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Admiral Dewey Homecoming and Local Updates
The Jefferson County Record notes Admiral Dewey’s expected homecoming. J P Lowe and son Frank visited Hollenberg Kansas. Jansen begins a $18000 three story mill foundation. State Agriculture Board won't hold a state fair this year. Tornado scraps in Nirksville Missouri yield valuables including a $100 note. A Hastings judge offers a tramp a choice of jail without clothes or leaving town in a headless barrel and orders hay stuffed inside. Lodges may rival churches with women’s involvement reducing church activities. Missouri River erosion near Rulo creates new lake channels, broadens destruction and harms fishing. Grand Island hosts A O U W headquarters. Australian ballot cuts sessions. County budget projected $56300 for 1899. Kansas fund drive aims to purchase a sword for General Anston. Raymond Townsend dies after trephining, following a head injury from a horse. Burlington plans roundhouse moves at Cloud and Oxford junctions, Red Cloud dismantling starts. Wymore rail schedule changes may shift No 90 and 91 arrivals, improving east west service for Wymore residents.