Local News From Lecompton and Nearby Areas
The Gazette reports Henry Dummer loading oats for Albuquerque N M. N J Stark & Co received a car load of lumber from Hannibal Mo. Louis Pate of Lake View visited town Sunday in an elegant carriage. Mrs E B Slade left for St George Kas after a telegram about her sister’s death. Geo Finley bought several lots in Treadwell addition and is building a residence. H B Rogers of Lawrence bought eighteen head of cattle shipped from here. James Fitzpatrick shipped eight cars of wheat to Kansas City. he oversees over eighteen hundred acres of land, much in fine cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Dummer
Albuquerque
N. M
N. J. Stark & Co
Hannibal
Louis Pate
Lake View
E. B. Slade
St. George
Kas
Geo. Finley
Treadwell
H. B. Rogers
Lawrence
E. P. Harris
James Fitzpatrick
Kansas City
Fitzpatrick
Will Barber Buys Docks Farm for Two Thousand
Will Barber purchased the Docks farm for 2000 dollars as rains swell farmer spirits. Miss Fannie Miner from Missouri visits Mr Richardson while Cosmo Shattuck plans a return to Vermont. George Hensleman and family visit Kanwaka, Woodcock and wife travel from Oldsburg to Vermont, and a new benedict is hoped in Kanwaka. Horticultural picnic at Mr Evans' is praised, county farming societies grow, and Wakarusa bottom farmers must replant due to washed out corn from recent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Barber
Fannie Miner
Missouri
Richardson
Vermont
Mr. W
Joe Coleman
Kanwaka
Evans
Weather and crop notes collide with a Wakarusa robbery
Wheat is doing well and corn is being cultivated though growth is slow after a heavy frost and unusually wet dew. The Wakarusa bridge robbery left a traveler robbed of change by two men with shotguns. A storm brought rain hail and wind, renewing concerns over crop damage and field ditches from the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakarusa
T. Boyd
Cartwright
Public road work and local news from Willow Springs
The public highways are being worked and put in good condition. Mr Pedigo of Virginia visits Kansas acquaintances. Frost on Sunday morning caused no noticeable damage. Weather cool and disagreeable Sunday and Monday but pleasant for sitting by the stay. The Dunkards prepare for annual meeting at C Flories one mile south of Willow Springs. Allen Pierce urges road commissioner to maintain roads after buying a new top buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pedigo
Virginia
Kansas
Dunkards
C. Flories
Willow Springs
Allen Pierce
Leavenworth News Briefs and Local Notes
Leavenworth reports measles, Sunday school in Friends' church, and visiting residents from Lawrence and Indiana. Local farm prospects improved after recent rains, though corn stands remain a concern. Notables include Miss Mollie Enochs, Rosa Berger, and J. M. Phillips. a horse killed by a railroad incident is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Enochs
Leavenworth
Friends
N. M. Grist
Lansing
Fred Hang
John Vestal
Will Carter
Lawrence
Ben Elliott
Local notes mix politics, health fears and theft in town
The piece surveys political chatter on the upcoming general election and tariff, notes J C Sprague leaving for Lawrence after a brief school term, and praises his prospects. It mentions a long gap in machine shop work, Dunkard conference attendance of 8973, Dr P L Rice visiting, and a theft spree in Bismarck with ten dollars, seventy five dollars, buggy harness, and train routes. It also covers disputes over the old Starrett house and a push to establish a pest house outside town for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sician
J. C. Sprague
Lawrence
Sprague
Dunkards
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
P. L. Rice
Colorado
Bismarck
Bedford County
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Dunkard
Board of Health
T. A. Myers
Tennants
Starrett House
Myers
Cattle and Hog Prices at Market Report
Wednesday May 23 cattle fair receipts and quality good. Shipping steers in fair demand at market prices with a hog run and quality good but prices weak. Best mutton sheep in fair demand. Cattle shippers 5.00 to 5.50. butchers 4.25 to 5.00. Hogs 6.40 to 6.60. Sheep 3.25 to 3.75.
Lawrence Grain Prices and Foodstuffs List May 23
A corrected Lawrence market sheet lists grains and foods with prices including wheat at 40 per bushel, oats 34, feed 80, shorts 55, bran 50, hay 0 per ton, meat and lard values, dressed meats like mutton 6 50, lamb 7 00, butter 12 cents, sorghum 2 per gallon, cheese, honey, and a range of green and dried fruits. Vegetables cover potatoes, turnips, onions, cabbage, beets, parsnips, and more with unit prices. poultry shows hens, ducks, and geese pricing.
Proposals for Flour Corn Meal and Meat At Orrick Prison
Orrick Kansas May 15 1883 sealed proposals due June 7 1883 for about 320000 pounds of flour and 42000 pounds of cornmeal to be delivered in prison yards with samples. Also bids for fresh beef pork mutton veal or lamb to feed about 800 people daily with security 500 and bond 5000. Warden Jones notes terms and delivery through 1891 with monthly payments and bid opening at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrick
Kansas State
Ae Lansine
Kansas
A. U
W.C. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Gazette
Neighborhood News
Lecompton
Kanwaea
Washington Creek
Tonganoxie
Indiana
Ohio
Rosa Berger
Linwood
J. M. Phillips
Phy
North Lawrence
Stock Market
C. J. Weatherby
I. W. Johnson
J.P. Alexander
Ws. H. McCurdy
Penn
Freeman
Attorneys
Lewis, M.D
Nthea
Pritchett & Foster
Winthrop St
Indiana Cash Grocer
Stanford, Bayless & CO
Massachusetts Street
Japan
America
Rio
Rar
Sc. UP
K. UP
Steinberg Bros
Grant & Piatt
J.W. Piatt
CG. W. Grant
Mull & Zook
Massachusetts ST
Lawrence Markets
E. Farley
Bloomington
Ills
Farley
Newmark
Stembergiine Clothier
New Palace Clothing House
Massachusetts
Dom Pedro
Famous Boot & Shoe Co
Lawrence, Kans
Justus Howell
Osborne and McCormick
Nichols & Shepherd
Ruttman & Taylor
Eclipse Wind Mills
Fairbanks’ Scales
Rain & Turnbull Farm
Racine
Watertown
Justus ‘Howell
Kans
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