Osawatomie Times from Osawatomie, Kansas • 5

I HARNESS. A I'L'IILIC PARK. We have the Heat Site for one which cxUtH went of the river. hers think Junta excellent and ns cu-puble us thorn; you mention and a little more ho. A Haitist.

We lake pleasure In Inserting the above communication us a correction of the church Items In our last week's A CiKANII INSTITl'TIONJ A CoucIciiHcd IIitor- of tlic An luiii for the Intiaiic at till Place. A Little Joke on Hon. I. 1. an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars was made for the purjioKC of erecting a new building.

Maj. JI. II. Williams Introduced the bill In the Lower lironch of the Legislature. When It was put ukhi Its fljial passage it was lost by four votes.

Williams through his energy, ami a swap or two that he made, hud the votes reconsid article. We were unfortunate In nt obtaining a Hiifilclcnt information on m. RINGER, Maker of CAKMAIJK and FA JIM" Harness! Collars, Bridles, the subject of the churches before writing our urtlcle, but "mistakes will oc ered, by which the bill was lost and next day had It passed. Maj. It.

F. cur, cte." En. Simpson or "Den" as we find he Is com ISldcr of Franklin. Ity reference to the laws of 1HM It Is found that the Legislature passed an act, approved March 1M, appointing William Chestnut, of Miami county, J. I liner, of Anderson county and James I lun way, of rranklln county, commissioners to fix and determine the location of the Statu Insane Asylum for the 740TICK.

monly called, was In the Senate from "There's in A public park is without doubt a public necessity. It brings people to settle among us who are of the finer classes of society. A park of good shajK und style gives a town a reputation throughout the state In which the town Is located. Such a place of resort Is alwuys needed; when the human frame is weary and needs rest wind Is morehon-orable und economical exhlliuratioii than a wulk over to "the Park," where the over-taxed body may sit under the shade of grand trees, enjoying all the Miami county. He wus surprised at Mauoaiikt Mookk, ITU.

vk: the bill passing the House, but was determined that It should pass the Senate, Al.KHKi) W. MooitE, Deft, Kl, Etc. there was only three days to Htute of Kansas. The fourth wet Ion of the end. Hon.

I P. Elder of Ottawa, WHIPS, ROBES and BLANKETS was Its greatest opponent. He collect ed statistics and authorities to show District Court within ami for Miami County, SUite of Kansas. The wild Alfred W. Moore will take notice that he has been sued by the said Miirgiirit Moore in the District Court of sai I County, and that lie must answer the K-titlon filed therein on or before the 1 lth day of September, A.

I). 1880, or the petition will be taken as 1 uiHI i.l 1111,1 III. llVt.l. lit tll.lt that our public institutions should be at the State Cupital where "the eyes of beauties of Nature, quaffing the pure Good Workmanship Made a Specialty and Prices to suit Everybody! uir In darkly rwesses of un Imaginary the act require that the 1k h(Iii he within the towiiHhlp of Osawatomie, In the county of Miami, and that 100 acres of land should be secured to the State by donation. In the Full of 18(13 the Commissioners, with the coneurriiice of the trust ee of Osawatomie township fixed tlie cation of the Asylum on the south-east quarter of section two, Town eighteen, Rane '22 east.

The township of Osn- the Legislature could be upon them," and put them in his coat junket to have dense forest the true rest of the Issly and of the mind as well, for cares are ready to refer to when the proiH-r time ll mu mm it i tui'i uniit. unit. said plaint ill' le divorced from said de ull set aside und the clear beauties of God's creation and man's improve came during the delivery of bis speech. Den saw them; and the man who could defeat a Pomcroy, and make an Ingalls, und who has cornered the Administra fendant; that Iter inline it ciuuigcti to Margaret Woods and for costs of suit, will be rendered us prayed. S.

J. SroroiiTox, Att'y for Plaintiff. ment only is thought of. In reality a "day dream" of pure happiness und contentment. But we must stop ull watomie purchased the land and dona ted it to the Htate.

action wan tak thisgush for we merely started out to Repairing Done With Neatness and Dispatch Come in and examine goods and learn prices! l-3m PUBLICATIONS. en unui ine session or iwn toward establishing the Institution. Then was ADYISIITISKD LISTTIiUS. passed an act for the government and write on a business subject; a subject that lies right up against our mind undulso that of Capt. Fred Smallcy.

Now, we have located on the margin of the beautiful Marais desCygnes, (riv regulation of the Insane Asylum and July 1st, 188(1. Mm Alexander Saml Killings John Drown authorizing the appointment of Trus Neil Anderson, 2 I tobt Anderson James Holding tees, lly its authority CJov. Crawfon er of Swans,) at the northeast corner of appointed as. Ian way of Franklin 2IEW EDITION. the town site, just the most naturally lovely location for a public park which Tlios linker MixxMAllreekenridge Mrs Fannie ISoucn MissEAlledlonon James II Dennett John Durrer Daniel Underbill of Lynn and Aloii.o (Jove of Miami county, trustees for the exists west of the Mississippi river.

The proposed Asylum. These persons met tion of President Hayes on Its "Civil Sen-ice" reform, did not Intend to have the bill defeated for the want of a little strategy. Just as Senator Elder had grown warm with feioquence, proudly and grandly proclaiming that he had In his possession "thcdocunients" to prove every assertion he had made, Den took the documents from the Senator's ioek-ct and quietly slipped in their place a Dutch newspaper, and when the Senator produced his "documents," there was such a look of surprise upon his face, ami roar of laughter throughout the Senate Chamber as has not been heard before or since that time. The bill passed. A building 40 was erected with the appropriation, and was known as the Larkin's building.

It contained two wards, one for each sex. Its capacity was thirty patients, but it was crowded with a larger num wrt in Osawatomie on lit day of May Win Drown Lawrence lieyatt Win Drown proposed piece of ground embraces what might be called second bottom land and contains about 13 acres, 1 and organized by the election of (ieo Jirockniau Emma Drudy Win Durgcsliauscn Harney Dohall Mary Clark Laurie Collins Jan. Ilanway its President, Daniel Un James llarrv dcrhill as Treasurer and Alonzo CSove every square inch or winch would he Hugh Clark Nancy four Irs very easily worked up into an artificial "Garden of Eden," in fact but as Secretary. The Legislature at its session of isoii appropriated jdO for re pairing the building on the land and a further mini for the care mid Lawrence Cutshone Thos II Cole Samuel Clem Ellen Coresday Michael Cook Frank Campbell Thos Caranangh Thos Casinder maintenance of the insane. The build very little work is necessary in order to make it such.

Nothing more would be needed than a good cleaning up and the laying out of a speed ring for the present, and in the not very distant future when we feltstronger, we may add ing was one story '20 x3') feet and at the Timothy O'Connell Chas Con vein WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED. 1923 Paces. COOO Eagravfcisi. Tour riigrs Colored Plates. of over 5EW VrORDS and Meaning, Including moh ns have rnmninto use during he past tifit-en j-psrn m.myi.f whi'him-en-rer before found a place In any English dictioutry ALSO ADDED, A NEW Biographical Dictionary over 0700 -NAMES modt-rn.

including many now giving Name. Pronnnriatiuu, Nutiouuiity, Frufektfioa and Lat ef each. GZT TH3 LATEST. TJTEW ti'T10N i-ootu-ns aHipplemont of JJl ovei 4600 new words aim n.tramngn. E.i'-h nword in Piipplfhient tiac bea leeied and defined with Kir at cure.

start was wholly unlit for occupancy Marthy Cook even us a family residence tabernacles, fountains, floral halls, ber. Further at the session of 1S71, when I D. Smith of this place, was in the Legislative halls, a successful effort was The Trustees met on the 22d day of April, lsiid, and after an Inspection of for all of which improvements there Joseph Cox Win Carina Jisse Davis, '2 Peter II Delair Mary Duffy James Darscy James Crouley Margrit Carrey Win Davis James Diem Peter A. Day- are most beautiful sites. The trees in the premises, and review of the cir cumstances, decided that nothing prac made to have another appropriation of this part of the river forest are usually large anil imposing, and when the whole afl'air was completed it would be tical could be accomplished by the out forty thousand dollars.

I hen the James Elliott Mrs Jennie Derritt session of 1S75 a fifty thousand dollar lay of so small a sum. 1 fence they were called the "grandest Park in Kansas." inclined to do nothing until a more 1 1 1 Ml Bioir-Rnhlcnl TMctionr.rv. over 9703 namea Noted Persons. Everything surrounding Osawatomie is grand, her retrospective history is eral appropriation could be secured But the demand for an Asylum evi appropriation was made to build what is now known as the Central building. And at the session of 187S appropriations were made, seventy-five thousand grand, so why not have a grand Park? dently being urgent, they at length de There are those who always ask, regard cided to divert, for puriioses of repair, dollars for the year and seventy-five thousand dollars for lsso for erect Fanner Joiin A Foley Fred Griggs Saltlighter Charlie Grunt Jno Hopkins II II Harvey Stewart Hunter CHamblin Susan Johnson Mary A Johnson (Jeh ill Lawheud Frank Frost 2 Robert Farurson Mrs Sercsa CI A (Jurin Oallajrher Matt Hilbert Herbert Hill Henry Harper Mary Harper Edward Hutf Robert Solnisou Mary Jones ing everything, "will it pay?" We can a jsn tion of the three thousand dollars GET THS EZST Tdition ot tlis best lii-t iunary of the Edc-JZd Lungmia ever published.

Definition lnn-e always t-ec-n oonrnded to lie better tliuti iu any oilier iitionary. Yil'istrations, 3000, bt three time a many as iu uuy oilier Dieiiotiary. fJTie reeemmended bv Elate A oX Stated, and 50 College Pres'ts. In nhoiit 32.C00 have been placed in Public Schools in Hie U.S. Only Enelinh Pictionary containing Eic-Kraphiesl Dictionary, thN givea the Name with Pronunciation.

"oton. Profession and iJate of over CTflrt persona. which bad been appropriated for care say without a second's hesitation and most emphatically "it will "Forest and maintenance. Certain citizens of Osawatomie gave the Treasurer of the Hoard of Trustees an indemnifying bond in case this act of the Trustees ark" in Ottawa and one of the most beautiful and celebrated in Kansas, would be nothing compared with what we might have right here if we would only make a start. And that park pays big even if we do not consider that it should not be legalized by the Legisla ing and completion of additions and buildings.

The officers of this institution now are: Dr. A. II. Knapp, Suienntenlent, Dr. C.

A. Hayes, assistant Superintendent, dipt. IJcuben Smith, Steward and Mrs. E. J.

Doone, Matron. This is a noble institution mid those who wish to know something ofitsmamoth preparations should read our Asylum column from week to week. David Laujrhlin Miss Catherine-Lynch Published by G. C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Ms.

ALSO Webster's National Pictorial Dktiomrt. ture. It was found when the repairs were completed, and the building ready 1040 Paget Octavo. 600 Engravings. for occupancy, that both appropriations were exhausted, and a debt iti addition of eight hundred and twenty-live dol lars contracted.

Frank John Ludwick Frank Loft us Lee, '2 Elias Lee, 2 John Letney Wni'i Sade Kannan Annie Koann Mary Leary Geo Lewis Julia Lawhead Shouard Large Mattie Lerin WMcObrien II Myers Lydia McDonough Morris James Merhan John Murphy Florence MeManiaiu Jno McCarthy McDonnell Minerva Munger The act of the Trustees, diverting the care and maintainance fund lor purpos A Correction. Editok TfMKs: In your first I notice on subject of church build es of repair, was legalized by the Leg islature at its session of On the 11th day of May, the Trustees appointed Dr. C. 0. Gause, ings, the Congregational society as having a line building, this is pattcnt to Medical Superintendent for five years all.

Also an elegant stone structure at a salary of one thousand dollars per just now building by the Methodist year; to draw pay from July 1st of that Is used lor Agricultural purposes at all. During the past year, when we were living at Ottawa, we can remember of there being no less than fifteen excursions to that town and Forest Park from different points on the railroads leading to Ottawa, Now, let us interview one of these excursionists; (we will take a young man, for while there are young and old in large numbers who go out for recreation, the larger percentage of them are young meu and ladies,) striking him about four or five o'clock in the p. m. part of the day, when he is about ready to depart, we say: "Billy, how much money did you bring up in your pocket this morning?" "Oh, about five dollars!" "Well, how much of that five dollars have you got in your pocket now?" Examining his portmouic. "Five cents and my return ticket." Now tins example is based on an actual occurrance in our experience.

On this excursion there were perhaps over two hundred, but we call it two hundred, and also allow year; being at that time required to su James Moores Albeit Morrow Bridgett Norten O'lioyle Pcreiiield Peter Peterson Perkett perintend the fitting up of the building. people. Further along in connection with the above as to ministers, you say "We have excellent and capable ministers, Rev. S. L.

Adair is of the Congregational and Dev. M. P. Porter of the Methodist." Now, Mr. Editor as The Trustees appointed Mrs.

L. 1 S1 A CD Gause Matron, on the 21st day of No vember. 1800, and Dr. C. O.

Gause Bichard Plunaits Steward, on the 1-th day of December, Pat Riley same year, The Legislature at its session of 1807 Rodgers Jasper Remnicr Lee Rhodes there are a few Daptists scattered in and about Osawatomie and has been from the beginning of the settlement who have felt and do now feel as much interest in building up the town as any appropriated for care and mainten Mitchell Norris Nelson Thos Osborn Edwin Pickens Ellen 8 Pileher Elisabeth Pasta John Quick, 2 Michael Relchan A 8 Reed Caloway Roberts Joseph 8 Roary Miss Doha Scott Stevenson Fred Shaw 8 Strous, 2 Thos Sullivan Nat Strong Steenbredem John Short Shirton Uriah Smith Phillip shultz Frank swanson ance of insane, five thousand dollars; John Reardon James Starr for vehicles and stock, rive hundred dollars; labor, five hundred dollars; one; their works show. The large hotel was built by a Baptist. The first postmaster, 8. Geet, 1350, (Baptist sentiment.) Baptist church organized Sept. 18th, 1808, Elder B.

L. Read call pay of Trustees for one year from November 1st, 1800, two hundred dollars: that the average expenditure is two dol lars to each person instead of five and for discharging debt, contracted prior Geo Shook Sperry Albert Smith Richard Smith Sweet Chas Snyder James Sanders what have we? Why, that excursion to November 1st, 1800, eight hundred ed to the Pastorate same day, which he. party left four hundred dollars in the still holds. This church commenced town, and for what? It went for soda- with seven members, in less than ten and twenty-five dollars; for services of Superintendent from July 1st, 1800, till November 1st, same year, four hundred and twenty-five dollars; for labor prior years increased to 61. Present mem water, ice cream, lemonade, confectionery, fruit and cigars, all of it a class bership eighteen.

Sometime in March, to November 1st, 1800, one hundred dol a building 18 24 then used for a 4 8 Rena Thompson, 2 school house, was bought by Elder B. L. Read and an addition of 12 feet add lars; for pay of Trustees prior to same date, two hundred and twenty-five dollars. In all seven thousand seven hun of luxuries which bring the dealer about a hundred per cent, in profits. Two hundred dollars net profit out of every excursion 1 We say there were fifteen excursions in one year, so as a result of our figuring, we prove that ed to it, making 30 18, 11 feet from Carl Schaiites Henry Stanley Louisa summers, 2 Thompson, 2 I Thompson RF Taylor 4 Lina Tuttle Allen Tysill II Weiitworth Wilhite floor to ceiling, and dedicated to the Thompson John Tomkins Minny Taylor Mahala Tyler John "Warren Nella Updegraif worship of God, about the first of May, the net profit to the town from these 1809, as a Baptist meetinghouse.

The first of this order in the county and which is still standing. And nearly excursions will reach three thousand dollars per year! Now we presume that seventy-five dollars per acre would be a good price for the land which we Will Withers. Floyd Wells Whitney Frank West calling for the above, two years before the completion of the Congregational, (as near as I can remember.) Again the first sermon preached in the town was by Elder Wery Waiters Lucas Wright Kaf When would convert into a park at this place, and as there is some less than forty dred and seventy-five dollars. The term of office of Alonzo Gove as Trustee having expired by limitation in 1807, Governor Crayford npiointed S. L.

Adair, to succeed him. The building having only capacity to accommodate fourteen patients, was speedily found to be wholly inadequate to meet the needs of the State. That the Hospital even in such cramped quarters, and with such meagre appliances was a success, is abundantly proven by reference to the Putient's Register. The Trustees coinciding with the Siierin-tendent in regard to the urgent demand for additional room, pressed the necessity of the Institution in this regard Gilpatrick, a Baptist, so I was inform- please say "advertised." A. GOVE, P.

by the early settlers. Again the first M. acres in the park at Ottawa, we presume that fifteen acres would make our park. At seventy-five dollars an acre our park would cost only a little over a thousand dollars, or about a third of the amount that it would begin to bring step taken toward a Sabbath school was a Baptist, in connection with S. L.

dair; my information same as above. DARWIN E. COLE, Carpenter and Builder, Osawatomie, Kansas. Mr. Editor my only object in writing into the town as interest on the investment after it had began to spring into is to let the people know that there is Contracts taken for all kinds of build a Baptist church in Osawatomie and II.

popularity! ould it pay? Shall we ings. Plans and specifications tur- UIIOll Hie Ulieiiiiwit in inu uuvuiitii mm -1 1 1 If 1 and at its session of 1S08, L. Read is pastor thereof and her mem- 1.6 nished when desired. lave that "love oi a parK," or nou Legislature;.