The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-27
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| Greeley stock languishes.
The public schools are full.
Business is perceptibly revivi''~
The Normal has about IS
Many smiling face hides au 49,
heart.
Several of our sick people are out
again.
The autumn foliage begins 10 lock
beautiful.
The order will soon be to call in
straw and "white hats"
We have been looking for tender
poem about Indian summer.
Wa believe this burg is not now in
tested with any gay CHANDELIERS.
We are getting new subscribers
every day and are tolerably happy
We have not heard of any cases of
Arizona diamond fever in this city.
They are using Emporla brick in
the new court house at Cottonwood
Falls.
Mrs. Harry Norton, of this city. has
gone to New York, TO be absent all
winter.
District court is still in session, the
"dry gripes'' not yet haEing attack
ed it.
Lyon county made very creditable
exhibition of her fruits at the State
fair last week.
Wouldn't the affairs Of the world
run more smoothly if most of u; could
be Major Generals.
Ka,loeh and the two Murdocks have
we'll organized "mutual admiration
society," in full blast.
The life insurance business is get
ting corpnlent. Sned. has "spink
and span new" buggy.
Peach thieves are the latest sensa-
ton here. Several orchards have
been robbed in the night time.
Several of our young men talk of
going to the new town on the NJ. *.
& T. railroad, Red River City, Texas.
People go hobbIing and Gathering
over the lose boards on the side walks
and usingt'profane literature" towards
the authorities.
"Clem,' of w. r. Cochran's grocery
establishment, had his delivery horse
dressed in red, white and blue, during
the fair this week.
SoLD.-Wibley took his gray horse
up to the State Fair and sold him for
a good price, and has retired from the
fast horse business.
We hear of a charming young lady
in this city who has discharged her
lovyer for a month, so that she can eat
onions. Sensible gar, that.
4 town may be hid under a cloud
and rise above it in the sunlight OF
prosperity. But that cloud wants to
be the smoke arising from the stacks
OF manufactures.
Judge Young, of Plymouth, said to
be a very estimable man by those ac-
quainted with him, has been brought
out by his neighbors for Representa-
tive in this district.
That was u mistake about Gill and
the ''printing Office horse" In fact, it
was a SANDER. They didn't have any
misunderstanding at all, and all is
as lovely as a spring shower.
Nothing Is more indicative of the
earnestness of life than the sight of Il
well developed male creature, spend
ing eight hours day, trying to wear
out store box with the seat of his
pants.
We understand that Professor Ly-
man Beecher kellogg, of Arkansas
City, was in tile city this week. He
did not honor THE NEWS Office with
his smiling countenance. He has
whiskers.
CooL.-Mayor Jay and Abner Had
ley each think they will get the NEWS
premium as the most honest man
Perhaps they will. Perhaps the COM
petitors will be very limited in num-
Der Our idea Of the most honest man
is the fellow thatp his subscription
farthest in advance. ~
The latest thing out in the confec-
tionery line is candy bust of Horace
Greeley. spectacles and ali. One of
our citizens took one home to his in
FAINT, the other day, but the little dar-
ling couldn't eat it, and gagged every
time it tried to. 1t is sad to think that
even babies refuse to swallow Greeley.
The home market is now well sup
Piled. Potatoes, sewing machines,
peaches, squashes, postage, stamps,
tooth brushes, tomatoes, clothes
wringers, apples, grapes, watermel-
ons, etc., are selling below the cost of
manufacture. In fact, our merchants
don't care to make anything, as long
as they can please their friends.