NEWS: Jackson County, Kansas; The Holton Recorder January 9, 1879 (part III) http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/jackson/newspapers/holton9jan18793.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) ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ On several mornings lately fears were entertained that the cold weather had knocked the bottoms out of the city thermometers. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ No mail from the east via narrow gauge, from Saturday till Tuesday night. There is nothing like having a first-class railroad running into a town. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Gold was paid out over the counters at the City Bank, Tuesday. Mr. TABOR thinks it is nearly equal to greenbacks now. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ A well-spring of pleasure is a healthy baby, and the way to keep the baby in good health is - is - to never let it get sick. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Buying Hogs McGREW & SEATON are now buying hogs. They pay the highest market price in cash. 39-3t ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ John BIRKETT will sell out his winter stock of goods at greatly reduced figures, for cash. Some goods will be sold at less than cost. Call and see. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ Coal is about as scarce as hen's teeth. A great many coal stoves are necessarily compelled to eat wood in order to keep warm. ~~~~%*** ~ ***%~~~~ =================================================== 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.