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Pomona Items Taken from the "Ottawa Tribune," Ottawa, Kansas
p4c2 (represents page, column) Pomona Items Thos. Howell is recovering his house. Charlie Munden is engaged to teach a school on the island this winter. Mrs. Hutchinson and two children are sick with malarial fever. A. E. Geyer, the undertaker attended the State fair at Topeka on Wednesday. E. A. Mott is tearing down the old house on his farm and will rebuild. G. Newton who has been living on the Nelson Reynold's farm started to Oklahoma Wednesday. He will go through by wagon. Jonathan Walburn has received word that his pension, which he applied for ten years ago has been allowed. We have two chicken factories running now, and now double they will soon be literally shelling out eggs for market. A procession of coal wagon's now seen daily, filing through town, to and from the coal mines south of the river. Miss Kate Armstrong has concluded not to teach this winter and has joined the Pomona delegation at Baker University. Mr. Hammer, our Mo. Pac section boss will shortly move to Osage City. The company having transferred him to that point. Uncle John Chrisman has returned from Oklahoma and describes it as a land flowing with milk and honey. He took a claim near the Pomona colony. A few days ago, while returning to town, a hand car on the section west of here, was wrecked, making it necessary to lay off the car and two or three of the crew for repairs. J. P. Paynter is expecting to give his coal mining machine a fair trial this winter. If it proves practically what is claimed for it, it will be one of the greatest inventions of the age. B. E. Allison, our popular Mo. Pac agt., is having his new house plastered. He is not going to be married and he does not want to rent or sell his house. the community is deeply concerned, about what he does really intend to do with it. The old Chicken Raising Association for the benefit of the members, is revived. Charitable people who feel disposed to assit in this benevolent object will please have their chickens roost in trees or straw stables. 27 Sep 1889 p1c4 Williamsburg..... Warwick & McConnell do a general blacksmith and repair business. They have an extensive patronage.... S. H. McConnell was born in New Jersey in 1848. Came to Illinois in infancy. Came to Kansas in 1856. Moved to Osawatomie, thence to Centropolis. Joined the 15th Kansas cavalry as a recruit. In 1870 moved to Pomona, and in 1881 went to Williamsburg. He is now manager of the Williamsburg Cornet Band. Sam is a good fellow, a worthy citizen and one of the best mechanics in the county. p4c4 Pomona Items Mrs. A. H. Sellars has received an appointment as vocal music teacher at Baker University. Frank Frye complains because he received less for his corn in Kansas City than he was offered at home. Chas. Christman is engaged as auctioneer for several sales in the vicinity. Meeting of the Library Association Oct. 7th. Frank Dyer has rented the Cottrell farm for another year. H. B. Hoyt took in the state fair last week. Jonathan Walburn will shortly move out to the Fisher farm now occupied by W. T. Patterson who has rented the White place east of town. Chicken thieves are numerous and bold. N. C. Hamilton talks of moving to Lyndon. Old Mr. Stout the gardner will move back to Chicago Ills. next month. S. G. Hutchinson has moved to Quenemo. G. F. Maxey wants a quarter section in the promised land, will take a soldier's claim. Ed Suffron will go to Oklahoma or send a hand, to enter a claim as a deceased soldier's heir. Mrs. A. C. Brothers has been suffering severly from erysipelas, but is better now. Miss Myrtle Hoopes, is attending the State Normal school at Emporia. Jo Rawlins and daughter and Lee Brinkerhoff, visited the capital Friday. J. W. Brinkerhoff has bought a Fairbanks wagon scale for use on his farm. A child of Mr. Dawson's had his collar bone broken last Saturday, by being thrown against a building by a larger boy in sport. The town would be dull for some of the big boys if there were no little ones to torment. Baptising in the river next Sunday.. Davis preached last Sunday on the baptism of Christ. The subject next Sunday will be Christian baptism. The TRIBUNE is regarded here as a model newspaper. Its circulation is increasing rapidly. Everybody praises it for its elevated tone. G. G. Whetstone is turning his backyard into a chicken ranch. W. Crist has taken a job o the rail road
p4c5 A. Benton has bought a fine driving horse and is impatiently waiting for the roads to dry up. Mrs. Arnold and daughters have returned to their home in Mo. New corn in market. Mr. Mechem offers to put full roller machinery in his mill here for a bonus of five hundred dollars. This would be of great advantage to the town, but we have all our money invested in something else just now and will probably not be able to accept his liberal offer. John Marsh is still on the sick list and is considered dangerous. Mr. Hatfield formerly of this place, now of Greenwood county, is here and has traded for Mr. Paul's interest in the store. Henry Detwiler is sick at present. The school is a grand success this winter. The large attendance in the history of the school. John P. McCard, of Moultrie, Ill., is here visiting his father and brother. J. M. McFarland is expecting to get on lunch fictures, cigars, etc. Mrs. McFarland gets up a splendid meal on short notice. 04 Oct 1889 p4c3 Pomona Items John Fitzgerald is out foraging after chickens for Jim Whetstone. A Mr. Tilton is visiting his son-in-law W. Garrison. Nick Johnson is shipping a car of wheat and Frank Frye is shipping a car of shelled corn. Our merchants claim that goods can be bought here cheaper than in some of the larger towns. Willis Armstrong leaves this week for Saline Co. where he is engaged to teach. Miss Ethel Curry who has been sick some time with malarial fever is convalescent. H. B. Hoyt and O. J. Doran were at the county seat Tuesday. Albert Curry has come home from Kansas City to go to school. M. T. Alumbaugh has traded for the Reynold's farm north west of town. The voice of the cider and sorghum mills is now heard in the land. The Republican county ticket seems to be satisfactory to every body except the Democrats who were prepared to be dissatisfied with whoever was nominated. Mr. Roach's friends were of course disappointed, but will support the ticket as heartily as though he had received the nomination for sheriff. Fred Parkinson is home from Indian Territory on a visit. 11 Oct 1889 p4c5 Pomona Items The gossips and match-makers will be greatly relieved to know that the long expected wedding between Mr. B. E. Allison and Miss May Geyer, has finally taken place. The groom is our popular R.R., telegraph and express agnt, the bride is the accomplished daughter of our well known citizen, A. E. Geyer, the furniture dealer. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. Odel, Wednesday noon, at the residence of the bride. The happy couple had intended leaving for a short trip, immediately after the wedding, but the Mo. Pac. with characteristic slowness, failed to send the expected relief agent in time, so the trip had to be postponed. The young people begin life with the best wishes of a large circle of friends. W. W. Roach is buying apples to ship. Chetty Topping made a flying trip to Ottawa Wednesday afternoon. R. E. Fisher and Jim Mundy, of Ottawa, were seen on our streets Wednesday. Rev. Odell, is attending the C. P. Presbytery at Fredonia. The family has moved back to town. Elliot Scoville, is quite sick with typhoid malarial fever. Dr. Gilley, of Ottawa, has the case in charge. Rev. Davis, of Ottawa, was out Wednesday visiting his old friend and schoolmate, G. W. Shinn. There is some talk of starting a Republican paper here. The same amount of talk before the TRIBUNE was started might have accomplished something. C. T. Barnes and his father, left for Oklahoma Tuesday, to enter the claims they had staked out, when they were there before. Republicans are all in the traces and will pull the ticket through this township. They say that the Democratic majority of one, shall be entirely wiped out this year, and the reproach taken away. A mad dog was killed at Chas. Vicker's place north of town last Tuesday, after biting several dogs in the neighborhood, including two of Mr. Vicker's which were promptly shot. No persons were bitten as far as is known. A. S. Byrd, our popular Santa Fe agent, has just returned from Oklahoma, where he filed on a claim. Mr. Byrd was about to leave us for good, owing to ill health, but his employers insisted so strongly, he has finally consented to remain. The citizens of the town and vicinity, have been greatly annoyed by petty thieving. Finally, two or three young men, have been arrested and are now in jail. Whether they are the guilty parties or not, remains to be seen, but this should be a warning to others. It is bad business boys, and never pays. Monday evening, J. P. Burk, was considerably surprised to see about fifty of his good neighbors filing in on him unawares. He understood it all however, after he was reminded that it was his thirty-fifth birthday. Mrs. Burk was aware of the plot and set out a fine supper for all the guests, who pronounced the visit a most enjoyable affair. J. Rawlins brought in to the Enterprise office, a beet weighing twenty-six pounds. It was broken off in digging about a foot and a half below the surface and the piece remaining in the ground, was more than four inches in diameter and no telling how long. If the whole had been captured, it surely would have weighed thirty pounds. Beet eaters don't need to starve in Kansas. Council met Monday night and instructed the marshall to allow the town cows to graze in peace till Oct. 20th. All cows found at large after that date, will be promptly arrested and fined, one dollar and costs. A number of men and teams, find employment hauling coal to Ottawa. Don Armstrong took a load to Burlington this week. Charlie Rawlins, has gone to Baldwin, to attend the University. The Misses Glenn and Pasley came home Saturday, for a few days visit. G. D. Mocherman, Republican candidate for commissioner, was in Pomona last week getting acquainted. |
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