Local campaign notes and fair announcements
L B Kelfer of Baldwin seeks county clerk nomination at the Republican county convention. Lane University fall term opens September 6. Bismarck Fair entries pour in and promise grand success. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as the reliable tonic. The Plymouth church ladies prepare to serve at the Bigmarck dining hall during the Western National Fair. Quantrell raid scrip advertised for purchase by The National Bank. Topeka fire claims one life and several animals. Fritz Will of Vinland dies from a stroke. Ernest Brockelsby injures arm. Dr. Morse treats him. English Sarsaparilla and Boschee’s German Syrup promoted. Haskell Institute to display at the fair. Local jail proposals defeated in Johnson County. Prohibition and liquor enforcement noted in Atchison. Corn yields reported near Vineland. Quantrell raid certificates issued. most claims resolved. Gleason & Whitman offer low-rate loans. farmers urged to inquire.
Local horse reported missing and found near town levee
A man found his horse missing after a morning ride. Police searched and located the animal in the town’s south part levee. Suspected removal outside town before release. Also notes crop remarks by Major William Sims and a fire wreck aftermath at Atchison with thefts of bacon and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Jones
Hesper Happenings and Local Visits
Mr. Gale the Douglas county Bible agent visited last week. C. M. Rich of Greensburg Kansas is calling on old neighbors and friends. Temperance meeting last Sunday was small due to rain. Wiss Ancis Tuttle of Vinland visited friends. C. M. Pitts returned from a long business trip through southern and western Kansas. He thinks there is no place like home. Mikabe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gale
Douglas County
C. M. Rich
Greensburg
Hansas
Temperance
Wiss Ancis Tuttle
Vinland
C. M. Pitts
Kansas
Mikabe
Improvements dot city skyline with new homes and sidewalks
Quiet yet substantial city improvements reshape streets and sidewalks. New houses rise on Tennessee and Quincy, Ohio and Ontario, and at Massachusettes and Quincy, plus framing and barn construction. A public sidewalk on Adams Street and stone sidewalks around schools are planned. road to Oak Hill cemetery is graded. An upcoming Bis marck gathering and an electricity powered opera house lighting project are noted. The Sovereign Grand Lodge session in Denver is announced with Kansas delegates listed. A shooting incident involving a young girl and a colored boy prompts remarks on street disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Reporter
South Tennessee Street
BR. W. Sparr
Tenneases Street
Quincy
Grovenor
Morse
Hancock and
Tennesee
Wm. C. Bigger
Ohio
Ontario
J. M. Walker
Walker
J. B. Watkins
Massachusettes
Warren
Tennessee
Osmond
Wright
Busch
Massachusetts Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bismarck
University Building
Opera
Leading New York Florist Endorses Allcock’s Porous Plasters
In a testimonial from C F Blander of No 907 Broadway New York a renowned florist explains he uses Allcock’s Porous Plasters for ten years with great relief from headaches coughs colds and facial pains He notes his household and staff rely on the product as a weather shield and external remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Blander
Broadway
New York
America
Perons
Mr. Kionder
Allcock
National Encampment Rail Rate Talks With G A R
Journal reporter questions G A R rates as G W Duback, chief clerk of Southern Kansas passenger department, explains eight hour meeting in St Louis with Kansas lines and Rock Island. Uniform action discussed. no withdrawal of Rock Island rate. Rates not yet decided. concessions expected but specifics to be released after agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3 Journal
G. W. Duback
Kansas
St. Louis
Hynes
Kansas City
Rock Inland
Rock Island
Rock Teland
Santa Fe
Kansug
G.A. R
Topeka
Parison
Spread of disease and local notes from CrizEn column
The article discusses contagion and disinfection with Darbys Prophylactic Fluid as urged by Prof H T Lupton from Vanderbilt. It notes Flora Chivalier funeral at Salvation Army barracks and remarks on public sentiment. It mentions Eudora graded school plans, including advanced studies and university entry, plus faculty hire Prof Stanley of Hesper. It advertises medicinal liquor sales wholesale and references fair gambling restrictions at Bismarck. It includes a CrizEn letter praising anti gambling stance and noting permits offers and sums received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darbys
H.T. Lupton
Vanderbilt University, Tenn
Eudora
Stanley
Hesper
Eudora Eraded
Enterprise notes thriving Lawrence and new art league building
In Lawrence growth continues with higher rental demand as families seek education and quiet living. East visitors consider settling. Prof F O Marvin returns from the east with plans for a new art league building, likely to be let soon after two weeks. Architect I N Small is at work, design praised. gas company upgrades to double capacity and larger mains planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. N. ‘Small
Boston
Marvin
South Park
Pennsylvania
Hancock Streets
A. D. Pickins
A& Ew
Quincy
New York
W. Smith
Eldridge House
F. W. Barteldes & Co
G. Grovenor
New Hampshire
Berkley
W.J. Kennedy
NORTH LAWRENCE ITEMS SHOW TOWN LIFE IN 1887
Averages of daily straw deliveries to fair grounds and straw-fed livestock notes. Watermelons headline Theo Pine’s big haul last Saturday. Local ministers lead a Topeka trip to a state M F E camp meeting. North side businesses expect steady fall trade while eight families rely on city aid. A Kansas City liquor dealer recalls a week with steady shipments to Lawrence. Cows in wards five and six to be housed next month amid sparse pasturing since May. A. W. Rowley swears as Kansas Fruit Vinegar Co superintendent, selling pure apple juice vinegar. notarized August 26, 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Theo. Pine
Topeka
M. FE
Hansas
Douglas County
A.W. Rowley
Sys
Kansas Fruit Vinegar Co
A. W. Rowry
R. G. Jamgon
Y M C A NOTES AND STATE CONVENTION OUTLINE
Several association members have returned and new state organizations report progress. E B Gordach will lead the gospel meeting at 4 o clock this afternoon with a cordial invitation to all young men. W R B Johnson, formerly of Lawrence, now secretary at Marion Kansas, reports a prosperous local association. A large Lawrence turnout is expected for the Wichita state convention October 27 to H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Association
E. B. Gordach
W. R B. Johnson
Lawrence
Marion
Kas
Wichita
Consumption Cured by Simple Vegetable Remedy
An old physician retired from practice, Alving, handed a formula for a vegetable remedy to cure consumption. The letter promises mailing by return with a stamp, addressed to W. A. Novus, 149 Pow ens Block, likely presenting a sales or patent pill scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alving
India
W. A. Novus
Powens
Wanted 20000 Bushels of Oats and Prices for Goods
A notice offering 20000 bushels of oats for sale and inviting highest private bids for produce and lowest prices for groceries. Names and specifics are partly obscured but indicate market listing by Herwix Hase.
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Teind. Herwix Hase
Railroad Rumbles and Plans Across Kansas
A flurry of railroad news shifts with recent returns of A L Barnes S B Hynes and E F Caldwell. The Rock Island reports 58 miles west of Missouri, while Santa Fe workers move to the Larned extension. AT S F plans a 95 mile stretch to St Joseph via Carrolton, linking with Chicago line. Indian youths head back to Lawrence Indian school. The Kansas City Star notes railroads cut corn freight rates by a third to aid state farmers, urging ongoing good business. Santa Fe stock questions loom as Missouri plans reveal St Louis Kansas City and Colorado lines. Kingman reports renewed western Kansas railroad activity with subsidies for Union Pacific toward the south line, plus a survey and upcoming 500 workers in Kingman and Reno counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Barnes
S. B. Hynes
Topeks
E. F. Caldwell
Rock Island
Missouri River
Santa Fe
W. H. Deny
Trustal
Denver
Puebio
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
St. Joseph
Carrolton
Chicago
Lawrence
Emporia Republican
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Secretary of State
Great
Santa Fe Railroad
Missouri
A. T.5.f
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Kingman
Union Pacific
McPherson
Hutchinson
Galveston
Corps of Engineers
Reno
Dont Experiment With Your Lungs This Cold Season
Don’t waste time experimenting when your lungs may be in danger. The ad warns against cheap imitations of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and urges insisting on the genuine article. Barber Bros drug store offers free testing and large bottles cost 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Dr. Ring
The County Institute Teachers Meeting Summarized
Prof Stevens and colleagues led a county institute session covering dew to rain and other natural phenomena in geography and physiology. Topics included English grammar habits of body and mind, prohibition feasibility in composition, simple interest in arithmetic, and pedagogy methods with educators and school boards attending.
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Stevens
Ward
Miss House
Bante
Congress
Meyer
Stephens
Margin
Prof
May
Bertia Martin
Maggia McClure
Crowder
F. H. Olney
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Fe Journal
Lawrence Kas
L.B. Kelfer
Baldwin
Lane University
Merchant's National Bank
Serip
William A. Colman
Frankiin Dudley
A. J. Banner
Ulay County
The
State Historical Society
North Carolina
Hood
Plymouth Church
Bigmarck
National Bank
Fritz Will
Ernest Brockelsby
Brockelsby
Dr. Morse
Barber Bros
Haskell Institute
Johnson County
Atchison
Champion
Geo. T. Fitz
Vineland
D. N. White
Auditor of State
Boschee
Gleason & Whitman
William Sims
Missouri Pacific
Itia
Merchants National Bank
Messrs
W. H. Bestty
J. A. Willet
Geo, Innes
Education of the Deaf and Dumb
Deaf and Dumb
Olathe
Corps of
Board of State Charitable Institutions
Jacob Stotler
Old Settlers
Reunion
Robert Irvin
Blue Mound
Mr. Irvin
E. A. Landon
Penn Yan
N. Y
Henry Landon
Chas. W. Landon
Clanerack College Conservatory
Frederick Vaughn
Job Hague
T. B. Smith
Addison Willey
Wm. Tuttle
Wiles
Prysner
Bismarck Fair
Miss Flora Chivalier
J. F. Chivalier
Rhode Island
Flora
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
United States
Canadian
Switzerland
Denmark
Chile
Grand Lodge
George W. Jones
Mound City
J.8. Codding
Westmoreland
W.T. Johnson
Paola
N. Sinnet
Girard
Jones
Mr Codding
Johnson
Mr. Sinnet
Kansea City
Odd Fellows
Mississippi
Wesley Duncan
Horner
N. Y- Florist
Flora Chivalier
Salvation Army
Goode
Mg. Eprick
CrrizEn
Enterprise
North Lawrence
the County Institute
Joun AL
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