Peabody Reporter from Peabody, Kansas • 1

r. 1 NO. V. PEABODY, JULY 15, 1880. VOL I.

Home Newa city of the dead, and as the solemn words which consigned our fellow citizen to the tomb were said, and as the earth fell upon the coffin lid, it almost seemed as though the light of the world had gone out. And thus it is vin the midst of life we are in death." When the dread summons comes, may we be as well prepared to meet them as was W. H.Presoott. Saturday morning last, of Paralysis, Mr. Thomas Butler, aged 70 years.

He was a resident of Butler County, and will be sadly missed by the old residents there. Personalities. Mr. File, of the Florenoe Herald, was in the city Monday, Col. A.

Beebe, of Florenoe, was in town last Friday night. Mrs. G. Stealy left on Sunday, for Elkhart for a lengthy visit. Attorney A.M.

White, of Florenoe, was in town Monday on business. J. Hudson Morse returned from his Colorado trip, last Friday morning. Mrs. A.L.

Beebe, of Florence, was visiting friends in this city last week. Messrs. C. J. Seybold and C.

A. Haulenbeok took a trip to Atohison Friday last. County Superintendent Madden was circulating around town on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. T.

M. Potter started for Detroit, on Tuesday morning last, for an extended viBit. Mr. J. B.

Myres, from Sterling, 111. is in the city spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Thos. Slaymaker. Miss Hise left for her home, in Ohio, Monday.

There will undoubtedly be a few lonely men in these parts for awhile. Mr. T. P. Alexander, of Florenoe, was over to pay his respects to his fellow merchant, the late Mr.

Prescott, Monday. Mr. 0. F. Bradbury, brother-in-law of Mr.

W. Prescott, arrived in the city Sunday night. His home is in Galesburg, 111. Attorney J. Ware Butterfield, of Florence, was in town Monday attending to a law case before his honor M.

Holcomb, police judge. Co. Treasurer Coble andJ. Corbett, of Marion Centre, came over on Monday to pay their last respects to the memory of the late Mr. Prescott.

Mrs. Ella Cooke, who has spent several months in Peabody, visiting her sisters, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Reed and MrB. D.

M.Wray, left on Tuesday last for her home in Michigan, accompanied by Mrs. Reed. As the season approaches, we would state for housewives, that it takes fourteen pounds of sugar to one pound of grapes. There are nine things that will make a man mad, but one is enough when his wife tells him that he oan't have any dinner because she couldn't get the wash boiler off the stove in C. J.

Seybold, proprietor of Seybold's Pharmacy, was arrested and brought before the Police Judge, on Monday last, on charge of selling liquor. The evidence showed that Mr. Seybold sold the liquor under a physician's per-scription, but that didn't save him. He was fined twenty-five dollars and costs. Notwithstanding the fact that Peabody has no saloon, there would seem to be a vast amount of beer consumed just the same.

It takes about 14 cases per week to supply the demand. It is not sold, however, but goes into private families, where it is occasionally given away, in place of milk or water. T. A. Slaymaker says his reason for clinging to the rear of Gen.

Grant's car was for the same purpose that he has been hanging round the Reporter office; to get that shirt he loaned the editor. Gazette The present editor of the Gazette froze to that shirt when he bought the and we have seen nothing of it since. New grapes only 15 cents per pound. Judge Williams again informs us that be 1b "out of politics." Two petitions for saloon license have been in circulation this week. And still another show is coming here to relieve us of our ducats, i The doctors are having all the work they can attend to just at present.

B. F. Brockctt is making an active canvass for the Probate Judgeship. Plenty of sweet (hog) corn in market, selling for fifteen cents per dozen ears. The Florence School Board have re-engaged their old teachers for another year.

The cool days come shambling along as if she had a stone bruise on her heel. Gov. St. John will talk temperance at Marion Centre, on Saturday of next week. The Mayor and City Council acted jas pallbearers at the funeral of Mr.

Prescott. Henry Shomber, veterinary surgeon, has opened an office just north of Dr. Grinnelli office. Ayers Wareham are erecting a large hay barn just east of Miller Brown's elevator. There is liable to bo another sale of North Peabody lots before many moons wax and wane.

An invoice of boot blacks made their semi-oc-casionally appearance on our streets Tuesday. Peaches have taken a tumble, the price we mean. They can be bought for one cent each The weather is not over-to-much heated at the present time. We might stand it a little hotter. We most seriously object to be interviewed by office seekers, during these hot spells.

Try us when it is a little cooler. Green corn begins to put in an appearance. We believe it has never been' definitely settled whether or not green corn is healthy. G. W.

Neal has received some of the Warrior mowers. These are considered by good authority, as being the best mowers made. The thermometers registered only 95 degrees in the shade, Tuesday. One in front of our office refused to register, on account of the heat, or some other cause. Col.

C.N. Goulding was greeted with fair houses at his three' lectures, in this city. He is a forcable speaker, and gave general satisfaction. Greenback roosters this year are cut much higher in the neck, and the tail feathers are worn less biaswise than they have been for years. The County Commissioners at their meeting last week, awarded the county printing to the Florence Herald and Peabody Gazette at the rates as paid last year.

The City Council of Wellington has just li-' censed eleven saloons. If that don't secure a full attendance of the A. V. E. A.

on Friday, then we might as well quit. There will be twenty-two names on the el fh w. THE LAST OF EARTH. SUDDEN DEATH of our EX-MAYOR W. H.

PRESCOTT. "Earth to Earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes," and as the cold clods fell upon the coffin, Peabody bowed her stricken head beneath the terrible blow, while it seemed as though the darkness of midnight, had suddenly spread itself over this devoted city. On Friday evening last, this community was shocked by the report that Mr. W. H.

Prescott, of the firm of W. D. Butler had been stricken down with apoplexy and was lying in a critical condition. The attack came on about six o'clock P. be being in the work shop at the time.

He was immediately carried to his residenoe over the -store, and medical aid summoned nothing that oould be thought of or devised was left untried every remedy known to the profession was used, but all in vain. He lingered until about half-past six on Saturday morning, most of the time unconscious, when his spirit passed over the dark river of death, leaving an aching void that cannot be filled. Mr. Prescott was born in Maine in 1831 and at the time of his death was in the 50th year of his age. He came to Petfbody some seven years ago, from Galesburg, 111., and from that time to the present has been prominently identified with the growth and prosperity of the city.

He was a man of an active, energetic disposition, always formost in any public enterprise tending to benefit or develop the place. If any improvement or industry was projected or devised, Mr. Prescott was generally the first man consulted on the subject, and if it received his sanction and approval, it was pretty sure to prove a success. We venture the assertion that no one man has done more to make Peabody what it is to-day than Mr. PreBcott.

When the city was. incorporated, all eyes at once turned to "him fW Mayor, and he was elected to that position wftn but one dissenting vote, a thing unparalled in the history of Kansas elections, or those of any other State for that matter. Last spring he was elected a member of the City Council, which position he held at the time of his death, being, al30, Chairman of the finance Committee, He was President of the Collier Coal Company, and to him as much as any other one man is due the credit of forwarding that enterprise. In politics Mr. Prescott was a Democrat, and one of the 1 eaders of that party in this county.

At the early age of fifteen years Mr." Prescott experienced religion, and united himself with the Baptist Church, of which society he was an earnest and consistent member up to the hour of his death, In him the Baptist society of Peabody had a faithful and reliable worker at all times and under all circumstances, in the Church prayer meeting or Sabbath school could he be depended upon. The Church will miss him sadly, and find a difficult matter to fill his place. The funeral took place on Monday last, from the Lutheran Church, and was by far the largest one ever seen in Marion County. He was known and loved all over this section of country, and it seemed as though everybody had turned out to do honor to his memory. The Lutheran Church is the largest in the city, and yet every available foot of room, standing and otherwise, was occupied the building was literally packed, and yet there appeared to be about as many outside who failed to gain admission.

By actual count there were one hundred and forty-seven vehicles around the Church while the services were in progress, The services were opened by a voluntary from the choir, after which a prayer was offered by Rev. A. H. Lackey this was followed by a song, and a prayer by Rev. R.

B. Whitehill; after another song, Rev. E. D. Walker read the 41st chapter of 1st Thessaloni-ans, beginning at the 13th verse? also the first seven verses of the 21st chapter of Revelajtions.

The hymn was given out by the Rev. W. F.File, when it was followed by the sermon from Rev. J. A.

Heagy, pastor of the Baptist Church of this city, of which Mr. Presoottwas a member. It was more of a eulogy than a sermon, but it seemed as though the occasion called for it. The text was from Isaiah, 55th chapter and 8th verse "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, noither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord." A more appropriate text could not have been selected. The speaker was right if we could have had our way, it would not have happened thus; From ten o'clock until one all the stores and business houses were closed, and the city presented an aspect of gloom "-and sadness never before witnessed.

Amidst deep silence, broken only by the solemn tolling of the bell, that long procession took its way in sorrow out to the silent We omitted, last week, to mention the very nice and handsomely gotten up banner, for the Fairplay Sunday School, by our fellow townsman, I. Pecare. The design was unique and showed that Mr. Pecare was an adept with the brush. Able bodied men will sit around on boxes and other convenient places in town from now until election, and tell anybody who will give them a willing ear who of the two Presidential candidates is the biggest scoundrel.

A healthy and very pleasant way of getting a living, we should judge, that is, if a man didn't care for what he Said. We do not profess to be a first-class musical critic, neither are we a lover of fine schreech-ing, commonly termed American operatic, but if our private opinion was asked, on those fine dulcet strains whioh emanated from the breasts Whitewater Items, No political boom in this neighborhood yet. Wheat all cut and some threshed Ligget and Sons threshed the first job in this neighborhood, July 21st. The wheat in this (Clifford) township will average perhaps, 8 bushels to the acre. W.

R. Liggett has 8 acres of Gold Drop which it is thought will average 19 bushels to the acre. Oat harvest is' in full blast and turning out abetter yield than at first expected. Potatoes are damaged some by the bugs and dry weather. The prospects for the present corn crop is flattering, and farmers are becoming more spirited that what they were.

There will be almost double the acreage of winter wheat sown this fall than what there was last. vMr. 0. Hawk, patentee of "Hawks Begasse Furnace" now does his own printing and is extensively introducing hia Furnace, for which he claims, bigasse, Hay, Straw, can effectually be utilized as fuel. Mr.

W. F. Manker who has charge of Mr. Hawks Sorgo mill will begin work in two weeks, We hearll. H.Wilcox thinks of leasing his housefandfarm, and retiring from manual labors for awhile.

The health of the neighborhood is good, as nothing serious has been reported to Thf Prodigal We shall bo pleased to hear from The Prodigal every week, and if, when in the city, will stop at the Reporter office, we will be pleased to meet the party Ed Great Slaughter in Prices. We will positively close out our entire stock of Clothing consisting of 500 Mens, Boys and Youths suits, ranging in price from $2.00 to 18.00. C. W. Bragunier.

Lonsdale 4-4 Bleached Cotton Gen. G. 4-4 LawrenceL.L. 4-4 Brown Indian Head 4-4 10 Domestio Ginghams 10 Best brand fancy Prints 7 MusquitoBar 10 Seamless Bags 20 Straw Hats 10 Kid shoes, worth 81.75 for 81.25 Slippers worth $1.00 for 75 Conarea Gaiters worth $1.25 for 61.00 of those sweet warblers, which held forth in the tent, last Tuesday night, on Main street, we should unhesitatingly say, that next to a calliope they were a good imitation. Their voices reminded you of the Kansas nightingale! at the witching hour of twelve, when the female was waiting for its mate on the fence post.

As a sue cess they are not Al. The man who holds communion with nature, or even the man who doesn't must be willing to admit that there is a great deal more diplomacy displayed in the warm weather than there is during the winter months. It is now that a man can don a seer-sucker duster, a cheap pair of trousers, a fifty cent straw hat, and go around among his friends like a nabob. So long as he complains of excessive heat, the duster will allay all doubts regarding, his veracity, but, he must also carry a fan with him and use it on all occasions, and more, too. In ordinary weather a man is obliged to have his hair cut once a month, at least, at Gilmore Scott's.

This is expressive, for it is totally unlike billiard playing, horse racing, and other things which men spend money on without thinking of the cost. In these hot days a man can go into a sample room' and ask without being hypercritically scanned by the dispenser behind the mahogany. He can say it's too hot for whisky and beer, and that lemonade is too Sunday-sohooly for him. In hot weather a man may do many things which would be impossible in winter. He can sleep with his window open, he can sit on the front stoop and kill mosquitoes, and he can excuse us for cutting short this article.

In winter time we would not ask to be excused, because we should never dream of writing abott hot weather. ection tickets this fall, to say nothing about the Constitutional amendments to be voted on. The judges and clerks will earn their money. We sincerely think that it is about time our butchers let up on their "jaw" business and give their customers a rest. Rinse your mouths out, gentlemen, and let's attend to business.

The writer of this, if nothing happens, will depart for Wellington on Friday morning, where he goes for the purpose of calling the roll of the Arkansas Valley Editorial Association. The Banner has been "informed that a man near Peabody was bitten by a mad dog, a few days ago. We would be under obligations to the Banner if it would find out the particulars for us. New ripe tomatoes are beginning to make their appearance in the market. The price per pound is only twelve and one-half cents.

Many are wanted, but few are taken, at these prices. They are too high. 1 The Florence prize fighters were released from Emporia jail, last week, by order of the County Commissioners. We rather doubt the propriety of this act. What was the use of attempting to punish them at all We regret to announce that our fellow citizen, C.

E. Westbrook, has been seriously ill for several days, with the disease of the heart. At one time he was thought to be dangerous, but we are pleased totate that he is now C. W. Bragunier Bro.

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