03 Jul 1883
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1883
Page
1
City briefs note an Ottawa trip with speakers for tomorrow and outline county commissioners meeting agenda. The report mentions roads, ordinances, and fines, plus notices about fundraising theater and library support. It covers a reported kidnapping incident, a burglary at WW Fluke’s home, and population turnout figures for the county.
Multiple notices describe travels and appointments across Topeka Kansas City Lawrence and Ottawa. Mentions include Gen Langdon heading to Texas Professor Canfield traveling for Gir end to pluck the eng Dri Meredith of Cincinnati visiting the city. F A Nunegar commissioned notary public by Governor last Saturday. John Reed inviting JL Reynalds family. WB Wester leaving for Kansas City. EB Uli ule addressing Datawatomie County officials in Louisville tomorrow. Hon A Gas of Atchison to oversee new chemical building business. J Alex Shaw noted as major professor. Sim and George T Nichols along with others visiting Pagan Creek stock ranch. Osmond left yesterday for Mexico for railroad work on the Mexican National and may miss university commencement next year. KC and S&S railroad to run a special excursion from Lawrence to Ottawa and back tomorrow with reduced tickets good to July 5. Forest Park event features a Fourth of July oration by Seussior Colquitt of Georgia and an address by Hon B Gratz Brown plus concerts by assembly grand concerts and a Silver Comet band.
The Usher-Garage Irena Works completed wheel and shaft installation at Leis Chemical Manufacturing Company building, enabling water power use. First order of 1,000 pounds German Baking Powder processed yesterday. company optimistic about meeting rising demand with enhanced power and equipment. Credit given to Usher-Savage Tron Works for quality. report notes strong public-spirit and capital investment backing expansion.
Dublin reports Rev Thomas N Burke dead, Portland forecasts a bumper hay and grain crop, and Westboro Ohio notes Archbishop Purcell improving. Syracuse mentions banks resisting trade dollars while Crafton Kentucky logs a drunken shooting. Additional items cover ship endowments, rail company filings, a bank verdict, a racehorse arrest, and multiple weather and crime notes.
Market notes show mixed prices across grains and livestock with oats and corn active but lower, wheat weak and unsettled, and hogs steady. Cattle receipts around 4,300 shipments with prices soft, sheep receipts 2,200 and markets steady to lower, while bulk meats and lard demand vary by item and date.
A mob abducted a man from Bowling Green jail and lynched him, later displaying and decapitating the body in Louisiana. McDow confessed to similar acts and served a penitentiary term. In New York, Judge Fried man denied the Western Union Telegraph Company a motion to vacate an injunction affecting a dividend on stock deemed illegally issued.
Market notes show a slow flour trade with various bag and price listings, reports of weaker wheat and corn demand, mixed oats and flax prices, and steady butter and eggs. Also listed are pork, lard, and moked meats prices with broader regional wool and salt market references.
The Live Stock Indicator from Kansas City notes light cattle offerings and a weak market. Hog receipts show a weak to lower market with averages around 3 1/3 to 5 5/8 per unit and sales near 5 50. Sheep receipts were none and the market was nominal.
In Chicago on July 4, 158s, sheep and cattle receipts show weak to lower demand. Cattle prices drifted down about 6 to 10 points, with some classes 8 to 12 lower, while sheep receipts reach 7,000 with stock offerings steady to weak.
Market notes from St Louis dated July 2 1583 show dull prices for flour with no change. Wheat opened higher then fell sharply as trading remained active with cash and future quotes listed including No 2 red and various months.
Real estate offers in Lawrence describe a 2 acre farm close to town with a good house large barn ample fruit timber and rich soil for gardening or fruit growing. Also 80 acre farm five miles from the city with a good house granary crib and wheat, fruit trees, and strong soil. A 25 acre wheat lot and a 100 acre tract with bottom land suitable for wheat and corn, plus a railroad on site and timber for fuel. The owner offers 100-200 yearling steers to accompany the farm to cover costs within five years, with a $9,500 payment or security for care and return of the stock for three years. Additional properties include a massachusetts street parcel at low price and other bonding sites in Lawrence, with calls to contact D L Hoopa ar.
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