Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-02

Frank Fuller is back on the road
after three months lay off.
L, W. Ellis went to Kansas City
Monday, with two carloads of cattle
OF his own feeding.
Dallas Harmon has moved to
town, and is living in his house east
of the Hotel Bissell,
Engineer j. Garter is doing tbrot-
tie work on 5 and 6 during the sick
ness Of Frank Fuller, sr.
On Monday Walter States and Miss
Minnie B. Craven were joined in the
holy bonds Of matrimony.
Denny Harding, a brakeman on
the west end had his hand badly
crushed while coupling cars at Alme-
ma the other day.
Charles Hall of Freedom town
ship is going to Quincy, Michigan,
for his health and will be away for
about six months.
On May IA to II, 1899, the Rock
Island will sell tickets to California
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for $4,000 for the round trip. Good
returning until July Is.
Superintendent Thomas in his
visits to schools finds but small at
tendance as there is still much sick
ness throughout the county.
The snow storm of Saturday
night called out snow pillow from
Fairbury. 1t came in ahead Of No. o
and showed 6 the way back
George Bishop and family of
Belmont leave on the 18th for Cali
fornia, where he has secured employ.
ment. Mrs Selbe Of Logan goes with
them,
Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs Van0s
who reside in the Fred. Veeh neigh
borhood lost their twin babies, aged
ten days The funeral was held the
next day,
"A s. Disney and family left for
st, james, Minnesota, Wednesday,
AIR OisneV says he has not burned all
the bridges behind him, and may be
beck again.
John Cochran for some time the
section boss at this place has gone to
Colby, and took II o Sinchbaugh
with him. He is succeeded by 1. r.
Huckett OF Denver, who will move
hero whenever he is able to secure Il
house.
Peck Lswless, tired of railroad
life, will retire soon and go into the
boot and shoe business at st Joseph
He is one OF the best men on the sys-
tenn and we hope his successful career
as trainmsn will be continued in the
more quiet life Of merchandising.
-Sousa's Band went through here
on a special of three cars on Satur.
day morning. The band gave a con.
cert at Beatrice on Friday afternoon,
at Lincoln on Friday night, left Lin
coin Friday night at IL O'Clock, for
Denver, made the run in twelve
hours, and gave concert at Denver
at 100 p m.
The east bound local was wreck.
ed at Stuttgart on Friday. The train
was taking sldidg to make q way
for Train s. Five cars passed over
the switch safely, when a spring
hanger broke and opened the switch
throwing five cars off the track. No
one hurt. The cars were somewhat
broken up. Train S was held here
until 2;30 in the morning.
1t is said that up in Granite
township there has been so much sick
ness that families have established a
quarantine against each other. We
hear OF one man who usually IS a hale
fellow we'll met, but who now has
warned nelghbors to stay off his
place and enfOrces bis requests with
a display Of shot guns. After an
eight weeks serge Of scarlet fever one
does not care to tackle measles.
After long and weary time Of
waiting the good people living on the
north branch Of the Missouri Pacific
are to have a passenger train each
way daily. The tram leaves Downs
at 500 p. m and reaches there at $40
q. On. TINS statement is based on the
authority of the Downs Times. The