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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

Post-Offios Department,
Washington, ID. c., March Is, 1870
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited and
will be received at this department until
2 p. ~. on Thursday, the 2Sd OF april
1896, for furnishing such Registered-Paek-
age. Tag, Oficial and Dead-Letter I'm.
yelopes as may be ordered for the use OF
the department., postmasters, ana tne
postal service during period OF one year.
beginning on the lst day OF July, 1850
Proposals must be made on the blank
forms provided by the department. Sc
curely envsloped and sealed, Endorsed,
for fSr1isnng Regists s,sl
Envelopes" and addressed 70 the Third
Assistant Postmaster-General, Washing
ton. ID. c. Bids delivered In person must
be handed In at or before the hour above
specified for the receipt thereof; otherwise
they will not be considered.
Blank forms OF proposals. with full spe-
cihcations and samples of the envelopes
will be furnished upon application TO the
l"''N WILLIAM L. WILSON,
ap 1-w&F5w Postmaster-General
PROPOSALS FOR TOBACCO FOR
THE NEW YORK MAYNARD. Febru-
airy n. ls9s.-sealed proposals. endorsed
proposals for Tobacco for the New YORK
Navy-Yard, 70 be opened March 81, lsso.
will be received at the Bureau OF sup
Washington, ID. c., until Y o'clock noon.
March Il, 1896. and publicly opened imme-
diateiy thereafter, 70 furnish e me New
York Navy-Yard 10000 pounds q Navy
Tobacco. The tobacco must eV III is,, 70
naval Inspection. Blank forms OF psoRo n
sal; WI be ps arn oes SgSs Y sRse or 70
s tns Su VIII be fuanshed upon application
to the bureau The attention Of r., man. AM
al other Things being equal. decided BY
lot. The department reserves the righs
BIDS not deemed sdvs sTn &C. ! s,r to the
nmauster-Generai. United States Nay.
SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
rntii SATURDAY MORNING, Apri, 4th.
AZ II O'clock. for LEASE or EXPOSE
TIoN- GROUNDS OF Virginia state Asri-
cultural and Mechanical Society for term
OF five years. with privilsgs Of sens new,
tons Of contract. which can be- seen in
once CT secretary. Right reserved 10 re-
WILLIAM q. OWENS. Secretaryr
nh 1-413&Ap LIT Richmond. Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

Referring to the above notice. am glad
to inform my friends that I have made
an ARRANGEMENT with the above firm. and
shall be with II In the capacity OF super
intendent I shall be pleased to serve
them and ali OF the patrons or the late
firm OF Savage 4 Holms 10 me psst Oh
nv ability. HENRY E. HOLMS
my o>s' an I-eOd2t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

WHEN REAL ESTATE Is SOLD THE
TAXES FOR THE CURRENT CALEN-
OAR YEAR ARE TO BE PAID PRO
RATA BY THE VENDOR AND THE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
WANTED.

TWO BoARDERS, MAN AND WIFE
preferred. at Midlothian. thirteen miles
from Richmond. on Southern railway
Trains convenient for business ip Rich
mond Bright, cheerful rooms adjoining
bathroom. with hot and cold water, etc
Address THE CEDARS," care Postmas-
ter, Midlothian, Va. NH 4-W&Su1m
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D., By ~ Seldom Taylor & son.
Eleventh and and Bs snR sA,SSss.i,lssneers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

BY Pollard & Bagby,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
Nos. 8 and 7 north Eleventh street.
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DrssoLUTIoNs q PARTNERSHIPS.

CO-PARTNERSHIP.- UNDER
SIGNED has this day formed a co-psrt-
nership. under the name and style OF
AND SALE OF OFFICE FURNITURE
AND FINE HARDWOoD-WORK Fac
tory and Office. lOl Governor street.
A. V. HOLMS,
EVERETT WADDEY.
Richmond, Va. March 81, 1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

BY e. A. CatIin. Auctioneer,
No. 6 north Eleventh street.
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AUCTION sALEs-Fa,.r, ~

WHEN REAL ESTATE rs sot,n .r ma.
TAxhss FOR THE CURRENT "a m M
DAB YEAR ARE TO BE pam PAM psr
I'M BY THE VENDOR AND Tn rms
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

NOOK AND JOB WORK NEATL,s!
ID ExEcurED AT rHs pisfAlch f"'
ING HOUSE
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BY George L. Crawford & Co.,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
1905 Bank street.
TRUSTEES SALE
OE THAT

TRUSTEES 81 SALE 4E.r
DESIRABLE LOT. WITH FRAME
DWELLING THEREON.
ON NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET
BETWEEN LAUREL AND CHERRY.
BEING No. SO VEST MAIN STREET.
LOT aOnss FEET TO AN ALLEY.
BY virtue OF a certain deed Of trust ex;;
ecuted to me as trustee by Margaret II:
Langley. bearing date March II, 1894. and
duly recorded in the Clerks Office OF the
Chancery Court OF the city OF Richmond,
in Deadlock ISL G, page lss, default
having been made in the payment OF a
required so TO do by the note-holder, l
will sell at public auction, on the prem
ises. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 4. 1896.
at O'Clock p. NJ. the PROPERTY de-
scribed in the said deed of trust as fol-
lows: That certain house and lot No. $40
west Main street, in the city or Richmond,
fronting on the north side OF Main street
between Laurel and Cherry streets 80 feet.
and running back between parallel lines
l99 feet to an alley in common 20 feet
wide
cutting this trust, and to pay. note OF
IA, 1895. and a credit as follows: Eighteen
notes OF $50 each, payable respectively
twenty-seven. thirty. thirty-three, thirty
six, thirty-nine, forty-two, forty-hye, for
sixty, sixty-three sixty-six. ,siTty-nine'
seyenty-two, seventy-five. and seventy
eight months from March l3. 1894. and one
note for $50, payable eighty-one months
as may be announced at the sale.
NH % LAWRENCE COBB, Trustee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
BY Chewing & Rose.
Real Estate Auctioneers.
No. 8 North Tenth street.
COMMISSIONERS AUCTIONsALE

VARIED COLLECTION OF BUILDING
LOTS, BUILDING MATERIAL, ETC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

BY virtue Of the provisions OF certain
deed OF trust, dated November IL. 1894. and
recorded in the Clerks office OF Rich
mond Chancery Court, Deadlock 1888
A, page l63, default having been made
in the payment OF certain note therein
secured, and being required so to do. we
will sell by auction, on the premises, on
TUESDAY. MARCH 81, 1895.
at 5 o'clock p. NJ, all that certain LOT
OF LAND, with the Improvements there
on in the city OF Richmond, on the west
side OF Thirty-first street. distant 80 feet
from the northwest intersection OF Clay
and Thirty-hrst streets; thence north
wardly, and fronting on Thirty-first
street &c feet. and running back west
wardly between parallel lines LA feet TO
alley feet wide.
TERMS: Cash as to expenses of sale
and a note OF $3.50, with Interest from
November Is, 1895; balance at u months.
w. C. PRESTON,
ROBERT LECKYl Jr,
Trustees.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale IL postponed till
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1896.
at same hour.
w. C. PRESTON,
ROBERT LECkY. Jr.,
ap1 Trustees.
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IN AN. OFFICE, BRIGHT. ACTIVE BOY
about is years old. Must have had BUSH
ness experience. write a good hand, and
ferences. OFFICE, care Dispatch. ap lite
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WANTED,

10 take orders to Cuba and the Fight for
Freedom" 900 pages. Retail $50. Elabo-
rately illustrated with views OF the
armies, camps. and engagements, secured
at great hazard. Sells at sight. Books
on credit; any one can earn s. to $50
daily. Complete outfit but Is cents. Ad-
dress GLOBE BIBLE PUBLISHING
COMPANY, 723 Chestnut street. Phila-
delphia, Pa NH 3i-5t
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DOCK AND JOB PRINTING NEAT.
DIX RxnuUTRp Ar Tng plefAToa
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EMPLoYMExr WANTS.
WANTED.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

WANTED.
A GENTLEMAN OF UNQUESTTONA-
BILE character and wide experience as
manager of general merchandise store.
dry.goods and shoes speciality, desires a
position with some large Richmond firm.
References furnished. and bond II neces-
sary. Answer quick, DRY-GOODS. Box
go. city. ap 1-3ts
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WANTED,

Would not object TO children: or would
hire man and wife. RO. II. GILLIAN,
Ninth and Main streets. ap1-1t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

Charles c. Metter,,
vs..
Mettert ct ais.
In the Law and Equity Court OF the
city OF Richmond, decree Of March q. 1856.
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WANTED,


A COOK. MUST COME WELL RECON-
mended. Apply at 56 north Seventh
street. ap lit
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Post-ofios Department,

PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING RE-
GISTERED-PACKAG TAG, OFFICE AL,
AND DEAL-LErTBR ENVELOPES.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

In execution Of the decree IN the above.
mentioned suit. the undersigned, thereby
appointed for the purpose. will sell By
auction, upon the premises, on
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01

The committee then. at the suggestion
OF Mr.. Mann. took up the next point.
Colonel cutshaw explained the alterations
necessary TO the Free bridge and the
rutting down involved I'm the streets In
Fulton. He brought 90 the attention
Of the committee number Of little de-
tails necessary to be determined upon.
but which could be easily settled. The
serious point TO pass after disposing OF
the Free-bridge and Seyenteenth-street
questions was the charges as proposed
by tho ordinance 70 Third street Grui-
toni. Denny. Orleans. and other streets
In Fulton This was not. however a
matter Of engineering. and the commit
tee coAid readily determine what should
bc done. The Engineer showed the COM
n,itfee his own idea as 10 the route the
chesapeake and Ohio should take Ia Its
visduet scheme. which was one following
the Zine OF the river around 10 the Cedar
works, through that property, and so on.
Ihis vas much longer route. and would
entail larger expenditures OF money. but
che. Engineer thought Il would. nv the
long ram, be the best thtnx 10 DO. inas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
LOCAL MENTION.

The University of Michigan alumni
now living in Kansas, Missouri and ad-
jacent states viii have a banquet at
the Coates house in Kansas City June
18th. Some Topekans viii go
In the Snyder Norris case in police
court Judge Ferry decided that Sny-
der was the agressor and fined him S.
which he paid Norris was discharged
Snyder was charged with assaulting
Norris. Snyder says Norris wife
talked about" him.
Judge Hazen decided against Mrs.
Sarah E. Bickell in on her suit against
the city railway to make it responsible
for the $4,000 judgment secured in 1894
against the old horse car company for
injuries. The judge instructed the jury
to return a verdict for the defendant.
Miss Lily @. Grandpre is visiting Mrs
c. Williams Of Kansas City on her way
to Chicago. where she viii be married
June a, at Santa Monica church to III
John G. Winbush.
The condition of A. d. Hubbard fs
somewhat improved today. though
lower limbs are still partially paraly q
and it is not known whether his fuju
les viii prove fatal or not, but tle
chances are in favor of his complete re-
cOVery-
Architect Z. NJ. Wood has just com
pleted the plans for remOdeling the
residence Of r. p. Wear on Woodlawn
avenue in POtwin. The house is to be en-
tirely rebuilt, and it viii one of the
largest and finest places in Potwin.
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played good BAH all through. but with
All the playing On one side the game
could not well excite much interest
12845 67S9
F,mporia .............1 o z 2 / 0 I'll
Topeka ..........--.1 0 0 0 o.
Umpire-AIiller
Batteries-Palace: Ely and Heck;
Emporia. Bradford and harrington
Thursdays game was repetition of
the first, the only difference being that
the Topeka men were not in it at the
beginning.
Emporia .....-.-.-.--5 Ola
Topeka -----O z U o o o O. 4
Tmpire-AIiller
Batteries-Emporia: Harris and Par
rington; Topeka; Brant and Close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
HANGING OF WINDRATH.
he Struggled With His Guards and
Eeigned Insanity to the End.

Chicago June 5-NIanacled but strug-
Cling feebly with his guards and with
incoherent cries ringing from his lips,
Joseph Windrath was executed this at
ternOOn in the county Jail. Even to the
last second Windrath feigned insanity.
AS the steel bracelets We're snapped
on his wrists, he kept up a continual
cry of Hang up MannoW" Hang up
NIarnow," Hang" Hang" Then he
changed to II viii sleep by and by"
W hen the rope was laced around his
neck his eyes glared, and again he com
menced shouting this time Put the
straps on" .-LenOx, Lenox. open the
band box" the cries coming chokingly
as the jaiier tightened the moose. Not
until the drop fell and the rope tighten
ed for the last time around Windrath's
neck were the awful cries stilled.
The condemned man showed great vi
tally and It was IA minutes later before
his heart ceased beating. Death was
caused by strangulation.
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HERE'S A RACE.
Dryer Expects to Get Up a SlO,-
600 3-1ear-Old Meet.
Brush, Elder, Lady Inez, One 1
Love and Others to Go.
AT SHEEPHEAD BAY.
The Race Would Be the Biggest
Event of the Year.
Other Sporting News of a Cen
eraI Nature.
AT SHEEPHEAD BAY.

New York, June 5.-BTr. Phillip J.
Dryer was willing to get up a $4,000
race for the 3 year old horses, the race
to be run during the last week of the
Gravesend meeting.
But the race had to be declared off
owing to the fact that Ben Brush, Ben
Eder and Lady Inez could not be on
from the west in time. One Love will
not be ready At the best, Handspring,
Hastings, Hamilton IL. and Requital
would only so to the post
The race, however viii probably be
arranged for at the Sheepshead Bay
meeting. and the directors of the track
would add much interest to turf mat
tiers by Offering a 600 purse now, to
be competedfor in the first weekin July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
A STRAW PLANT.
H.B. Ware, Father of Eugene
Ware. Has an Invention
That VIII DevelOpe a New In
dusfry fin Kansas.
WORKED FOR 3 YEARS.
Has Established aS2 ) 900 Plant
at Kansas City.
ShiDs a Car Load of Flax Straw
From Bourbon County
WORKED FOR 3 YEARS.

Fort Scott. June 5-H p Ware.
father of Il. f. ware. has interested
some Kansas city capital in the deve--
opment of his flax tow industry Ait
now has a large plant there almost
ready to begin operations
The plant promises to develop an M
d17strv entirely new in this country
namely the preparing of fax fiber Tor
the making of linen thread, cloth ana
paper. The several large linen nilis
az the country. located principally ni
the New England states now use M
ported raw material ezeluslNely- 81
Wares invention is likely to feNoiu
ffonfze the whole business and open UP
a vast market for the lax straw q
this country. but little of which IS ull--
lied ait al
Several years go Mr. Ware concelV-
ed the idea or converting native Tax
straw into dber and began experiment.
ing on III. He has worked patio nifty for
three years has cOnuriVed machinery
and visited the New ENGLAND factories
to acQuaint himself with an Lne 1ett-
lures Of the business and IS finally sat-
is6ed of the success OF his experiments
He has so demonstrated the practlca
bility of the project that kansas city
money has readily taken hold OF -
EIe has secured a Sz5.09o wooden
ware plant i'm Kansas City which was
bought by tine TRUST and abandoned
and is now edu5pping it with machine
~ of his own invention for separating
the fibre from the straw lie has ship
FED a car load OF Bourbon county daN
straw to Kansas City with which 60
manufacture the first product Of MS
new enterprise The plant viii be ln
operation probably by July l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
SOLDIERS HOME TROUBLE
The Authorities Object to the Con
struesion Of Q Depot.

Leavenvorth, June 5.-There is go
ing to BE some litigation as q result of
the construction OF a depot for the
Electric Railroad company in front of
the main entrance to the soldiers
home
The necessity for a waiting depot for
passen gers taking the electric cars at
the home has l0ng since beeen rec0g-
uized. and the company finally secured
the right to erect such depot ca the
pdblic road. The site selected for the
building is not satisfactory to the
home authorities and they have re-
nonstrated with the manager of the
road against the construction of the
depot al that point In the meantime
the governor placed himself in COM
rnunication with the local mana ger OF
the home. Colonel Sidney g. Cook at
Eteriugton. and the result is that legal
proceedings viii be instituted in the
name Of the board of managers to eject
the railroad company from the public
road in question.
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LAWYERS - GRADUATE.
K. S. U. Turns Out a Large Number of
Blackstone Disciples.

Lawrence, June 5.-FOrty young men
and two women have completed the law
course at the university and passed
the required examination They viii
go UP to Topeka in a body and be ad-
mitted to practice in the supreme court.
The following is the list of graduates.
Claude s. Berner, Fort Scott. Anna
May Beverage, Lawrence; Felix ed
ward Brady, Springdale; Ralph En-
met Chadwick, Lawrence; John Warren
Clark, Lawrence; William Long Cow
den, Ashland Isaac Franklin Grove,
Kansas City; Ethelbert Howard Cul-
usOn, Cherokee; Nina Perky Dias.
Lawrence, Cornelius HOuseman Citing
Ness City; J. Homer FOresman. Burl-
ingame; Wilbur Ludinbton Gardner.
Lawrence; William BURNER Gladfelter,
Wichita, William Houston Higgins,
America City; Jess Reynolds Hitchcock
Cherokee; Archie HOgg. Lawrence;
Alexander Dow Johnson, Pleasan-
ton; Calvin H Leonard. QuenemO, VIII
HarrisOnLight. Topeka; Edwin Harness
Lookabaugh. Atchison; Terry John
Madden, SummerfeId; Robert c. Man
ley, Lawrence. William Harris Mason.
Kansas City Louis Herman Menger,
Lawrence; Robert Buchanan McW1-
Hams. Lawrence; William Henry Har-
rison Piatt, FRANKFORT; Warner St.
Clair Pope, Lawrence; Leonard Will
liam Prunty, Wamego; Archibald Rob
ert Query. Winfield; William Chal-
nlers RalstOn, Topeka: Michael Ed
ward Roark, Sharon Springs; Robert
IngersOu Robert. Sharon Springs; Will
liam Andrew Rogers WamegO. Thorn
as Willard Simmons, Goodland; John
Andrew Simpson, Lawrence; William
d. Smell. OskaIOosa; Arthur Henry
Symons, Lawrence; Clyde Roscoe TrOx-
el. Abilene; John W. Tucker. Cawker
City: William James Watson, Pitts
burg; Isaac Edward Thompson, Law
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MARRIED azAN's FATE.
Continues to Call on a Single Woman
and is Arrested and Fined.

Atchison. June 5-Jfm Floyd. who
works at Greenleaf & Bakers elevator.
was arrested last night at the home of
Miss Eliza beth Coster Miss Coster lives
near the Happy Hollow church Floyd
is married man and has family.
Floyds wife has made several COM
plants to Chief Seip about Miss Coster
beating her time When Oficers Mad
ason and Harrington went to Miss Cos
tars house last night they found Floyd
there They considered it a breach of
etiquette for q married man to be call
ms ON an unmarried woman and ar
rested BOTH Floyd was fined SO in the
police court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
BURR LAKIN's CLUB.
Win Show the T. A. A. Team How
the Game is Played Tomorrow.

Burr Lakin intimates that he viii
show Topeka people what baseball is
like. He says since going to Wamego
he has seen the national game as she
is played.
Lakin's Wamego club viii be here to-
morrow to do battle with the T. A. A.
be called at o. m with the Athletics
in the following positions: Curry,
catcher; Hindmarsh, pitcher; Scott
first base; Pound, second; Mohler, third;
Alden, shOrtstOp; Smith left field era
ham, center; McCabe, right
Henry Speer viii substitute, and may
be played in the game
In case rain prevents the game the
cards viii be taken from the street cars
and a bulletin win be posted at the
Athletic association rooms
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holm. who has been here for two weeks
in the interest OF the Florence Critten-
ton mission, left for AtchisOn yes erdsay
All of her meetings have been success
full ones and the results of her efforts
are already seen The home at Tenth
street and Fourth avenue VIII be main
tanned and preparations are in progress
for the opening of q mission in the
slums of the city. Mrs. Edholm goes
from Atchison to the Chautauqua as
sembly at Winfield, but viii return
here about the goth of this month to
attend the formal opening of the mis-
sion
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BANDS FOR ALTGELD.
Three of Them With Many Admirers
Meet Him at Peoria.

Peoria, III, June 5.-Governor Altgeld
was given q. grand reception here this
noon, being met at the depot by a
band, three military companies, com
mittees and a large concourse of people.
A number Of members of his staff and
state officials, with ladies, are in the
city, which is handsomely decorated.
The special feature is the laying of the
corner stone Of the insane asylum for
the incurable insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
THANKS THE SILVERTTES
New York Times Commends Them
For Fighting in the Open.

New York, June 5.-Discussing Amer
lean prices the Times says.
Whatever may be said at the con
ventions it viii probably be found that
solid material interests win suffice to
prevent a sweeping change. Under a
silver regime, American securities
would be worth just about half their
face value The Kentucky and KAN
sas silverites demanding a ratio of l6
to /. should really be thanked for com
ing into the open with proposals about
which there is none of the fascinating
ambiguity of a straddle."
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ABILENE s PHONE PLANT.

Business Hen Trying to Secure Har-
rison Phones.
Abilene. June 5.-A meeting of num-
Der OF the leading patrons of the pres
emit phone plant was held last night
and they decided to make a proposition
to the Harrison company to come here
with a plant. The Harrison company
puts IN a system fully as good as the
Abilene plant even when it is properly
conducted. at only 81 month for the
same service this city pays 81 SO for. At
the meeting thirteen telephones We're
pledged to a new company, more than
one-fourth those used in the city. and
fully half are ready for pledging in ad-
vance
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Fort Scott. June 5.-W. w. billiard
weather bureau agent for southeast
rain fen in May. which is almost half
the total rainfall OF the year 1894. and
with one execution, more than anv
month Tor fifteen years. Less rain is
predicted for this month, July and Au-
gust and large crops are expected. Oats
wheat and fax are heading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05

EsI Dorado. June 81. S. Wright an
III Dorado township farmer. is at the
head Of the procession. Nobody In
Kansas can beat this record: on the
morning eff May 27th he commenced
harvesting his wheat and finished on
the evening of the 2gth. on the 29th
and 30th his wheat was in the stack
Tune I he commenced listing the same
field in corn and finishes Tuesday even
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-05
THE SANTA FE ROUTE.
The Home Road.

Take the Santa Fe route for StLouis.
through sleepers or sleeper reserva-
lions secured from Kansas City 20 St
Louis Tickets sold June g IA. and
Is. final return limit June 21st; So. so
for the round trip. Plenty of
good cool rooms near the convention
hail and in the business portion of the
city at reasonable rates Ticket office
at depot open all day
w. @. CARNEY, Agent.
Telephone $50