Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-08-23

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ton last week on a wheel, but while
going at good speed around a cor
ner ran into wire fence which had
been stretched over the road. He
got out with a badly cut leg and
hand. A farmer brought him to
Marvin, from which place he came IN
lone sided" on his wheel which had
escaped injury.
JEFF Taylor, @. D. Heath, John
Breed, Thos. Lsrkin, John Ham and
John Eells are preparing to attend
the National Encampment at Chicago
next week. John Ham will probably
go on to Maine from Chicago and
visit his old home from which he has
been away some twsnty-eight years
Mr.. Ham was sailor and served on
the old Hartford at the battle of Mo-
bile bay.
"A bad rear end collision occurre d
near Bethune, Colo. Friday morning
last A passenger train ran into the
rear end of a freight tram The
freight train was not in the clear
james Boyle, engineer, and C1ist
Kumm. fireman, jumped off and es-
capped with only severe bruises In-
vestIgation placed the blame on Con-
ductor Cullen and Brakeman Place
who were discharged
The executive committee OF the
Northwest Kansas Teachers associa-
ton met in this city last Saturday
and completed the program for the
Thanksgiving association to be held
at Smith Center. Phillips county
has large representation on the
program and one of the best meet
ings in the history of the association
Is predicted. Messrs Riste, Bracken,
Baker, Ganoung and Lyon were in
The Union Pacific railroad COM
pany paid Mr. Bartholomew $l,1OO
for property destroyed in the fight
between the sheriff's posse and the
train robbers at Goodland, last week.
The company also paid Sheriff Walk
or $4,000 as the reward offered for
the robbers dead or alive Good for
the Union Pacific Besides this re-
ward of $4,000 there are rewards of
fered elsewhere of $4,000 for the
bandits dead or alive.
Mr.. Ed Brown and Miss May
Woodward were married at Norton
on Friday last. Mr.. Brown Is better
known as ''Sallie," and is member
Of Conductor Wright's crew. Mrs.
Brown was raised in this city and
has hosts of friends in the neighbor-
hood. The young couple are not
quite determined as to where their
home will be located, though at pres
ent they are at FaIrbury. The HER
AID extends many congratulations.
-Budd Cropsey, who is now in
Oregon buying cattle for his Wyom-
ing ranch, writes in part: Last
week slept out in Wyoming at an
elevation of 5000 feet. There was
snow in sight and wooden blankets
and heavy clothing were comfortable.
We had young sage chickens and
blue grouse to eat this week We are
by the side of the Columbia
river where it is a half mile wide and
We are eating fresh salmon. I think
We will get the cattle to our Wyom-
ing ranch in four or five weeks, when
[ will be back to Fairbury. do not
expect to move out here for some
time at least. "-Fairbury Gszette.
The republicans of Phillips
,ounty held rousing convention in
Phillipsburg Tuesday and nominated
4 strong ticket. W. A. Barron, dis
;rict clerk, Frank Strain, probate
Judge, John Thomas, superintendent
If public instruction, and Fred Veeh,
were all renominated.
9uy Bissell received the nomination
.or county attorney. Nearly all the
were made by acclama-
ion. The nearest to fight was over
he nomination of commissioner, and
Yeeh won out by only three votes.
he will not have Walk-awey at the
POLLS, either. No fear need be enter
aimed about the election of any other
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lantern.
g. NJ. Casey. former Phillips
,urg boy, passed through here