Morning letter from a Wichita stage and notes
A fragmentary missive opens with a warm casual letter about writing and friendship, then shifts to a report on the Omaha Abilene Wichita Railway project. The board of directors is listed with thirteen Kansans, with officers named and a $100,000 working capital subscribed. The line is planned from Omaha to Wichita via several counties, about 100 miles in Kansas and 280 miles total, seen as a booster for the state’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orricens
Omana
Wichita
Abilene Ratway
Omaha, Abilene
Rayroad
Windsorotel
D. A. Valentine
Clay Center
J. E. Bonebrake
Abilene
J.M. Fisher
G. W. Hurd
J. R. Burton
R. M. Crane
Marion
Samuel T. Howe
F. H. Pollock
Peabody
Kan
George H. Blackwelder
Witchita
C. C. Furley
M. V. Levy
John V. Moffitt
C. Furley
R. M
Omaha
Neb
Washington, Clay, Dickinson
Harvey
Butler
Sedgwick
Kansas
Sasepee
Washington
Center
Chapman Items Signal Growth and Local Happenings
In Chapman the chance to secure a premier mill privilege draws interest amid new residences rising this fall. Chapman Medical Hall with Sheeran & Gunn opens, Dr Thomas N Gunn physician in charge, noted for recent surgeries. Community notes praise band efforts, rail improvements, personal incidents, and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman Medical Hall
Sheeran & Gunn
Thomas N. Gunn
Medical Hall
Sheeran & , Gunn
M. E
J. M. Wilson
Chapman
Railway Co
E. N. Perkins
Auction of 25 Short Horn cattle at Abilene Stock Yards
Iain invites all to attend a sale on Saturday July 25 at 1 pm at the Abilene Stock Yards. 25 head of high grade Short Horn cattle including calves yearlings and two year old heifers will be sold. Terms include 60 days credit on bankable paper with 10 percent interest or 5 percent discount for cash. Auctioneers listed as Gro Hotsineron and Boardman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Shepherd
Hammond
Luther Shatto
Eimma Paulin
John Mermaster
Keller
Stott
Emig
Morris County
Bennie Knause
Abilene
Washington Territory
Dickinson County
Turkey Creek
Holland Creek
Old
Turkey
John Richardson
John
Mr. R
Boardman
Gro, Hotsineron
Legal Notice for Buckeye Binders and Mowers Sale
A notice from Abilene Kansas cites Adam Sheffer as defendant in a suit filed July 1 1885 by David H Metzger before Justice John P Quinn. It claims $45 debt with 7 percent interest from January 1 1885 plus costs and sets a court appearance deadline August 5 1885 at 9 am. Attorney W.O.P Seeds represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Kansas
Dickinson County
John P. Quinn
Adam Sheffer
David H. ‘Metzger
Abilene
State of
Kansas
Raelics
Welock
David Ti Metuzer
Ow.p, Seeds
Fragmentary Verse Prompt Incoherent Clue Line
A garbled OCR style snippet appears as a stray verse fragment. It contains broken phrases and nonstandard capitalization that obscure clear meaning or identifiable names, places, or events. The readable parts suggest a stream of partial lines without coherent narrative.
Colwell & Co Big Bargains in Groceries and Glassware
Local catalog note from W. B. Colwell & Co listing a wide range of groceries preserves fruit, tea, sugar, canned goods, dried fruits, coffee, condiments, syrups, tobacco, fish, and glassware. It describes a large stock, low prices, and location near Cedars Street with telephone 20. The ad emphasizes a complete stock and bargain pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Shane
Bonebrake & Rice
Cedar St
W. B. Colwell & CO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chopin
Chapman Items
Newbern Notes
Geo. W. Julian
North American Review
Felix L. Oswald
Charles H. Botsford
C. A. Kenyon
Northcraft’s
Floyd
F. B. Wilson & Son
Joan
Sebold, Fisher & Co
McCormack, Harvester & Binder
Berry Bros. Mer. Co
McCormack Harvester
Steel McCormack
Merrifields Variety Store
Cedar Street
Merrifield
Weet
Gibb
O’hay
Spruce St
J. M. Evvierr
Mioliar’s Bakery
3D Street
H. Floyd
Clinton
Bonebrake & Rices
A. H
Hogan’s Grove
Chapman, Kansas
Iain
Abilene Foundry
M. G
Mee
Colwell & To
Big “Bargains
Leserves
Per Ib
Japan
John M. Gleissner
East Side
Broadway
Cor. Third
Simon Rothschild
Frese
W. E. Bomgardner
Ke St
Abilene, Kansas
Percales
Glass & Queensware
Glass
Antexe
Kas
M. A. Finley
M. Nicolay
I. S. Hallam
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