Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Ivy Smith returned to Colora-
do Springs on Thursday night.
Mrs. ]. c. Lynch has been very sick
for the past week but is much better
now.
We understand Charley Woods has
secured position as brakeman on the
Rock Island.
Mrs. Harry Gebhart has been quite
sick for some days past. She is little
better at this writing.
Rev. J. H. Lamb attended the
PreSbytery at Hoxie this week. He
returned Friday evening.
G. A. Lewis and a Mr.. Bartlett, an
attorney from st. Joe took a trip out
to Mound township Thursday.
Notice NJ. A. Spaulding's new ad in
this issue. Nell knows the way to
get business is to advertise in the
Herald.
N. B. Mccormick and son Prof R.
G. Mccormick are now occupying the
Bower property just east of the Meth
odist church.
LOST; A pair of gold spectacles be-
tween Agra and Phillipsburg. Find
er please leave them at G. NJ. Coles
store and receive reward.
A mems mass meeting will be held
in the Baptist church, Sunday after
noon, September 2lst. addressed by
Rev. Mary Sibbitt. Free.
Fred Bridegroom still remains quite
sick man, although he is gradually
improving now. He suffered a severe
relapse the first part of the week.
Simeon FleSher and wife moved to
their farm this week. They have a
brand new house and barn, and have
everything fixed up in nece shape for
farm life.
Last Wednesday George B. Newell
son of L. Newell of Sumner township
was brought to town and adjud ged
to be insane. He will be taken to
the asylum next week.
Grant Taylor is going around town
carrying big cane on account of
rheumatism, He has been laid up
for some days, and we are glad to see
him around again even if he does
carry cane.
Uncle Jacob Wagner brought in a
sample of corn which was grown by
Charley Miller near Stuttgart. The
ears are large and well filled. Mr..
Wagner says it will yield more than
so bushels to the acre.
The cases of the State vsJ. G. Lynch
William Wilson and Dan Poague
which were to be tried before Squire
Palmer at Kirwin Tuesday, were
dismissed, in default of the appear
ance of the prosecuting witness, one
Robinson. =
Rev. H. .-Hassard and wife were
very agreeably entertained at their
residence by a large number of friends
who also delivered to them an excep-
tionally large and good Founding"
The evening was pleasantly spent in
music, singing, games, and generally
sociable time. Some sixty to sixty
five were present.
H. II. Taylor who lives in Deer
Creek township discovered a few days
ago that some bees were working in a
tree which stands in his door yard
He cut hole into the hollow of the
tree and took out more than gallons
of honey He has also hived two
swarms of the bees, and there are yet
two swarms located in the tree.
A gentleman by the name of Pres
ton, in the employof the Government
Geodetic Survey has been here for the
past few days taking observations
locating north and south lines, get
ting the true variation of the mag
netic needle etc. He is one of a
number of employees who are prepar-
ing new Geodetic map of the United
States.
A. W. Robertson has sold his entire
stock of hardware and implements tC
the B. M. & S. Hardware Co. and also
rented them his building which they
will occupy. Mr.. Robertson will give
his attention for while to looking
after his collections aud resting up
He has been steadily in business fol
several years and feels that he needs
play spell for while at least.
Manuel Altman of Rushvil town.
ship brought bis son to town Thurs
day to have = broken arm set. The
young man was running corn binder
when he accidentally got his arm
caught in the knotter and wrencheC
it violently breaking one of the bones
! of the forearm and badly strainins
the muscles. DR.. Nelson dressed thu
injured member and set the bone and
it is hoped he will soon be all righ
again.
Frank Gates held a sale in Beaye
township last week and sold out all 0
his household goods, farm implement
and crop. He left with his family TO