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

IOuAuhlb uhN Vhoy H"A ~ H~' SN'N'
The girls all seem bright-eye'
again since it has become certain tina
George Grovesner will recover from
the grip. George is very popula
with the fair ones in his neighbor
hood. 1--WE are not much acquainted
out there
The new Methodist church at thi
place has not yet received all the fin
ishing touches aud does not lool
quite az nice as some churches WI
have seen; but we will put it agains
any church building in the state foI
its being holy and sacred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis living north o.
town broke all records so far thil
season and announced the arrival of :
boy and girl baby February lob
These will be all we will report THU
week but expect TO be aOle TO reporl
fifteen or twenty next week.
An eight and one-hslf pound baby
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alvs Jack
son living few miles east Of town
February Is. Mother and child doing
nicely at last report, but Alvs was
worse and it was thought that moth
ing but careful nursing would pull
him through as he had suffered o re-
lapse.
The Occidental Mutual Benefit
Association at this place met last
Saturday night and reorgsnized and
is once more on a solid footing. Its
members are out hustling for new
ones and we predict that ere long
there will be large and prosperous
order established at this place instead
of the lifelsss one Of the past.
The health OF the community is not
very good at this writing, nearly
everybody has got the grip or has
had it or going to have 1t. To that it
is absolutely dangerous for anyone to
speak to q person for fear Of having
his feelings hurt, rs the grip seems to
make one very cross and out Of sorts
for six months before and after TAX
ing.
Herman Gebers our genial land
lord at this place is in Smith county
this week for the purpose Of consum-
mating another land sale. Mr. Geb-
ers is investing his money in and
around Speed in preference to Gay
lord and Smith county which speaks
we'll for our town as Gaylord is a
fourishing town and Smith is one Of
the best counties in the state.
We heard this week of no less than
twenty enterprises headed toward
Speed. The name of our town will
soon seem more appropriate. Just
watch us q little while and see how
we grow. Already we hear talk of a
move toward getting a graded school
at this place. 1t will only be ques
ton Of time when it must come. We
have suggested that the state normal
be located at this place, bat we are
not prepared at this writing to say
definitely that it will be done. Bot
should they send it here we Gao use
it for something.
The meeting Of our citizens at this
place February 16, for the purpose of
deciding about the skimming station
was largely attended. Mr. Jensen
of Belolt was present and compli-
mented the meeting by saying it was
the largest and best attended meeting
of the kind he was ever at, and that
he saw nothing that would or could
prevent US from going ahead and
having the plant in operation by the
first Of April Another meeting was
given out for Saturday night Febru-
airy Is Everyone is invited to attend
this meeting as it will be a great deal
more important to be present that
night than 1t was the first one. Come
one, come all; the meeting will BIZ
held at some appropriate place in
town.
Alfred Badger will soon be clsssed
along with Franklin and Edison as
one of the greatest inventors Of his
age, should a discovery that be has
recently made prove out what is ex-
pected Of it at present. Mr.. Badger
lives southeast Of this place a few
miles and only occasionally comes to
town, and never is inclined to talk of
his invention. 1t is through the kind
ness Of one of his neighbors that we
are able to chronicle this bit of news.