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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1883
Page
2
A sprawling fragment from the Dunkirk Evening Observer notes deaths, misquoted quips, and legal-historical items. It mentions Gadacuen’s death in Chicago, remarks from the Ithaca Journal, Osaka stock broker arrests, and a U.S. claims decision involving the Leiiore brothers. It surveys river and harbor expenditures in New York, shifts in city tax rolls, and a Supreme Court decision involving Joseph Callahan on highway robbery.
Harmony Wimpte and Foster shipped a car load of veal calves to New York from Ashville on the 7th at five cents per pound live weight. Butter brought 16 to 20 cents per pound in Panama on the 10th. Potatoes fetch 5 to 70 cents per bushel for shipping. Maple sugar is scarce. Winter wheat looks better than expected, with a potential fair stand if freezing stays limited. Mrs. J. E. Steves bought Mary Sheldon’s house in Panama for $700. TL Loomis bought Tanner estate land at $196 per acre. R. F. Lewis and Mrs. I. E. Steves swapped farms and moved. Rev. A. Mickson rented his farm to Geo. Atkinson and will move to Jamestown. James White bought P. Chace’s 100-acre farm near Stedman for $4,500. Milt Johnston moved into Homer Pringle’s house to farm for Frank Wood at Stud map. A sugar festival at Rufus Glasgow’s home drew about 100 people. net receipts were 18 and to fund new stoves for Ebenezer M. E. Church. Thorp & Hawley cut lumber at Sted-Ton mill. Newhouse Bros. have logs at their steam mill, moving ash and cherry logs to yield about 65,000 feet of timber. Panama spring term opened April 2. Ice remained on Chautauqua Lake as of April 13. Dr F. Hamilton of New York examined G. L. Bly in Ashville. fee $500. Bly’s case was hopeless. he died April 13 from a malignant head tumor. He was brother of J. Prankily, of Mayville. One Rustwest.
Mr. Warren Gardner is very ill with Brights disease and has been confined to bed for over four weeks under Dr. Dedd of Silver Creek. A Lyceum organized by local young men is led by T. B. Winchester with meetings each Friday. A debated issue drew interest though the end was cut off by late hours. The justice-elect plans a two story brick office building for the town hall season. CG Smith promotes Lister Standard Superphosphate fertilizer via John Knollton. Town news includes Gowanda oil tidings and Hanover well reports with 1600 feet of hole and Wilton cellar conditions mentioned.
The item notes a school closure last Friday crediting teachers and principals. It reports warm dry weather, a desire for rain, a worker departing for Elmdale Kansas and visits from relatives and neighbors. A Greengill township farmer reportedly contributed 33 members to a local porker tribe with one offspring killed.
Twenty five Jamestown Swede men traveled to Salamanca Saturday to work on the Rochester Pittsburg railway and will be paid 1.50 per day each. Chas W Morgan of Janestown recently traded property in Randolph for a 150 acre farm valued at 6500 with stock. Mrs Susann Evans of Corry died aged eighty two last Friday night leaving thirteen children and many grandchildren. John 2 Clark and his wife and eight year old son, visiting Harbor Creek ex Superintendent, suicided by hanging in the barn. Ed W Dillingham and Viola L Bebee married a year ago in secret and the parents shared a similar fate censuses with related coincidence.
Scattered timetable notes show arrivals and departures with codes and times. Listings include Wool, TAS PM, 3:45, 7 Predgnia Arrival, and prices such as 12.90 and 28 for various items, hinting at a trade schedule or catalog snippet.
On and after Wednesday February 2 1888 cars depart at listed times from KR routes to Redonta Diinkirk Predents and Bunkirk. Morning departures include 6:15 6:50 9:18 10:00 and 11:25 a.m. with additional 5:00 6:35 p.m. and others. exact times vary by stop.
A garbled OCR compilation lists bus and rail routes from Cuba to Salamanca and Wellsville, noting daily and Sunday service, stops at Alfred, Andover, Hinsdale, Olean, Carrollton, Bradford, and Salamanca, with arrival times, frequencies, and connections. It mentions trains between Salamanca and Dunkirk, with assorted stop details and timings.
A fragmentary item references a person or place named Aoe Abet Onapan and a tick toe style term. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear action, date, or location. Further context is needed to determine the actual event or its significance.
Details on the New York, Chicago and St Louis Railway passenger equipment and services. The note lists trains between Cleveland and New Haven with times around 205 p.m. and mentions Wayne, Falparansgews, Columbus time differences, and calls for information from local travel agents.
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