Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-02

Preventative. for sale ut Harmon's.
The Central Lumber 90. has sold
its Ports yards,
County normal will commence
June s, aud close June 30, with ex-
Aminatons on June 2, and July /,
Mr.. Floyd Dichey, formerly of
Marvin, has located at Cedarvllle, and
that place can now boast of a furni-
ture store.
The semi-snnusl spportionment
of the state school fund gives this
county $3.50 on 1875 pupils, at forty
four cents q head.
The slot machine is thing of
the past, as the owners Of them have
either destroyed them or dismsntled
them 80 that they cannot be used.
The marshal has been instructed
to collect all unpaid dog taxes, or kill
the dog. He is required to report at
the next meeting. Considerable rev.
enue should be collected from this
source.
The prospects for a county grad
uating class in this county are prom
islng for nine schools report thirty
two pupils ready for the first years
examination and twenty for the
second.
Died, on February rs, the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs HI, B. Morgan.
Funeral at the house by Rev. Isaac
johnson, after which the little babe
was laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill
cemetery.
Judge Pratt ls having the room
heretofore used as a county attorneys
Office pspered and painted and will
use it as a branch Office. He and his
assistant will however retain their
rooms over the Phillips COUNT Bank
Last week the Dispatch came
out strongly for a County fair sssoC-
iatlon. While we are not informed
regarding the plan or scope of the
work to be done by association of this
kind, we believe that fair associat-
ion properly managed would prove Of
great benefit to our people.
John Conway says that several
years ago devout citizen of Nortoa
"who always planted potatoes on Good
Friday, found the grouud covered q
foot deep in snow on that black day {;
nothing deferred by such a circum.
stance he stopped the clock aud held
Good Friday intact for nine days IN
til the snow disappeared"
Some time ago the patrons Of the
Long Island skimming station, being
dissatisfied with the results of their
milk tests, sent samples of milk tu
Msnhstton. The Agricultural COL
lege reported that the milk contained
4.3 per cent Of butter fat, while the
station test was but 80 per cent. If
this be true the station should be call
ed skinning station instead of q
sklmming station.
q. W. Hoover of Arcade town
ship died at his home of heart failure
on February 26 He was born in
Caldwell county, No, April IA, 1849,
and has been a resident Of this county
for some time, and was highly es-
teemed by all He just purchased
the stock of the late f. B. Mullican of
Dana, and had made engagements to
give up farming and go into the store
His funeral was largely attended.
Il w. French was down to Kan
sas City last week and while there
purchased two car loads of farm ma
chinery and hardware specislties.
When the stock is here and ready for
sale, the firm proposes to offer some
of the lowest bargains ever given in
this city, Attractive leaders will be
pushed, while the prices on staples
will be on the same basis, Mr.. French
is fully posted on prices, and knows
what the people want.
Possibly never IN the history of
Phillips county has there been 30
many removals in the same length Of
time as have taken place during the
past week Wagon loads Of house
hold goods are in sight at all times Of
the day. Covered wagons, too, are
numerous, filed with people seeking
new homes In this aud adjacent coun-