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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1887
Page
4
Oregon Prohibition defeat forecast by ten thousand votes cited from The Portland Oregonian. Kansas figures cover New and political notes including tariffs immigration, Riddleberger remarks, whisky pool rumors, Santa Fe railway staff and population, Casade watering place near Pike's Peak, and pension totals from 1867 to 1887.
The Statesman editorials urge Southern youths to honor their fathers as non traitors while the election results show the rebel yell remains as inspiring in Texas as twenty five years ago.
A Topeka Democrat column chastises Tomlinson for past Republican actions and urges Democratic reinvention. The piece predicts he may become a true Democrat or be irreparably changed by the experience as Democrats aim to mold him.
A column extols Kansas pride urging residents to patronize home merchants and manufacturers and to demand Kansas raised products. It notes a satirical clash of art and arms in a Chicago armory display and references cross Atlantic news about Stanley and a Zanzibar death report, then previews September ST NICHOLAS features on Christ's Hospital Christina of Sweden Howelys Boyhood of William Dean Howells and Gettysburg battlefield writings.
In the Newton Republican Dr Ensign extols sorghum as a healthy fodder for cattle and horses under proper limits. He cites eight years of experience with hundreds of animals, notes advantages for milk yield, gut health, and parasite reduction, and urges farmers to sow liberally and cut as it heads, promising two crops per season and extended grazing.
Henry Grorae will tour and claim the United Labor party will come mighty near carrying the State. The New York Herald credits Col Pat Donan with authorship of his uncle Col Knott’s finest rhetoric. Sinking of another coal shaft in Leavenworth is discussed. Coal remains a foundation for city building. Nevada bank of California versus Fidelity bank of Cincinnati show differing exposure to wheat bets. Cincinnati invested heavily while California kept $8,000,000 with more left. Irrigating ditches in Southwestern Kansas are largely abandoned due to ample rainfall. those who irrigate report yields about a third higher than rainfall only farms.
The Commonwealth reports talk of reprinting and binding Kansas related books in library style. A plan proposes forming a stock company to sell the books by subscription and compile works by Kansas authors.
The document argues to convert the General Land Office from a bureau to a chair. It claims Commissioner Sparks has been placed in a position where superiors sit him down, serving Acting Secretary Muldrow as he previously served Secretary Lamar.
The Golden Argosy continues to publish Oliver Optic's The Young Pilot of Lake Montoban for a broad youth audience. The issue also features Drowned Gold by David Ker, continued stories by Frank H. Converse Arthur Lee Putnam and Matthew White Jr plus portraits editorials sports features and comic sketches. Subscriptions cost three dollars a year or six cents a copy from Frank A Munsey 81 Warren Street New York.
A narrator describes in a reflective travel tone wandering through Dusseldorf comparing it with American towns west of the Mississippi. He notes familiar streets, shops, prices, and dress while observing Friday market crowds and a street artist sketching a scene as German villagers crowd the strangers.
A narrator recounts a six mile walk to the Grafenberg hills near Dusseldorf, noting elm shaded paths, crops, and a Bavarian style harvest. He observes German hospitality, art rooms, parks, and urban growth, contrasting New England and German life while hinting at travel optimism and future Moselle wanderings.
List of new postmasters appointed in Kansas counties including Belmont Kingman, Bross Kingman, Dar win Doniphan, Els more Allen, Fletcher Stanton, Le Loup Franklin, Newchatel Nemaha, Pfeifer Ellis, Springpole Pratt, Wright Ford, and Wright posts. Discontinuations include Newbern Dickinson and Wikl Horse Graham.
Notice that on August 13, 1887, M. Summerfield was appointed and qualified as Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Frederick Engelsman of Douglas County Kansas by the Probate Court. The administrator will manage the estate and be governed by applicable laws and court orders.
A farm boy aged sixteen, sent for a dollar’s worth of sugar and coffee, vanishes for nine years. He wanders westward chasing fortune, then returns to Paducah aboard the Rhea, unsure if his mother will recognize him until the moment of greeting. The tale ends with the poignant image of sugar and coffee as the feast’s first line.
Charles C. Welman describes the Monte Carlo gambling scene before play, detailing croupiers with rakes, money boxes, and the orderly setup. The article explains how players place bets, crowd for change, and the roulette ball is spun as the battle begins.
The piece surveys Florida’s varied output with estimates across commodities. It lists honey, strawberries, hogs, sheep, beef, sponges, fish and oysters, oranges and citrus, sugar, molasses, rice, cedar, lumber, and cotton valued at totals ranging up to several million dollars, reflecting a broad state economy.
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