Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-26

and Stationer.
Prof. Phinney one OF the faculty of
normal instructors arrived in this city
from Mankato Monday evening.
Prof. Baker came in early Monday
morning according to his custom with
a nice following Of shcool ma am,
Mrs. Lewis visited her son Glenn at
Mexico Mo. where he has been attend
ing school. They are both at home
again.
The parties who borrowed step
ladder from the planning mill please
return same at once and save trouble.
Their names are known.
To RENT-Two good basement rooms
for small family Terms -Four Dollars
per month. Inquire of W. Fl. Pratt,
Office under Phillips County Bank.
Jacob Nipps who attended the G. A..
r. encampment at Emporia last week
returned To Topeka where he will vi.
sit for a short time before coming
home.
Jay T. Morton school boy friend
of the editor who recently returned to
this county from Mitchell county was
In the city yesterday Jay still thinks
Phillips county is all right
Graduating exercises of the Marvin
high school class were held last night.
Prof. Arthur made the class address.
The graduates are Lulu Swim, Lucy
King. Alice Gibbs, and Grace Ewell.
Prof. Ray SaysitiS a strong class.
Mrs. Henry Hahnenkratt, who had
been visiting home folks in Phillips
burg for three weeks, returned home
Saturday evening" accompanied by her
brother-in-law, John Hahnenkratt,
who returned home Sunday morning,
Stockton News.
Rumor has it that the Rock Island
will build a S25, 900 depot at Phillips
burg, provided the city will give a
right.of- way to the public square, so
the depot can be built in town. If
this rumor should prove true,it will
be great thing for Philllpsburg.-
Prairie View News.
He. Duff of Philllpsburg and Mrs.
Jennie Thompson of Kirwln spent
Sunday with the News family. Mrs
Thompson is a sister of Mrs. Parker,
and has charge Of the Kirwin tele-
phone exchange. Her children, Elma
and Harry, who visited here two
weeks, returned home the first of the
week.-Stockton News.
The hail insurance companies rec
ognized the fact that some parts of
Kansas are more likely to be hailed out
than Others so the rate for small grain
varies. In Phillips county it is six
per cent and in this county only four,
while in Osborne it is five, according
to the rate card Of the ST. Paul Insur-
ance company. Smith County Pioneer
John Ferris received notice this
morning that his device for meaSur-
ing cloth 10 the bolt was original and
a patent had been granted on the
same. 1t Is designed to save mer-
chants much valuable time when they
are invoicing each year. He will sell
the right to manufacture the device.
Why not make it in Smith Center?-
Smith Center Pioneer.
o, n. Hlttle came down from
Philllpsburg Friday evening, return
ing next day. He is taking a layoff
for three weeks. He had just return
ed from Great Bend, where he owns a
farm, and says the wheat down there
is simply great. 1t was not yet head
ed out, yet in driving through it the
buggy axle would strike 1t. There is
100 acres of wheat on his farm
Lebanon Argus.
Last Friday, City Marshall Sterling
went over to Phllllpsburg aud secured
a contract for cement walk In front
Of and the approaches leading to the
public school building. This job will
be completed for sl27, and we believe
the people of Phillipsburg will be well
satisfied with the work. There will
no doubt be several such walks built
over there and we hope our people
will secure the contracts. Stockton
News