Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-09-29


as the first court house of Mcpherson
county, as postoffice, store and then
a church.
The enrolment at the state univer-
sity at Lawrence already has reached
1900, and it is expected it will reach
total of 1900 before the year is
out. The growth of mining in the
state has caused quite a boom in the
engineering course.
You might not think it, but Salina
has Smart Set.
One woman in Salina has already
started doing her Christmas shoplift-
ing.
An army Of caterpillars invaded To-
peka this week and is conducting its
autumn maneuvers.
A Lawrence butcher advertises.
1--WE will begin selling fresh meat
again tomorrow" Lawrence has
$1,000, 900 of bank deposits upon which
to draw.
Dickinson county points with pride
to a girl who was sent from there
to the state reformatory for girls in
Beloit and after two years she went
to Missouri ana successfully passed
herself a sa dainty, convent-bred
girl"
"Supersede" is another word that
always drives the editor of the Jewell
City Republican to the dictionary. He
says: "All the other seeds have
system-ex pro and sue are coed;
&C, con, inter- pre-, re and SO are
c.e.d.e."
Hiawatha was greatly shocked by
the Oriental dancing ladies' on the
midway adjunct to its recent fair.
The blame has been passed along from
one director to another, until 1t has
finally settled on one who knew moth.
ing about 1t.
In reply to Anxious" who wrote
In to inquire the best thing to do for
cabbage worms, the fruit editor of
the Great Bend Tribune writes:
about the best thing we know for
cabbage worms is cabbage. A plump
one will last several worms week."
Joints In Emporla are referred to as
thirst emporlums"-wlth the accent
on the first three syllables.
This is the time Of year In Kansas
when the Berkshire swine and Po'
land China politicians are exhibited
throughout the state.
The Mulvane Record, just to show
that 1t isn't proud, announces its will
ingness to take tobacco tags on sub.
scription.
A man In Horton threatened to kin
a man who called on his hired girl
Maid servants are mighty scarce in
Horton.
Billy Morgan doesn like the word
"dlsmantled" He says the United
States merely insisted that Lena take
off her things and stay while.
The Ottawa Journal has theory
that the mares nest" which has been
discovered In Franklin county belongs
out in Riley county, where DR.. Colt
is candidate.
Prof. Dice, superintendent Of the
Alma schools, has also been offered a
job in a bank and he may have to
shake with himself to decide which to
take.
A theatrical company that is tour.
ing Northern Kansas makes use Of this
advertisement: 'Lost-A
pocketbook containing $500 and two
tickets to the performance by the -
company. Finder may keep the money
II he will return the tickets"
A mean citizen Of Cherryvaie Is
knocking on the town band and he
isn't the bass drummer, either.
After reading the oil advertisements
w. G. Palmer, of Jewell City, can see
no excuse why anyone should be
poor.
Chauncey Depew was in Sallna the
other day, and one of the papers says
he was 1.-THE sinecure Of many eyes,"
Leavenworth has big disappear
ance story. A man is there looking
for his wife, who weighs 20S pounds.
The Maine is remembered wildly
enough in Topeka, but the papers are
doing their best to forget Roumaine.
A girl in Winfield Is so lazy that
she leaves the kitchen window open
30 that the rain may wash the
dishes.
Only the prompt action Of a Santa
Fe train crew averted an Indian mas
sacre few days ago, according to the
News. The brakeman and
put off three boys who we're
going West to fight the redskins. =
An Atchlson bride, half an hour
after her tarin started, found hand
full OF rice in her hat, and burst into
tears, the Globs says. Upon the groom
asking her what was the matter, she
replied: "That is all the poor Japs
have TO eat"
Bent Murdoch OF Eldorado deploreS
the decline Of oratory. Public speak
ers, as a rule, don't talk about much Of
anything nowadays he says. They
roar a few minutes. take a drink Of
water, mop their faces and roar some
more. When people desire to know
what's what, they read the papers.