Lawrence Journal from Lawrence, Kansas • 13

18 Lawrence weekly school house when the proper time comes. Geo Thomas, from De Sota, passed vest a day or two since with a drove of cattle and lost one head six mites west. the-Milwaukee sun." In the early winter the Misses Chapin came and began the school. Miss Elizabeth Wat son accompanied them. She was a young Englirb girl, who bad graduated from the college, and for seven years had had a home with them.

She was a person of remarkably fine mathematical turn, and of The Fall Leaf Dancing association is salary of $1800. Miss E. P. Leonard was invited to teach French, German-, drawing and painting. She continued tor hold the place five or six years when she? resigned to take another year's study iff Germany.

Several of the regents had said, "we do not care so much for her foreign languages, but as a teacher of fine English she must be persuaded to come." There was much that was refining in her presence to the now in the north part of the district and headed this way. great force of character, sensible and RENO. Akins, a former guard at fba state pleasing; the kind of person one likes to welcome under their own.roof-tree. Miss Watson, about seven years after tbi, penitentiary, njw living at Lawrence, passed through this place last Saturday overland in a buggy, making the route in one day. married Herman Collins, a nephew of young ladies who were daily associated with her, many young men were drawn also within the sphere of her influx ence.

To this day they speak of the Chapins, and has lived mostly at Poucbatoula, upon a large plantation A Martin, a sweet potato grower in the Miss Leonard with great feeling and af belonging to Mr. Collins. Miss Carrie Kaw valley, passed through here a day or two since, with load for Tonganoxie, Cbapin and Mrs. Collins were almost Ctudieted by Wm. Stiner BUR OAK.

Still they go to Kansas City most every week. This migration is confined to the African race, A. Fine lately moved into the old Cory building, facing east towards Turkey creek. Much of the poor land along the creek find on the divide is, after all; being made useful raising corn at the present prices. The straight road leading by and through the Cherokee farm has almost been forsaken.

A man from Lawrence last Monday while riding along the road, was. followed by three hundred white faced cattle all one size, over the fence some distance. It was to him a reminder of so many uniformed soldiers keeping step by music, These feeders are on the old Buckingham farm. fection. A letter I received last summer from the president of a fine western scbool of learning is proof of my asser inseparable, and in the later years which be sold, and returned the same Miss Cbapin spent much time with day.

Mrs Collins in Louisiana. When her health Garvin Allen drove to Lawrence last was failing. Mrs Collins went to Prairie Saturday and returned late in the day. Ave Chicago to care for her where I visited The Kubn brothers, proprietors of the Reno creamery, are feeding about 141 head of hogs. tbem in May, 1893.

Miss Carrie Chapin had suffered all the winter with inflammatory rheumatism and Mrs Collins had tions! It may not be amiss to mention here something which extended into Miss Mary Cbapin's life and it may have been the influence which bore her up above the sorrows of life and made her cares sit so lightly upon her 87 years of happy, busy, useful life, and how long it is! Miss Chapin was engaged to be married to a young clergyman, talented and worthy of There are preparations being made to store several hundred tons Of ice in this place should it come. done wbat she could to alleviate the distress. Miss Mary had then passed her 80th birthday. She was doing her own housekeeping, every morning went to order her supplies for the day, and then every other day accompanied me to the fair An average of ten tramps with doubla that many horses pass West every day in her, After a brief illness be died. For a long time she felt all the weariness and loneliness of such a bereavement.

The ef the week. There will be a Christmas tree at the grounds where we spent the entire day. She was an enthusiastic looker on of the church on the eve of Christmas. forts of friends to console her availed nothing, but one night she was awakened world's great display, never weary of A number of men find work among the from her sleep by an exceeding bright Reno cattle feeders of fat stock. those great distances, always dn the qui vive to see all that the world had of the ness in her room, like the glory of the sunlight.

In the window the old lost lover MAPLE GROVE. The old ice house down at the river bend best. She was indeed tireless, both ment ally and physically. I sometimes felt com stood in all the naturalness of life and be said "Love is Eternal." The burden was in North Lawrence has been taken to pieces and is now being made over with lifted. She was the Mary Chapin the old days, cheerful and happy and use the same lumber with the exception of the roofing.

ful, the marvel of her friends. Sara Robinson. Two men were at wo last Saturday pelled to say: "Oh, Miss Chapin if you walk so fast, I shall only be able to keep you in sight Sometimes I would persuade her to sit down for a little while on the broad piazza of the Pennsylvania building. Every evening at 6 o'clock we would reach the house as fresh and untired as in the morning. Miss Mary had remained in Lawrence not much over a year She had been invited to teach English ROYAL ARCH MASONS.

removing some sand from the paupers' field tbat bad collected during the past month in the cemetery. nnual Election of Officers Followed by a Supper. Theannual convocation of Lawrence John Lee, who has been two years near It AW VALLEY. There was an ancient prayer meeting at the Farmland school house, one night last week, in place of a spelling school. The Kaw valley road got so bad that the roa i overseer was compelled to look after Some mud holes.

A large amount of wild ducks can be seen on Horseshoe lake these days, but are too wild to approach with guns. The old Wakarusa bottoms to the south of here have become impassable with heavy loads. Good roads and plenty of sunshine will be acceptable to all Kaw Valley travelers. Morris Suitor, the champion melon grower in past years, has left the valley for Lawrence, and in the spring will be of! for Oklahoma. There was two shooting matches within reach of all gunners on Thursday of last week.

No turkey was allowed to go the Lawrence market without a passport. Two the Eudora churches held Thanksgiving. The other jur churches fell in a reunion way. ''Jayhawker' quartette" as they call themselves, from Kansas "university, united with a Eudora elocutionist at Lotholz ball on Saturday night last, and derived $10 from the entertainment. half of the people of this place went out to a tut key shoot last Thursday and saw two dczan turkeys under the hammer.

the school house, has moved to Lawrence, on Railroad street. chapter N0.4 A M.was held last Tuesday literature in Hartford, her salary A man by the name of John Rogers is being $1,000. People in Quincy.Ill., were lireing Miss Carrie C. aad Miss Watson building a new house near the city limits. to come there and begin a school for you 3 John Smith finished digging his potatoes ladies.

last Saturday, near town. It had been hoped that Misi The school this season has been furnish Carrie would go in the University here ed with hard wood in place of Leavenworth coal. upon its opening, 'but everything was slow. The Quincy people were, many of Richard Hicks has the lar; est collection them, rich people. They were intelligent of chickens of any man north of the river for the size of the park over which they people and they had -daughters fast approaching womanhood, who needed advan travel every day.

evening at Masonic hall. The following officers were elected and duly installed for the ensuing year; Wm Burdick. Smith. A Spaulding. Sec, Wood.

Treas, March. Morse. Bullene, A Wagstaff. 3rd V. WF Smith; 2nd Otto Fischer.

Chaplain, A Selig. Tyler, Richards. In connection with the annual election, the degree of was conferred upon Eastman, after which the members partook of supper served in the hall. Lawrence chapter begins a new year with very encouraging prospects. A complete set of rich and very handsome robes has been recently purchased, and an increased interest is being taken in the order.

tages. 1 hey were alert, and tbey had the building ready, a most pleasant place, with ample, well shaded grounds, and the To the Editor ef the Journal: ladies could do no otherwise than accept the offer. Then the regents, knowing wbat they had lost, made haste to urge Miss Carrie Chapin to recall her promise to the Messrs. Bale Bennison of Quincy and to remain in LaWrence They fait wwuAo liiuig ktpaiko will UO iliaUO UU lUc Kaw River bridge before the first of Marr.h nt compelled to go, and left in January 1867. What was our loss was their gain.

It was an exceedingly great loss to Lawrence A year or two after they were making me a visit. I had a friend witu me spending Will you allow me to make a little statement in regard to Miss Mary Chapin? I will make it as brief as possible. Mr, Charles Chapin had a very pleasant home in Qoindaro and his sisters. Mary E. and Caroline E.

came occasionally from Milwaukee, where they had founded the Milwaukee Female college, to visit him. It had been ia successful operation, for. seven years, when tired of the fogs and damps of Milwaukee, they turned their thoughts towards the brighter skies and the clearer airs of Kansas. One day in October, 1863, when the hunter's moon was approaching its full, Mr. Chapin and bis sister Mary came up to nee us and talk over the matter of their coming to Lawrence, and to learn whether the circumstances so soon after the Quantril raid would favor the opening of a girls' school in Lawrence.

General Deitzler and Governor Robinson the summer The morning of their arrival, after she had spent an hour with them, she hastened out to see me, where I was There was a Catholic wedding at the church on Thanksgiving day. The house was well filled. The city council at its last meeting allowed claims amounting to $55. JF Weaver, from Weaver station, was here last Monday on business. Tuesday and Friday are set days for a La wrence osteopa th.

FALL LEAF. Maurice Canon of this place, is at present in Colorado for his health. The roads leading south to the Kaw river bridge has been muddy for several days Leo Myers Dead. Leo Myers, who was Tuesday adjudged of unsound mind in the probate court, died Wednesday at the Windsor hotel where.he. has been staying since the fall from the train which resulted in serious injuries.

Myers had been very sick all day, and his death was not unexpected. heloine on the dinner, with wonderment in every movement and ever? expression, saying, Why did not you tell me Sara, what magnificent women the Chapins "rcn't it klwavs well to leave Atfu something for people to find out for them eiBR?" was mv reply. People take but little interest in the beginnings of the were enthusiastic over the matter and The rural route mail carrier finds rough University. We had scholarly instructors favored the enterprise with all their heart traveling and in consequence is about two then as now. In September 1867.

Mrs. hours late. They were mindful also that money was needed for the success of (he plan and Jo Jenkins was tried in Justice Brooks' court Wednesday on the charge of petty larceny. Jenkins stole tan overcoat from Miller's Racket store and was sentenced to sixty days in the county jail. In Justice Sharpe's court Wednesday Sing Coats was fined $1 and costs for disturbance of the peace, and in default of payment, was placed in the Douglas county jail.

C. A Smith was employed as professor of Preaching every other Sunday at the French- with a salary of $1000, She was a thorough teacher. After the lapse of two tbey each paid the tuition for several of the girls, Miss Chapin was delighted with Kansas and in the brightness of those evenings in which she revelled she said: stone school house with a full house. Chas Nomie, a well known potato gro er, is shipping several car loads south ro aa 9 matter of economy it Ul luioo 7u' was deemed best to join the French and There will a Christmas tree at the German under one instructor, and with a "The Kansas moon is brighter than.