of j. II.
Robinson Of this city, sent home two
photographs Of the company in the
Seventh U. s. Infantry Of which he lie
q member. The one showed the boys
before going to Cuba and the other
on their return Out Of 103 men who
went down to take part IN the cam
palgn before Santiago only q are in
the company now. Mr. R is tbs only
one alive of his mess of four
We are reliably informed that the
famous "Old Farmer Hopkins" COM
pany will positively be at Cummings
Opera House one night only, Monday
Feb. 20. THIS attraction is o. o,.ho
highest class ~. arriving all It's own
e'A' slste outfit Of scenery, Mechsni-
cal effects, music and all the other de-
tails necessary for flushed perform
anoe. A crowded house ia assured.
Tickets 25, 35 aud 50 cents, on sale at
Fishers
Representative earle sent a copy
of the house bill fixing fees and SAL
aries Of county officers which has been
recommended to pass by the house
committee, to the county officers, and
requested their opinions Of the ssme
before the bill is put on its final pas
sage. The bill increases the salaries
the salaries Of the county officers ex-
cept county superintendent. Just
like a bill gotten up by politicians
favor every other interest before that
of the public schools! The republican
house will probably pass this bill, and
thus 90 on record for increasing SAL