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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1884
Page
2
Miscellaneous notes claim vast grants forfeit, land transfers, and a spelling book reach. mention Miss Dickens and Miss Woonness pursuing studies abroad. Reports on wheat demand, barley and beer consumption, potato cultivation declines in Ireland, pig industry drops, and duty differences in flour trade. New Year flower spending in Paris noted alongside press reform debate and a push to abolish a state paper system.
Editorial argues that state official notices belong in local papers of each county or city rather than in a centralized state paper. It urges selection by price and circulation, notes few ads exist annually, and says district court notices belong inside their respective districts where readers see them.
An on street petition asks more time to pay the pavement assessment while a suit by the LS d ALS. By against the city looms. The council defers the petition indefinitely amid charges of railway influence and civic betrayal. Citizens on the street face the burden of any unpaid assessment.
A gravity water system is to be built with a reservoir on a large hill south of the city to yield inexhaustible spring water. Offers list officers of the company include President Crosby Vice President Ton I Brown Secretary W Ed Marsh Treasurer C L Wallace of Kew Castle Pa.
A fragmentary tale recounts a poor inventor on New York Number river side who, after decades of poverty, perfects a simple invention. He sells a large stake for a fortune, funding a factory that expands into a vast business empire, becoming a partner with millionaires.
Augusta Georgia News reports a Gwinnett County man William Jackson and his brother fled to the Arkansas hills after a June branding dispute led to Jackson killing a rival stock owner. He killed six pursuing lawmen in two mountain encounters, while his wife faced starvation at home. The brothers eluded sheriffs, and Arkansas outlawed Jackson’s group as they planned to avoid capture. Jackson’s wife killed herself after learning of his flight and the family’s collapse.
The Germania presents its coming concert with a programme titled De ART I. The notice lists the event details and aims to attract attendees to a themed artistic program.
A collage of musical events and local group activities shows Ch Bach 1 featuring Orchesias, Ronize Germania Gesang Verein, and Mika Jessie Williams with F W Krall. Also listed are Reinach quartet, Meimkel Gelbke, and several soloists plus a Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention in Jamestown on February 7. The piece also mentions a sheriff seizure and revival plans, a Jamestown death of N Monroe, a steam-vessel inspection showing favor to Captain Dobbin's self-righting surf boat, and financial shortfalls in John King's accounts.
A humorous snippet shows a town man two months married with a bald spot and broken nose from staying home at night. The dialogue contrasts marital attachment, household chores, and the playful line about a wife being attached to her husband, not the house.
Market notes from Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburgh show flour and grain prices firm with wheat and corn steadiness. Hog and cattle prices edge higher in New York and Chicago with strong pork demand, while oats and barley move little. Local reports reflect mixed winter and spring wheat values and steady butter and lard trading across regions.
Passenger equipment of this new line is all new with latest appliances for safe speed and comfort. Trains arrive at and depart from Union Depot Van Buren street. Timetable in effect December 16 until further notice.
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