The following excerpts are from the Phillipsburg section of the Phillips County chapter of William G. Cutler's 1883 book "History of the State of Kansas".
Page 1515 includes the statement: "Phillipsburg was organized as a city of the third class in 1880. H. L. Sprague was the first mayor, succeeded by G. W. Stinson, Elihu Davis, present incumbent. The city marshals: Wm. Featherly, Geo. Ferguson, Wm. Beck, present incumbent. Clerks: Ed. Korns, E. E. Davis, Ed. Korns, present incumbent. councilmen: C. H. Leffingwell, G. A. Spaulding, F. A. Dutton, D. B. Bailey, Frank Strain. Present members, G. W. Young, F. Strain, H. C. Sprague, F. E. Winship, J. W. Lowe."
Page 1515 includes the following biographical sketch: "ED. F. KORNS, is a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and learned the printers' trade in the office of the Tuscarawas Advocate. Feeling that a more thorough knowledge of the "art preservative" was desirable he worked under instructions for several months in a large book and job office in Indianapolis, Indiana, and became a skilled workman. He soon after engaged as a compositor on the Glenwood (Iowa) Opinion. In 1875 he purchased the Malvern (Iowa) Leader office, and published that paper until 1878, when sold out and removed to Phillipsburg and became interested in the publication of the Herald as editor and publisher. He is a forcible, elegant writer, and was honored by his fellow-Republicans by election as a delegate to the recent state convention of that party."
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