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Sunday Morning Facts from Atchison, Kansas • 6

Sunday Morning Facts from Atchison, Kansas • 6

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SUNDAY MOKNJNG FACTS. September 2, 1883. ocal Facts The Potent Parasol. After having occupied the attention of the police court and the gossips for several weeks, and after having soiled the skirts of justice with the-vaporing of filthy and strangely contradictory evidence, the Challiss-Bauer case has some what abated as a matter of general topic, and in another week will be forgotten. The jury failed to agree after being out till six o'clock Thursday morning, and it is likely that it will be again revived to-morrow morning.

Of the characters at stake in this case, who will suffer the most'? Certainly not the plaintiff. After all, what are a few insignificant taps with a harmless parasol compared to the damage which the unfortunate defendant and her family suffered by being exposed to jeers of an eager crowd of vulgar public. PHYSICIANS. If the man who is going to tell us that thin corn husks indicate warmer weather in September than we had in August will kindly call on his errand after nine o'clock p. the item of his terrible death will give the Champion a boss scoop over the two evening papers.

Yesterday afternoon as the clock struck three the last brick was laid 011 Price's opera house, and Mr. Owen E. Seip, the contractor, had won the i00 bonus. All- hands quit work and gave a loud cheer. The front of the building was then decorated with a large Hag, a band of music brought out, and the event celebrated royal style, with beer and cigars, and enthusiasm in great abundance.

The following from the Atchison Globe isa worthy tribute to a Famous city and State institution "Nobody pretends to dispute, we believe, that A. W. Bartlett's Famous is much the largest boot and shoe house in the State, or that he retails goods at jobbing prices. This being the case, you should lose no time Choice creamery butter at Kaffer McKeever's. Kathrens Bros.

Anchor Brand is the the best five cent cigar in the city. Kathrens Bros, have just received a cask of Pinet Castilian brandy for medical purpose. No reports of mad dogs yet, but nobody could blame the dogs for getting mad at this weather. If you want a good article of tinware, go to J. 11.

Grentner, 610 Commercial Markliam's old stand. The linest sewing machine yet displayed in Atchison can be seen in A. W. Bartlett's Famous show window. Go to J.

II. Grentner for roofing, guttering, and all kinds of tin work. (510 Commercial Markliam's old stand. Just received a complete line of Charter Oak cook stoves. J.

II. Grentner, W. E. SHEPHERD, M. D.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office 710 1 Commercial street, up stairs, office hours, a. to (WO a. in; 1:00 t. to p.

in; 0:00 to 0:00 p. m. g. ii.t7 jTmTnsoITx HC EO 1JA TH 10 I'll YS I CIA AN 1) SU R-GhON. Office, Commercial street, where he can always he lound, day or night.

Residence corner of Second and Atchison streets. Golden Cross Lodge, K. of will probably turn out on the occasion of the opening of Price's opera house. The scheme is a very commendable one. Having patiently waited for an opera house for many years, the people of Atchison cannot smear to much eclat at the consummation of their devoutest wish.

By all means let us celebrate! Scour up the old cannon, rosin the llambeaux, and hoist the old Hags! Atchison used to make a heap of fuss over much smaller events than the opening of an opera house. Social and Personal. J. B. Quigley and II.

N. Jewett are at Omaha. Miss Mary Teasdale has returned from Cels Calvert was at the Platte City fair last week. Miss Minnie Krebshas returned from Arlington Springs. Miss Jennie Barker gave a concert at Platte City last night.

Mrs. Dr. Cochrane and children have returned from a visit to Missouri. Mrs. J.

N. Shoemaker and children are home from a visit to Pennsylvania. Miss Ella Moorehouse, of Quincy, 111., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rodney Smith. Mrs.

R. W. Thacher and daughter, of Albany, N. are visiting Rev. 1).

C. Milner. Miss Mattie Miller, of St. Louis, is Visiting Mrs. J.

C. Hooper, on South Third street. Rev. J. W.

Luke has gone to Madison. and Mrs. Luke is at Liberty, visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs.

B. N. Hughes, of Denver, have returned home, after a pleasant visit at the Ingalls villa. Miss Mamie Hutchinson, of St. Joseph, who has been visiting Miss Fannie Blair, has gone home.

On Thursday last Justice Phelps married Mr. Frank Carter to Miss Virginia Derusha, both of Atchison county. The Lawn Club danced last Friday evening at the residence of T. B. Piatt, corner Tenth and Atchison streets.

Maj. John M. Crowell and Miss Ilat-tie left last Sunday for the east. Miss Ilattie will enter the Andover, Mass. seminary.

Miss Belle Todd returned home on Wednesday night, accompanied by her grandmother, Mrs. S. A. Todd, of Mor-encie, Mich. Miss Jennie has been visiting her sister, Mrs.

Thos. Godfrey, left for her home in Philadelphia last Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mattie Layfield, of Joliet, 111., who has been visiting at the residence of Mr. and 'Mrs. W.

II. Johnson, lias re-returned home. A. 0. Faust has returned from the east, but Mrs.

Faust remained in Philadelphia with her son, who is sick with typhoid fever. D.J. HOLLAND. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Cilice in JL Champion building, corner 'Commercial and Fifth streets.

Telephone connects front office and residence with central office. a. ii. lanpiiear" mTix nyjCOMMKUCIAL STREET, UP STAIRS, ODAtchison, Kansas. Telephone connections at office and residence.

W. W. CAMPBELL. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, 501 Com-1 mercial street, Office hours, 9 until a. 2 until p.

7 until 8:00 p. in. dIhmcTiullougii. OFFICE 107 COMMERCIAL STREET, over Simonds it McConaughy's drug store. Can be found at office of nights.

ATTORNEYS. W. W. GUTHRIE. a TTORN EY AT LAW.

Office Pioneer 1 1 all i i Building. Will practice in Doniphan, Nemaha, Brown and counties. EVEREST WA( GEN R. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office over Hetherington's Exchange Rank.

Atchison, Kansas. MARTIN ORlI ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Northeast corner of Fourth and Commercial streets, At'-hi-son, Kansas. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office over Robt.

McCrie's, 107 north Fourth Atchison, Kansas. J. T. ALL ENS WORTH. ATTORNEY AT LAW.

Office in Exchange National Rank Building. 010 Commercial Markliam's old stand. It will pay you to step in and see Herman Barkow of the big boot sign when you want bargains in boots and shoes. The Atchison Furniture Co. have connected their two factories on opposite of Third street, by an ingeniously constructed suspension bridge.

If Slade should run out of money and want work, we can "put him on" to a job that is at once lucrative and honorable. What a magnificent fool-killer he would make. Kaffer McKeever. are receiving, daily, large quantities of canned goods, among which are a full selection of California. You will do well to call and get prices before buying.

What is the use of going to the market and carrying home a heavy basket. while you can always lind a choice selection of vegetables and get them delivered at Kaffer McKeever's. The Blues, of Atchison, will receive their friends at Turner Garden to-morrow evening, the exercises to consist of a concert in the garden by Philipp's full band, and a dance in the hall later in the evening. The trot between Sam Ashmun's blacks and J. F.

Donald's bays, at the Exposition track last Thursday morning, was so close as to be declared a draw, and the race was put off till next Tuesday morning. Owing to a delay in the engravings, Ed W. Howe's "Story of a Country Town," will not be out to-day, as had been previously announced. It will, however, make its appearance about Tuesday or Wednesday. Notwithstanding the abandonment of the mill scheme between Mitchell and Slade, the latter gentleman will pitch for the lJlues to-day.

He throws a boomerang curve, a trick which he acquired in New Zealand. Among the industries and business enterprises which have built up and made valuable the upper portion of Commercial street, and which now reap the abundant harvest of the prolific seed they have sown, the machine works of Mr. 1). B. Smart stand out iii bold relief as monuments to that gentleman's ability as a lirst class workman and a man of business tact and energy.

Mr. Smart is a mechanic of fourteen years experience, and ranks among the linest machincsts in the west. lie does a general jobbing business in machinery; he handles everything pertaining to portable and stationery engines; he repairs mowers, threshers, and all sorts of farming machinery and agricultural implements; and he is just the man for a farmer and manufacture to have within easy distance. His shops and business house are near the corner of and Commercial street on the north Don't forget, I). B.

Smart. in patronizing him. Every purchaser is given a chance in the drawing for a line Domestic sewing machine. Next Saturday an old-fashioned Kentucky barbecue will take place at Prather's grove near Walnut creek. In order to make it thoroughly old-fasioned the managers have drawn the color line, and the white and black trash will not be expected to mix very extensively.

The candidates for county positions will then deliver orations on the glorious equality of all men in these U-nited States. The prize light between Mitchell and Slade wras formally declared off last Thursday night. Billy Madden, Mitchell's trainer, and Henry J. Itice, Shade's manager, met at the Globe last Thursday night and took down their signs. Mitchell claimed to be afraid of getting an opportunity to exercise his surplus strength in the penitentiary mines, but a great many are of the opinion that he had too much regard for his "peepers" to let Slade close them.

The Twenty-fifth anniversary of the First Baptist church of this city was becomingly celebrated last Thursday evening, at the suburban residence of Hon. John M. Price. The festival was in the shape of a lawn party, at which there were many attendants. An open air concert was played by Philipp's brass band, besides which there were many vocal selections, Rev.

J. B. Ilardwicke delivered the historical address at the church on Wednesday evening. The application for the appointment of a receiver for the Atchison Bridge company came up last Tuesday morning before Judge Martin, and was adjourned until September 20th, to enable both sides to prepare affidavits. Gen.

Stringfellow and C. T. Griffin appeared for the Everest Waggener for the Bridge company. The case promises to be an interesting one, as the defense have prepared an elaborate answer, denying, of course, all the allegations set forth in the application. Winkler's band was down from St.

Joseph last Thursday night, and gave a concert at Turner hall. Very few people were in attendance. The people have evidently grown tired of tiis music. The writer has attended every one of the concerts given by Mr. Winkler's band in this city during this season, and at every one have they rendered the self-same numbers.

They are a line organization, without doubt, and their rendition is excellent, but the character of their music, while it ranks among the highest, fails to please tho average listeners, and among the attendants at the concerts the per centage of people who understand real music is so small that it would pay the directors of bands to occasionally play something to please the Ignorant portion of the audience. JAS. W. TRUESDELL. GENERAL collection and commission agency.

Special attention to foreclosure of chattel mortgages. Office with R. Drury, J. JO'j Commercial street, Atchison, Kansas. nTgTWsel A TCHISON INTELLIGENCE Corinthian Hall building, north Fourth street.

Real estate and intelligence agent, makes collections, rents houses, and furnishes employment on short, notice. Parties desiring girls will please send 1.00 with their order. US in 0 Oh 13 CO (fl A CO Ph CO CO fi Mrs. Joe Tack returned home Tuesday evening, on the Santa Fe train, from Denver, where she has been spending the last live weeks. Mamie and Katie Davidson, and Ruth Thomas, of Emporia, who have been visiting for two weeks at Mr.

Guerrier's, left for home last Sunday. L. P. Hume, of Irione, arrived on Wednesday evening, accompanied by his daughter Mamie, and will remain here some time, visiting relatives. Miss Mary Haegelin, a charming young lady of St.

Joseph, who has been visiting her uncle, Mr. Joe Haegelin, of the brewery, left for home last Thursday evening. Misses Mamie and Cora Ostertag entertained a number of friends last Monday evening, in honor of their guest, Miss Mamie Ketchem, of St. Joseph, who returned home on Tuesday. 0 (Jl -a LaJ.

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1883-1884