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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1888
Page
3
Reports from Baldwin to Wakarusa discuss illness and recovery of L B Bodwall, a district court filing by Lucinda Keith in a divorce case, and Governor Robinson’s Indian school visit. Weather, emigration warnings, and school exam notes appear alongside death notices for Nora F. Berns and others.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting with strong turnout despite bad weather. Officers elected include J M Walker as secretary and F Delchman as treasurer, with new board directors named and plans discussed for road and depot projects, a sugar factory, university dormitory, and cooperation with nearby cities.
The Gilde club hosted a Friday evening party in the 4.0.0 W. hall with about twenty couples attending. Luly Richards of North Lawrence entertained friends Wednesday night, and the Proxbyterian women enjoyed lunch hosted by Mrs. J. A. Dailey on Penn and Ohio, while Mrs. W. B. Searo hosted a class lunch at her Kentucky Street home. The sketch club gathered at A. Roche’s Henry Street residence for a social evening focused on “The Brook.” Mrs. K. S. Lowle and daughter Rath, with Miss Helen Reynolds of Canon City, are visiting Mrs. B. Murray at the Eldridge House for two months. Multiple hostesses, including Mrs. T. C. Griffith, hosted lunch at Ohio Street. The J. C. Sorosis ladies treated their men to a surprise for Mivw Nannie Love, with dancing and cards afterward. May Webster organized a Watt Lawrence gathering on Ohio Street for the youth, and Gus Green entertained many guests in honor of his sister visiting from Canada, with supper and recitations by Nellie Griffith and Lyle Hyace.
A testimonial urged by Cathura Anti Path Plaster claims it cured dermatitis and restless itch after years of suffering. The reader is invited to write for details or contact Porse Dave at Curmtcat Co Boston Ma, with a note on price and postage.
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