The La Cygne Weekly Journal Saturday August 12, 1882 Mr. J.C. MARSHALL has the finest flower garden in this city and probably the best one in Linn county. A considerable portion of his large residence ground is devoted to the cultivation of flowers and ornamental plants, and from early in the spring until late in the fall, the attractions of his pleasant home are enhanced by the beauty and fragrance of a great variety of rare and familiar flowers.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday August 5, 1882 The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. PAXSON died Tuesday morning of cholera infantum after a short illness beginning Monday night. The funeral took place Wednesday from the family residence, the remains being laid away in the cemetery northwest of the city. The breaved relatives have the sympathy of the community in their sudden affliction.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Saturday August 5, 1882 Sunday afternoon Dallas ALEXANDER was out riding in a buggy behind his black team when the hind feet of one of the horses went through the floor of the bridge north of Ben SHINKLE's. It took about an hour to get the horse free and it is still laid up on account of injuries received by the accident.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday August 5, 1882 Another railroad charter, as follows, has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State: "Kansas and Nebraska Central Railroad Company. Route from Fort Scott, through the counties of Bourbon, Allen, Linn, Anderson, Coffey, Osage, to a point at or near Topeka, Shawnee county, and from thence to Lincoln, Nebraska. Estimated length of road, 280 miles. Place of business, Fort Scott. Capital stock, $4,500,000. Directors, T.L. WILSON, A.M. AYRES, I.D. BRONSON, J.M. DAVIES, L.H. GORDEN, D.H. HORNE."

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday August 5, 1882 Fruits and vegetables retail in the La Cygne market as follows: Apples and peaches, $1 a bushel; blackberries, 25 cents a gallon; potatoes, 40 cents; onions, 75 cents; beets, 50 cents; tomatoes, $1 a bushel; cabbages, 50 cents per dozen heads.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 29, 1882 Married. McFARLAND--KENDALL.--At Farlinville, July 16, by Rev. W.R. Poinsett, Mr. William McFarland and Miss Elza(?) A. Kendall, both of Farlinville.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 29, 1882 Married. GREEN--CHEEVER.--At Mapleton, July 23, by Elder Thomas J. Deatley, Mr. George J. Green and Mrs. Lizzie M. Cheever, all of Bourbon county, Kansas.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 29, 1882 Married. DOUGHRITY--LITTELL.--At the home of the bride's parents, Potosi township, July 25, by Rev. George H. Hinton, Mr. J.J. Dougherity and Miss Sarah M. Littell.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 29, 1882 Married. COUTS--BELL.--At the home of the bride's parents, Potosi township, July 20, by Rev. J. H. Trussell, Mr. Samuel B. Couts and Miss Estella Bell, both of Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 29, 1882 Married. CHEEVER--SHIELDS.--At Mapleton, July 23, by Elder Thomas J. Deatley, Mr. E.S. Cheever and Miss Rosa Shields, of Mapleton.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 22, 1882 Married. FISHER--JACKSON.--At the residence of the bride's parents in La Cygne, by Rev. D.M. Smith, Mr. A.R. Fisher and Miss Fannie E. Jackson, of La Cygne.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 15, 1882 Married. MAPES--LUSK.--By W. A. Triggt, Probate Judge, at Mound City, July 10, Mr. J.W. MAPES and Miss Nancy LUSK, both of Oakwood, Kan.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 8, 1882 Married. KEEN--HAYS.--By the same, on the celebration grounds near Mound City, July 4, Mr. C.A. Keen and Miss Martha Hays, both of Farlinville, Kan.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday July 8, 1882 Married. SMITH--SMITH.--By W. A. Trigg, Probate Judge, at Mound City, July 3, Mr. W.G. SMITH of the firm of Smith & Corbin, of the Mound City livery stable, and Miss Mabel M. Smith, daughter of Mr. Edwin Smith, of Mound City.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday June 24, 1882 A sad drowning affair occurred in Centerville township, this county, on Wednesday evening of last week, by which five persons lost their lives in an attempt to ford a branch of Sugar creek when the water in the same was unusuallyh high. Those drowned were Mr. and Mrs. John SEALS and child, two children named TANKLEY and a child named TACKETT. They were among a party returning home from a funeral in a wagon, containing altogether ten persons, it is said. We are indebted to Mr. R.B. Bryan, editor of the Mound City Clarion for these brief particulars.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday June 17, 1882 Married. ZELLER--RHODES.--At Mound City, June 8, by W.A. Trigg, Probate Judge, Mr. Michael Zeller and Miss Allie Rhodes, of Liberty township, Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Saturday June 3, 1882 Advices from Paola say that Prof. and Mrs. Carl C. MARSHALL have a young son, born Monday morning, who bears the name of Clyde Harrington Marshall.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday June 3, 1882 Married. MYERS--AUGENBRIGHT.--By W.A. Trigg, Probate Judge, at Mound City, May 29, Mr. James Myers, and Miss Della Augenbright, of Bates county, Missouri.

The LaCygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday June 3, 1882 Married. McGEE--CAMPBELL.--By J.P. Wishard, justice of the peace, at Blue Mound, May 28, Mr. G.W. McGee and Miss Carrie Campbell, all of Linn county.

The La Cygne Weekly Journal Linn County Saturday June 3, 1882 Married. PATTY--CLARK.--By W.A. Trigg, Probate Judge, May 22, at Mound City, W.M. Patty, of Butler, Mo., and Miss Melissa CLARK, of Linn county, Kansas.