Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-09-21
County News,
Picked up by our Correspondents
and CLEANED from the County
Exchanges.
Logan News.

Special Corresp ondence.
The railroad business at Logan
station is considerable. It amounted
to S., 800 during the month of Aug
ust
Major VIM Drumhiller has received
his pension at SI2 per month with
back pay from December q, 1897.
The Free Methodist church build
ing is undergoing repairs It will be
newly plastered and the pews painted.
Lamps of modern pattern and a car
pet will add much 10 the interior
surroundings.
A camp meeting conducted by the
Free Methodist brethren will COM
mence next week in the grove belong
ing to Thomas Dye two miles south
of town. A large tabernacle sufi-
cient to hold the audience has been
provided and the best talent of the
denomination VIII be- present. Rev
Overholz is the new pastor at Logan.
The sound OF the hammer and the
saw is heard in Logan. Building and
repSiring has been the watchword the
pas summer and the building and re-
pairs have been of the NEST substan-
tial character. The store room of
Dougherty Bros can hardly be ex-
celled in Western Kansas. W A
Reeder's when completed will be an
ornament to the town. Al Dougherty
is putting in a furnace and adding
other conveliences. Mrs II L Emery
is building a house of moderate di-
mansions on the foundations of her
former house, Geo Dew our barber
has in process of erection and nearly
completed commodIous shop for his
increasing trade. [ e Griffin will
soon move into his new building with
an increased stock of watches and
jewelry, while DR. Norrish mindful of
his patrons is providing a commodi-
GUS Office. Henthorne the artist will
soon be IN tull blast in the building
lately purchased and Will strive to
suit the people to queens taste"
And so the good work goes on; every
store and business front has been
painted and the town has a neat and
tidy appearance.
Logan lumber yard presents very
busy appearance. The amount of
lumber sold and taken away reminds
one of the boom days.
The district convention of the W o.
T y at Norton Sept Ii and Ii, was
represented by Mrs Anna M Tracey
county president and Mrs q B Lin
coin Mrs Lincoln was elected dis
trIct treasurer. The district comprises
twenty two counties tut they are not
organized in temperance work. While
on the way 10 Norton both going and
returning they were very kindly and
Hospitality cared for at the family of
A f Walker at Prairie View. Mr.
Walker is postmaster at Prairie View
and one of the most prominent. and
energetic citizens of that enterprising
hamlet. He has an elegant residence
and travellers who may fall into his
hands may rest assured of generous
hospitality at tbs hands of his esti-
mabIe family.
Mrs J W Becker arrived in Logan
"n2 nae2nxT nT-h& DE To- \
was warmly welcomed by her many
friends. She will resume the man
sgement of the hotel. Mr. Becker
whose mother continues very i'll, re-
mains east.
Hon W A Reeder and family are
enjoying the climate of California and
Oregon. They will be absent four or
five weeks.
in Craven having disposed of his
stock of merchandise will reside at
his farm four miles east of town, busy
ing himself in looking after stock.
DR. T D Terrell has the foundation
laid for neat and substantial resi-
dence which in architectural design
and finish will compare very favora-
bly, with any building in town.
Rev w S Brown of the NJ E church
has returned from Salina where he
took the examination for the studies
of the second year course and re-
ceived credit for the examinations of
his first year course in Ohio. He ex-
poets to be admitted to the eldership
at the meeting of the conference next