Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-20
THE CITY OF AGRA.
Som ethlng of Its People and Business
A Growing Town Situated In a
Fine Farming Region.
ny THOMAS HosAcK.l

IBY THOMAS HosAcK
Situated on the Rock Island rail-
rold, in the eastern part of Phillips
county in one Of the most prosperous
sections, in one of the best counties in
the best state in the only country in
the world, is the busy, huStling CITY
of Agra. We place emphasis on the
word city, because the County Com
mlSsioners have just recently, October
7, 1904, granted petition OF the citi-
Gems of the town, declaring Agra a
city Of the third class.
The mercantile lines are we'll repre-
sented in all departments, including
three general stores, one furniture
and millinery store, one bank, two
hardware stores, lumber and coal yard,
barber-shop, two elevators, news pa
per, one'hotel, three restaurants drug
store, candy kitchen etc.
The business mon OF Agra are hust-
lers and tujoy u splendid trade. A
stranger cunning into town on Satur'
day might think there was circus Ia
town, judging by he number of teams
tied along the streets, hut IL he cares
to investigate he will lind most Of the
people in the stores busy trading, not
simply looking at goods but buying.
The farmers in this community are
PROSPEROUS and well.t0.du and spend
their money right here at home, be-
cause the merchants If Agra always
have bargains for their custUmers-no
need of them going elsewhere TO do
their trading.
Agra has no saloons but has two
churches and one Of the best schools
in this section Of Kansas, The pa
irons are especially proud of their
school this year. The School Board
are to be congratulated upon securing
such an able corps of teachers. Mr..
r.. V. Phinney, at the head OF the
school is we'll fitted for the position.
He has taught for several years In the
district schools Of Kansas but not sat
ished with being an ordinary teacher
he attended the Kansas State Normal
where be graduated in 1901. Since
that time until coming to take charge
of the Agra schools he has been prin-
cipal Uf the Mankato high school,
three years. Associated with him are
Miss Jessie Barnes, grammar grade,
Miss Della Garvey, intermediate and
Miss Lille Allen primary grades, all
doi1g splendid work. The total en-.
rollment is one hundred and twenty,
twenty.nine Of these being enrolled in
the high school. This is almost as
large an enrolment as the Phillips
burg high school.
The Christian people have neat
commodiouS church building and
have preaching services every two
weeks at II a. m. and Sp. M, Rev. j.
Hopkins, is their pastor, he has bis
residence here at Agra.
Rev. E. II. Tannehill is pastor of
the Methodist church. They have an
attractive, comfortable church build
ing and have preaching every two
weeks at IL a. M. and every week. at
p. m. Mr. Tannehill is also a resi-
dent Of the city,
The Odd Fellows have recently COM
pleted a fine large hall. They have
one Of the largest lodges in the county
outside Of the county seat. The
Woodmen also have good large hall
here.
The population of Agra is some
thing over three hundred and for en-.
terprising, up-to-date business men,
cultured and refined citizens the city
is well up to the front.
Following are some of the leading
business men Of the town that we
met aud talked with during our short
visit:
THE FIRST STATE BANK.
J. r. Burrow, president; W. D.