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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1886
Page
3
The National Educational Association faced a close vote to host next year’s convention with San Francisco leading on the fifth ballot at 15 votes, Springfield 13, and Chicago 7. Illinois holds 13 votes to California’s 15. Springfield favored as the next host with ongoing committee review. Death notices follow for Mrs. Elizabeth Willey, 77, with services at the M E Church and interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Miss Julia F. Parker and Mr Elmer D. Aller wed last evening at the bride’s parents home in Racine Wisconsin. Rev A Piper officiated with Miss Sarles and Mr C S Walker in attendance. The bridal party departed for Milwaukee and Chicago then to Lawrence Kansas to establish residence at 933 Tennessee street.
Mr J Churchill completes a new residence at 709 Ohio street featuring mahogany street door cathedral glass panels and a hall of hard pine brick walnut parlor redwood finish a Cypress sitting room with a cherry tiled fireplace and mirrored surfaces Kitchen and pantry designed for convenience include a cupboard opening into three rooms and another into two The spacious bedroom suite opens from the dining room and bath connects to the house reports detailing craftsmanship and tasteful fixtures.
The five upstairs rooms and seven downstairs including pantry and bath are completed with a laundry and furnace room beneath the cellar. The building is well designed and painted and will be occupied today. Mr. Churchill receives much credit for the enterprise and the structure is a city asset. The third party prohibitionists held a well attended meeting at the opera house last night with Mr. J A Richardson presiding. Prof A A Hopkine spoke on politics and morality, facing opposition from Kansas Prohibitionists, while Mrs Lathrop of Michigan spoke on prohibition there. Adjutant General Campbell received a telegram from Congressman Ryan noting the Kansas militia credit bill passing the House, cancelling $12,000 debt and enabling purchase of ordinance stores. The Chamber of Commerce met to arrange for the Teacher’s Association visit, appointing committees on transportation and finance and requesting conveyances by 3:15 p m at the Santa Fe depot. The Topeka Capital notes Prof J H Canfield’s election as secretary of the National Educational Association as a western recognition. A juvenile Iowa party celebrated Miss Sadie Goodhue’s seventh birthday with lawn refreshments and gifts, with many friends in attendance.
Fire alarm at 2 45 p m yesterday summoned the fire department to North Lawrence near Ban nock mills where an old house owned by Mrs. Cotton and occupied by Mat Jones burned but was subdued before arrival. The home suffered heavy damage with bedding burned but neighbors aided promptly. A young man slept inside at the time.
A roundup of visitors and locals in the city includes O G Richards from Eudora D L Virgus of Decatur Ill and A Wilson of Quincy Ill on business Robert L Aren of Muscogee Lt at Eldridge T W Boor from Eudora Miss Delia Dobbins from Wamego and others. Notes cover travel, illness, property deals and social visits with multiple named towns and individuals.
From Russel Kansas on July 13 a thriving land market is noted with a farm adjacent selling for 10 dollars per acre and stock farms at 10 to 20 dollars per acre. Ellsworth grows fast, BD Long holds 1000 fence acres and 240 stock, wheat yields 15 to 18 bushels, Smoky Hill fork runs thick with cream colored mud, fish breeders Haise and Bro. report six ponds and over 400 dollars in young fry sales this season.
Levi A. Doane advertises low rate loans on city property improved farms and Chatel Mortgage Security with a large sale list. Highlights include a $550 three room house on one lot, a 20 acre farm with orchard and modern house, and a one acre fruit-rich lot near Lawrence featuring ample city privileges and potential for fruit culture.
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