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Axtell: 1891 - 1900

During the 1890's, business houses started moving from the north side of the railroad tracks, which were mainly wooden structures, to the present-day location, on the south side of the Railroad tracks. These structures were mainly brick and stone.

1891 started off with the worst snow storm in years striking Axtell and Marshall County on New Year's day. Trains on both the St. Joseph and Grand Island (UPRR) and the Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern were snow bound on the rails between Seneca, Axtell and Summerfield.

Other events happening in 1891:

Three petitions were circulating in and around Axtell. Two petitions were dealing with the transfer of the Courthouse to different cities and the third petition was addressed to transferring the townships of Murray and St. Bridget to Nemaha County from Marshall County.
On January 11, 1891, the Congregationist Church of Axtell is dedicated. Due to the snows, the main speaker at the dedication is not able to attend and the pastor is forced to lead the dedication service.
Measles closed the schools south of Axtell early in 1891. To prevent the spread of this disease, the district closed the schools till the measle epidemic was over.
In the City of Axtell, a special public meeting was held to propose the building of a new public hall. A one-story building 40 feet x 80 feet, 16 feet high with a 20 foot stage was proposed. If built, this would give Axtell a first-class opera house.
On May 1st, the new Axtell Butter and Cheese Association opened the creamery for business. Three cream routes were established with more routes expected in the very near future. By the middle of June the creamery was producing over 600 pounds of butter daily.
Mrs. Bull purchases the Hunter property at the corner of Fourth and Maple and makes plans to erect a building and operate a restaurant at this location.
In the late 1880's, a wave of intense patriotism swept over the land and the State of Kansas. Whether this was a reaction to the wave of European immigrants that were pouring into the United States or a reaction to churches, particularly the Catholic Church, establishing and encouraging their parishioners to send their children to parochial schools, instead of public schools, it is not known. In Axtell, and throughout Kansas, chapters of the Patriotic Order Sons of America (POSofA) and the Order of the Daughters of Rebekah were established. On May 12-13, Axtell hosted the Second Annual Session (Convention). Patriotic talks were given and songs were sung. A parade was held and a good time was had by all. This organization claimed to be for all Patriotic Sons of America. Blacks, Jews and Catholics were supposedly welcome to join, but few, if any did.
The wheat crop was excellent but rust on the oats hurt the yield of that crop.
On July 4th, both the City of Axtell and St. Michael's Church had 4th of July celebrations that were enormously successful.
July 23rd saw the laying of the new cornerstone for the Marshall County Courthouse in Marysville. The petitions seeking to move the courthouse to another location were unsuccessful. The County Commissioners voted to keep the courthouse in Marysville.
In August of 1891 the O'Neil Brothers of Beattie purchase Haskins elevator and promise to fix it up and have it ready to receive grain in the fall.
Six mail trains arrive and depart from Axtell each day.
Axtell Creamery pays 11¢ a dozen for eggs.
New Post Office Hours: daily from 8 am to 8 pm; Sundays from 12:55 pm to 3 pm.
$3.65 for a round trip ticket from Axtell to Kansas City on the Union Pacific Railroad.
St. Michael Church builds its first building for a school. School will begin on the first Monday of October, 1891 and the teacher will be Miss Peppa Bononcini, niece of the pastor.
St. Michael Church blesses a new bell for its church on September 29th. Fr. Verdan from Greenbush, Kansas preaches the sermon.
First frost of the winter occurs on September 29.
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad extends its side track and moves the stockyards one block west to Fourth Street, north of the tracks.
St. Michael's Church schedules a Midnight High Mass and Masses on Christams day at 8 am and 10:30 am. Solemn Vespers were scheduled for 7:15 pm on Christmas day.

1892: The new County Courthouse was finished in Marysville in March and it was at that time that the County Officers took possession of their new courthouse.


New Brick Opera/Bank Block at 5th and Maple - Merchants begin moving south of the railroad tracks	Old Blacksmith shop north of the railroad tracks. Most of these buildings were wood framed.

Other events of 1892:

A bad storm on May 4th causes much damage to buildings and trees in Axtell.
The cold wet weather conditions of May ruins the strawberry crop.
Fr. Bononcini of St. Michael's is transferred to the Osage Missions and Fr. Shields of Arkansas City is appointed by the bishop as the new pastor.
The week of September 1st saw the transaction between the Cone brothers and the Citizen's bank for the purchase of a lot where the drug store is located. The bank plans to tear down the structure and erect a two story brick building covering the whole frontage. The lot consists of 60 feet frontage on Fifth Street and 80 feet frontage on Maple St. They hope to start construction within the year on their new bank building.
The Axtell Anchor changes ownership. S. L. Wilson is the new publisher.
The city purchases and tests a new fire engine.
Winter storm on Christmas Day, 1892, worst of the season. Two feet of snow and still snowing. Trains on the Wyandotte RR unable to operate for three days.
New Year's Eve Advice found in The Axtell Anchor of December 30, 1892: "These things are to be remembered young man. It is not respectable to leave church until it closes. It is unlawful to disturb a public meeting of any kind."

1893: January corn was selling at 27¢ in Axtell. February brought with it a promise from the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad that they would construct a new depot at Axtell as soon as possible. It would be located just across Fifth Street from the old depot and near by the O'Neil Elevator offices. This proves to be just promises. No Action follows.

The George Washington Birthday Celebration was the grandest ever. There were speeches, parades, prayers that marked the day. The Patriotic organizations gathered at Barnes Hall and led by the Axtell Coronet Band marched to the public school where they were met by 200 more citizens, teachers and students. Jesse Sitler gave a speech on "The History of the Flag" and other talks included " Address to Washington" and "Arnold the Traitor."

Axtell saw come and go a number of their professional people:

Dr. Cole, longtime Axtell Physician, leaves his practice here because of health problems;
Rev. Dennis, Methodist pastor, is reassigned to a church at Alma;
Rev. Vincent, Presbyterian pastor, leaves Axtell for another assignment at Alexandria, Nebr.;
Rev. F.S. Allman is appointed the new Methodist pastor;
Dr. Gaston comes to Axtell to practice medicine.

The new brick buildings along Fifth Street and Maple are progressing. In March, Hurlbut & Delaney, general store, move their inventory into the new two story brick building erected by the Cone Brothers on Fifth Street. The foundation for the Bank or Opera House is completed in June and ready for the superstructure.

Other events in 1893:

New Postoffice is completed
City elections in April result in S.W. Hurlbut as Mayor; E.P. Billinsly as Police Judge; and Councilmen are: M.H. Cone, Wm. Hill, J.C. Hanna, J.R. Livingston, and W.H.H. Dooley.
Bad storm on April 11th sweeps across five state area destroys much of wheat crop in Axtell area. Also damages trees and property in area.
Walt McCafferty's Golden Shows Circus comes to town (and is a disappointment).
Tornado strikes Baileyville - much damage.
Rev. Smith of Hamburg, Iowa is new Presbyterian Minister.
Farmers around Carney Station (on the K.C., W. and N. RR) build a grain office and hire Mr. E.G. Carney to act as agent for grain transactions.
Governor Leweiling of Kansas visits Axtell - inquiring about purchasing Axtell Creamery.
A St. Joseph and Grand Island Passenger Train derails and upsets in Axtell. No one hurt, but takes 24 hours to clear wreckage from tracks.
On August 14th, six inches of rain fall during the evening and night. Nine inch total fall in a 36 hour period.
John Murray is appointed Postmaster at Axtell in September of 1893
Many Axtell residents have travelled this year to Chicago to see the World's Fair.
Packages addressed to Axtell, Kansas were ending up in Axtell, Nebraska.
The Red Front Restaurant, formerly known as Wheelers, opens for business two doors south of Hurlbut and Delaney General Store (approx. the south end of the present day Legion/Community Building).

In December, the Axtell Football team for 1893 was announced. It comprised the following gentlemen: Jesse Sitler, Jeff Bull, Otis Berry, Lou Robinson, Frank Brawner, Albert Seaman, Jim McCurdy, Ed Allman, Harry Smith, --- Van Worth, Fred Sitler, Allen Farmer and John Rosencrans.

1894: The new Opera Bank Building is completed in January, 1894. St. Michael Church has a three day fair upstairs to inaugurate the building. J. Y. Benfer was the architect and N.L. Brown is the contractor. The completed structure required 23 carloads of brick. In one of the issues of The Axtell Anchor, from the winter of 1893, it says: "From the roof of the Opera House one can see the electric lights of Pawnee City and also see the towns of St. Bridget, Summerfield, Mina, Summit, the Swedish Lutheran Church, the Rock Island trains north of Seneca, and the places beyond Centralia and Vermillion." It was quite a sight.

Other highlights of 1894:

Axtell Butter and Creamery Association building sold at public auction. Peter Johnson bought it for $1,400 and plans to turn the building into a feed mill.
In February, Thomas Nye reassumes control of The Axtell Anchor as editor.
In March, Rev. Shields, pastor of St. Michael's is reassigned to Hoge, Kansas. Fr. Hurley from St. Bridget will be interim pastor. Rev. F. S. Allman, pastor of Axtell Methodist Church, is reassigned to Oketo, Kansas and Rev. L. N. Rogers is new Methodist pastor for Axtell and Summerfield.
21,060 dozen eggs are shipped out of Axtell in April on the Wyandotte railroad.
In May, the Ringling Brothers Circus comes to Seneca. Railroad offers low fares to and from Seneca for all Axtell residents.
New Axtell Creamery Company begins operations in May and by July is paying 12¢ a pound for butter fat.
Drs. Wachler and Cafferty move their offices to the new Opera House Block. J.L. Hayes is having such a successful business that he will add another floor to their brick building.
On June 2 the Methodists move their church to to a bigger lot (5th and South Park). They also plan to add to its length and build classroom space.
"Tony the Convict" is the play that officially opens the new Opera House on June 23rd. Opera house can seat 800 and tickets are selling for 35¢ and 50¢.
W.B. McBride killed at railroad crossing near Grand Island Depot when train hits his buggy. Train travelling too fast through town. Conductor arrested and fined for recklessness. Engineer, brakeman and conductor charged with manslaughter.
Rev. C.A. Berggren, pastor at Salem Lutheran, dies attending a church meeting.
Jacob Rothfelder opens his restaurant in Axtell.

1895 was a quiet year for Axtell with the exception of the big fire on March 12th. It was the first major fire to hit the business district or the town since its founding twenty-three years before that. Fire was discovered at 4:00 am and the alarm was sounded. When the sun rose early that morning the hardware store of Ely Bros. & Axtell and the general store of Olston and Bros. lay in ruins. Damage was accessed at $17,000.

The Axtell Anchor once again changed ownership and editors. Thomas Nye sold the Anchor to C.E. Stains of Sabetha and on February 8th, the newspaper appeared with Stains name listed as editor.

Other interesting events of 1895:

Burglars break into J.L. Hayes & Co. on Monday, April 15. Loss estimated at over $300. Mr. Hayes offers reward of $25 for capture of the thieves.
Concerned about additional fire protection, the city contracts with Mr. E.R. Pollock to build a 400 barrel cistern north of the tracks - June, 1895.
Good rains in May and June give promise of good crops in 1895.
Fourth of July - 119 salute at sunrise. Parade, speakers and fireworks. All kinds of games during the day.
GREAT LOT SALE - South Park lots for sale at public auction. 121 lots available. Saturday, July 13, 1895.
On July 16, Fr. F.S. Hawelka of Ottawa, arrives to become the new pastor of St. Michael Church.
A new engine house and a band stand are built by the city.
Another fire in town destroys Briggs Bros. Lumber Yard on Wednesday, December 18, 1895 at 10:30 pm. $6,000 worth of lumber destroyed. Arson is suspected.
The Axtell Anchor puts out a special supplement in its December 20th issue that contains an overview of Axtell's history, current bussinesses and citizens.

1896: Two longtime faces in and around Axtell leave in January of 1896. Dr. Cafferty, longtime Axtell Dentist, who is losing his sight, turns his practice over to Dr. B.L. Gamble. And Father Hurley, former St. Michael pastor and currently St. Bridget pastor is reassigned to duties at Emerald, Kansas on January 18th.

Ely Bros. & Axtell go into receivership and their store and stock is sold at public auction to satisfy their creditors. It seems they never recovered from the big fire of March 12, 1895. City elections were held and the winners were: Mayor: T.C. Casterline; Police Judge: E.P. Billingsley; Councilman: A.E. Hughes, David Smith, W.H.H. Dooley, W.J. Joyce and John Ryburg.

Other events happening in 1896:

On May 12, a cyclone strikes Murray township about six miles south of Axtell and destroys the fine new home of John Froom.
On May 17, a series of tornadoes strike Marshall, Nemaha, and Brown counties killing over 30 persons. A tornado passed over Axtell, but did not touch down. A tornado hit Frankfort destroying over 50 dwellings.
An ad in The Axtell Anchor reads: "A square meal, all you can eat, for 20 cents at the Palace bakery."

1897 began with the sale of the new Opera House Drug Store. Thomas Hynes sold the store to two brothers: A. and A.E. Sharp. Thomas Hynes reopened his old drug store on the north side of the railroad tracks.

Other events happening in 1897:

The March 26 issue of The Axtell Anchor is the last one under the editorship of C. E. Stains. He sold the newspaper to his brother C.E. "Watson" Stains. The paper stays " Republican" in content.
Terrible tragedy occurs near St. Bridget, March 28. Six children of the John McGrath family drown in the high waters of Manley Creek. Thunderstorms the night before swell the creek. The family was trying to cross the creek in a wagon.
The April, 1897 City elections are the first time the women citizens of Axtell are allowed to vote in city elections. The results of the city elections were:

John T. Briggs defeated T.C. Casterline for Mayor 160-128
John C. Hannah ran unopposed for City Clerk and received 266 votes.
Ed Hanna narrowly defeated E.P. Billingsley for Police Judge 142 to 140.
E.R. Pollock defeated F.G. Sitler for City Marshall 164 to 112.
S. Lovell defeated L.L. Allen for Street Commissioner 148 to 130.

The following five men were elected Councilmen:

A.E. Hughes (155 votes)
C.M. Tabor (154)
W.H. Connet (152)
David Smith (149)
Andrew Johnson (145)

The following five lost in their bid to be elected to the City Council:

W.H.H. Dooley (138 votes)
W.J. Joyce (134)
Geo. Delaney (130)
John Olston (128)
Ernest Mack (125)

According to the August 20, 1897 issue of The Axtell Anchor Mr. George Delaney is appointed Postmaster for the City of Axtell, effective in October of 1897. He is succeeding John Murray, who is retiring as Axtell's Postmaster. Also mentioned in this issue is that the Ringling Brothers Circus will be making a stop at Seneca on Sept. 8, 1897.

According to the September 10th issue of The Axtell Anchor:

Rain is badly needed. The dust is at times suffocating.
Excursion rates to St. Bridget to attend the annual Fall fair on Sept. 13 & 14 will be half fare. Round trip from Axtell to St. Bridget will be .50¢
The young people of Axtell held a "Backward Party" at the home of W. J. Torrence, south of town. The pecularity of this party was that everything was done contrary to the usual custom. The hosts greeted their guests with their backs turned towards them, etc.

Other issues of The Axtell Anchor of fall and winter, 1897, state:

Scarlett Fever closes the schools in Blue Rapids in November of 1897. The schools will remain closed until the danger passes.
First snow of the 1897-1898 winter arrives on Monday, November 15th.
Rev. M.C. Miller resigns as pastor of Methodist Church. He has accepted a pastorate in North Dakota. While travelling there, the train he and his family are riding collides with another train. He and his family are uninjured.
Ad in Nov. 12, 1897 Axtell Anchor: "Best place to eat and drink in Axtell is the Palace Bakery. All you can eat for .20 cents."
A white Christmas greets Axtell in 1897. The first white Christmas in many a year.
Post Office, small farm and general store at St. Bridget, Kansas is for sale. Inquires can be made to the Postmaster, St. Bridget, Kan.

1898

Rev. F.S. Hawelka, pastor of St. Michael's the last two years is reassigned on January 14 to Idaho. Fr. P. R. O'Sullivan of St. Bridget is the interim pastor.
Proof that Business is increasing in Axtell is the Gross Receipts for the Axtell Postoffice in January of each year.

1892	$ 154.91	1896	$ 168.56
1893	$ 150.11	1897	$ 165.67
1894	$ 144.30	1898	$ 254.48
1895	$ 126.53

Representatives of the Interstate Telephone Company of St. Joseph solicit subscriptions for stock in their enterprise. They quickly sell the six shares at $100 a share they need to begin operations in Axtell.
On March 25. Fr. M. Burke, former private secretary to Bishop Fink, OSB of the Diocese of Leavenworth, is appointed pastor of the Axtell and Beattie parishes.

CITY ELECTIONS OF 1898:

The Citizen's ticket of candidates overwhelmingly beats the Law and Order Candidates. A. E. Hughes leads the way by defeating J. L. Shumway, Jr. for Mayor.

Other events of 1898:

Axtell High School graduates seven in the Class of 1898.
a 1- 1/2 inch rain on Sunday, April 17 sets the farmers way back in their spring field work.
Capt. Dooley has been authorized to recruit a company of soldiers from the Axtell area for the upcoming confrontation with Spain.
Two carloads of telephone poles arrive at Axtell. Axtell will soon be able to talk to businesses in St. Joseph and Kansas City.
On June 15, the "HELLO" box was installed in the Opera House Drug Store. The talking machine is open to the public and 25 cents a talk of five minutes. It will be a great convenience for our businessmen.
Fire destroys stable at the Presbyterian parsonage.
New business in town: The Lime Stone Cold Blast Feather Renovation Co. They have located here from Frankfort where they have cleaned hundreds of beds over the last six months. The clean the feathers by washing them and restuffing them into the bedding.
Bishop Fink, O.S.B., of the Diocese of Leavenworth, confirms 35 youth at St. Michael's on October 20 and 21, 1898.
The Axtell Standard began publication in November of 1898. They were difficult times at first for the Standard , but Axtell had the luxury of two weekly newspapers: The Axtell Anchor and The Axtell Standard. The paper began under the direction of H.C. Pershing in November of 1898.
December 8th - coldest day of the year. Mercury remained at zero and below for most of the day.
Mr. Wyatt Millikan, map maker from Frankfort, delivers the new city maps to those individuals who ordered them.
Axtell Postoffice is raised to a 3rd Class Postoffice, beginning January 1, 1899.

1899 - Old-Timers remember the winter of 1898-99. By March 21, 1899 the 22nd snow of the season fell - it was a light snow.

In March of 1899, the Axtell Standard newspaper comes under the guidance of C.E. Andrews. Andrews continued operation of the paper from March to September 1899.

Thomas Hynes, former teacher, early city founder, merchant (druggist) and leading citizen of Axtell dies on May 7 of stomach cancer. Catholic church can not hold one-half of all the mourners who pay their last respects.
Telephone poles are being set and the wire strung, and equipment installed so the Axtell Telephone Co. can begin operations about June 1st.
Heavy rains on May 19 fell in and around Axtell. Amounts ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
Opera House Block sold at a Sheriff's sale to William Talbot of Waterville for $12,000.
At the end of July, the newspaper carried this headline: " Ire of Public Aroused At Actions of (school) Board." The principal and director were asked to resign amid allegations of misuse of hiring procedures. A popular teacher's contact was not renewed and the Board hired a somewhat less experienced teacher from Beattie.
In September, Ernest Mack, longtime Axtell merchant and Blacksmith, sells his business to a man from Baileyville named John Carlson. Mr. Mack, after many years of hard work, plans to take it easy for awhile.
Revival Meetings in September at the Presbyterian Church draw huge crowds.
The struggling Axtell Standard suspended operations from September to January 12, 1900.
In October, the longtime firm of J.L. Hays sells its store and supplies to a young couple from Paola. This couple is A.S. Gaylord and they begin their grocery business on October 12, 1899.
Also in October, Summit House changes ownership. Mr. Manning of Home City takes charge.
Diphtheria Scare descends upon Axtell. Several cases of Diphtheria are confirmed in late October.
In November, new streetlights are installed in Axtell. The lamps were manufactured by the Best Incandescent Light Company of Canton, Ohio. They are gasoline with a mantel burner that produces a very bright light. The City Marshall is responsible for their care.
E. Mack returns to the blacksmithing trade and opens a new shop in South Park.
Midnight Mass on Dec. 31 ushers in the new century. All Catholic Churches in the diocese have a midnight Mass on this evening.

1900 - As the new century begins, life in Axtell continues to flourish.

The struggling Axtell Standard that suspended operations in September reappears on January 12, 1900 when G.F. Nelson took up the reins for a few months. It continued to struggle and was sold at a mortgage sale in March. In May of 1900, the newspaper began operations again under the editorship of J.A. Keegan who ran the paper until July 16, 1908, when it was sold to Ernest F. Werner.

A new restaurant opens in town, two doors down from the Summit House Hotel. The ad in the Anchor states: "Warm meals at Regular hours. 25 cents. L.B. Lux, proprietor."
A New Marshall County Map is released. It was published by the noted map maker from Frankfort, Wyatt Millikan. It is very complete and full of details and retails for $3.50.
The Axtell Standard newspaper, the voice of Republican politics in Axtell, fell on hard times and is sold at a Mortgage sale on March 3, 1900. It is hoped the new owners will be able to revive it.
W.A. Layton, lawyer moves to Axtell in March, 1900 and plans to open a law office as well as a real estate office.
The March 23, 1900 issue of The Axtell Anchor carries the story that the railroad built in the summer of 1899 between Westmoreland and Blaine will be expanded in both directions this year. The speculation is that the Northern end will tie in with the railroads here at Axtell and eventually there will be a Roundhouse and Engine Repair Shop located here at Axtell with this new railroad.
On Sunday morning, March 23, a bad wreck occurred on the St. Joe and G.I. just east of Baileyville. Nine freight cars were derailed and utterly destroyed in the ensuing wreck. Over $15,000 damage was reported. A temporary track was laid around the wreck to allow trains traffic to continue on schedule.
In April, Rev. W.D. Hamilton replaces Rev. McLaughlin as pastor of the Methodist Church. Rev. McLaughlin is moving to Irving to pastor in that city. Rev. Hamilton comes to us from Westmoreland.
City elections were held in April. The result being: Mayor : C.B. Thummel; City Marshall and Street Commissioner: E.R. Pollock; City Clerk: John C. Hannah; Police Judge: Ed Hanna; Councilmen: J.B. Temple, W.H. Connet, George Delaney, J.L. Shumway, and T.C. Casterline.
On April 9th at about 10 pm, the Axtell Steam Mills, formerly the Axtell Creamery building, burns to the ground and is completely destroyed. It is located in the south part of the town. It was owned and operated by Amos Heisse. The cause of fire is listed as spontaneous combustion.
In April, the residents of Axtell were reminded that there is a law that prohibits the running loose of chickens in the city. Violators will be severely prosecuted.
On May 9, four hundred Russians workers travelled through Axtell from Lincoln, Nebraska to Pekin, Illinois to work as experts in the sugar beet fields.
Axtell received about four inches of rain between May 13 and May 18, 1900.
A Partial eclipse of the sun was visible (through a morning fog) on May 28, 1900.
The salary for the Postmaster of Axtell was raised from $1100 a year to $1200.
A three inch rain fell on Saturday evening - Sunday morning (June 16-17). Some parts of the city also received damaging hail that destroyed fruit on the trees and crops in the fields. Peaches were hit the hardest and estimates range that 1/3 of the peach crop in Axtell was destroyed by the hail.
The July 27th issue of The Axtell Anchor gives a detailed write up of the town and its merchants.
The five largest cities in Kansas in 1900 are Kansas City, 47,864; Topeka, 36,732; Wichita, 23,786; Leavenworth, 21,556 and Atchison, 16,617.
The 1900 Kansas Wheat Crop came in at 77,340,000 bushels - valued at 42 million. This is the largest crop ever harvested by any state or country.
A phone line between Axtell and Mina is completed and work is to begin soon connecting Axtell to the St. Bridget area.
Buffalo Bill and his traveling road show with some of Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders will be in Marysville on September 26, 1900. There will be a parade downtown before the show.
First frost of the season falls on October 9, 1900.
The newly formed Axtell Lecture League issues a challenge to the supporters of the two Presidential candidates to have a debate over the issues at the Opera House. The Bryan-Stevenson supporters refuse to debate the McKinley-Roosevelt supporters.
On October 4, 1900, the oldest business in Marshall County closes. Xavier Guittard, owner, operator of the Guittard Station, and Postmaster there of the post office since March 12, 1861 turns over his books and accounts to the Postmaster at Beattie, Kansas.
A lady dentist, who advertises painless tooth extractions, will be at the Summit Hotel on October 19-20 for any who need teeth pulled. She has eight years experience and she is offering special prices for two or more teeth extractions.
The demand for farm hands in October around the Axtell neighborhood is far beyond the supply.
Ladies of the Methodist Church serve election day dinners and suppers at the Summit House for those voting (and others as well) for .20 ¢ a meal. They clear at the end of the day over $50.00.
The Axtell tax levy is 10 mills. Vermillion is the only city in Marshall County to have a lower tax levy. Theirs is 7 mills.
A five minute long distance call on the Bell telephone from Axtell to New York City is $15.
J. N. Neibert has taken over management of the Sherman House hotel and renamed it the Central Hotel.
The Packing Houses in December are contracting with farmers for April eggs at 17 ¢ per dozen.
The old year of 1900 goes out with temperatures below zero on December 31st.

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