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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
5
A historic timetable page lists schedules for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe California Western routes, Chicago Santa Fe California, Southern Kansas Railway, Leavenworth Branch, and Lawrence Emporia Southwest. It shows departure and arrival times, notable trains such as California Express and New York Express, and notes on west and eastbound services, freight and passenger divisions, with agent names and stations.
Readable fragments show scattered times and directions including Going Scanth Going OVer Going East and odd timestamps such as 10:00 pm AD 50 pm and 3:00 pm 10:30 pm suggesting a damaged sports or transit timetable item with unclear destinations. The text lacks clear entities or a complete event to identify.
The notice directs readers to Union Ticket Cities for rates routes and train departure times from Lawrence. Contact J.P. Ross agent at 608 Masa Street for information on railroad tickets.
Prof L L Dyche expected home from Denver today J W Hardy a Junior Pharmacy student left for home yesterday Fred Morris and W E Curry accompanied the Cyclones to Washington yesterday Miss Sadie Emery will fill Mr Curry’s office place Senator Moody will lecture in University Hall this evening The experiences of the first Kansan lecture should be heard by all There were more visitors yesterday than any other collegiate day with no registrations today
Wild geese were seen heading south yesterday while new hitching ports were placed near the U B Church. J W Krum traveled to Leavenworth on business and over one hundred men were sought for ice work. Mrs R Brubaker is ill with lung fever on Locust Street. Robert Hill visits Argentine with J H Blythe. Elder J W Spring, ex Pilgrim Church pastor, was in town on business. M E Church festival postponed to tomorrow night. A buried horse at the north end of the bridge was exhumed and removed beyond the city limits.
Ihave received my stock of my large variety in latest panel Goats? A. Dailey offers a wide selection of child carriages and summer baby nagons with new designs and colors for customers seeking stylish and practical options.
Mr A D Weaver left for the East yesterday. O P Haines of Minneapolis is in the city. Mr A Monroe left for Washington yesterday afternoon. Mrs O H Bartel returned from Chicago. Roht Jacobs of St Louis is stopping for a few days. Chas L Whitney came over from Reno. Miss Gertrude Beatty of Chicago visits Lawrence friends. Chas C Seeley of St Louis visits West Lawrence relatives. Mr Geo Hackman left with the Cyclones yesterday for Washington. Mrs B A Ambler and sex returned from three months in New York. J L Wise of Hall & Willis KC called on Lawrence dealers. F P Johnston left for St Joseph. List of arriving guests includes F M Benedict, Tonganoxie. W M Lowe, St Louis. NJ Ashton, Boston. P S Browne, St Louis. F M Tucker, KC. W D Pratt, Jetmore. A W Banson, Ottawa. W M Cox, Philadelphia. W C Gelwicks, Pittsburg. J P Light, KC. WP Warner, KC. Geo Rodburg Jr, New York. Chancey Raymond, Chicago. MB Ladd, New York. B M Jacobs, St Joe. others from St Louis, Denver, Chicago and Topeka.
Marshal Walker received a telegram from Omaha stating that a man named C Nelson was arrested there on Tuesday evening for passing forged checks and held to answer forgery charges. Sheriff Love requests Nelson be turned over to our city authorities. Credit for the capture goes to Mr. C T KK Prentice of our city for vigilant efforts.
The Kanwaka Ladies Fair held Thursday February 14 drew a large crowd and strong sales. Profits exceeded one hundred dollars, aiding church furnishing efforts. Gratitude was extended to Lawrence merchants for their generous contributions.
A collage of short items: court cases and lectures, plays and concerts, hunts and robberies, funerals and social events. Notable mentions include the Brown v Mottram argument, a Rebecca’s Triumph show, a March 7 Entre Nous hop, a John Bock funeral, and a Stolen Will benefit at the G A R ball.
An entertainment at the opera house tonight is urged for attendance. The Douglas County Farmer's Institute convenes Saturday at 2 PM at the courthouse. Mr Fred H Howard, visiting from Western Kansas and Colorado, seeks a West location and may return to Lawrence. Selden G Spencer, aka Dick Spencer, now runs a leading Kansas City printing house and publishes the Grocers Journal of Commerce, with Lawrence friends cheering his success.
Mrs. Samuel Stailey of Fairview New Mexico visiting near Lawrence received word late last evening of her husband Samuel Stailey's death from heart disease. A veteran of the 11th Kansas Cavalry he fought for liberty in the Civil War and later farmed in Kansas and New Mexico. His body will be embalmed and sent to Lawrence for interment in the Watt family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery on Tuesday after arriving Monday.
List of letters waiting for pickup including ladies and gentlemen with names such as Malinda Coverly Jessie Clark Ella Clark Jane Doane and George Beebe. Postmaster urges those listed or their agents to state advertised date when calling.
Postoffice changes in Kansas during the week ending February 23, 1889, named by Wm. Van Vleck. Established Grinter Wyandotte county Charles H. Perkins postmaster Lisbon Gove county Jacob Woodcock postmaster Parker Linn county Nannie W. Seaman postmistress Shorey Shawnee county Frank T. Payton post master Discontinued Winslet Marion county Voltaire Thomas county Real estate notice seeks trade of a desirable city residence for vacant building lots in Lawrence. ICN Van Hoxsen
The Lawrence Cyclone Club of seventy one members departs at 3 19 this afternoon from Lawrence by the Burling ton & Pennsylvania for a ten day trip to Washington to join the inauguration parade. Officers include E F Good rich and C K Carmean. Subscriptions total several hundred dollars. A wakeful march and fireworks display are planned as part of the celebratory dispatch.
A thousand Lawrence residents gathered in rainy conditions at the Santa Fe depot to bid farewell to the Cyclones. Clad in gay uniforms, the players marched in two divisions to the ticket windows for transportation to Kansas City. At 3:19 the train rolled in and the team began its journey, arriving in St Louis and then Washington the next day via the Pennsylvania route.
Dr Horner and Deputy Sheriff Love investigated a suicide at Bald win City after a telegram. F Bromelsick was found hanging from a beam in his barn loft around 8 am. The exact motive remains unclear though despondency was suspected. Funeral held at 3 pm.
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