Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-04-27
County News,
Picked Up by Our Correspondents and
Condensed for the Pcrusal Of
HERALD Readers.
Speed News.

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The news is 80 scarce this week
that we almost gave up trying to send
in an article and probably would il
we had not reflected over the fact
that we very seldom write any news
any way, 80 have concluded to make
the effort.
1t is getting 80 dry at this writing
around Speed that one is compelled
to run the Cistern through a wringer
to get water.
Mr.. Search from Logan IS organic.
ing a Woodman's camp at this place
this week and for fear Of Katie's dear
husband No 9 taking a relapse and
dying thus leaving us exposed we
have gone and got our life insured.
We have decided not to read the
news from Prairieview this week 30
that il Katie says any bad things
about us in her article, she need new.
or be afraid to make our scquaint-
ance on that account, or ever offer us
an apology for anything she might
say about us, for we will never know
anything about it.
The frame work of the building
soon to be occupied by the SHINING
station at this place is all already
raised and makes quite stately ap-
pearanCe as it is a two story structure
on account Of the gravity system 60
ing to be used at this station.
The young people enjoyed a quiet
dance at the town hall Saturday night
last. Several were late to Sunday
School the next morning and some
missed altogether. Our class was al
most depopulated on account OF some
Of the Cusses being to the dance the
night before,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mutt former
residents Of near this place loat their
only child with pneumonia at Kansas
City, Kan. April 81. The sorrowlng
parents brought the remains to this
place for interment last Sunday.
The boy was bright lovely child
of about 3 years OF age whose untlme-
ly death brings deep sorrow to the
happy home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mutt.
Their many warm friends at this
place Condole with them in their sad
loss of loved one, which is a sore
affection to loving parents.
Louis Ritter OF near Stuttgart
chartered car at this place Monday
morning for Rich Hill, No., where he
intends making his future home.
The stores at this place ought to be
closed on Sundays except for emer-
gencles which might happen that
would necessitate the sale of some |
articles. The young boys from the
surrounding country gather in here
on Sundays TO spend their loose cash
for foolishness that does them no
good and incurs the lll.feeling of the
boys parents toward the town
Several have told us as much besides
saying that merchant wlo was Pc
NITROUS enough to keep his store open
on Sundays to catch the boys pennies
would miss the greater part of their
trading as long as the practice con-
tlnued. We believe any man should
rest on Sundays and then 80 to work
and do something through the week,
instead OF just simply throwing their
goods in the building and keeping the
Itore open from one years end to
another Some of our merchants
lave concluded to adopt the closing
Iystem whether it works or not and
We believe they should be commended
or it.
City Marshall A. A. Green has COM
,elled to place Joseph Ross under
,rrest one day last week for using
,rofane and obscene language near
ne Of the blacksmith shop in this
lace Our shops are very chaste and
acred places. Mr.. Ross was brought
efore the new Police Judge Chap
Ian who compelled the prisoner to
lake a speedy repentance together
18th an open confession, also stipulat- =
1 that Ross must tend Sunday school
nce year if he felt like it or not.
he culprlt complied with the demand
the court and further trouble was
7erted. Ross was the first offender
led by our new court and it is hoped