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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1883
Page
8
Wheat and oats harvests progress across Belvoir area with numerous farms reporting cuts using Deering McCormick and self-binders. Local entries note high yields, apple and cherry markets, bridge work, and community gatherings at Peer's grove and Fourth of July picnics.
The Gazette reports Capt. Nickles's son Jimmy recovering from bowell inflammation and Squire Geelan’s daughters convalescing from diphtheria. It laments a deserted Fourth with no local celebration and notes May and wheat harvests advancing, boasting several threshers and self-binders in use. A later accident near town involves a son of Mr. Faris and a self-binder team, with full details forthcoming.
Wheat is mostly harvested. Prof. Ramsey is in the city for a few days. Quincy Baldwin Jr spent the Fourth at Tonga. The patent pump men are still pumping away here. Prof. Henderson is organizing a class in vocal music here. Miss Cora Stafford of Leavenworth is visiting in the city. A number of threshers started for the golden fields this week. James McKeehen is putting in acales at his coal and lumber yard. Jasper Hartley, aged 68, died on the 6th. Miss Watkins of Lawrence is visiting her brother Sam Watkins. Ezra Hubbell has recovered from a broken rib. Procter, severely injured by a dog, can attend to business again. The largest crowd ever assembled at Tonganoxie was here on the 4th. The affair was a success in most respects. Unlike Reno corn, the herb in this vicinity has not been observed looking finely. It is admitted the Kansas crop prospects are never better. When the callithumpians appeared on the 4th in their varied plumage, gravity left the multitude like a boy from a melon patch.
Dr J M Phillips and wife spent last week in Leavenworth for the Fourth. Shepherd & Duncan will soon start erecting corn cribs 80 to enable constant buying and selling. Linwood will have a meat shop with building under construction on Ash street. O W Shepherd introduces new summer goods in a stock mainly of men and boys suits. Dr J M Phillips moved drugs into a new store under city hall, boasting the finest and largest drug lot yet. Kirkman Siscoe Grey bought a threshing machine. first job was for E Siscoe, twenty acres threshed at thirty bushels to the acre. F M Adams moved his office to a room under the city hall for prompt legal service.
A young man, possibly a Lawrence student, was found dead on the Santa Fe railway south of town with the head severed. It is unclear whether he fell from a train or was murdered and placed on the tracks. The note mentions a drug business and lightning rod sales by local merchants. Market notes cover shipping steers, hogs, cattle, and sheep with price ranges.
Lawrence markets report a wide range of grain and produce prices including wheat oats hay beans and lard with values for pork beef mutton and poultry. The listing covers coal wood fruits vegetables and miscellaneous items with multiple place names and measurements.
Notice lists the semi annual meeting of the Patrons Association of Domest coun Orme Tawney as scheduled for July 7, 1883. The fragment details are limited but confirms the event and date.
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