Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-02-16

night Tor Hutchinson, Kansas.
The Ojd Fellows and RebekahA
hold a banquet az their hall tonight
Mrs. Martln returns from Omaha to-
day and will go to Long Island to pre-
pare for moving to this city.
Guy Blssell slipped down the steps
at the register Of deeds ofiice yesterday
and narrowly escaped serious injuries.
W. 81. Vest of Marvin was number
ed among the visitors to this city yes
terday. This office acknowledges a
call.
Mrs. VierS was here from Stockton,
Tuesday experimenting the erection
of a monument in the Falrview .ceme-
terry.
Harry White will attend the Work.
men grand lodge at Leavenworth a.
the representative Of the Phillipsburg
lodge.
The coolest weather record d at this
place is twenty-one degrees below zero
which was the mark for last Monday
morning. =.
Fl. r. WinterSteen and wife return.
ed from their honeymoon Tuesday.
They will be at home on the Ham
farm after March first.
Smith County Is booming their
county fair association. What has be-
come of the agitation to organize
county fair at this place?
The proposed measure to prohibi'
life insurance agents from dividing
their commission with applicants was
killed in the committee rooms.
Before buying carpets see my new
line OF Richardson's Superlative Car.
pets. Always the best and cheapest.
G. B. LAM
Rural route carriers have found thu
roads in bad condition and although
patrons are required to keep them
open they have not complied with the
law very readily,
One hundred tickets for the next
seasons lecture course have been sold
already. One hundred more should
be taken. This number would guar.
antee a splendid course.
The Young Mems Athletic Assocla
tlon meets for drill regularly thre'
times week, and they manifest al
active interest too. A class Of athletes
will spring up before many are aware
OF it.
1t must have been very cold at
Emporiq. A special news dispatch
from that place to the Capital conveys
che startling and important informal
ion that the. tails we're frozen of from
forty pigs!
A cement company having capital
stock VI $500 mas been organized ~
Smith Center IL is 10 be known as
the Smith Center Construction Com.
pany and will take contracts for all
kinds VI buildings.
Tuesday was the fifth anniversary
Of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Larkin. The event was celebrated by
a number Of the relatives who we're
entertained at their hume. AS usual
a sumptuous dinner was served.
Carpenters would 10 we'll to locate
here for the next season. Fully a.
many II not more new houses will be
put up during the summer as wer'
constructed last year. The tow
can't grow as fast as it wants to on
account Of lack Of houses.
John Shufty was arrested the first
Of the week by his wife who charged
him with violent and threatening con.
duct. The trial was to have occurred
Tuesday but the parties settled thei
difficulties by agreeing to divorce
and division Of their property.
County Clerk Martin will hold a
public sale at his farm adjoining the
town Of Long Island, next Thursday.
A number Of good horses, cattle and
hogs, household furniture, farming
implements, bees aud other STUFF viii
be sold. Everything is high grade.
Calvin Baum returned from Sallna
Tuesday night. The schools he has
been attending have been closed on
account Of small pox. He will now re
main Ia town for a short vacation Of a
week or two. He is we'll satisfied with
the school and the work he is doing
Those who have attempted to visit
town since the blizzard report the
roads to be in an almost impossible
condition. North and south roads as
we'll as those running east and west
are filled with drifts Of hard packed
snow. 1t will take sometime to put
them in decent shape for travelling.
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