125 years ago

jan. 22, 1891

A Farmer’s Institute will be held in Peabody Jan. 29 to 30 and promises to be very interesting. Chancellor Snow of Lawrence University who has been so successful in destroying the chintz bug by inoculation, will be here on the 29th and speak on the subject.

J.H. Heath shipped 10 cars of cattle to Kansas City last Friday where he struck a good market.

Capt. Straughten lost a valuable young horse last week to lock jaw.