The Lawrence Gazette from Lawrence, Kansas • Page 3

Cm bought an organ of Mr. Hunter, of Law rence. So we are fixe i at last and the or his 67th year, has a race track reaching from his stable to the Lawrence bridge. took amount of potatoes on the old While-farm opposite the cemetery. Will Hogan has recently got married aid settled down in Kansas City, Mo.

T)rni gan Is to be used for all meetings, Sunday It has been known to everybody that for the past twenty-five years Strawberry- and district schools, and one thing is sure; it will never be taken from that houte to town was not located in the right place. A scheme is now on foot to unite the vil another district to be used. Alva and Phil Pearson, who went to There seems to be no end to potatoe planting; hundreds of acres will go in this month. Mot of the farmers have adopted the mode of planting corn with a lister in- tblng of his whereabouts, not even hi3 friends. The stone mason work on the new depot is completed.

No one knows what comes next. Some say seventy feet of an observatory will top the building, while most everyoneelse is silent. Austin Perry, a colored man of the Sixth ward, died last Thursday evening. He claimed to be one hundred year old. He was born a slave in North Carolina and when ten years old was taken to Louisiana, and again taken back to Vir- Cttnia A hAnf In txr t-oovc iTA lick ramArn1 FULL LINE OF lage with Six Corners and bring them under one city government, and to accomplish this simple act of justice Strawberry- Oklahoma, have returned and said they got there just a little too late, but the boys traveled over the country 6ome and say town must be pulled tip and moved to Six stead of the old way.

University, City and District School Booh. they saw no land worth taking except in BUCK CREEK. Sunday school each Sunday at the school house, at 10:30 o'clock. Corners, two miles up the railroad. This location is away from Mud creek, where the rustling and rattling noise of frogs and fishes every evening in the week except Sunday evenings.

A meeting at Six Corners a few evening ago We Have Ordered Too Many BABY CARRIAGES, and crossed the Ohio river into Ohio, where he was pursued and taken back to Rev. Halburt filled his appoinmeuts hero last Saturday and Sunday. Three or four of Jame3 Dun And in order to realize on them soon we shall make Extra Inducements. gave evidence that satisfaction was the slavery. Ever after this the fires of free pass word.

To pull up all the buildings and cellars in Strawberrytown requires the help of sixty-four Irishmen, and also ne dom were never quenched. The second and last escape was a success, which happened during the progreEa of the war. He cessitates over $300, and when thi3 sum is reached Lawrence with a thousand dollars We are shawing the Largest election ever In Lawrence. Hare increased the room in our Wall Taper Department and filled it to overflowing. Can suit you in his pocket.

This small amount of mon In style and prices. ey he held for several years, but when he 5c JE3L FIELD was unable to perform manual labor his money gradually left, wnen he found him The Book Sellers of Lawrence. can's family have ihe mumps. J. W.

Harris is listing two hundred acres of corn on bis, farm this season. The party at Mr. Beits, last Wednesday evening was a failure-. Plenty of boys but no girls, as usual, Miss Opal Laptad, of Burnett, is teaching a three months' term of school, and is giving entire satisfaction so far. Phil and Alva Pearson have returned from the promised land satisfied that Kansas and Duck Creek beats it all, and is good enough for them.

W. Petty and company have just com self a city dependent. the Public Strip. They say that when th Strip comes in they will try it a pull. Work began on the church Monday morning.

Mr. Sam Sater, of Buck creek, will do the stone work and Mr. Adema, of Lawrence, will do the carpenter work for the sum of $85. The church will be built on the southwest corner of Mr. Gas-kell's farm and will be 20x30, twelve feet high, and when completed will be a great improvement to this neighborhood A young man who made his appearance In this neighborhood last winter and gave his name as Chas.

Thornton, and made himself quite a favorite among a large number of the youug ladies and some of the old ones, succeeded in getting hold of $55 beI6nging to Will Westcott and skipped the country, and not ben heard of since, so we are all waiting for another wise, slick little dude to come along and we will open our arm and take him in as a prodigal son. LECOMPTON. Several buildings will go up ihis sum-mer both ia town and county to the south. There are more peach trees around Le compton than any other town in the State. Several hundred dollars could be well would like to give a full account of the NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

proceedings but was behind time. The ttEIXEVIEW. Mrs. Lovering is on the sick list again. Elmer Allen drives around in a new farming we will speak of at another time.

Mr. Ililgel has returned from the Indian country. He took a claim, but rather than Item of Interest fretn the Surround-las Country, Gathered by "The tiazeUes" Corps of Able Cormpondenta. buggy. A.

W. Hill was around calling on his have a contest ovi it he sold out to other Belleview friends this week. pirties and concluded to wait till the raised the work will start from the word go." The Irishmen are at Leavenworth waiting for the news to come. The new made Village at Six Corners is situated high and dry, away from fogs and frosts that follow water courses In the spring months of the year. In addition to this the country around for twenty miles Is settled by a population, plain, happy and contented, with what they have and what they expect to get by this consolidation.

A Sunday School is located there with a first class organ, which has the confidence of every school board in Leavenworth Douglas and Jefferson counties. This organ will ring out whenever a musician is ordered to play thereon. More anon. fall leaf. Corn planting is about all over for this season.

Wm. Hlghworden has just finished planting out seven acres in small fruit. The light frost a few evenings since is said to have thinned out the strawberries. Frances Hadie, aged eleven years, died To Cokrksposdests: Communications intended for thia Department, should reach us by Menday afternoon. Tuesday morning with congestive chills.

Cherokee strip comes in. Mr. Taylor, writing from Guthrie, thought he would take a claim. Ills return Is looked for pleted a new residence on the Perkins farm. Ben White has moved into it and will farm the place this season.

Dr. Gray, V. is permanently located on J. W. Harris' farm, and is ready to render service to those who have work to Was only sick four hours.

EAXWAKA. A mu8icale and literary recital, under in a few days. John Pardee got back safe. While looking around Lawrence the other day we stepped into Vitt's old stand where some parties from Ottawa have moved in, to run a first class lunch counter, for the benefit of the farmers. These the auspices of the Ladies Society of the Kanwaka Congregational church, on Sat- expended in grading down the hill leading urday, May 11, at the school house.

A DOUGLAS COUNTY. GLOBE. Charles Biney is on the sick list. Will Fetherston has been repairing the roads. David Fairis and family have moved to Oregon.

S. Bittenbender left for Morris county last week. Died, April 22, little son of Jos. and parties should take Thk Gazette. The to the depot.

Elder Beagle will soon remove to North Lawrence, where he now has charge of a pastorate of that place. editor bad better call around and take their choir entertainment has been prepared, of the best local talent of Lawrence. The musicale will be under the direction of Prof. Geo. Summers, assisted by the splen- do in his line.

Gie him a call. There is some talk of a fishing party in the near future. Hope it will succeed; but girls if you want-the correspondent to go along you must prepare a large amount of pie and cake, for lie has a very fancy taste for those eatable, ami don't forget it. "Uiiullnjc Twine." I have just received a car load of Binding Twine of the different grades, which I will sell at the lowest market prices. Please call and eximne the goods and get my prices before buyinr.

W. II. Duncan. Passenger3 on the Santa Fe road often choirs of the Presbyterian and North names. The best we could da for it was, Mr.

William Shwarzenholz. Sparrows, if they are not killed off will destroy all other birds eggs and drive them Lawrence Congregational churches The Eva Dollcatars. mistake themselves about tLe size of our village, while riding along the railroad. No estimate can be given without a general Anrii i ft. RS9.

Ralnh Smith, azed from the country While watching them 16 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. the other dar they went into a blue bird's tramp over town. nest and brought the eggs out and dropped them on the ground, with a hole pecked Elder Keasel, who graduated from the literary will be in charge of Prof.

W. E. Higgins one of the best elocutionists in the State. Tickets only 15 cents. Proceeds for the benfit of the new church.

big springs. Business is lively. The farmers are about all done planting EUDORA. halls of Lane University some two years ago, and from thence proceeded to Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from a biblical institute, is now president of the Miss Flora Caldwell has been down to Kansas City on a visit. A of new store rooms have been added to the business houses here.

An ool man on fin or twn fpfifc And BIX inches H. Tornadeen is putting up a fine house on the road leading from Lawrence to Lin The two roads leading from the railroad north need a little working at present on the hillsides. A young man says it is a fine thing to have a quarter section of land with 300 apple trees, a barn, good house and everything else to start out in the world with, RENO. August Tornadeen has about fifty acres of oats, all up and looking well. Teams can be seen all over the Nine mile farm putting in corn and potatoes.

Several cases of pneumonia up Nine mile creek, with some doubt with some of them. Farmers who planted out hedges seme United Brethren University ot Portland, corn The splendor of the "American Alps" are beginning to be appreciated by our people, and a visit to Switzerland for gor geous scenery is unnecessary. The picturesque mountain resorts on the South Park Division of the Union Pacific in Colorado are absolutely unrivalled on this continent. Oregon. in them.

Then 'they went into a wren's nest and served them the same. We say, kill off the sparrows, then hunt up the man that brought them here and then tar and feather him -I BISMARCK. Bismarck school closed last Friday. The section men have completed the grade on the switch opposite the tank. Henry Delster ha3 purchased two new cultivators.

The Oklahoma fever has not reached this place yet. belvoir. Adam Schearwr sold his bay mare Julia last week. Thomas Benjatain sold his grey pony was caught in the Wakarusa last week. The new Methodist minister.

Rev. Mr. Smith has entered upon his duties at this place. Mr. A.

Ziesnis' daughter, Mrs. Thomas Gray, is here from Hartford, Dakota, on a visit to her parents. VTNLAND. Another valuable horse died last week. b.

S. Hurd has raised the U. S. flag last week. FRO! WHT Agent Dyer lost a very valuable bird dog last week.

Dr. ard, of Leeompton, was in town one day last week. his barn in plain view of the P. rail. Rev.

Far well will preach at the Scouten road. school house Sunday afternoon, May 19. is Mr. Pierson, an old time school teacher The road over west of the Springs almost impassable. over in the Jones district, sold his bay on mare in town last Monday.

Alexander, Sparr Miss Dora Spencer contemplates teaching music this summer. John of Stony Point, was Chris Neuffer has put in 20actes of oats in I years ago are going to remove them by digging them up bj the roots. Nine Mile creek is very low for this season of the year. It is usually half way up the banks during the month of May. John Lee, who left here some time since for Oklahoma via Ft.

Scott, was two days late for a claim. They were all taken when he srot in sight of the "promised land." Professional swindlers ar8 operating south of town among the rich farmers. There are usually two of them; some- About twenty cows find room for pasturage on the fairground, in addition to several head of horses. The Horse Breeders' Association will have a two day's matinee in the Grove sometime in August, next. Sixteen tramps were quietly snoozing their time away last Friday, south of the Bismarck sheds, on the tall blue grass.

Farming and gardening has been reduced to a fine point and will be tried for all there i3 in it by those renting the Bismarck farm. One man who has been engaged in lecturing and preaching for thirty and CO acres of corn this spring 50 of the latter being listed. Everhart sold twenty-five head of fat cattle last week that averaged 1,323 each. Although they were sold to a Topek man, they were bought for tlie Kansas City market. town on business one day last week.

Forty-nine tramps passed through this place Saturday, all going west. Samuel Painter, proprietor of the B. C. Hotel, is doing a thriving business. We realize the fact that we are among strangers, but we will soon get acquainted.

We know how to make friends. Joseph Steward has sold quite a num- belonging to Delia Tuttle, our neighbor. The concert to be given by the Vinland choir will come off Friday evening, May 10. We anticipate a musical treat. Kev.

Mr. Davis preached in the Presbyterian church last Sabbath. It is thought he will be the pastor of that church for the present year- Mrs. Edward Lendon, from New York, is now visiting at Henry Landon's, her brother in-law. Mrs.

L. was au old settler in Kansas. She and her husband came here in a very early day and settled near Blue Mound, but left here during the rebellion, and now, after an absence of twenty-five years, comes back to visit: her -old home. BALDWIN. Kanwaka stock was well represented in ber of hogs to butchers in Topeka.

The people have been pay- The public school, under the times they are separate, but often work in I ny QO hi art prices for Dry manage- company or together. Look out for them that car load of horses that was shipped to Boston last Tuesday morning from Lawrence. About a "Xlozen head being in the car. CaOOdS. seven years has quit, and gone to farming on this reservation raising beans and swtet potatoes.

DISTRICT NO. 6. meut of Prof. Ward, closed last Friday. Kev.

M. Shepherd, of Topeka, preached at the Campbellite church last Sunday. We are informed that D. K. Lawrence will finish sowing oats about the 27th of this month.

Sunday School Notice. There will be TONGANOXIE. Ashley Moody is home for a short visit. Allie Freeburg is out after a short Our doors are always wid open and all are welcome to come and go, buy or not, as you you will be well or. Ool.

bhanefelt is at preeent in Sprin i a meeting of the citizens of district No. 35, and adjoining school districts, at the Scouten school house, ou Sunday May 19, at 2:30, p. for the purpose of re or field, operating in the book trade. The mill is running night and day to I treated, just the same. Ed.

Hershell, one of Big Springs' most lotorious hunters, captured four wolves catch up with orders. Our goods are all new and April 21st. nice, and prices lower than ganizing the bunday school. A full at-tendance Is requested of all those interested in the cause of Christianity. A cultivator belonging to Davis, on the Mr.

Reynold, one of the merchants of McLouth was in town Friday. Joseph Davidson is visiting his sister, Mrs. Stringfellow, of Tonganoxie. McCoy farm was found stradling the roof O. D.

Spencer, the law abiding citizen of Shawnee county, was in town one day last week. The Sunday School at the United Brethren church is progressing as well as could be expected. Mr. Campbell, a cattleman, passed Henry Starr has been appointed city marshal. Arthur Murray is selling sewing machines in Lawrence.

Hugh Duignan was out in townth other day for the first time in mauy months. Kev. George W. Miller will be here on the 10th, to lecture for the benefit of the high school library. One day last week, while a drove of cattle were being driven over the bridge any.

Comesand see us. The WHITE FRONT Sparr Alexander, 831 Mass. Lawrence, Kan. Hunters have been warned to stay away from cattle herd3 and hog pens or take the consequences. Wakarusa creek is low for this season of the year, a3 usually it i3 bank full in this month.

Joe Savage has produced more blooms this spring than any other hortuculturist in this caunty. The Sunday School that has been held at the school nouse will hereafter be held around among the teachers at farm houses. B. F. Smith is enlarging his berry of the coal house in che school yard here, last Sunday morniug.

The day before it was quietly standing in the oat field ad- Mr. Mintier, ease of town, haa engaged 25 hands for the coming strawberry picking. Ashley Ratcliff i3 building a house in joining the school house, The question is, "How did it get up there?" Some through this place last wees with a drove I Pearson's addition, for Mr. Porter, of Jar- others are positive that uncle Jimmy Rich- The Instantaneous photograph gallery, Rev. Thomas Martin spent a few days I he saw the Great Shoshone Falls it was ardson and Henry Cummings put it there, 405 Main street is advertised for sale Mav of the past week visiting friends in Se- so far be vond his pencil's cunning So between here and Media, the structure gave way and one steer was killed.

-i College Notes The botany class has paten, reaching pretty well toward the or that Grandpa Humphrey and Grandpa 10, to satisfy a mortgage held bv Wm dalia, Mo. Dutton bridge Next season he will cross Petefish carried it up there. there are wondeiful dreams of beauty in the tempestuous loveliness of the grand "American Alps" in Colorado, which are at once the aspiration and the despair oft painter and poet. Splendid beyond comparison is the superb scenery along tho South Park Division of the Union Pacific in Colorado. 48 5t that stream and move en to Oklahoma.

-I- BURNETT. Frank Manning In on the sick list. Corn planting is most over for this sea nenrv Prof. Newby is doing consideable view The report that Mitchell had challenged work from his gallery, now that spring is Thos. Johnson for a sparring match, to opening out.

take place May 12, for $500 a side, is said Mr. Whitcomb, of Lawrence, was in to be false. town a few das last week to George Facer, an enterprising fanner re. business matters. sidinsr about two miles wpr NORTH LAWRENCE.

J. H. Schott Is putting up a new barn on Elm street. A roll call takes place every day In front of Wood' confectionery. commenced field practice.

The Seniors have organized, adoptod a badge and probably chip hats. Quite a number of students we understand will not return next fall to, school. What a pity we can't go botanizing by moonlight," she murmured. "Oh, thanks" he said, "I will call to-morrow night at 8." We hear it whispered about that there is to be a dramatio club in our midst soon. son.

Mrs. W. W. Trimble is sick at present Frank Wood has sold his house and lot ordered 1,500 jars from Kflnfl North k0 with the measles. Lawrence markets.

tf WWU JL tv WW 111 111 I WS tz I w-' I II III aia C. B. Owens, of Topeka, was Tlsiti0g Sfrtmf" to Carver'a addition, soon, at Siomo Saturday and Sunday. mM rh? daDce at GIeason' hall Saturday, Charles Todd, after a month's vis! visit at (Corrected weekly by Whitoomb Lawbzxcc. May 8, 1880 PLOUB, TTHOLESALI AT THE MILL.

Per 100 lb IT a Mm A uaa sum um nis interest in aiay 4, was a errand sucee. tho rr hu fathei's and other relatives has re- kVlUK xieaa wemei nour 9.o All praise to the hearts that will contrib- as fur- enlisted and is now wearing the blue at Henry Corder is doing carpenter work the cider mill and has gone back to the over fifty couple present. Music at Lake View, on the farm of Judge mother city. ni8hcd tor the occasIon Hm ar I occasion by Hill A.l and Guasre. I San Antonia.

2.40 2.15 2.65 Thacher. The railroad company is gathering in Word was received here on th ath Farmer ronnrt wh Many students are becoming quite anx- Upper Crust New Cable Staff of Life Chanticleer Qneen Bee Rev. Mendenhan. of Lawn will all the stray rails along the road and ship- from Grover stating that business was en- at this season. Corn isalmostall nWed.

preach at the school house next Sunday at I Ptoff them out west. 2.40 2.15 2.65 2.40 2.15 2.20 tirely sufpended, owing to the scarcitv of I Many have listed thinkinsr thev increasa I yniyersity ine nour or 4 o'clock. I ivorairlA ions to see their mothers and fathers and they can't hardly wait until the examination is over. As a whole the societies are doing ex. ri OTKT Oinnnrn I Ann xa 1 miart I A.

3 4.1 1 I w.ww vu uk eecu nearly every I oaiuruay nigni the fire I yieia Dy so aoing. Jb rults of all va- I Graham A. D. Manning started to the "Promise I day. These are made of nattv dirt alarm was turned in.

The engine wa I rieties nromfse mnm than nrtnanr I soon at the scene of the fire; which proved especially strawberries. FEED. Bran, mixed 60.f5 Corn Meal, sacked 70 bulk Chop corn 60 Shorts .60 to be In the east end of town. Bw the aid The M. E.

church hirt thoi rr.a.i of the passers by and our skillful firemen Meetin? Satnrdav nrf Hay, per Land," but did not get very far on the to a level of high water. way until he got sick and returned. Miss Esther Cope, aged about 15, cap- A number of folks from here attended tured the "crazy quilt" last Thursday ev- the funeral services of Mrs. Warren, wife enlng at the Home Aid hall. of liev.

Warren, of North Lawrence, last Geo. Wolfe celebrated his 75th birthday un ay a few days since. He is probably the old-There was a social hop at the resident est Wolfe In Douglas counrr. I the flames were extinguished, doing but Hotter preached one of his fine, forcible vvvu. luuc is, uuncrcrt room ior Improvement.

We are glad to note some new departures, for the better. The Freshmen have gene earnestly to work and manifest a high degree of Interest In this important factor of mental training. On the whole, we have little damage. sermons on Sunday at the morning ser- Per bus .75 .45 .22 .35 vice. Keverends Price and BoDerts, of Oskaloosa, were in attendance.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY. STRAWBERRY TOWN. to be proud of the standard which the of Mr- Mansfield a few evenings aaro. We I n. rwv aa JEFFERSON COUNTY.

GEAI3. Wheat, new rejected Oats new Corn Rye PBODCCB. Apples Potatoes Lard, tierce, per lb per dot Butter, per pound LIYB STOCK. Steers Stookers and Feeders Veal Mutton TT School closed at the stone school house students of Baker are striving to reach, dld4 notSet a bW. 0 we are unable to say ward, to his new building where there is and their success in this particular line what a success It was, but we pre- more of the spirit of rural life.

iuuuuses nooie attainments for the future. I waa granaone. i In district No. 63 last Friday. J.

L. and W. J. Gilmore shipped half a train load of wheat to Tonganoxie last week. .40 -SO50 .03 AO .0 Per 1C0 lb.

2 OO2.40 2.7e,3.25 2.2552.75 James Beasley, who has been work- over a beer bottle, which resulted in a nor In Hran'. nv.t I WAXABU3U ti tji. i. i. -w- t'ttoi.

I ion unu wurua uui.no serious lmuries JEFFERSON HEIGHTS Geo. Hasted recently lost a fine brood mare. was prostrated a few days ago, with a sun stroke. Several cases of measels have come to light over on the river bank. The frost thinned out most of the new vv i iu returnea to the to either party.

a musical entertainment which was a grand I farm. James takes to farming aain a iiuuiiiiir umin a i UOKB. POTTLTBT. Chickens, dressed per lb is 5 euocess. The Mandolin Club of Lawrence natural as a duck takes to water wonuson, a coioreci man In the BimwDerries in this place last Thursday Is themselves ont on the occasion.

We The Burnett nm qkk Sixth ward, has been missing from his evening. occasion, we The Burnett Union Sabbath School has I home about a month. Noonekno any.1 Wm.Clenden in, ahorse tamer, now in Turkys lire 7 nrv 1 CnnfftTn nvl fa 1- 1 iJUCKBqresBq r. uiuug im, a i6g 1.