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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
3
Time table notice shows trains to and from Ottawa and all stations south with August 2 schedule changes. Includes arrivals, departures, and agent signatures.
A compilation of declarations from candidates for Douglas county offices in 1896. R G Elliott W Glant Lam James M Henepry M Summerfield B A French J C Ban ted J L Du Mars N B Bartlett announce pursuit of party nominations for Clerk of District Court Probate Judge County Attorney County Superintendent of Schools with the Republican county convention to decide.
Town notes report rapid progress on the Watkins building and a looming Young Men's Republican Uluri ty as county politicians tour ahead of the convention on the 18th. Refunds on city bonds shift to five percent bonds, Lawrence Business College opens with record attendance and expects 400 pupils. Students seek rooms as the term nears. crop shortages and money scarcity may dampen attendance. The Usher Guards head to Fort Riley for the state encampment on the 19th, with Company H joining others for joint departure. Local incidents include a frightened horse at Luther's grocery, narrowly avoiding injury.
Weather observations from Lawrence show August 1886 as one of the three hottest on record. Eleven days were below average while twenty were excessively hot. July drought broke on a shower August 1. Rain fell on eleven days, total rainfall below average for eight months of 1886, with clear days and varying cloudiness. Wind and barometric readings are given, plus a long list of trotting races for the Bismarck Fair and local sports results.
The Ottawa Local News reports Charles Johnson pleaded guilty before Judge Good to false representation to a druggist to obtain liquor. He received the minimum penalty of $100 fine and thirty days in jail, with commitment until costs are paid. The county attorney vows vigorous future prosecutions and citizen cooperation.
Ladies Auxiliary and athletic directors met to discuss debt, fundraising, and adjusting ball ground plans. A new grand stand partition will reserve seats for ladies, hoodlum disruption will be curbed, and trespass arrests ordered. John Gilmore named manager as decorum and proper audience behavior are stressed. A law story about a Kentucky divorce illustrates imagination versus reality.
A reporter describes a new street game called Nigger Ten played on main streets. Two players tally passersby with white counted as one, colored as ten, and dogs as twenty, aiming to reach one hundred points first for the stake. The game draws boarders, politicians, and others at Eldridge House evenings.
Readers discuss health impacts of pig pens and barnyards within the city limits and urge removal of fences south of fathrop on Sormees street to improve public health and street appearance.
Garrns predicts victory for Lawrence with new battery and well chosen fielders and basemen. The piece notes improvements, upcoming games, and mentions six carloads of Mor meat converts traveling to Salt Lake City. It also lists local incidents including Miss Effie Allen’s fall and a silk handkerchief locomotive exhibit by Jake Steinberg related to fair week.
At the Ladies Auxiliary meeting funds were targeted to refurnish rooms and attract young men. Mrs. J McEwan was elected chairman of a solicitation committee to enlist members and contributions. A meeting is set for Sept 18. Elliott announces candidacy for Clerk of the Court, highlighting his Kansas roots and long Republican activity.
Baldwin grows as four new residents arrive including two colored families and two plain. People relocate for education of children, professional work by Dr. Smith, and family visits. Local deaths, illnesses, farming yields, travels, meetings, and plans for new spring water drives are reported, with taxes, donations, and community hopes.
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