Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-04-13
County News,
Picked Up by Our Correspondents and
Condensed for the Perusal Of
HERALD Readers.
Prairie View.

dear husband, we have not been able
to make our usual weekly report OF
Prairie View doinge, bat as be is now
convolasCent, we hope to continue Che
good work.
V. Bolte has built an addition onto
his blacksmith shop and is now able
to take of his share Of spring trade.
About two weeks ago very pleas
ant party and oyster supper was
given at the residence OF L A MizelI,
wi.o lives two miles west OF town. A
very nice crowd was in attendance
and we all enjoyed ourselves hugely
1t may be noted also that we did
justice to the OYSTERS and had an all
round good time.
A good many Of our cattle feeders
have been shipping their cattle on the
market this week. Among those who
have shipped are; g W Bowman, p.
jaeger, Jno VanderWege, and A Van
Luneop. They brought all the way
from As to So cents, which will realize
the the feeders some profit, though
not Cs much as was expected. Jno.
Vanderwege is said to have lest about
$500, on his deal.
Alpha Warren who has been attend
ing the X Who of Sslins, the last
SIX months, arrived home Saturday
night.
Mrs b Bard has been dangerously
sick for the past week, but at this
writing is considerable better and out
of danger DIR, De JoDg was in at
tendance,
Our school closed for vacation Of
two weeks, last Friday. Carl Brown
accepts position il the Long Is
land drug store and we understand
Miss Nora Thomas is to teach the
spring term.
Miss Anna Sprsgue who has been
working in one Of the best millinery
stores in st Joseph for the past two
months, has returned and will start
a shop in the new city hall building
and will soon be ready for good
spring business. Miss Sprague is one
of our most accomplished young
ladies, besides being first class mil
liner and will soon show you line Of
goods that will astonish sou, and
please you in price and quality.
DR.. De Jong, the new Holland doc.
tor who has come to reside in our
little city has made for himself quite
q practice and seems to be a compe.
tent and skilled physician. He is a
graduate of one Of the best medical
colleges in Holland and speaks six
different languages. 1t is stated that
he saved a patient in Long Ialand,
which DR.. Bennle gave up, which act
will speak for itself
The Brethour-T illems merry-go-
round will probably be located in
down next Saturday and will be the
place, les the kids says) to get your
money back They have been doing
rustling business for the last three
or four Saturdays on the Brethour
Mace nsarlAuctor
We are surprised at "Auntie" not
knowing that we have been a
grass widow six times and twice the
real article. Therefore we will have
to decline the honor of enrolling our
name an the old MAIDS list. A person
Of our nnhnral beauty and attraction
couldn'E possibly remain single any
longer than the law allows US, and we
are surprised to know the Indifference
OF the Dana lads in regard to 'Auntie's'
matrimonial inclinstions. "Wots the
...oLka,, .u,,,l Aunk;oS1
DR.. Brown has sold his practice
and personal property to A. Van
Diest and will go from here to Long
Island to take DR.. Bennies place as
Bonnie leaves that city shortly. Gar
ret Van Diest takes DR.. Browns prac-
tice at this place.
Rah! for X Y z aud his platform of
no politics, and get all ye can get"
plan. We suggest that he start writ
ing his winning speech" for that
great day right away, and begin can
vasslng the city of Speed for the votes
therein. We are right in for X Y 2
running for Observation-Disclosures it be
of corn pillow, or the United States.
Dan Thomas who has been in school
at Nlckerson this winter returned