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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1888
Page
4
Ex Governor Robinson and secretary W H Sears left for Washington to seek appropriations for an Indian school. They plan to visit southern states and the Hampton and Carlisle institutions, staying about two weeks.
A fragmentary poem-like passage describes rapid town growth spreading from centers, leading to empty blocks and vacant lots. References to prairie fields, hay stacks on corner lots, and the refrain boom recurs, signaling speculative fever and its barren aftermath. The text evokes a period of boom followed by drift as autumn and economic strain set in. The speaker notes rent as the only steady payment amid a drying, unsettled landscape.
North side reports show a busy ice trade with Bjidemiller & Co employing about 125 men and dozens of wagons. Lewis Johnson, jailed, seeks exchange of winter quarters. Joe Napoleon and Walter Drake plead for trial on available evidence as their case moves toward court. Revival at the U R B church and a Sunday School concert near Strawberry Town are noted, alongside school board actions and a routine pay audit listing several firms and staff.
The council received and filed several reports including the city treasurer’s quarter report, and denied the Lawrence Building association occupation tax exemption. The city attorney’s opinion requires dockets for justices of the peace, and a fire department report noted eight ties since June with causes listed. December collection by the city weigher and measurer totaled 35360, and a special officer reported occupation tax receipts to September 1 as 72185 4s. A claim for injury from a horse incident was allowed at 20 dollars. The fire department reorganization ordinance was adopted, boosting the superintendent’s powers and reducing the best company from eighteen to twelve. Councilman Butler submitted the fellow- wipes.
Irwin and Robbie Steele from Lawrence spent Christmas on their father’s Belvoir farm. Chas W Moore attends Business College in Lawrence and is home for holidays. Miss Thompson’s school shows strong progress and popularity. J C Moore returned from southwest Topeka with plans for game but hunted forty birds and quail due to weather. A local literary society formed at the schoolhouse has done good work. a debate on Indian land allotment favored the affirmative with a clear program afterward.
A new ice house is discussed for Eudora and local men like Henry Ziesmen are busy with ice work. George Ott plans a spring trip to Kansas City. Dr H A Eberle clinic contract concerns with a promissory note and negotiability raise local questions about medical deals in the county. The Cleveland Club and Turner hall hosts a dance and supper. Democrats urge activity while Republicans are urged to begin work.
The case reviews Section 13 of the amended prohibitory act authorizing civil action to abate nuisances, against Walruff et al for maintaining a brewery. The court discusses removal to federal court, due process, and the police power to restrain use of property to prevent illegal liquor traffic, noting the brewery’s value and lack of direct seizure. The decision upholds the state's authority to enjoin manufacturing and sale of beer as a public nuisance under the amended law.
The court overruled the motion to remove, granted a temporary injunction preventing the Walruff defendants from handling intoxicating liquors on the premises, and noted the Mugler decision affirming the state prohibition. The opinion tracks the Mugler case and sustains the prohibitory statute against constitutional challenge.
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