Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-07-26

oned on account of the drouth. The
horse men who left here some time
ago for that place have gone to Cen.
trail City, where they have entered
their horses for the races to be held
Aug. l, 2 and f.
Brother Royce mixes up, in his
write up of the recent fire, paesable
history of the event and kick on
everything and rybody who had
any connection with the water works
or the fire company. Those roasted
are doing all possible to get things
fixed up to suit the gentleman.
Last Sunday night as Charley
Gebhart and DIR. Bentz were return
ing from Kirwin with their lady
friends they were stopped in the road
by two men, but who, on discovering
the size of the crowd, diverted their
attention another way and let them
pass. They presumably were wait
ing for smaller prey.
Some would-be wit put a sign on
an out building which was pulled
from the rear of Shlmealps store and
left in the street for several days, the
sign reading "Fire Department Head
quarters, E. E. Brainerd chief" The
world has heard considerable about q
certain class of poets and this artist
is just about in the same class.
Parks & Son of the Beloit Call
have disposed of their paper to Sew
ard Jones, their former business man
ager. It has passed into able hands and
under Mr.. jones' control will suffer
no retrogression. The Office is me-
chemically well equipped, and has
always held leading place among
Kansas newspapers. Success to the
CaU and to Seward Jones.
Last Tuesday morning the dam
went out. The rain of the early
morning of that day was very heavy
and more water came down the creek
than after any previous rain for two
years. The water washed out the
east embankment thus taking out the
east part of the dam. A force of men
are at work repairing it and hope to
have it completed in few days.
Rescue Hose Company No. I
elected officers Friday night for the
ensuing year. Those chosen were
E. E. Brainerd, foreman; W. NJ.
Hardman, 1st assistant; W. q. May
ers, ID assistant; I. H. Rogers, score
tRry; r. F. StInson, treasurer. The
company will be recruited up to it's
full number, eighteen, and do consid-
cradle practicing. The first practice
was held Monday night.
Among those attending the peo-
PIES party and democratic conven-
tons at Fit. Scott this week are @. NJ.
Cole, J. NJ, Tadlock, N. B. McCor-
mick, W. K. Loofbourrow, E. E.
Brainerd, Jacob Wagner, J. L. Nc
Oormick and John Lowe, of this city
O. P. Barber, J. s. Van Allen and
Fred CLARK of Kirwin; Marcus Wat
SOD, Long Island; @. Fl. Turner, of
Agra.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Poe and
Leila returned last Friday night.
Mrs. Poe and daughter have been
visiting in the east for the past few
weeks and their home coming was
rather a sad climax to a summer of
pleasant ASSOCIATION among relatives
and friends. They found themselves
without a home, their household
goods and personal belongings, much
made valuable by association, nothing
but memory. There was no wom-
ans heart that did not beat sympa-
thetic throb for Mrs Poe while watch
ing the destruction of her Lares and
Penates.
A Close Call.
The delegates to the conventions at
Ft. Scott came near beng wrecked
Monday morning. Just as the train
passed Edwardsville, fourteen miles
from Kansas City, the rear axle on
the engine broke just where it entered
the wheel on the south side. The
train was running at so mile gait,
and the first the passengers knew of
the accident was the clouds of dust
and o;ndors Au;nn m tho n. IT,