Farmers and Dealers Gauge Posture of New Admin in Spring Sales
Journal reporters canvassed leading agricultural implement dealers to gauge belief in a Republican administration. Oliver Butler reports spring hardware sales ahead of years past with four Casiday sulky plows and multiple cultivators and harrows sold. Palm, Gould, Achning, Charley, Howell and Bell records show sizable plow, cultivator, harrow and wagon sales, plus a church bell and Catholic colony shipments to Indian Territory. Prices for fuel stay steady. dry hard wood near five dollars per cord.
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Journal
Oliver Butler
Mr. Butler
Casiday
Palm
Gould
Achning
Charley
Jerry Longnecker
Here
Howell
Indian Territory
Stephan
Cocklin & Vitt
Mother de Sales
Mary Paul
Pawbussa
Market Hay Report Shows Higher Loads and Steady Prices
Last week's report listed seventy loads of hay for the market, nine days, but this morning shows an increase for the week ending last evening of forty one or 111 loads received and weighed. Pearce hauled in twenty tons from the country. Prices stay at 50 loose and 86 baled. Straw brings 3 dollars per ton. The paper mill averages twenty five tons daily and its yard is filled with thousands of tons of straw.
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Pearce
Horses in demand and rising seed prices in Lawrence
A strong demand for horses in the city contrasts with Lawrence where supply exceeds demand keeping prices near value. Good young horses fetch 8 to 125 dollars, four spans of mules were offered but not sold as prices climbed. Seed markets show grass seeds rising with Timothy 1.50 to 20 dollars and other seeds like clover 5.50, orchard 1.75, sorghum 60 cents and oats 50 cents, indicating a shift to home seed cultivation for stock.
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Lawrence
Eben Baldwin
Timothy
Texas
Market prices for grains and produce from a rural listing
Wheat No 2 soft winter runs 80c Oats 15 to 20c Corn 20c Apples 90c to 1 20 per bushel Potatoes home supply excellent but demand pulls in Colorado Iowa Minnesota goods selling for use and sold at 1 0 per bushel Sweet potatoes 75c for eating and seed
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Dod
Navy
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Local notes and society items from Journal
Prof Burnell visits Topeka while Miss Paxton visits Garnett relatives and Mrs Collins returns home. Boating club talk and shorthand rules to take effect Monday. Green Strubere and Bluttner rode out and walked back. Library attendance improves, meeting lively. Heathman and Shepherd head home to the country. Progressive Educator to be issued about the 20th. Emily Smith of Tonganoxie visiting Lawrence. Government counterfeit detector Dye reports widespread counterfeit silver certificates in Iowa Nebraska Missouri and warns of detection challenges. He notes $5 counterfeits are cruder and that it will move westward. Joel Moody will deliver Cabeza de Vaca lecture Tuesday evening in University chapel. expected large audience. Moody’s eloquence praised. Journal predicts a full house with free seats.
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J. W. Heathman
Channing Shepherd
J. M. Dye
Dye
Joel Moody
Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Mabel Diggs
Yesterday afternoon about a dozen smiling girls hosted a surprise party for Miss Mable Diggs. Despite long planning the secrecy remained intact and gifted the honoree with a joyous, simple celebration. Attendees included Hattie House Gustie Flintom Rosa Pierce Jessie Wells Mary Abdelal Ellen Abdelal Barrie Gene Bowersock Ethel Bowersock and helpers Don Bowersock Madge Schaum. The program featured singing music recitations and free gymnastics with Indian clubs and the Bowersock sisters earning the warmest applause.
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Mable Diggs
Mabel
Gustie Flinter
Kansas
Hattie House
Gustie Flintom
Rosa Pierce
Jessie Wells
Mary
Ellen Abdelal
Barrie
Gene
Ethel Bowersock
Miss Gertie Becker's Tenth Birthday Party
Miss Gertie Becker celebrated her tenth birthday at her father Albert Becker's home with friends led by Grace Bangs. Flowers from teacher Miss Davis were among gifts. attendees included Grace Bangs Alice Spaulding Mabel Waystafl Margie Van Pelt Nellie Snyder Lillie Smith Gracie Smith Anna Smith Mary Austin Katie York Mary Brown Stanley McKennon Walter Van Pelt Willie Kilworth Willie Sayre Bertie Adams Nicholas Nolan.
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Gertie Becker
Albert Becker
Grace Bangs
Miss Gertie
Miss Davis
Alice Spaulding
Mabel Waystafl
Margie van Pelt
Nellie Snyder
Lillie Smith
Gracie Smith
Anna Smith
Mary Austin
Katie York
Mary Brown
Stanley McKennon
Walter van Pelt
Willie Kilworth
Willie Sayre
Bertie Adams
Nicholas Nolan
Republican Primaries Rules For Next Friday
The central committee adopts rules for Republican primaries with printed tickets listing all candidates and blank spaces for additions. Names must be submitted to the committee by Thursday March 21, 1889 at noon. Only printed ticket votes will count. Women voters see city offices while men vote also for Justice of the Peace and constable.
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Central Committee
Justice of the Peace
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