Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-02-09
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Inc AllldHCe cooperative dSSOClh-
ion at Wakefield, is building immense
new coal sheds.
Yates Center has a population of
2.169, which Is a gain of several hun
lred over one year ago.
The telephone company is making
number of connections in the towns
surrounding Wakefield.
The city council has canvassed the
recent census and reports there are
2,047 people living in Lindsborg.
Major Tom Anderson, of Topeka, Is
referred to by the Hutchinson News
as the prima donna Of the Modocs."
Anna NJ. Carlson, editor of the
Lindsborg News. asks: did you ever
pin your faith to an ideal and get
scratched by the pin?"
Congressman Reeder of the Sixth
district, is making special effort in
the interest of irrigation, during the
present session of legislature.
Abilene is Dragging of the fact, If il
be fact, that certain citizens OF that
place has received cash dividend on
bunch of oil stock.
G. d. Walker, of Atchison, is after
the Republican nomination for mayor,
and says il he once gets the nomina-
ton he will do the rest.
7. J. Fredericks, capitalist Of FL
dora, Ia, was in Baxter Springs, and
other Kansas towns, recently, look
ing up location for a bank.
1t is said that fruit growers in the
vicinity of Lenora believe that the ex-
IRENE cold weather of the past few
weeks has ruined the prospect for
peach crop during 1905.
According to the Vermillion Times,
one of the most accommodating men
heard of lately was he who killed
himself in order to give his wife a
chance to get $3.50 life insurance.
OF course everyone knows what the
able editor of the Emporia Republican
was trying to say but 1t was exasper'
ating that the printer should make
him refer to Booker Washington as
IAN expiring example"
The newspaper men of Wilson are
little particular nowadays OF what
they say in their papers. A few days
ago an editor there was shot and
killed because he made sarcastic re-
marks about the city marshal.
Abraham Scherling of Inman, was
touched up" for his pocket book, con
tanning $37, at the Union station in
Kansas City, recently. A friend
bought him a ticket home, as he was
"a stranger in a strange land"
Tie yourself to post some day"
counses the humane editor OF the
Jewell City Republican, land let your
horse go in and warm and loaf around
for two hours. Then come to this Of
flee and tell us how you like It,"
Frank II. Chubb, of Hoyt, boasts OF
the fact that while making trip from
Hoyt to st. Joseph, with a car load
of stock, he was favored with three
wrecks. and yet came out OF the
scrlmmage without any broken bones
The obituaries Of "Muskogee Red
which were printed In many Kansas
papers five or six months ago turn out
TO have been premature. Red" mani
tested himself in Coffeyville recently
long enough to work the fraternal pan
| handle.
The Canton Commercial Club be-
lieyes more In work than promises and
has raised money for the purpose OF
improving highways in Mcpherson
county, believing such a step more
profitable than the passage u good
roads resolutions.
The death of Samuel w. Forsha, OF
Greene county, in a Kansas City hos
pital. is much regretted over the en-
lire Seventh district, where he was
widely known and highly esteemed.
He was Victor Murdocks leading OPP
oonent for the congressional candidate
after the promotion of Mr. Bond 10
the senate.
From all over the state comes the
reports of various attacks OF what Is
presumed to be the grip. The dis
ease generally attacks different per.
sons in different places. Most OF
them recover, but some OF them die.
The attack generally lasts from three
to ten days.
The following counties in Kansas
have organized county high schools:
Atchlson, Chase, Cherokee. Clay,
Crawford Decatur, Dickinson, Cove,
Labe,,e. Montgomery, Norton Pota-
watomie. Scott, Sheridan, Sherman,
Sumner, Thomas, Cheyenne and Lane
All OF these county high schools have
arranged courses OF study which meet
the requirements for admission to the
freshman class OF the state university.
The next time that Myra McHenry,
disciple and lmitator OF Carrie Nation,
dares the assistant county attorney,
With Headquarters at Winfield, to put
her out of MS office, she will probably
be yanked out OF the room, either
standing or sitting. On recent occa.
sion the attorney In question carried
her out OF his office while she was
sitting in her chair, which had been
courteously rendered her before she
began her TRADE.
Miss Jessie Perry OF the Eldorado
Republican was in Topeka the other
day and wrote a piece" about II for
the folks at home. She concludes:
Next to the governor. Mr.. Stubbs Is
the most important parsonage here.
He is a big man In every way and Will
20 higher. The weather is fine and
everybody Is on the streets, Have no
criticisms to make, but | do wish