Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-09

Ira McAliSter, OF Dana, who has
been attending college at 1ecompton,
Kans., returned Monday of last week
to farm this summer. His mother,
Mrs. J. S. McAlister, went down to
visit him some weeks ago and together
they visited friends in several north
east Kansas points before returning
home.
Mrs. John Gebhart and family re-
turned from Kansas City last Sunday
morning to make their residence here
again. Their hansome and commo-
diouS residence east of town was COM
they arrived. Their many friends in
this vicinity are pleased to have the
Gebharts as neighborS again.
Sheriff Dow, of Alma Nebraska,
come over Saturday night and spent
Sunday in the city. He was in search
of one Frank Pruitt who was charged
with having moved mortgaged prop
erty from that state. Deputy Sheriff
White went out and brought Pruitt
to town, but the matter was settled,
Pruitt paying the amount of the note
and costs.
Evangelistic services will begin
again at the Baptist church on Thurs
day evening of this week. Mr.. HOugh-
ton, the singer who accompanies Mr..
HouSer, will come to us on Wednesday
evening and conduct services until the
coming of Mr.. HouSer on Friday even
ing. Mr.. HouSer will conduct services
after Friday evening until further
notice. All welcome.
S. S. HAGEMAN, Pastor.
Geo. P. Dillon, of the Dillon Muir
Z HI 1IsrT1 a1l lou
ty, was in this city the latter part of
last week delivering fruit trees. He
had some very fine trees and the peo-
pie generally were highly satisfied
with their purchases. This firm is
made up of honorable men, and, hav-
ing a long experience as practical
nurSerymen, they know how to satisfy
their custom. The chances are they
can sell great many more trees here
another year.
Mrs. Fred Bridegroom left for
Peoria Illinois Monday morning where
she goes to receive medical treatment
in hospital at her old home town.
DR.. Wills, of Peoria, their former
family physician was here few days
last week to treat her but after a
thorough diagnosis of her case decided
it would be better for her to go to the
HOO OlUcLI 1OI d lew WGCho- 44C1 lL1dIIy
friends here and at Norton wish for
her speedy recovery.
Two young men of Kirwin furnished
a little diversion for that city last
Saturday night by getting into sort
of q joint row. Frank Butler and
Charley Brigham were the principals
in the bout, the former coming out
of the Scrimmage second best. Brigham
n ROY lNro1. n
head. Editor LandeS, of the Indepen-
dent, informed the HERALD by long
distance phone that Brigham plead
guilty at the trial yesterday and was
fined $25 and costs.
The city water tank has been in an
unsafe condition for some time. Last
peared to be near falling. 1t kept
Settling more and more until yester-
day one of the iron rods broke. The
authorities Immediately opened the
fire plugs and drew off the water or it
would certainly have fallen. One of
the first things the new city govern
ment will have to attend to will be
to take it down and put up another
or better Standpipe. Prof. Mallory
and his assistants have exercised great
caution about permitting the chill
AOo
broke they promptly notified the city
authorities and thus prevented its
fall.
In 1927 the Youths Companion be-
gan life with practically no subscribers.
In 1901 the subscription list con-
tains more than $4,000 names, and
the paper enters that number of
homes every week.
In 1927 the Companion consisted of
four pages about 9X12 inches in size,
with three columns to a page.
In 1901 the Companion has an aver
age of at least II pages of 119xl6 inches
in size, with four columns to a page.
In 1927 the Companion was princi-
pally made up of selections from other
publications.
In 1901 the Companion publishes
more than 225 stories and articles by
the most popular writers of fiction,
eminent statesmen, scientists, edu
Gators, travellers and explorers. The
text is embellished with over 500 Illus
trationS-all by Well-knOwn artists.
In 1927 a boy brought the weeks
edition of the Companion in bundle
on a Wheelbarrow.
In 1901 the paper for a weeks is
brought on eleven two-horse drays,
ten rolls of paper on each dray, and
each weighing $50 pounds.