Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-12-01

The only silent thing so far discov
cred in Grant county is the 'g" in the
pronunciation of the town of Cognac.
By misprint Cowley county pa
per referred to the Arkansas City
Traveller as the "Trawler." But it was
all right-the contemporary was tax
ing shot at it anyhow.
Among the unclaimed letters in the
Marion postoffice are some addressed
to j. Laughderback, Conrad Schlott.
hauser and w. Zajicek. The postmas'
ter surmises that the rightful claim
ants are not able to pronounce the
names.
Marry girl whose surname begins
with the same letter as your own, II
possible" advises the Chaperon of the
Phillipsburg News. 1T will save her
buying new trunks with fresh initials
on them, re-marking clothes and hand
kerchiefs, re-making monograms, and a
dozen other details of the utmost i'm
portance."
Correction from the Atchison Globe:
lowing to the fact that we have not
as yet become familiar with the work
ings of our new typesetting machines,
we had typographical error yester-
day. The item referring pxysteAhTDT
Frges should have said we could not
get A ghstentfhsofThTD Oh sniff.
Heavens, what's the matter? Well
have to give it up.
Numerous ways of making the bal
lot defective were discovered by the
voters out in Rocks county. A school
teacher made his worthless by writ
ing his name across the top. A bust
ness man in the same precinct spoiled
his ballot by using fountain pen.
Another earnest voter made a square
after Roosevelts name and put cross
in it. Still another wrote the word
Roosevelt" in the circle.
In Ottawa the society reoprters use
"perpetrated" in referring to surprise
parties.
The rush of gas prospectors to Bon
ner Springs is like the charge of the
Light brigade.
There are two Smiths on the Kan
sas supreme bench, and strange 10 say
neither of them is Farmer" Abram
w. Smith.
A negro woman went to the Yelling
ton postoffice and inquired If there
was letter for her there. When in
formed that there was none she asked
if there were any other postoffices in
town.
w. A. White, editor of the Emporia
Gazette, was attacked by woman
with a horsewhip Friday, and as he
had only the alternatives of fleeing
or becoming known as Fighting
Bill" he fled.
The Rev. c. M. Sheldon, of Topeka,
the author Of "In His Steps," will read
a series Of short stories at his Sunday
evening services this winter. He is
pastor of the Central Congregational
church.
A Rocks county man who wanted to
treat everybody right" admits that
he voted for Debs for president, Par
son Kerr for governor, the Democratic
legislative ticket and the Republican
county ticket.
Attention is being called to the re-
peal by the last legislature of the law
requiring all candidates to file sworn
statements of their election expenses.
The law was chiefly used in enabling
the candidates to show how humorous
they could be.
Two brother of opposing political
faith were elected in Butler county.
Fred w. Benson, a Republican, was
elected register Of deds by a plu.
rality of 7S5, and William F. Benson, a
Democrat, was elected state senator
by plurality Of 76S.
Some thoughts the Jewell City Re.
publican has been thinking" Is II
a crime to be a woman" shrieks a
circular that we find in our mail box.
1t isn't crime, but it is the fate Of
a lot of nice people we know. =.
The big turkey is spreading around
like he owned the earth. Learn les
son from the turkey. AS soon
as we get a girl trained to set type a
lot of fellows want to marry her.
The Plainville Gazette heads one ar
ticle ITO Our Readers" That must
have made the other items feel bit
jealous. It didn't take much to
make county paper last week. A
rooster, cannon, and an election
table filled the bill. John Cash
dropped in and put up the cash yes.
terday. Cash is one Of the best friends
Pwe ever had.
The lola Register takes pride in hav-
ing made no reference in its election
comments to 'the smoke Of battle"
having cleared away"
There's a lot OF you fine women
folks" said a negro preacher in Sa-
lima, dat comes to church and sees
every hat in the congregation-every
hat but one de one dat the Lord