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Newspaper
Belleville Republic
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1876
Page
3
A. E. Taylor digs a cellar under his new office. Kirwin Chief backs W. H. Pilkenton for Lieutenant Governor. Prices cut at Sturges and hardware at cost. Sabbath School at M. E. church flourishing with 9 30 A M services. Immigrant influx and farm machinery agencies expand. Reports on sunken road improvements, wildlife, counterfeit potato bugs, and local political chatter.
Meetings on water works succeed in securing a charter and about $1500 in stock subscriptions. Officers will be elected and a contract to sink a well near high water mark will be signed. Plans include a raised reservoir for 1000 to 1500 barrels and possible laying of pipes to main streets and homes.
A temperance gathering is announced for Friday at 1 o'clock P M at the Bellville Presbyterian Church to plan the Centennial Fourth of July celebration in Republic County. All true temperance supporters are urged to attend as the committee of arrangements and speakers will be chosen. Also notes Salonica history and a massacre by Turks.
Citizens of Republic County will meet at Bellville Court House at 7 P M on Friday May 26 to plan the Fourth of July celebration in an appropriate manner. MANY CITIZENS participate.
A May 21 1876 letter argues truth requires freeing the mind from prejudice and considering all sides. It urges weighing evidence, seeking truth for the centennial year, and cautions that accepted truths may change, citing Galileo to illustrate evolving understanding.
J A Mosher in Bellville Republic County Kansas offers fresh Osage Orange seed at 50 cents per pound or three pounds for a dollar. He announces a new Catalogue of Fruit Forest and Ornamental and will mail it free. Also invites inquiries for seeds for Spring 1876, urging customers to request the free catalogue and check prices.
The writer recalls sowing two acres of rutabagas three years ago for sheep but yielding little. He notes a neighbor, N. Wells, who has grown them for years with high quality. He compares white and yellow rutabagas and praises the long white brench as his preferred kind raised by M. and W.
The article urges Republic County Granges to boost farming by forming a committee to visit members’ farms, compare practices, and report on top cultivators. It proposes a countywide premium for best cultivated farms, regardless of size, to raise overall farming standards and spread improved methods. Fraternally, PatrON.
The Commonwealth announces campaign editions with June 15 start and November 15 end. Rates include single copies 50 cents, club orders, and extra copies for organizers. daily edition runs June 10 to November 10 with various club rates. Postmasters urged to act as agents. payments by cash, draft, money order, or registered letter. Address F P Baker Topeka Kansas.
Creditor notice invites settling debts with grain at rail road prices. Local merchants promote newspaper subscriptions and cheap farm equipment. Baum's Cheap Store advertises bargains in Hebron and Fairy Nebraska with walking cultivators from Defiance Parlin and Garden City brands.
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