Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-24
LOCAL MENTION.

oOh OcHA1C NOWn 1kOui 1NOIGOtA 1dSO
Saturday and visited with c. M. Poe
and family in this city.
LOST: a pair of gold Spectacles be-
tween Agra and Phillipsburg. Find
er please leave them at c. 81. Coles
store and receive reward.
T. ]. Levin is another Herald sub
scriber on the Rural route who takes
advantage of our offer of the Kansas
City Daily World for s1.25.
County Attorney Fred Robertson OF
Atwood was one Of the passengers
laid up here on account of the railroad
washOut. He made us a brief call.
Pay up and read the Kansas City
Daily World and the Semi Weekly
HERALD one year for only 1925. The
World is the Stockmen'S official paper.
Last week G. A. Lewis sold
farm out in Mound township belong
ing to @. G. Hess, of Bedford, Iowa to
Mike Miller d resident of the town
ship.
Fred Bridegroom came up town last
Saturday for the first time in several
weeks. His many friends are glad to
see his familiar face back at the old
stand.
e. c. Hess, of Bedford, Iowa, came
out here last week to look after bust
ness matters ard to visit with his
brother-in-law John Hahnenkratt and
family.
The town was full of sight Seers
Monday and Tuesday on account of
the trains tied up here. Nearly all
the passengers came up town and
looked it over.
$50 acres, go acres IN cultivation, 80
acres fenced; good well spring in pas
ture; in Glenwood Township. To ex-
change for cattle. For particulars
call ON
j. o. LOWE s. Sons.
Charles Carman is putting up new
house ON his farm out northwest of
town. 1t is 32x54 feet with IS feet
studdIng. When finished it will be a
house. MeSSrs GetZ and Wintersteen
are doing the work.
News came up from Agra that the
Rock Island dam went out yesterday
morning. The dam was entirely full
of water, and when it gave way it
took a large section of the railroad
track with it. This rainy weather is
severe on the railroads.
Mr.. Ellrod was brief caller yester-
day. He told us that Jay Morton's |
house collapsed yesterday morning
destroying all the furniture, but no
one was injured. The house was OF
sod and the heavy rains proved too
much for it. The inmates barely es-
capped with their lives.
Elliott Clark was in Monday and |
told US of a very pleasant birthday
surprise party that was held at Sam
McFall's in honor of Mrs. McFaIl'S |
birthday. Her daughther Mrs. Nc |
Clure organized the surprise and a |
large number of neighbors and friends |
were present. An excellent time was
had.
Mr.. TownSley called our attention |
to an item in our Kirwin correspond |
ence concerning the Continental
Creamery Company and the Sears
Roebuck people. He showed us a |
letter from the Continental instruct
ing their employees not to give names
to these mail order houses, as they do
not cOuntenaDce them in any way.
The Continental always favors the
local dealers.
We have this week an excellent |
picture gallery of the fusion county
candidates with the exception of
MesSrS Utter, candidate for sheriff,
Strain, candidate for county clerk,
and Bogart, candidate for commits
Sioner in the first district. We have
failed thus far to get photographs of
these gentlemen, but they will be
printed as soon as we can get the
photos from which to make the cleo
troS. The nominees are all fine men |
and we are proud OF this opportunity
to give the reading public a chance
to see how they look.
The old school house in District No.
1 was sold last week, and the board |
have arranged to begin the construc-
ton of new one. The old house is
one of the early land. marks in this
county as it is the first frame school
house erected in the coHnty-and in
fact is the first school house of any |
kind ever built in the county. The
district is the first one organized, and
that at Kirwin the second. The re-
moval of the building will recall some
interesting early-day history to the
old settlers who were here at that
time.
R. NJ. Baker, one of the old citizens
of this city, suffered a severe stroke of
paralysis last Sunday afternoon. He
was entirely unconscious for a time,
but has rallied considerably since.
The doctors say that he may recover