Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-09
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LOCAL MENTION


| See TackwelI before ordering you
wall paper.
Mr. and Mrs, Joe GIeissner returned
from Orleans, Neb., Sunday night.
If you want good job get Tack
well the painter and paper hanger.
George Smith returned from his
visit to Kansas City, Sunday night.
switchman Stewart is taking a &C.
day lay-of and is visiting in Wiscon-
sin.
Mrs. E. E. Taylor and baby are
spending few weeks with friends in
Norton.
Several binders and headers were
run last Sunday as the rainy weather
made it necessary.
Joe McCue, a Norton barber and
brother-in-law of Archie Viers, was
in the city Monday.
Another heavy shower Monday
morning. The weeds and corn are
humping themselves.
Mail carrier brennan has remodeIed
his mail wagon. He found it was top
heavy especially among the hills.
Wayne Smith returned Sunday
morning from Lincoln, Nebraska,
where he went to spend the Fourth.
The Norton ball team will play the
team of this city in the near future
if the arrangements are satisfactorily
made.
Congressman w. a. Reeder was in
the city Monday attending the repub-
lican committee meeting, and shak-
ing hands with his friends.
The Misses Winifred and Vera Viers,
of Stockton, are in the city for a few
days visit with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie .Viers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Cook and
children Of KenSington, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Cooks parents and other
friends here. They returned home
Monday morning.
There was bad wash-out on the
Rock Island down near Fairbury Sun
day night. The Omaha trains are
run to Kansas City then west over the
Kansas line to Belleville.
One of the pretty sights on the
Fourth of July was to see Old Glory'
fiuttering from the top of the flagpole
on the new mill. From that height
it could be seen for many miles.
Mr.. Carroll, ST., of Agra, has moved
to Norton, where he will make his fu-
ture home. He had lived in this
county for 26 years. His son, who has
been for some time in business, thinks
of going also.
Ed Boughton brought in last Satur-
day SO pounds of butter and 80 dozen
eggs. Ed must certainly have one de-
partment of farming down very tine
He always, gets the top of the market
for his stuff, too.
Prof. Baker is teaching normal at
Norton this month. He got excused
for Monday and came down to look
after his interests at the republican
committee meeting. He also spent
Sunday with friends in the city.
Last Saturdays State Journal con-
tanned a fine write-up of the Downs
celebration and contained the pictures
of several prominent Downs people,
among whom was the Mayor, II. H.
Welty, of the Central Lumber Co.
G. W. Medium and family have Sc
cured a residence in Colorado Springs
for month or so of the hottest wealth
er. Mrs. Medium left Sunday even
ing for the Springs and her daughters.
Misses Florence Medium and Mary
Ferguson left Tuesday night. They
expect to return with the cooler
weather.
DR.. S. S. Fisher returned Saturday
morning from an extended trip to the
Pacific coast states and other inter-
mediate points. He visited the prin-
cipal cities of California, Oregon and
Washington, and took in the Yellow
stone National Park and the principal
scenic points in Colorado on his re-
turn. He has not yet fully decided
where he will locate, but may decide
to put in new stock of drugs here.
E. Beauchamp was in the city Mon
day. He informs us of a severe stroke
of lightning which came near proving
fatal to several persons at Handyville
last Friday afternoon. A bolt of
electricity struck colt in Mr.. Beau
champs pasture, at the same time
striking fence which was very near
the hall. Several people were stunned
and some of them thrown down, but
none badly hurt. Several teams were
knocked down also, but no horses
were killed except the colt.
The republican county central COM
mittee was called to meet in this city
| last Monday. Only about II or ID