English Russian war scare grips world in 1885
Foreign war news heats up as England and Russia edge toward conflict over Penjdeh. Parliament votes a war credit of 55 million dollars amid reports of renewed engagements with Afghanistan. A titanic sea war looms, Europe braces for upheaval, while America faces higher food prices. General Grant’s 68th birthday celebrated nationwide with Topeka honoring the hero. Locally Abilene sees new music store hopes, spring showers bless Chapman, and shipping lumber increases. Oklahoma boomers urged to seek farms and machinery in this region. Dog tax looms. levy expected to fund enforcement.
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Russia
England
Penjdeh
East
Europe
America
Chapman
Abilene
E.T., Fillison
Judge Carpenter
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Scott
Local Life Notes Hint at Coming Boom in Real Estate and Goods
The piece notes dull real estate offerings but predicts a coming boom as strangers arrive seeking farms and town property. It mentions active sales at Russel & Fancher’s Yerkes & Bro.’s Snyder’s and J A Whitehair’s, a new 70 barrel oil term at Russel & Fancher’s, and a growing butter scene. It also records imposing Catholic Church ceremonies with Father Curtin delivering an eloquent closing sermon and reports on town concerns and social chatter.
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Drs
Gunn
Colley
Russel & Fancher’s
Yerkes & Bro.’s
Snyder's
J. A. Whitehair's
Russel & Fancher
Brimstone
Dickens
Dickens Only Had Sorgum
Father Hurley
Junction City
P.O. Leary
Solomon City
Father Curtin
Manhattan
Sheldon
Tee
Hope Happenings in Garfield and Hope
Hope Happenings reports on Harding Bros purchasing the Darey Bros meat market and W P Robinson moving into N Thurstin’s cottage on Henquenet’s addition. It notes Hope’s growth prospects with graders returning, land rents, new houses, local arrivals, church attendance, farming activity, and a 12 pound newborn, plus local social and business updates.
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Hope
Harding Bros
Darey Bros
W. P. Robinson
N. Thurstin
Henquenet
Mr. Stauffer
Mr. Shaeffer
Hope House
Sheriff sale notice in Dickinson County Kansas 1885
The court orders a sheriff sale by the clerk of the District Court in Dickinson County Kansas on Tuesday June 2 1885 at 10 AM at the Abilene courthouse to sell the undivided half interest in the west half of the northwest quarter of section 19 township 12 range 4 east to satisfy a judgment. Also road alteration notice dated April 27 1885 requests viewing and survey by appointed viewers for the P Sherrin road in township 12 4 as it intersects U P right of way, with a May 7 1885 meeting set for consideration.
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Luc
Dickinson County
State of Kansas
Hardin Boles
M. E. Boles
Pear
Annie F. Dennis
Abilene
Dickinson
Kansas
A.D
Midler
Kan
State of
Otic
Patrick Sheran
Board of County Commissioners
P. Sherrin
U. P
U.P
Board of County Comers
C. L. Thisler
Chas, Slemmer
S. W. Dich
Board of Pouty Tssteners
Richard Waring
Road location petition filed in county court
In Stathof Kansas, a petition by John W Maull and 13 other householders was presented to the Board of County Commissioners on April 7 seeking the location of a road. The description begins at the northwest corner of certain section and proceeds along town range lines.
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Stathof
Kansas
Cousty
Dickixsey
John W. Maull
Board of County
Sweep Grinder and Farm Tools Sell Offer at Hodge Bros
An advertisement extols the Sweep Grinder as the best feed mill with high speed gearing true burrs and a patented grinding process. It praises Canton Lister subsoil attachments Jay Eye See Sulky Plows and Adams Cultivators from Hodge Bros and urges buyers to inspect and purchase early. It highlights low barbed wire prices and a range of planter and seeding products with Dickinson County as market.
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Dickinson Co
Hodge Bros
Acre Farm With Timber and Cultivation Rights Near Smoky Hill
A description notes an acre farm including 40 acres timber 160 acres under cultivation and 280 acres fenced, watered by the Smoky Hill river, under the name Hope acre.
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Smoky Hill River
Hope Acre
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TROTH
K. Strother
Strother Brothers Editors and Publishers
Grant
Topeka
Chapman Chips
Iron Horse
Leaderland
Henquenet’s Square
Strup
Thompson
Blesh
Dillon and
Dank
Green
Dr. Clark
Clark
Garfield Chippings
Garfield
Wheatland
Rob’t Chapin
New York
W. F. Chapin
Rhinaman
Penn
John Felbush
John Bryan
River Brethren
Bonnacord
Dunbar
Bonfacord
Chas. Morehouse
Charlie Ball
Stratham
Gent
Prince Albert Coats
Wests
Stover’s Geared
Canton
Lister
Nadelhoffer
Avery, Tait
Kewanee
John M. Gleissner
East Side
Broadway
Cor. of St
Purszain
T. C. McInerney
Sherwin Williams
J. G. Northcraft
J. G Northcraft
Origuist and Pharmacist
Humphrey
THE
Acmeuttaral Land Company
Abilene, Kansas
Abii
Ottawa
Pena Tee
Kansas Agricultural Land CO
Abilene, Kas
First National Bank
Hodce Bros
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