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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1888
Page
4
The newspaper requests a correspondent in each neighborhood to provide church events and community information. Readers should send communications to the department by Tuesday evening.
The Republicans held a lively meeting last Saturday night nominating ticket and forming a central committee. Plans aim to energize the campaign with the refrain Turn the vocals out. Minnie Tegart is suspected to be Miss Ella Hook. William Barer’s wheat harvest creates spare moments for shoveling grain. A String Band member says the Music Club rumor by Dolly Varden is likely overblown. the band thrives with a new cornetist. Rolla Draper returns from Dickinson County. Rev Norris stirs church efforts Kanwaka needs a church. The Republican Club received new badges and plans to visit Lawrence next Thursday. H N ata
Mr. Edgan visited town on business while D G Scouten traveled to Lawrence for the Bismarck Fair. Miss Patton of Missouri will teach Mound school this winter. William Humphrey returned from Lawrence via Carbondale road. Miss Mary Connore heads to Kansas City Thursday. The McGee boys threshed Monday afternoon. Len Ice and John Price repair their engine. Car hotels will saw wood and grind grain for Charles McCoy this week. H A Cummings went to Lawrence with fine horses to exhibit at the fair. he owns over sixty high quality horses, including an English shire stallion imported from England four years ago with several firsts and one second prize at fairs.
Mr Harvey Stanley is on the sick list Hesper Academy opened with full attendance James Pitts starts for Mitchell county to supervise farm building and move James will be absent for some time Prof Weller Lane University president spoke at Hesper Academy opening School foundation work on the new district schoolhouse progresses rapidly S H Davis travels to Wichita for several days Hesper hosts meetings by Bible school library association and church groups Farmers threshing grain ready fall wheat large sale held at Wm Cole farm with strong turnout and active bidding Editor Cain of Eudora News acted as crier
A large Republican Day celebration in Kansas City featured a mass parade of flambeau clubs and bands, with about 20 000 spectators along Massachusetts street. The evening program in South Park included speeches by Ex Gov Anthony and Mr Ady, emphasizing party loyalty and the dangers of third parties, followed by a banquet for visiting clubs and local supporters prepared by local ladies.
The fair's fourth day drew Lawrence merchants away from shops to view awards across departments. A premier exhibit by Justus Howell features elaborate tinsel and chenille works, framed bric-a-brac, and an automatic buttonhole attachment praised for flawless results. S. L. Jones and Miss Frank Crowl of Kansas City supervised the display, Domestic Sewing Machine earning two gold medals. The Baby Show winner was Master Fred Shearer of Lawrence.
Mr H G Pears returns from Osage with ten recruits for the school while W H Sears arrives from the Cheyenne with twenty one Indian children. Attendance tops four hundred as harness made by Indian children draws East orders and praise from government experts. G R Tobe oversees growing output with westbound shipments frequent. receipts to reach three to four thousand dollars. Prof Gorman leads the season with strong prospects.
Dr John Deskins born February 25 1810 in Taswell County Virginia died August 25 1888 at Willow Springs Township after brief illness. A Cincinnati Medical School graduate he practiced medicine in Kansas and Douglas County for over twenty years. Funeral August 30 in U P Church by Wesley Ingle. buried Sutton Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons and a daughter.
The Prohibition party in Douglas county will hold a mass convention at the court house in Lawrence on Thursday September 20 at 2 p m to nominate candidates for county offices in the coming election. The county committee will meet at 11 for business. Rev Gabriel Burdette, candidate for state auditor, and other speakers will address the gathering.
The passage notes Canin as the birthplace of several great presidents. It recalls presidents living without modern conveniences yet relatively healthy, thanks to ancestral practices using roots and herbs. It mentions Warner's Log Cabin Syrup as a blood purifier marketed in Wisconsin, with Warrooms Bros. in stock.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 proposes amending section one article eight to strike the word white and redefine the militia as all able bodied male citizens aged twenty one to forty one with exemptions by law. The measure would be submitted at the 1887 general election for voter approval with ballots reading For or Against the amendment. It takes effect upon publication in the statute book.
The document records a Kansas resolution proposing to amend section 17 of the Kansas Bill of Rights to ensure no distinction between state and other states in property rights. It directs submission to voters at the November 1884 election with exact ballot wording and outlines the counting and publication provisions, approving on March 4, 1887.
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