NEWS: Jackson County, Kansas; The Holton Recorder January 9, 1879 (part I) http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/jackson/newspapers/holton9jan1879.txt Abstracted by: Susie Hastings September 29, 2002 See copyright notice at end of file. =================================================== The Holton Recorder January 9, 1879 (Film #H470 Kansas State Historical Society) ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Singer Sewing Machines. Sewing Machine Supplies. Needles and oil, and all kinds of machines repaired to order at J. C. JOHNSON's. South side square. 33-tf ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Marion and Ed. WILSON have purchased the stock of goods of T. D. FENNER, at Soldier City, and have become permanent residents at that place. Those are good boys, and we hope they may succeed. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ A magistrate in Iowa refused to fine a man for kissing a girl against her will, because the plaintiff was so temptingly pretty that nothing but an overwhelming sense of its dignity prevented the Court kissing her itself. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Those desiring milk delivered to their houses, can leave their orders at Jacob NAUHEIMS's. Mr. H. VOEKEL, the milkman, attends promptly to all orders, and delivers the lacteal fluid each and every morning, rain or shine. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ He looked first at the feet and then at the man. There was quite too much difference in respective sizes. he then said: "Be jabs ! those feet must have been made for another man;" and quietly walked away. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ T.C. SILER, recently from Virginia, called on us yesterday and subscribed for the *Recorder*. Mr. S, is a new-comer , and is now engaged in opening up a new farm on South Cedar. He intends to make Jackson county his permanent home. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Hay Press For Sale I have an almost new "Dedrick" perpetual hay press, which I will sell of trade on good terms. For particulars enquire of E. D. ROSE, Holton, or of the undersigned, six miles east of Holton. E.J. PULLEN 31-tf ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ They've Moved. We have removed our lumber yard and office from the old court house, east side, to the lot and building immediately north of the Holton exchange Bank. Customers will please remember. J. DICKEY & Co. 32-tt ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ [first part missing] horses and mules but as there is at their shop, like in an omnibus, "always room for one more," you are invited to bring on "your mules" and machinery needing repairing, which work they stand ready to do at all times and on the shortest notice. They are both first-class workmen, and never turn out poor work. Go see John and Frank. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ A good, commodious, well-furnished hall in Holton is something not only demanded by the wants of the community, but an enterprise that would pay a good per cent, on the investment. The proposition to organize a joint stock company to build such a hall is being discussed favorable by many of our business men. We hope the matter will soon take some kind of a practical turn which will result in a good town hall. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Washington's Birth-Day. On the night of Feb. 22d (Washington's Birth-Day), the Holton Independent Band will give a dance and supper, in Holton - probably at the court house. An open-air concert will be given in the evening, prior to the "skipping of the festive hell." We hope the boys may make money enough out of this transaction to pay their present indebtedness, and have a surplusage in the treasury. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Railroad Meeting By request of a large number of citizens, we announce that there will be a citizens' railroad meeting at the court house, next Wednesday evening, at 7 o'clock. The object of this meeting we understand to be to get an expression of the business men and property owners of Holton on the subject of a wide gauge railroad, and the most advisable course to pursue to secure such a road. We trust there will be a general turn out and a free expression of opinion upon that occasion. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Not the least suspicious feature about RYAN's absconding, swindling game was the fact that on Sunday night his piano was loaded upon a wagon and transported across the country to Netawaka, and thence shipped east. Wonder why that was not also included in brother-in-law SCRUTCHFIELD's bill of sale, mortgage, or whatever kind of transfer was made. Since writing the above, we learn that the constable attached the piano and other property in the depot at Netawaka and brought it back to Holton. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ When the C. B. U. P. railroad gets its western terminus at Denver, it seems to us that a road connecting this at Muscotah with the Kansas Pacific, at St. Marys, would be an enterprise which Jackson county could afford to invest in. It would give us competing broad guage [sic] lines to the east, and also to the mining districts of Colorado. We believe this kind of project could not help but to unite the farming, stock raising and commercial interests of almost the entire county. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the KSGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.