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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1891
Page
3
Widespread farm and school notes from Fairview district including new granary construction, teachers hired for Osk Hill and Hughes districts, harvest and thrashing activity, fruit and berry harvests, and various local visits. Mentions of lockdown flood damage, town meetings, director elections, and several residents traveling or visiting nearby towns.
The Perry club football game was postponed due to weather. Glenn Sunday recreation included Frank Weber atop farm work. Lecompton gains enterprise with corn cribs and local officials note changes in district No 33 clerkship. An entertainment at Glenn schoolhouse is set for August 3 with Ed Harris and Van Masterson in comical afterpieces. programs will be distributed this week.
Farmers report hay escape from rain and wheat yields of about 24 bushels per acre on the Nite Mila farm. Otto Luckan plans a new house as the region notes local thrashing and grain weighing innovations. A church meeting disputes among colored residents end with costs awarded. The new Methodist church set for August 16 dedication. P A Delbee elected district clerk. local stock powder promoted.
The notice advertises a $24 50 fare to Colorado and back offered by J P Ross with good until October 81. Union Pacific leads western business and J P Ross gains percentage, Eldridge House corner opposite post office. Jeel Puris chosen for district clerk at annual meeting. Leonard's Leader cigar advertised as best in city. For sale by all dealers.
A brief notice urges buyers to act quickly for rib bons, warning they cannot be duplicated once supply runs out and that current prices are at least half below present levels.
Local items report district elections and clerks in district No 1 and 11 and 18. Mentions a Republican candidate for county clerk Richard Holloway, preparations for a county alliance picnic at Bismarck, and a drug-store sale to Myer Bros. Drug Co. Also notes cemetery association formation, tax certification figures for Douglas County, and various small business ads and notices.
A mother sparrow and fledgling drew a crowd on Broadway Fulton Street as a boy carried the young bird to a churchyard near St. Paul’s. The mother followed and perched nearby while bystanders watched the recovery. A later note discusses jewelry restrictions and women’s taste in ornaments.
Oberlin land office official Toreka in Dodge City cites a surge in land contest filings over ten days, attributing renewed confidence to strong grain and fruit yields. He notes prior poor crops, mass desertions, and a rail plus wagon influx as harvests begin, with grain threshing facilities already stretched.
The Treasury Secretary informs Hon. B. G. Niedvinghans of St. Louis that no department regulations prescribe forms for importing skilled labor for tin plate mills. He notes the act of February 26 1885 prohibits foreign labor under contract and declines to state whether skilled labor can be obtained by importing aliens, stating no opinion beyond the cited law.
Hemocrata and Alliance men sweep Kentucky electing a full state ticket with majorities from 20 000 to 40 000. The new constitution carries by 50 000 to 100 000. Republicans fail to match Bradley’s strength. Prohibition party runs a full ticket but polls light. Legislature leans alliance counties. Corkhill elected school clerk in district 18.
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