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Parsons Weekly Globe from Parsons, Kansas • 1

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wit 25 Cents a month. tParsons, JCansas, Jriclai, faly JS9S, Volumo J. 12S. PERSONAL MENTION. EXCURSIONS.

BUFFALO N. Y. and RETURNS 25). For the Baptist Young Peoples Call at A lawn tent for sale cheap, this office. Dr.

PLANCK Office rooms 12 13 Brown Block. Chronic Diseases SPECIATY. Consulation FREE Catarrhal troubles treated at the rooms FREE during office hours, 9 to 11:30 a. m. Read Elerick's ad, the new prices will This stands for Glis martin and if your Furniture came from them it is all right.

They have the best line, REMEMBER, They show the Largest line of Carpets in the City. Also all kinds of DRAPERIES. Their 1S9S Baby Carriages now on the floors. and 2 to 5 p. m.

Calls answered in the City and Country. Residence 1704 astonish you. S. R.Cary returned to Junction City this afternoon. Appleton Ave.

Telephone JNo. 1S9. Leroy Dick was very pleasantly surprised last evening by a number of his neighbors, it being" the occasion of his 1822-24 Forrest Ave. 50th birthday. A fine supper had been General Repair Shop.

J. H. ATCHLEY Upholstering nnd Repairing of Fur niture. Carpets Sewed and Laid. Old provided for the occasion and a pleasant evening was spent by all.

There are some parts of the city, where the weeds have been allowed to grow so high that they have completely hidden the sidewalks. It is time there was a mighty mowing in Parsons. This item is respectfully dedicated to street department. ones Cleaned. Gasoline stoves repaired.

Uniou to be held in Buffalo July 14-17 the M. K. T. Ry. will sell tickets July 11 12 at above race good to return July 19.

An extension of final limit to Sept. 1, can be had by depositing ticket with joint agent at Buffalo. Heal Estate Transfers, For week ending July 5th 1K98, as shown by abstract records in office of C. A. Wilkin Oswego, Kans.

Albert Loticks to liachel K. Isbell, lot 9 and 1-2 lot 10, blk 220, Parsons, 1,700 00 Sylvanus 11. Lathrop to I. 11. Fisher 1-2 1-4, less railway, Sec IS.

twp 35, range 21, 18 00 Alice Pike et al, to I li Fisher, und 1-2 same 900 00 Barbara Eplee to Joseph Eplee, 1-4, see 10, twp 32, range 19, 2,000 00 Louise Emerson to AY AVelch, lots 38 and 39, blk 5 Heacock's add, Parsons, 300 00 A Karr to Jabez Zink, lots 10, 11, 12, blk 17, Cowell's add, Oswego 60 CO Ralph AV Merry to Josej)h Fisher, sfl aiul yz sec 16 and J. E. Lines, of Coffeyville, was a visitor in the city to-day. The city council will meet in ad-joured session to-night. Read Mrs.

Hammond's ad on second page it will interest you. Mrs. J. B. Jlotchkiss left to-day for a visit at Rockville, Mo.

Mell Stelle left today for a few days rest at Eldorado Springs, Mo. Joe Pfeiffer returned to-day from a visit with relatives at Fort Scott. Rev. A. J.

llixon left to-day for Adrian to conduct a series of meetings Miss Clara Parker returned last night from a visit with friends at Council Grove. Merry sold to Joseph Fisher 200 acres in Mt. Pleasant tp for II McCaulou, as Administrator of AV 1) Neely, sold 62 acres in Neosho tp for $450 to Neely. Neely sold to A 1) Neely 31 acres in Neosho tp for $250. Condon bought 102 acres in Montana tp from the Rodenberger heirs for 1000.

Loyd Sackett left this morning on )i )i see 21, wp 33, 19 3000 00 his wheel for Emporia, to take in the L. A. 0 I) Newhouse to Ellen Martin, Life estate lots 12, 13, 14, blk 2, high school AV Ferch bought 120 acres in Richland tp from Condon for $3000. McKee bought 90 acres in Howard tp from 11. C.

Cook for $1600. Real estate mortg. released $11,303.21. Real estate Mortg. recorded 11,179.00.

'Reduction for week 124.21. The eighteen months old child of add, Altamont 150 00 AVin Busby assignee, to Henry Maser lots 9, 10, blk 13, Parsons 800 00 Mary AVeathers, colored, died yester day, and was buried today. His Foot Cut oil'. About ten o'clock last night, a boy by the name of Ed. Jones was playing around the cars in the Katy yards, in company with several other boys.

He climbed on a freight car, which was being switched, and was hanging onto the side of the car with his feet braced against the oil box of the trucks, and was riding in that position. AVhen in front of the express office, his feet slipped and he fell and his right foot went in front of the wheels, which passed over it, crushing the bones, lie was placed on a stretcher, and Dr. Tenbrook, the company physician was called. After a hasty examination which showed that the foot would have to be taken off, the boy was taken to the Home of the Friendless, and the foot was amputated above the ankle. He is an orphan boy only about 15 years of age.

He came to Parsons from Tennessee about two months ago, and has worked at odd jobs around town since. He has no He should be looked after by the charitable people of Parsons. Same to Mary Snyder, lot 4, blk 13 and lot 3 blk 148 Parsons Miss AViley and Miss Jessie AViley leave tonight for a visit of several 1,550 00 weeks at St. Joseph and Omaha. Same to same, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, The Pyramids will give a public in blk 215 nnd lot 3 blk 13, Parsons 1,150 00 Same to same, Und )a 31, by 40 stallation and dance at the A.

O. U. AV, hall in the Kennedy block to-morrow rods in cor sec 24, twp 31 range 19, 8 acres 400 00 Jessie Ma pes to AVillie II. Mapes, lots 7, 8, blk 16, Prospect Park addition night. Miss Florence Mills will preside at the cigar counter of the Matthewson Parsons 3,500 00 A 0 AVheelock to Nellie Franklin, 50 House, during the absence of Miss LOCAL MENTION.

The accident in the Katy yards last night should be a warning to the numerous boys who are constantly jumping on the cars. There is a city ordinance against, such practices and it should be enforced. All ladies interested in the Home of the Friendless are invited to meet with Mrs. T. II.

Dinsmore, 1703 Forrest avenue to-morrow at four o'clock. Some of the residents of the second ward think that their school building should be included in the list for enlargement. More room is greatly needed in that building, and no doupt the board of education will soon prepare a proposition to submit to the people which cover the case. Parsons cannot afford to stint her school AViley; by 75 ft. instw cor lot 2 block 140, Parsons 4 150 00 General Manager Allen and Supt.

Nellie Franklin, to Matthewson- Sweeney, of the Katy, came in fr Investment same 1 00 St. Louis, in their special cars this AA' Potts to Emma Klein, 100 by 142 ft of blk 3, Edna 290 00 James Gebert to Matthewson-Snydei Investment o. lots 1,2, 3,4, nnd 5, blk 52, Parsons 2,000 00 Mary Kinsch to 0. AV. Ryan, lot 2, 106, Parsons 200 00 11 McCaulou, administrator, to 0 Neely, lot 3, see 27, twp 31, range 21, 200 00 Neely to Arthur Neely, lot -3, sec 27, 31, 21, 250 00 John A Beamer et al to Condon, I of sw i and i lot 2, see 55, 32, 21, 1,000 00 AN IMPRACTICAL SCIENTIST.

Professor Va on Physics, but Could Not Tap a Uirrel. From the Phi.adelphia Record: A new story is gc ig the rounds at the expense of a well-known scientist oC Philadelphia, who has made a specialty of the udy physics, and whose inventions are known from one end of the country to the other. It see us that he recently purchased a barrel of pippin cider, and had it sent up to residence, where he proceeded to tap It. The spigot used was in good working order, but for sme reason unknown to the scientific man the cuar refused to fivw. He tilted the barrel up, poked wires through the open spigot to make sure it was all right, and pottered around for a couple of hours without satisfactory results.

Then he gave up the job in disgust, and sent 'o" the man from whom he had bought in apple juice. This infernal cider must be as thick as paste," he said, when tbe expert arrived. "I can't get a drop of it to run ou. The visitor examined the barrel for a mwent and quietly smiled. "Of course you can't, professor," he said.

"You've forgotten make an airhole in the bung so that th lr can get in as the cider flows out. afternoon. Fred llogan and his sister Galena, of this city, were the proud winners of the cake, in the grand cake walk at Chanute last E. 0. Burnette and wife have trone to Altus the home of their daughter, Mrs.

A. H. Frederick, where they will reside for the rest of the summer. Mrs. J.

G. Freeman, and her cousin Miss Montgomery, of Palmetto, and Mrs. Turn age, of Atlanta, Ga. left to-day for a trip to Omaha, Salt Lake City, and Colorado, to be absent several weeks. Unattended ladies and children need not hesitate to visit the stupendous Forepaugh-Sells Brothers' exhibition which will be in Parsons July 22.

Special instructions are given to all employes to protect them. Hamlin Benjamin wired last night that he had obtained a leave of absence and would be home Sunday to attend the funeral of his mother who died yesterday morning. AV Ferch to JVI Condon, lots 5 and .7, sec 2, 34, r21, 1,500 00 Colored Troops Oil. Last night a farewell meeting for the colored troops was held at the A. M.

E. church. After inspiring addresses by Hon. C. H.

Kimball, Rev. A. AV. Bishop and Dr. Gillette, which were thorough-ly enjoyed by all, the soldiers were invited to the basement, where a banquet was waiting for them, which had been prepared by their colored friends assisted by the G.

A. R. of the city. After full justice had been done to the Condon to AV Ferch, i i sec 14, i I and 1 i sec 15, 34, 21, 3,000 00 Augusta Sawyer to II Condon, lots 1 and 2, 9, Oswego, 1 ,500 00 Clark, Assignee Kiddoo Co. "to Condon, tract including Mill, inn ine i sec 21, 33, r.21, 3i685 23 Henvy Cook to Charles 3IcKee, feast, the company marched to the Katy depot, where a large crowd assembled to see them off.

Only one of the company, J. AV. Motley, changed his mind and decided not to go. w.90 acres of sec 14, tp 35, 1,600 00 Total.

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