Hailstorms and crop damage cited in neighborhood notes
A long regional column reports hail on Thursday night injuring grain and fruit, lightning striking livestock, and rain delaying wheat and corn harvest across Wakarusa area towns including Lecompton, Benton, and Ottawa. Community updates mention illnesses, gatherings, and local events amid continued wet weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bunn
Wakarusa
Lizzie Finley
Lawrence
Yarnold
Samuel Buchheim
Dance at the ball and harvest notes from Colesgrove
The Gazette reports a Saturday ball in town with Frank Fawl gifting his wife a new organ. Rainy weather slowed harvest. Residents plan a Colesgrove Overcrook celebration. Local visits include Mrs Derek and Nellie of Willow Springs. Several house damages from a lightning strike are noted with injuries avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fawl
Colesgrove
Derek
Nellie
Willow Springs
Ed Griffins
H.N. Oliver
T. Harding
Mr. Long
James Sullivan
John Gruber
Jas. Ros
A. White
Harrison
Inwood
Weathering storms and crop damage across the county
Reports describe heavy rains and lightning causing washed bridges and damaged fruit, with farmers noting grape and cherry losses and outages to wires near Vinland. Residents attend to repairs, attend gatherings, and prepare for Fourth of July events while local civic and social notes mention travel, marriages, and community updates.
Local Gazette Correspondent Contest Boosts July Vote
The Gazette notes the Correspondent Contest gains in Lapeer district and July ends with a surge in votes. It highlights local businesses, including Geo. Gould’s buggy trade and Lawrence J. Fy Mowabo & fos at 937 Michigan Street, plus wedding notices and a tip on Wiedemann’s ice cream leading to a bustling town scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Flory
Lawrence
Republican
Lone Star Storos
Lapeer
Gazette
Douglas
Gaxette
Friends of
Geo. R. Gould
Buri
Lawrence J. Fy
Mowabo & Fos
Missachuaelia Street
Bargain Waists and Parasols in Wholesale Closeout
Local retailer announces heavy reductions as they exit the waist business. Lot 1 offers boys waists at five cents each from 25 to 35 cent values, Lot 2 at 25 cents each for assorted 46 cent and 9 cent items. Remaining ladies waists from last year priced at 25 cents, plus parcels of serge silk parasols at one dollar each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Sibley Station
W. J. Bryan
Ottawa
Sea Island
A.D. Hubbard
Shawnee County
Kan
Hamilton Printing Company
Missouri
Prince of Wales
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Kansas Bank
Breidenthal
Banka
G. J. Spance
Richmond
Winner
Nelson
Lexington
Michael W. Sutton
Meridian
Miss
Stokes
Jim Imish
Powderly
New York
Paris
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Corbett
Senate
Harvest bonds sought in Kaussa at one fifty daily
A chaotic summarization of varied world events notes harvests, trials, crimes, political shifts, and disasters. Mentions Judge Charles in Nevada facing bigamy charges, a predicted record corn crop in Illinois, a Belle Prairie bank robbery, and a rising number of international tensions with Japan and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaussa
Charles
Word of Nevada
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F. Grammer
Mrs. Babel
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Squire Powers
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Geo Hulues
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Frank Helpes
Mr. Young
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Frank Nelson
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A. E. Owen
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Benj. White
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