Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-02-16
County News,
Picked Up by Our Correspondents and
Condensation the Perusal Of
HERALD Renders.
Speed News.

acquainted with us before passing any
oR-hsnd remarks that would be likely
10 hurt our feelings as we are very
sensitive to remarks, and something
like the mans clock: when the hands
pointed to & quarter OF one and 1t
struck four, he knew it was half-past
seven o'clock. We are somewhat
eccentric, but hope to appear better
on little acquaintance.
The cold weather has contracted
the news around Speed until it is
making us hustle this week to find
anything to write about and causing
us to long for some Of the hot nights
we passed through lest summer when
we had to keep the clothes wrlnger
fastened to the foot Of the bed and
wiring out theets several times a night
in order to rest well.
The Canton Wrought Iron Bridge
%. Of Canton, Ohio, lately completed
q steel bridge across the Solomon
river at this place which has been
badly needed for a number OF years
az hardly month passed without a
casualty happening to some one in
crossing the river "A
Our town is beginning to wake up
and look for its share OF the business.
The latest enterprise Is the sklmming
station which We are confident in say
ing that it ls a sure go. A meeting OF
the citizens will be held in Green's
hall Feb 10, at s o'clock p. m. for the
purpose Of deciding definitely about
the matter.
The Accidental Mutual Benefit
Association at this place has just woke
up after about an eight months slum-
Der and called a meeting of its mem
bers to take place Feb. Is, meeting to
be held at early lamp Lighting.
We called at the county capital one
day last week and felt ourselves great
ly psrplexed on noticing the holes in
the slot machines stopped up with
paper when we went to drop our
nlckle in to get a Cigar. We was told
that it was ruling OF the mayor to
close all slot machines In town They
told us that he had not yet made his
ruling on spring gardening.
Ezra Sutton living a few miles west
OF town is quite sick with pneumonia;
also several cases Of Ia grippe have
developed, Mrs Thos Cunningham
living southeast Of town being the
worst case reported in this locality
this season, but is improving some Of
late.
Our town stands badly in need Of II
lumber and coal dealer, We have Oh
several occasions had psrties talk
quite encouragingly to US about start
ing up in that business at this place,
but so far no move has been made in
that direction as far as our knowledge
extends. Several men Of property are
becoming 80 clsmorous for something
of that kind to start here that we pre-
dict that this cannot be always SAID
of us. Our farmers around the town
are becoming disguised with the sod
shantv and are going to move for
something better and a harvest If
waiting short time longer for some
one in that line. The town is sur
rounded by the best farming land in
the county and territory large enough
to support q big enterprise OF that
sort.
Parties representing themselves as
agents OF wholesale firms have been
driving over this part OF the county
in the last few days selling lubricating
oil to the farmers and especially
threshing machine men. Last season
we had grocery and hardware mer
retailing their wares in a wholesale
wsy. But so far this season theil
absence is all that is in evidence ex
cept an occasional kick registered b!
someone whom they sWindled.
The thermometer registered % de
grees below zero at this place at sun
rise Feb. 4; IS below at sunrise Feb
IL and 32s at $50 on the 18th. l
that il not cold enough please emil
CRATE north; don't get it any colde
here.
VIM Park is wearing an eight foo
smile this week over the advent Of a
eight pound boy baby on Feb. il.
John Kinter shipped one csrloa
each Of cattle and hogs from thi