Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-01-22

c. H. Smith, of Almena, came down
to this city last Thursday night.
Mrs. j. L. McIlvain and her mother
Mrs. E. F. Gates were visitors yester-
day.
Will Phillips his wife and daughter
were visiting Mrs. MD. Norris, Tues
day.
]. j. o. CappS, Isaac Munion and j.
II. Kennedy all Of Crystal we're in the
city yesterday.
John Ham and wife visited with
Mr. and Mrs. John Drake north of
the city Teusday
E. F. Gates suffered a fall down
cellar few days since, and as a result
nov employs cane.
Conrad Gets, who has about 1000
bushels of wheat, has been selling
some at 81 cents. That's fair
John and Harry Drake have been
moving barn for L. A. Champln
from the Putnam farm this week.
Born, January Is a baby boy to Mr.
and Mrs. B. f. Heaton, of Crystal.
Everyone as happy as over the first.
f. L. Daggett is now a travelling
man, having a position with the
Wood Mercantile Co. Of Mankato,
Kansas
The infant son of Mrs. Bertha Craig
OF Denver, is quite sick of pneumonia.
This is his first sickness and there is
much uneasineSS because Of it.
The Misses KernS who have been in
the city the past month or so, visit
ing their grandfather Mr.. KearnS re-
turned to their home at Salina on
Monday.
Jos. Friant, who lives at Seattle,
Washington, has invested in property
at that place. He had lettuce and
beets from his own garden in Deem
her,
Frank StinSon and Newton Bracken
Of the B NJ & s Hard ware Co, and
Fred Bridegroom are in atten dance at
the Implement Dealers convention in
Kansas City this week.
NJ. R. Young, of Prairie View, was
in the city Monday looking after
business matters. He called at this
Office and ordered the best paper in
the county sent to his father at War
saw, Ind.
w. W. Reynolds went to Kansas
City on Monday night to be in attend.
ance at the Implement Association
which is in session there this week.
Win likes to mingle with the hard.
ware men as he was once one Of them
himself
s. Vande Velde and W. A. Landreth
two prosperous and substantial farm
ers of the vicinity of Prairie View
were In the city Monday attending
to some business matters. Both
these gentlemen will keep posted on
the doings Of the county through the
columns Of the Herald in the future.
Mrs. G. NJ. Duer, mother Of Mrs. j.
II. Lamb Of this city, was expected here
last week on an extended visit but
was taken sick in Chicago while visit
ing a son and her illness neceSSltated
an operation which was performed
successfully. She will perhaps con
tinue her journey here as soon as she
is able to travel.
The bunk house at the Granite
Bluffs quarry near Woodruff, Kansas
burned last week. The origin is
unknown. All the laborers lost their
effects including what money they
had. A German labOrer was badly
burned and is in a critical condition.
rhe quarry was operated by S. II.
Atwood & Co. Of Louisville. Neb. and
employed about one hundred men.
Three of the good substantial far
mer citizens Of Beaver township, J.
NJ. Campbell, VIM p. Schneider and
]. T. ReeSer were in the city yeSter-
day. They are gentleman whit are
usually found On the right tide Of
almost every proposition, consequently
they will keep themselves informed
uf Phillips county happings
by use Of the official county paper.
John H. Wynn one Of the prosper
Gus farmers near Long Island was
tranactlng business in this city yester-
day. Mr.. Wynn is feeding a nice
bunch Of cattle and hogs and is pre-
pairing to buy more land He lives
about three and a half miles south
and west OF town. The farm which
he is bargaining for is that Of o. L.
Porter about a mile aud balf down