M. M. PHILLIPS
A Reformed Newspaper Man, Now a Grocer
AN ARTICLE EXTRACTED FROM THE PEABODY NEWS 1901
Contributed by Charmaine Keith (charmain@southwind.net) 24 September 1998

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Peabody News
1901

	M. M. Phillips was born on a farm near the beautiful little southern city of Athens, 
Tennessee, on November 30, 1870, and was a farmer boy until the spring of 1887, at which 
time he came to Kansas with his parents. While on the farm the young lad attended school 
during the winter months and followed the plow during the spring and summer months, and has 
make his own way in the old world since the age of eleven.

	From '87 until '90 he was employed in a retail lumber yard, and from that he went 
into a wholesale yard in Arkansas, where he put in almost two years, and proved to his 
employer that he was trustworthy and willing to do his work well at all times. On returning 
to Kansas he soon purchased a half interest in The Citizen, at Burns, Kans., and later on 
saved up enough money to purchase the entire plant and edited the paper for six years.

	On December 11, 1895, he was married to Dr. A. Fide's oldest daughter. In November, 
`89, he purchased The Journal, at Moundridge, Kansas, which he ably edited for one year; but 
on account of his eyesight failing was compelled to give up the newspaper work. Mr. Phillips 
at once left for the Pacific coast, but did not like the far west and hastened back to 
Kansas and at once opened up a small but neat grocery store right here in Peabody, on 
January 28, 1891. Mr. Phillips is one of those straightforward men you often read about. He 
believes that honesty pays and is the road to success. Everywhere he has lived the mark of 
honesty could be plainly discerned in him. He is working up a nice little trade here, and 
deserves a good patronage. He is a member in good standing in the Masonic, Workmen and 
Modern Woodmen secret orders. Success to him is our wish.