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    1. [KansasCity] Wyandotte County news - 25 July 1883
    2. John O'Brien
    3. ABOTT, ANGELL, COOPER, FITZPATRICK, DUGGS, FOWLER, GILBERT, HARDY, MARTIN, McDONALD, PAGE, PAUL, SCHUTT, WATSON, WHEELOCK, WOOD, YOUNGMAN "The Kansas City Daily Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, July 25, 1883 Wyandotte County news: Armourdale: Mrs. Mattie A. SCHUTT departed last Sunday for St. Albans, Vt., to visit her aged parents, and will be gone two months. The Consolidated Tank Line company are enclosing the works and grounds with a high board fence. Work on the foundation is progressing finely. The ladies of Armourdale and vicinity are organizing a Woman's Temperance union. A meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church Saturday afternoon to perfect the organization. Mr. D. G. SCHUTT is building five new tenement houses in the McAlpine addition. The Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterian church is rapidly increasing in numbers. Next Thursday afternoon they meet with Mrs. PAUL. Mr. YOUNGMAN of Wyandotte, who owns the patent of a very complete combination plow, cultivator, seeder and roller, was in the city yesterday to make arrangements for the manufacture of the machines. Mr. WHEELOCK of the Bridge company is represented as soon to start up the grading implement factory, with abundant capital to insure success. {Note: typed as printed!} Miss Jennie WATSON, the queen ballad vocalist, etc., and J. F. HARDY, violinist and specialty artist, have been secured to give four open-air concerts at the Chance park Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon and evening. Remember the Dales this week, Saturday and Sunday. Kansas City, Kansas: FOWLER Bro.'s are enlarging their killing capacity. A large number of citizens were in Wyandotte attending the FITZPATRICK trial yesterday. J. C. DUGGS, who has been east several weeks, is expected home to-day. Four penitent prisoners slept on city mattresses in the lock-up last night. Judge ANGELL made his office pay expenses yesterday. His motto was, let no accused man escape convection. Oak bed-pieces for the street car track were strung along James street yesterday. The old T rail, which has been such an annoyance to travel, will be replaced with the flat rail as the track is relayed. The police court had a whole menagerie before him yesterday -- one case of drunkenness, a peace disturber, a wife beater, a man arrested for using profane language, and last, a man arrested on the delectable charge of being too free in converse with complainant's wife. Mr. MARTIN, who had his arm broken a few days ago, is doing as well as could be expected. Rosedale: Harry GILBERT returned yesterday from Belleville, Ill. A. McDONALD, foreman of the Gulf roundhouse, and lady, were in town yesterday. J. E. PAGE's little daughter was buried at the "Junction" yesterday afternoon. W. H. COOPER of Argentine and Giles Wing of Kansas City were in town yesterday. The Union Sunday school will spend tomorrow at Sweet Springs grove. Dan ABBOTT claims the lead on wheat yields this year. He had forty acres of Fultz wheat, which averaged forty-one bushels to the acre. George H. WOOD, formerly superintendent of the Thor iron works of this city, but now connected with the Louisville and Nashville railway at Nashville, came up yesterday morning. Mr. WOOD has just recovered from a severe spell of sickness. A special meeting of the council was held Monday evening, at the request of all the members of the council, to consider the remonstrance of the citizens to the stock ordinance, and to consider charges against the city marshal. Ordinance No. 69, repealing ordinance No. 67, relating to stock running at large during the night time, was under suspension of the rules, read the third time and carried by a full vote. ================================================= (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) ================================================= neirbo

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