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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1890
Page
2
Abe Levy returns east and J D Bowersock and family travel from Europe. Many residents visit relatives in Wyandotte Hutchinson and Pittsburg while others attend socials picnics and weddings across Eudora Lawrence and North Lawrence. The note mentions a pontoon bridge effort at Eudora and Professor Blake aboard a government ship for fog signal experiments.
Gilt Edge touts extensive carpet styles colors and textures not found elsewhere. It claims expert staff to manufacture lay and install carpets and shades with poles. boasts a large bright convenient carpet room in the city.
Mr A. D. Weaver has spent several weeks in New York and eastern dry goods markets preparing for a large fair trade. He plans to bring in goods people want, sell them at prices as low as any Kansas dealer.
Leases secured for the Apitz building with a September 15 move in. M J Skofstad The American Clothier promises grand opening bargains as new goods fill the store. Lawrence area clothing house claims unique full-range stock and urges inspection.
The Peoples Party calls a delegate convention in Lawrence at I O O F Hall on September 13 1890 at 1 o clock to nominate candidates for County Attorney Probate Judge Clerk of Court County Superintendent County Commissioner 1st District and two state legislators from the 11th and 14th districts Delegates and alternates will be chosen September 12 from 3 to 5 pm in townships and 4 to 8 pm in Lawrence.
Governors shift after denials as letters flood in with appeals across the state. He agrees to withdraw declination if the nomination is offered, but will not actively seek it. Deputy Harbaugh and James Robinson alias Sheeney, plus Big Eye Kennedy Harper and Warfield, face burglary charges tied to a Kunkle’s store break last week. Tom Gross arrested as accessory. Goods recovered, some confessions given, with Gunny sacks linked to the defendants and a massachusetts shoe store opening planned for September 6. Republican convention nominates county ticket with dispute over clerk and superintendent votes. delegates to state convention named. Jim Hoyt seeks instructing for John Waller.
Chas Fell 30 of Eu'lora was jailed by the town marshal after a several day spree ending Tuesday night. He was found dead yesterday morning upon opening the calatose. The Lets Dree Co's stock included barrels of Boiledaml Raw Line seed Q Oil and large quantities of Pure White Lead.
Wanted. I will pay highest market price for Oats Apples Pona es and Poultry. See me about dried apples. W H Penpietox. Wil at Raymurs drug store. The perfection of rice boiling is to have every grain separate. In these days there seem as many kinds of olive oil as colors in Josephs coat. Women eating corn in public would look less ridiculous if they broke the car in two. A German professor says all who eat watercress consume insects. Somebody writes it is not good form to use bread with the fork when eating fish. Whipped cream with peaches is a dainty Newport dessert served in glass saucers and eaten with a fork. Entrees and salmis are to be avoided at watering place hotels as they are made of leavings. Turkey is served all year so Thanksgiving loses its palatability.
A shard of Atchison contemplation argues that sin costs more than it is worth and that true value lies in honest kindness. It notes the power of trusted friends, the fragility of promises, and the limits of words in expressing wise thoughts.
S. B. Myer in Journal of Agriculture quotes a Missouri Farmers' Union lecturer attacking monopolists and bondholders. He calls for unity among farmers to overthrow aristocratic wealth, promote cooperative business, and insist taxes protect workers. He denounces capitalists and urges action to safeguard liberty and honest manhood.
The Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, based in Mount Vernon Illinois, is a three year old organization with 100000 members in Illinois alone It aims to unite farmers and lawyers to promote welfare improve agriculture and stock raising encourage crop rotation reduce production costs and secure better returns while organizing subordinate chapters under its rules.
The Pioneer Press reports Carrington Phelps a former Morris banker and Stevens County Farmers Alliance president has become chairman of Minnesota Alliance state central committee. His banking experience is seen as aiding campaign finance and fundraising efforts within the alliance.
A National View corresp notes plans to publish all senate and house petitions in daily periodicals titled The Senate Petition Box and The House Petition Box. The goal is to inform the public which items are sought by whom and to provide petitioners post office addresses for gratuity distribution.
John E. Russell notes Massachusetts agriculture expands mainly in cities while rural towns decline. He cites census gaps in 1865 1875 later corrected 1885 and explains Worcester surpassing Hadley, Boston rising to second, Hatfield dropping to 27th, and Wilbraham falling from 16th to 111th. He says farm output benefits urban supply needs and questions state gains from free institutions.
Governor Luce of Michigan lectures on Grange aims at farmer education and moral uplift. He argues knowledge boosts farming and warns against overusing soil with fertilizers. He cites low prices, distribution issues, and trusts as main troubles, urging farmers to support pro farmer congressional candidates.
The Virginia state convention of the Farmers Alliance at Lynchburg unanimously adopted a resolution to unite with northern allies, pledging to hold together against sectional prejudice until financial emancipation of laborers and producers is achieved.
The Farmer Alliance is described as already achieving much in a short existence with exchange networks and capital enabling wholesale purchases. It claims millions in savings by cutting merchant profits and says sectional prejudice is fading. The group anticipates electing governors and congressmen this fall, including several seats in Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee.
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