City and County News July 30 1850
Joe McConnell travels east and Mrs F W Barteldes visits Point Comfort Va. A newborn girl at Willard Browns home. A marriage license issued for Louis Schupp and Emma Hook. Nellie Sands visits Freonia with Mrs Abernathy. Kansas news, concerts, marriages, pensions, and a found horse. Local real estate transfers, drownings, and mortgage actions noted. Democatic County Central Committee called to meet. Fire damage from lightning on a Dan Ulrich wheat stack. The Fair remains active with plans for fall stock. Federal court halts packer prosecutions actions pending rights disputes.
Curtains and Draperies Sale At Lawrence Store
During the balance of this month the shop cuts very low prices on all ingrain tapestry body Brussels carpets mattings curtains and shades. Prices on all summer goods are the lowest named in Lawrence and are open to careful inspection.
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Brussels
Lawrence
Democratic County Committee Meeting in Lawrence Hall
Democratic County Committee members are asked to meet at Odd Fellows Hall in Lawrence on a Saturday in August 189 at o clock p m to transact important business. The report notes weather moderation, a Kansas City resident and a local woman wed, and upcoming People's meeting at Bismarck with August speakers and reduced rail rates.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Democratic County Committee
Odd Fellows Hall
Lawrence
Jons Gannsen
Bismarck
Alien
Midsummer Sue Sale At Weavers Dispensers In Lawrence
Weavers Dispensers in Lawrence promotes a Midsummer Sue sale with high quality goods and unprecedented low prices. Large blocks of merchandise include carpets dress goods blouses and all kinds of summer merchandise offered at sale prices.
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Lawrence
Married in Secret by Judge Norton at City Hall
Chas D Raber and Miss Mary A Evans, both of this city, were married by Judge Norton on the Mth of May in a quiet ceremony. The groom works as a clerk for Sparr and Alexander, and the bride is daughter of David Evans. The secrecy of the marriage was kept until last week. The Indian Inspector reports satisfaction at Haskell and blames discharged workers and political aides for opposition. Mary Dean, daughter of Mrs. Austin Dean, died Sunday at 27 after a prolonged illness. Funeral was held Monday at Clinton. Mrs. Mary Donahue died at 1305 New York street, aged 7 years. four surviving sisters attended her funeral at St. John's Catholic church.
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Josh
Opera House
Park Fountain
Will Good
Minnie Valdemire
Kansas City
eSebbie
John Patterson
Flora W
Edward van Buren
John Eldridge
Ellis
Sam Fields
Morras
Ofice
W.H. Gibson
Talestine Clont
DeSoto
Norton
John C. Sheridan
Miami County
Laura
Mary Engle
Forumttn
Washington
John
Charles
Chas. D. Raber
Mary A. Evans
Sparr & Alexander
David Evans
Haskell
Mary Dean
Austin Dean
Miss Dean
Clinton
Mary Donahue
New York Street
Frank Farrell
Butler, Mo
Charles Hatch
Pleasant Hill
Wmn. Buttermore
Olathe
Kans
Kate Hawkins
Kansas
St. John’s Catholic Church
Donahue
Lawrence
Weavers Mid-Summer Sale Continues
Weavers mid summer sale draws crowds with low prices and vivid fabrics. Fast black plaid and lace striped organdies are in great demand, with twenty styles on display. Shop soon as prices won’t last and time spent here promises great returns.
Linton Usher to sue over Omaha libel story
A local man Linton Usher, long known in Leavenworth county, denies a wild cattle theft and murder tale from Omaha and plans libel suits against the Omaha Bee and Lawrence Journal-World, with attorneys probing the accuser’s links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Linton Usher
Leavenworth County
Usher
Storewide Sale Promises Deep Discounts This Week and Next
The notice outlines aggressive markdowns across all merchandise except muslins and prints. Prices slash 16 to 334 percent on Summer and Winter goods, with every department offering sale items.
MARRIAGE OF MR MOORE AND MISS HOWLEY IN KENTUCKY ST
Samuel P. Moore and Gula Howley were married Tuesday morning at J W Beard’s residence on Kentucky street Lawrence Kansas by Dr James Marvin A small wedding with close friends and relatives then a brief trip to Ohio The couple will reside at 721 Kentucky street. Buried to Death
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Phen. Poehler
Henry and
Ohio Streets
Edward ¥. Dix
W. d. Flintomn
Albert Barlow
Jonnie Barlow
la Cross
Wis
Bury
Harry Frambach
Kansas City
Laura McKinney
This City
J. W. Beard
Samuel P. Moore
Gula Howley
Kentucky Street
Jas. Marvin
Ohio
and Airs. Moore
Tis Kentucky Street
Summer Goods Price Slashed At Local Store
Our prices on all Summer Goods are down to the lowest notch Carpets Mattings and Curtains are cheaper now than they will ever be sold for again.
Sunday School Canoe Program at High Prairie School House
A detailed schedule for the Sunday School Institute at High Prairie School House Willow Springs Township on August 3 1800. Activities include a 10 a.m. song service 10 15 discussion on a successful Sabbath School and a sequence of lectures by N Ken shaw Rev LL Yager A P Brewer and others with mass meeting and meals. The program lists multiple speakers with ten minute segments and a question box followed by a basket meeting inviting attendees to bring hymns lesson helps and Bibles. Passengers are advised about vestibuled trains on the Chicago and Alton Railway with through tickets via Kansas City Chicago and St Louis and timings and rates available from home ticket agents.
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High Prairie School
Willow Springs Township
Sharp
N. Kenshaw
L. Yager
A. P. Brewer
Childrens
Fillmore
Alford
W. Hazen
Dr. Cottin
E. Russell
M. Sharp
J. W. Stewart
W. E. Hazen
Che Ck
Chicago and
Atton
Kansas City
Chicago
St. Louis
Nawad
Union Depot
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton R. A
D. BO
General Western Passenger Avent
Chicago and Alton
Main St
Signs of a Summer Rain Foretold by Farm Folk
Farmers and their families read signs of rain in flowers wind and dry barnyard gear. Morning glories opening all day and hollow wind presage a storm. The farmer notes a dry pump, the barometer and cattle talk of rain, while a child watches for wet weather as twilight brings showers.
Swine Growers on Feeding and Housing for Performance
A National Stockman article explains hog management ideas including housing in a sheep shed with manure removed, free access to water, and a diet of apples potatoes and corn to yield about four pounds of pork daily. It notes slop recipes, rock salt, charcoal, and a copperas sulfur mix to deter lice, worms, and disease.
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National Stockman
Manure Management for Plowed Fields
An agricultural note advises farmers to cover fermented manure with one to two inches of dry earth to reduce odor and promote nutrient retention. Scraps from henhouses can be added without encouraging pests, as dry earth dust kills hatchlings. Floors under roosts should stay covered, with weekly removal of droppings and daily removal preferred for cleanliness.
When to Trim Apple Trees at Farmers' Institute
Reported discussion from the New York Farmers' Institute on timing for pruning apple trees. Opinions vary among speakers: some favor growth periods, others warn of harm. methods include pruning in late winter, winter, early spring, autumn, and just before leaf.
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New York
Hoyt
Connecticut
Woodward
Gauls by Harness Care and Prevention
The article advises softening harnessed skin with hot water and oiling with castor oil. Use a woolly sheep skin pad on tugs, dust gall areas with calomel via cotton puff, and wash the horse’s neck with salt water nightly. Pads are discouraged as they cause sweating and skin chafing.
Phylloxera battle in France yields gains for grafting strategy
The report notes in France that grafting onto American stock remains the most reliable defense against phylloxera as efforts at hybridization fail to produce satisfactory resistant varieties. Despite extensive fighting the pest, growers still rely on American-rooted stock, with notable progress seen locally.
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France
The Sacred Lotus and Farm Political Actions
The sacred lotus thrives in tropical climates and endures freezing when grown in ice‑covered water, with leaves up to thirty inches across and stems up to five feet high. It blooms from July to frost in its first year. The Minnesota State Federation of Labor rejects a Farmers' Alliance political co operation invitation. Connecticut farmers and labor groups plan united political action.
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Egypt
India
Minnesota
State Federation of Labor
Farmers’ Alliance
Farmers’ Organizations
Connecticut
United
Press plea for free coinage and relief measures
A letter urging the press to unite for free coinage and relief, arguing that national wealth does not reflect common prosperity. The writer questions party leaders and promotes the Stanford farm measure, claiming fair provisions and a duty to reflect public sentiment to boost circulation.
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Etter
Geneath
Stanford Farm
Mt. Vernon
Lis
Ontario Farmers Face Decline From Land Ownership Loss
The Toronto Globe notes rising indebtedness among Ontario farmers and a shift from owner-occupier to tenant status. Census data from 1881 shows 206,989 land occupiers with 19,140 owners, 36,04 tenants and 1,159 employees or stewards, suggesting a troubling move away from independent farming as the next census approaches.
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Ontario
Dominion
Toronto Globe
Government loans to farmers for homesteads across eighty acres
W H Hoffman in Grange Bulletins argues for government loans to farmers at one percent, limited to those who occupy land as a homestead and as homes in towns or cities. He warns against loans to landlords, taxes personal property, and exempts eighty acre homesteads from taxation while taxing all incomes to fund such aid.
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W. H. Hoffman
Kansas State News Highlights and Local Tragedies
A Kansas bound passenger train collided with an awited engine in Dodge City yards injuring and killing several. Fireman Joseph Avis died. two engineers survived with injuries. The report covers state rail rates discussions at Newton, crop condition notes from Ta Van, and local incidents including drownings, shootings, and a Wichita cow attack.
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Santa Fe G
Dodge City
Joseph Avis
Dort
Freman
Bagrave Oy
Milter
Newton
Kassie
Trdsstanedia
TaVan
Pertonse
Thednvestia
Supermniendens Myserye
Lass 1 Institute
Diame
Wowan
Leavenworth
Shiewalle
Salina
Abie Tene
Clay
Minneapolis
Washington
Hood
Ink Norton
Vomitelin
William Moxwen
Lawrence
Wallsas City
Topeka
Cand Willian Quinn
Mardin Mohler
Beorerey
Taub
Wichita
Roundtree
Linwood
Bac
Ed. Ford
Henry Ierald
Farowrs’ Alliance
Albert FP. Allen
Douglas County
Congress
Raven Coowmunam
Kangas
Wellsville
Arthix Rose
Cuannes Fuince
Sswall
Hwo
Supreme Court
Frask Broomcemus
Mars
Avapy
Atchison
Whit
Wonning Elvelera
Mille
James Schlief
Epwato O'Brien
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Fredonia
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J.D. Smith
Grand Rapids
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John Walrus
W. W. Nevison
Harkness & Russell
D.C. Imboden
Walter A. Gairns
Lillie J. Robbins
Gairns
Globe
Willow Springs
Lou Simmons
Daniel Ulrich
United States Court
Hugh Blair
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Mr Good
A. D. Weaver
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L. C. Melniile
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