31 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1884
Page
1
The notice claims a 25 year experience in clothing and furnishings in Lawrence. It asserts both Presidential and clothier campaigns will be exciting and fair, then notes S. & Li Steinberg spent nearly a month selecting and supervising the manufacture of their stock.
A long illness ends with the death of Mr A Gill at his New Hampshire street home at 6 15 pm. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from the residence. Born in England in 1817 he came to Wisconsin in 1863, later moving to Lawrence. As a mason and builder he contributed to many prominent structures including Lawrence University Appleton and Ripon college. Survived by wife and five children.
Reports from Minneapolis St Paul and nearby areas detail a bank robbery in which Edward Mason and Charles Part stole 6000 dollars, a wrongfully titled bank assessment, a fatal haystack accident in Beltiz county, and a fire in Mancotah devastating a block. Also noted are political primaries in Sumner County Kansas, a naval incident near the English Channel, and Chinese war dispatches amid tense treaty port activity.
Telegrams report three men detained at Fort Urm Arkansas issue amid unrest. One carried a revolver as the U.S. cavalry detachment guards Payne and his Oklahoma boomers en route to Fort Gibson for government supplies. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Payne’s release will be presented in court today.
A long property catalog from Andrew Tosh & Co offers numerous real estate options. Listings include two story brick houses on Mississippi direct, suburban 24 acre plots, nearly new four room cottages, and multiple frame houses on New Jersey and Rhode Island streets with prices ranging from 550 to 3000 dollars. Several large farms of 80 to 235 acres are offered with various prices. Contact Tosh & Co at WM Massachusetts Street Lawrence Kansas for details.
The Daily Indicator notes mixed receipts across wheat and corn with steady to weak trends. Cattle receipts show a slow market with native steers around 1200 pounds and Texas cattle around 1000 pounds, with feeders and cows in moderate demand.
Multiple real estate listings describe fourteen acre and smaller tracts near Lawrence with wells, fruit trees, and outbuildings. Properties boast good water, fenced acreage, and proximity to schools, universities, and city views. Inquiries directed to Levi A. Doxxe & Co for terms and possession.
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