Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-12-31
Resolutions are in order.


R. E. Weeks postmaster at Speed is
town today.
E. L. Morgan expects to return to
Topeka Sunday.
Anna Strain will return to Colorado
Springs tonight.
Mail orders for job work will be
given careful attention.
S. N. Duvall Of Plainview was a Wis.,
itor to the Burg Monday.
Resolve to take the best county pa
per, the HERALD, for 1904.
Twould be hard to suit anyone not
pleased with the weather of late.
The United States census reports
charge 600 saloon keepers to Kansas.
W. A. Barron states that be will be
in an Office of his own after the first
of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alph Romjue were
down from Glenwood en- a business
mission today.
The wheat rush seems to be on the
decline. Not nearly as much has been
received this week as last.
G. NJ. Caster lawyer of Riverton,
Nebraska was in the city Friday pro-
badly in the interests of his clients.
The Abilene Reflector says, "E. w. |
Hoch having declined to run for gov
ernor, it seems probable that Govern
or Leland will be renominated."
Less of cattle in corn stalk fields is
being reported from some localities.
The loss is not as great as in former
years and probably could be prevented |
by using care when first beginning to |
pasture the stock in the fields.
Frank Means, former Phillips
burger now editor of the Tonkawa !
(Oklahoma) News came up Saturday
for a short visit in this city. Mrs.
Means had come some time before.
Frank says he is doing nicely in his
new location.
c. A. Porter left Tuesday for Fort
Sill, Oklahoma where he has a good
claim. We hope Mr.. Porter
may be numbered among the fOrtu-
nate when mineral resources of the
region are developed and put into
operation.
Ben Portiner, one of our good
farmer friends from Greenwood was a
visitor Monday. Mr.. Portiner is one
of the Phillips county standbyS who is
now feeling the touch Of prosperity.
Good wheat and good corn and fair
prices account for it.
Z. B. Williams who teaches in Haig-
Ter Nebraska came in Saturday even
ing for Sunday visit in this city. 1t
is to be presumed that he desired to
exchange ideas with some of his fell
low teachers in this community for
mutual pleasure and profit.
John Harrison came down from
his home in Sumner Sunday and re-
manned in town until the next day for
the purpose Of paying his taxes. Mr.
Harrison is feeding a nice lot Of cattle
over forty head. He also has a large
drove Of hogs, but is not at all worried
because of the bad condition Of the
markets.
e. E. Taylor moved his family and
household belongings Monday to his
new home in Oberln. Everett has
accepted position as foreman Oh the
Times at that place and will be quite
nicely situated. He is one OF the best
printers in this part of Kansas and
the Times made lucky choice when
they selected him.
Mrs. ]. e. Griffin, of Sumner, had
planned to leave Monday for the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Perry, near
Philadelphia. She has not visited
there for over twenty years and is
planning to have a fine visit. Jim
Griffin will 60 later. Fred has re-
turned from Arkansas and will care
for the farm during their absence,
while Earl will take a course in me-
chaniCs at Manhattan, Kansas.
John f. Carroll who owns quarter
section of good land in Crystal town.
ship recently set price Of S25 per acre
on his farm. The offer was accepted
and deal nearly closed when Mr. Car
roll decided that he did not care to
sell so cheap. The farm is good one
but is not any better than many Others
in the same vicinity and is a fair ex-
ample of the price OF land i'm that