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| THE ATCHISON
COUNTY MAIL, July 7, 1881 Confession of Charles Talbott.... President Garfield's assassination.... Final Settlement - Dudley Foley; George P. Hawkins, administrator.... A. Capper, lost another child last week from that dreadful malady, diphtheria. This makes the second death in the family within the last two weeks. The afflicted family have the sympathy of all in their bereavement. We are glad to learn that there are no more cases in the city. Linden items - On last Tuesday, June 28th, there arrived at the residence of Mr and Mrs J.G. Scotts a small stranger calling lustily for food and raiment; he was taken in and so well cared for that he has decided to remain with them. He weighed 8 1/2 pounds....Joseph Dougherty the boss story teller of Polk township talks of leaving for his old home in southern Missouri. Mr Dougherty will be missed sadly from this vicinity.... 4th of July celebration report - Old Settlers Reunion. All persons who have been residents of the county for forty years and over were invited to come forward and the following persons responded: Richard Rupe, John Branstine, Justice Hall Sr., Anna Wolf, John Wolf, Louisa Branstine, Calloway Millsaps, Joseph Hopkins, George Harmon. There were doubless a few others present who have been in the county that length of time but certainly not a great many. In response to the request that all of those who have been residents of the county for thirty years and upwards come forward, the following person appeared: T.F. Brown, A.S. Stone, Capt Geo. Smith, Capt Geo Steck, A.H. Livingston, Pete Hill, Valentine Livingston, C.T. Rapp, James Tate, S.S. O'Neil, Sol Green, Sarshal Brown, Ross Townsend, Jerry Purdum, Mrs M.J. Cross.... Household recipes.... THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, July 14, 1881 Bank robbery at Riverton, Iowa on Monday...says may have been Jesse and Frank James...or might all be guess work.... Langdon items - W. Leeper is happy. You need not ask any questions; its a boy. Henry Coggins, of the JOURNAL, went to Westboro last Saturday. He was accompanied by Miss Katie Geiger, who remained in that city visiting her sister, Mrs Willard Otis. Capt Jno W. Enoch, a former resident of this city, but now of Makato, Kansas, is here now. The Captain is an enthusiastic supporter of the prohibition law in Kansas, and claims that it is being successfully enforced and is producing much good. In Memoriam. Died in Peoria, Ill., on July 3, 1881, Henry F. Grubb. The subject of this memoir was born in Barry, Aug 6, 1850, and was consequently almost thirty-one years of age. He was the son of the late Judge Alfred and Eliza Grubb, and twin brothers of Mrs Dan Smith, of this city. His remains were brought to this place and interred in the cemetery beside his honored father just as the sun was sinking in the west. The services were conducted by the Rev Mr Danely in an impressive manner. His aged mother and brothers and sisters, who are among our most respected citizens, have the sympathy of the entire community.--from the Barry (Illinois) ADAGE. Henry T. Grubb, whose obituary appears elsewhere, will be remembered by nearly all our readers. He was a young man of more than ordinary ability and naturally had good business qualifications. His death was the result of an over dose of laudanum administered by his own hands.--BARRY (ILL.) ADAGE THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, July 21, 1881 FAIRFAX - All who visit Fairfax are impressed with the idea that it is going to make one of the best trading points in the Northwest. It is surrounded by some of the best land that a crow ever flew over, which is thickly settled by a wealthy and enterprising class of citizens. The town is improving rapidly. A number of buildings have already been put up and several others are in course of erection, while lots are selling every day. We expect to make a visit to Fairfax and give a full description of the place, as soon as it gets under good headway, so we will only refer to such persons as are already there, leaving those who have bought lots with the intention of locating, until the next trip. Messrs. Cowan & Hitt have a splendid store room, 20x50 feet, filled with an excellent stock of hardware. They are prepared to sell anything in their line at bottom figures. Their advertisement appears elsewhere in this paper. Frank M. Lowe & Co., have a nice building filled with Staple and Fancy groceries, tobacco, cigars, &c. They have just placed in position a splendid pair of scales and will deal extensively in grain of all kinds. W.R. Walkup & Bro., are building a splendid store room sixty feet long and basement. They have a large stock of general merchandise on hand which they will place in the building as soon as it is finished. Col F.A. Thompson has just completed a well arranged and commodious office and scales, and will deal extensively in grain and stock. E.C. Wheeler is the landlord of the place and has a commodious hotel. He gets up good hash. Ben Otti runs the only restaurant in the place, as yet, and is meeting with good success. A butcher shop has just been opened by a Mr Cooper. Bart Pricket is building a large barn and will start a livery and feed stable, as soon as it is finished. Judge J.J. Denny, Messrs Zook & Jewell, Mr Lowe, of Savannah, Graves & Jones, Deuser & Bro., of this city, and several others have bought lots with the intention of building business houses which they will occupy, but, as we have intimated, we expect to make another visit to Fairfax when the prospected improvements are made and will then write up the town in a more thorough manner. We think that it has fair prospects of being the largest and best town on the T.V. Railroad, and offer the fact of its having a larger number of wealthy farmers living around it than any other town, while there is a scope of country extending more than twenty miles on the east thickly settled, from which to draw trade, as good grounds for such belief. Linden items - Jas Morgan, a gentleman who lives near Watson, had the misfortune to lose his only child last Wednesday. It was buried at the Linden cemetery, on last Thursday. We are unable to learn the cause of its death at present....Mr Hiner, Sr, will start for the northern part of Iowa in a few weeks. He says he cannot stand so much warm weather. He intends to settle near Storm Lake about next November. When the first "blizzard" comes swooping across the prairies he will say he cannot stand so much "cold weather," and will start back to Missouri. John D. Rinehammar writes letter to editor and refutes all that has been printed.... Admin. Notice of James A. Curry; Wm A. Curry and A.C. Curry, administrators.... We are sorry to learn that A.C. Hansen, the painter, is going to leave our city. He will locate in Maryville, in Nodaway county. I. Tate, Wesley Opp and Tom Holliway, who left here for Deer Lodge, Montana, two or three weeks ago, had arrived at Ogden, Nebraska, when last heard from. Wm. Hunter, who has been staying in this city since his return from Cornell College at Mt Vernon, Iowa, left on Monday for a visit to his old home near Hamburg, Iowa. Mr and Mrs John H. Hunter were called upon on Sunday to mourn the loss of a darling little babe, from that terrible disease cerebro spinal menegitis. A large number of friends sympathize with them in their sad bereavement. Thomas M. Fortune, an old time resident of Watson in this county, was married at Belleville, Kansas, last week and moved to his farm in Russell county. His friends in this county extend to him their sincere congratulations and best wishes. T.B. Heath, of Burr Oak Grove, is the happy father of two seven pound boys, who put in an appearance at his home on Wednesday, the 14th inst. He thinks that he has a team, and it won't do for common folks to boast around where he is. The mother, as well as the twins and T.B., is doing well. Train robbery at Kansas City.... MARRIED - At Rock Port, Mo., July 18th, 1881, by the Rev J.C. Moore, Mr Warren T. Rohlfson and Mrs Lucetta C. Cox, all of this county. MARRIED - At Falls City, Nebraska, on July 18th, 1881, Mr Montgomery Dwieb and Miss Alice Sparks, all of this city. DIED - On Friday, July 16, 1881, Emmet, son of J. and M. Thompson, of this city, aged eighteen months.... Household recipes....broiled pigeons... THE ATCHISON COUNTY MAIL, July 28, 1881 Ed Ruland departed for Sidney [state?] on Monday to take a position in the office of the UNION-ADVOCATE. Ed is a No 1 typo and will make that paper look neat. Thomas Prickett lost a little child the latter part of last week. The interment took place in the Nuckols Cemetery southwest of this city on last Sunday. Robt G. Pebley, of Mankato, Kansas, called at this office a day or two ago. The MAIL reaches him at the above mentioned place and keeps him posted in regard to the happenings of this county. A subscription paper was circulated last week for the purpose of raising money to defray the expense of having the Nuckols Cemetery cared for. Neglecting "God's Acre" is a characteristic, which, although frequent, doesn't belong to our citizens. We are sorry to learn that flux is quite prevalent in the neighborhood of Linden. Mrs John Tann lost a bright little babe from that terrible disease on Tuesday morning, and on last Sunday a week there were three deaths in one neighborhood from it--all children. We learn that there are still a number of causes in the neighborhood. Langdon items - W.S. Dragoo started for Kansas last week to visit relatives. He will remain about two months....Wm Newton, Sam Brown [next issue says this was a mistake that Sam Brown never went anywhere] and John Thorpe started for Colorado last week. We wish them success....Earnest Keulman has started to Nebraska on the hunt of a place.... DIED - On Friday July 22nd, at two o'clock pm., at her home near this city, Emmalissa Hughes, daughter of Jacob and Jane Hughes, aged 24 years. She was sick for a number of weeks, and, although her suffering was very intense, that Christian resignation and fortitude which shone so brightly in her every action, sustained her and enabled her to say, "Not my will but Thine, O Lord, be done". She became a member of the M.E. Church when only fifteen years of age and has led the life of an earnest and conscientious Christian, winning, by a display of her many virtues, the love and esteem of all with whom she came in contact....Her funeral was preached in the M.E. church in this city on last Saturday, the 23rd inst, by Rev D.B. Lake, from the 26th verse of the 15th chapter of 1st Corinthians, and her remains were interred in the Millsaps Cemetery, north of Union City, being followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. DIVORCE - Valentine Strickler against Lucy Strickler, a non-resident of the state... DIVORCE - John F. Sealock against Eva Sealock, a non-resident of the state... Household recipes.... |