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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The City Council met pursuant to
adjournment, July 81, 1873. Mayor
Spicer in the chair, and seven mem
bers OF the council present.
Minutes of July 18th read and APP
proved.
The committee to whom the ordi-
nance requiring merchants and others
in certain cases to take out licenses
was referred, asked for further time,
which was granted.
The committee to whom was refer
red the ordinance relating to vinous
and malt liquors and the question con-
corning the impounding of animals,
reported the same back, recommend
ing that the ordinance in relation to
vinous and malt liquors be passed.
The committee, however, were divided
as to the propriety of retaining in the
ordinance the words ''manufactured''
within the State, Mr.. Eskridge being
in favor of their retention and the
other members of striking them out.
The committee also presented an or
dinance providing for the submission
of the question of impounding of ami
mails to n vote of the people.
On motion, the ordinance reported
on was taken up and read, and the or
dinance introduced submitting the
question of impoundlng of animals tt
a vote of the people, was read, and OIL
motion, laid upon the table.
The ordinance relating to the sale 0
vinous and malt liquors was then tax
en- up, read and considered by sections
Mr.. Bancroft moved to amend tn
above ordinance by an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance submitting tn
proposition to license tie sale OF in
toxicating liquors tc a vote of the PEG
pie. On motion, the amendment wa
adopted. Whereupon the ortli name
was put upon its passage. The 70
was called, and the vote stood as fol
: lows: Ayes-Bancroft, Beck, Cleye
: land, MeCarter and LakIn-5. Noes
Rskridge and Wicks-2. The Mayo
said he was not prepared to sign tn
, ordinance, but would held it and r.
; port back at tine next meeting.
On motion, the ordinance submit
] ting the question of impounding
animals to a vote of the people, ".
e taken up, and under suspension
d the rules was read and considered b
b sections. On motion, amendment
3 were made. The ordinance was the
II put upon its passage, the roll was cal
: ed, and all members present voted |
Is favor of its adoption.
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DISTRICT COURT.


EDITOR NEWS: 1 herewith submit
the proceedings of the District court
had since my last report:
City of Emporia VS. w. NJ. Young.
Continued by consent till next term OF
Court.
TENTH DAY.
No. 1872. City of Emporia VS. F. w.
Volmer. Prosecution under city or
dinancs for keeping tipping shop.
Motions for change of venue and to
quash complaint overruled. Trial by
jury and verdict of guilty as charged.
ELEVENTH DAY.
James II. Davis VS. John Bay. f.
SchmidliHg and T. c. Watson substi-
tuted as defendants and ten days given
plaintiff to reply.
John G. Roberts VS.. David G.. Jones.
Dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
No. 1913. City of Emporia VS. F. w.
Volmer. Disposed of as No. 1872.
TWELFTH DAY.
State of Kansas VS. Robert Nugent.
Motions for new trial and ia arrest of
judgment overruled. The defendant
being asked by the court if he had any
legal reason to offer why sentence of
the court should not be pronounced
against him, and having none, was
sentenced by the court to three years.
imprisonment in the penitentiary of
the State of Kansas.
No. 1874 The city of Emporia VS. F..
w. Volmrr. Disposed of as No. 1872.
No. zoos. Sophia L, Kelton Ban
croft Bros. & Co. Demurrer to de-
tendant's answer sustained and defend
ants given time to answer.
No. 967. Amos Bobb VS. Bancroft
Bros. & Co. Demurrer to 3rd count of
answer sustained and defendants per
mitted to file amended answer.
No. 1925. William Merton VS. Ban
croft Bros. &c Co. Time given to an
swer.
Sally McCoin VS. the minor heirs of
Nathaniel Parker deceased. Report of
commissioners appointed to make par
tition of real estate submitted and con-
firmed,
j. B. Grant VS. E. w. Protheroe.
Confirmation of Sheriff7s sale of lots
25 and % in block 20, in Reading, TO
E. T. Richards.
No. 195. The city of Emporia VS. F.
W. Volmer. Disposed of as No. 1872.
No. 196. The city of Emporia VS. F..
w. Volmer. Dispos ed of as 1872.
Now trying 1919. A great deal of
time has been used in getting juries on
the Volmer cases.
LATER.-Jury out all night, and fail
ed to agree. j. P. PINKERToN,
Deputy Clerk.
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July 18th, 1873.
AMERICUS.


'SThe undersigned" has an apple
tree that has just blossomed. We class
it among the slate varieties, though
it came near being nIpped by frost this
week.
Rev. j. H. Adair, of Labette coun-
ty, assisted Rev. J. A. Collins. in the
sacramental exercises at the United
Presbyterian church in this place last
Sabbath. The attendance was one of
tie largest ever witnessed in the
church. A number OF accessions were
made to the membership, many on
certificates from other congregations.
The smoke stack at the steam mill
has again been placed in position, and
we understand the mill is in readiness
for business. Mr.. w. II. Wales takes
charge Of the grinding, and the pros-
peet for good milling is every way
good.
"A. w. HinchmaH, the well known
cattle man of this place, sent IN bid
under the former appraisement for .
tract of the Kaw lands, situated on
Cahola creek, on the west border O
this comfy, with view of establish
ing permanent stock farm thereon
His intention was to bring on ohoic'
lot of thoroughbretis, and raise none
but the best class of cattle. MI
Hinchman is doubtless one of the besl
judges of good stick in the country
and has thus far been a very success
full dealer. He has now about 40
head of choice native steers, two ant
three years old, and always buys whe'
be sees good animals offered for sale
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By referring to the last years report
we find that the total assessment was
$3,s9s, 944.7O. This year it foots M
$780, 31 .O0--a decrease from last
year of only S9,213.70. We confess
this decrease agreeably disappointed
us. Considering the very dull times
and the general depreciation in the
prices OF property We expected ii
would be heavier. It shows that our
values are on a solid basis, and that
we have reached the bed rock. It is
also an exhibition of confidence in the
solidity of affairs here which is cheer
ing.
One fact alone will more than ac-
count for the decrease, and that is that
much OF the railroad land was last
year assessed for two years, not hav-
ing before been On the roll. This same
land is only assessed for one year in
this report.
The following figures will show the
decrease and increase in each of the
various townships, since the last re-
port:
In Agnes City township the average
value of land per acre has been in
creased 10 cents; Americas, AZ cts /;
Center, 5 cts; Elmendaro, Is cts; EN-
poria, Sl.1S; jackson, So cts; Water
loo, Is cts; while in Fremont the aver
age value per acre, is decreased cts. :;
Pike II cts /; Reading % cts. The
total number of acres on the assess
ment roll is 252 less than last year.
In Agnes City the aggregate value of
real estate has increased S2,410; Ameri-
Gus, S2I, S53; Center, $6,35S; Elmendaro,
81, 1876; EmporIa, $50, 1880; jackson,
S2O, 159; Waterloo, Ss,O4S. Fremont has
decreased 50, 73l; Pike, s19,354.50; Read
ing, $9,5S7.
In the aggregate value OF town proper
ty we find that Americas has increased,
$7Ss; Neosho Rapids, 1891; additions to
Emporia, S11,944; the city Of Emporia
has decreased $40, AGO; Hartford and At
tica, 1891; Plymouth, SsOS; Reading s166.
The increase in the value of personal
property is as follows: Agnes City, S2,-
646.aO; Americas, So, 735; Elmendaro, $4.-
2s6; Reading, 3d. 97; Waterloo, $1,767;
NJ. X. g. T. railway, $2O,573. The de-
crease in the value of personal property
is as follows: Center, $735; Emporia,
township and city, S15,631; Fremont,
S12,Os7; Jackson, $1S,O45; Pike, 1896;
A. T, & S. F. railway, S2l,25o.
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THE NEW STORE-BANCROFT 4 Nc
CARRIERS REMOVAL.

The dry goods store of Bancroft &
McCarter has moved into the very fine
store room in Ruggles & Plumb's brick
building. This change was necessary
to fully accommodate the large and
increasing business of this popular
firm. Their new quarters are unsur-
passed. The store is of full width,
depth, and heighth, with splendid glass
front, and well lighted at rear also, so
that the goods can lie plainly seen,
has side entrance n:ar the rear end
on Fifth avenue, thoroughly and hand
somely fitted with counters, tables,
shelving and drawers, central and ac-
cessible, and of course, filled from end
to end and side to side with such an
immense stock of goods as Bancroft &
McCarter carry. We need not under
take to describe their goods, which
they are arranging as rapidly as Gus
toners permit. Go and see them in
their new quarters, and you will find
flrst-class establishment, including
the tailoring department, managed by
Mr.. Jones. The goods in every de-
partment now show to better advan-
| tage than ever, and there is room and
light for everything and every body.
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Commissioners all present.

commissioners all present.
The petition of II. FL. Howard, ct al,
asking for change in certain coun-
ty road, was taken up, and on motion,
the following persons were appointed
viewers, to-wit: E. A. Patterson,
jacob Jacobs, jr,, and NJ. Mulconery,
to meet August IS, 1873.
NJ. j. Williams. ct al, presented
petition asking for the view and loca-
ton of county road, which was grant
ed, and w. w. Kits, III. l.. Preston
and Milton Tooney were appointed
viewers, to meet August 9Th, 1873.
j. II. Slocum ct al, presented petit
ton asking for the view and location
of county road, which was granted,
and Jesse Stratton, p. G. Hallberg and
w. T. Soden were appointed viewers,
to meet August II, 1873.
Isaac S. Brown ct al, presented Pc
tition asking for the view and location
of a county road, which was granted,
and John w. Weaver, ]. r. Walkup
and ]. NJ. Miller appointed viewers,
TO meet august z, 1873.
The viewers on the road petitioned
for by NJ. J. Williams ct al, presented
their report, which was accepted, and
on motion the road ordered estab-
lished.
Damages were allowed as follows:
Isaiah Jones, $4,000
/ Henry Rees, 1000
John Jones, 20.OO
The petition of H. F. Mcmillan, eft
al, asking for the opening of certain
section lines to public travel, being de-
fective in that it was not in conformity
with the requirements of the statute
was, on motion, not granted.
The petition presented by j. L. Will
liams, ct al, asking for the opening Of
the following named section. lines tC
public travel, was granted, to-wit:
1st. Beginning at the n E cor. o.
the N w Il of sec. 20; thence running
west to the n w cor. of the N f Il o
sec. %, all in tip. 20, range IL.
| ID. Beginning at the n E Ger. o
the S Z 4 of see. 81, tip. 20, range II
thence running south one-half mile
thence west to the n z cor. of sec.
tip. 81. range IL.
Bennett Putnam presented his resig
nation as constable for Waterloo tp.
which, on motion, was accepted, and
placed on file.
w. w. Williams presented an aft
dayit in relation to, and asked for
remittance of taxes on personal pro
perty for the year 1872. On motion
not granted.
The account of A. p. Burns, in til
sum of $l5 against Waterloo tp.. 70
services rendered as trustee of said t.
for the year 1871, was on motion. al
lowed.
The claim OF Sarah Morris for dam
ages arising out of the location OF
: certain section line road was, on mo
ton, not granted.
The viewers on the road petitione
for by C. c. Lynch and N. NJ. Carte
ct al, presented their report. whic
: was accepted, and on motion, the roa
: established.
\ Damages allowed as follows: S.
Dixon, s20.
On motion, the following account
were allowed, as herein set forth, t.
= wit:
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If he secures his land he will go into
stock raising right, and we are pleased
to know he has selected location so
near Amorieas.
The farmers who have threshesl
their wheat generally state that the
yield is below their expectations.
This is owing mostly to the fact that
many fields were stricken with rust
just before harvest. The potato crop
is also very unpronising, the early
varieties having nearly failed while
the late ones are not doing well. Oats
could not be better than they are,
and the corn is coming on finely.
--Americus has now money order
postoffice, the supplies therefor having
been received by ID.
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CAMP MEETING

MIR. SToTLER: VIII you please an
nounce that the Amerieus charge will
hold camp meeting, commencing
Thursday evening, August 9TH, and
continuing over the Sabbath, on the
farm of Mr.. Aaron Miller, on Allen
creek, two miles east of Americas.
The ministers and members of all
surrounding charges, and all other
christian people, are cordially invited.
with the public, to join us on that oc-
casion.
Grain and hay will be furnished on
the ground, at reasonable rates. A
lunch house will be kept for the bene-
fit of those coming from distance on
Sunday. No refreshment booths for
the purpose of making money, will be
allowed. w. w. BAILEY, Pastor.
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EAIPoRIA SOAP FACToRY.-This in
stitution has been moved to its new
quarters, northeast of the city. Mr..
d. A. Stahl, of Americas, now the
sole proprietor, and has excited new
building 34x2O, two stories, and will
do all in his power to make plenty of
soap of the best quality. The factory
is under the charge of Mr.. Thos. Web
ster, late of st. Louis, who understands
the soap manufacturing business thor
oughly, and who can and will make as
good an article as that brought from
the east. We urge our people to give
our own factory their entire patron
age. See advertisement in to-day's
paper.
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SHARP SHooTING.-There has been
some pretty sharp shooting ut the
court house this week between the
lawyers in the Volmer cases. There
were seven of these eases, and they
have occupied all of this week and
part of last. J. J. Barker, ESD, of
Newton, came down last week TO as
sist in the defense OF Volmer. Five OF
the cases have been tried, and the jury
has returned verdict of guilty in all
of them. These trials have been a
regular ''pitched battle" between the
lawyers. w. A. Randolph and ]. w.
Linn have the prosecution in charge
in the absence of Judge Ruggles, and
Sanders and Barker arc defending.
The visitors ut the court room who en-
| Joy n war among such innocent lambs
rs lawyers usually are, have frequent
ly laughed at their ''sarkasum" toward
each other. Our boys said if they
could sell Barker at the estimate ht
placed upon himself, they would have
no further occasion to work FOR liv-
ing. Barker says he was a thorough
unbelieyer in the Darwinian theor,
until he came to Emporia and formeG
the acquaintance of Linn. He is nov
disposed to believe he has found I
genuine specimen of the ''eonnectin:
link" and has more faith in Darwin
ianism. On the examination of jury
man he said he was at Topeka on
certain day, whereupon Linn observes
I that he ''saw the juryman going :
| Topeka" EYES," chimes in Barker
: sand if you had gone with him an
! staid, don't think this town woul
: have suffered a very severe loss.
r In commenting upon a ruling of th
court, Barker said he had never hear
1 of such rulings, whereupon Randolp
g pointedly said, "There are more thing
:, in heaven aud earth than was eve
o dreamed of In your philosophy, Hors
to- Linn owes Barker one at til
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FINE HoUsE.-Stephen Loomis, of
Denmark. Iowa, father-in-law of Jo-
seph Peak, of Fremont, has commenced
the erection of q commodious and fine
residecne on the hill, just northwest of
the city. The site is very fine one,
overlooking the town and the valleys
a great distance in all directions. The
main building will be 32x24, two sto-
ries high and square roof; the ell Will
be 19xl4, one story and square roof i.
1t will contain fourteen rooms and
closets. 1t will be built of brick, the
east and south fronts to be of Pollard's
best pressed brick. The brick work is
to be done by Mr.. Pope. I. T. White,
of Fremont, is the architect and build
er, which is sufficient guarantee that
the work will be well and faithfully
done. Mr.. LOOMS will remove here
with his family next spring, and occu-
Ply the building. This will be one of
the most substantial improvements
about the city.
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writing, and we expect he viii pay it.
In these trials several days have been
consumed in obtaining juries- Judge
Peyton works hard to save time, and
frequently brings the foolish and I'M
necessary questioning of jurors, by
the defense, to an abrupt termination.
We think no one can justly say but
that he has been fair and impartial
throughout the progress of these cases.
They will cost the county large sum
Of money, and the tax payers OF the
county will have to foot the bills. 1t
is one of the Interesting features of tie
liquor traffic that those who sell can
violate the law, and other people can
pay the bills.
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VIM. Chapman & Co. call attention
to their complete assortment of paints
and colors, embracing oils, turpen-
tines, white leads, zinc paints lin oil
and varnish) putty, whiting, mineral
paints for painting roofs, gum shellac,
asphaltum, Ultramarine blue, Prus-
sian blue, dry and in oil, raw and
burnt umbers, raw and burnt siennas,
Vandyke's brown, English and Amer
lean drop black, lamp black, chrome
and yellow ochre; chrome and Paris
and Park Lawn green, American,
English and China vermillions, Vene-
tan and Indian red, red lead, rose,
pink, sand paper and brushes. 3Ot2
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PERsoNAL.-Last Sabbath morning
Mrs. Mary Hinkle, mother OF j. B.
Hinkle, and 1Irs. DIR. y. j. Wright,
OF this city, attended the Methodist
church. Her age is eighty years.
In the audience was her oldest child,
aged fifty-eight, and her youngest,
aged thirty-five. We doubt if there
was another audience in the State, that
lovely morning, which contained three
persons occupying the same relation to
each other as those named, at the adj
vanced ages given. Mrs. Hinkle has
great-grandchildren living in this
county.
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When you write anything for the
paper be sure you write names as
obscurely and outlandishly as possible.
The printers know the name of every
person in the United States and just
how they are spelled. A good way to
write a name is to run your finger over
it, after writing it once, before the ink
gets dry, and then write again over
the blotched place. It is so plain, and
printers, as rule, are so pious.
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II. A. Champlin has the contract for
furnishing the stone for the FIRST story
of the new Topeka bank building. II
will take about thirty car loads oil
stone for the job. He has now ten
hands ut his Cottonwood quarries get
ting out stone, and has shipped to dit.
ferent points 100 car loads already thii
season. Champ Is business.
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The Mayor remarked that he was
not prepared to sign the ordinance but
would hold it for consideration. and
report at the next meeting.
Adjourned. S. HURD,
CITY Clerk.
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HUNTERS AND TRAPPERs, READ
TINS Game, prairie chickens and
quails wanted opposite post Office.
CAUTIoN.-Game killed for market
between August LIST and October 25th.
should be drawn Immediately, wiped
dry, and stuffed with dry grass or
straw. soft J. s. j. r. BENNETT.
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"NVichita is said to resemble a bre-
vet hell after shutdown. Brass bands
whooping it up, harlots and hack driy-
ers yelling and cursing, dogs yelping,
pistols going off, bull-whackers crack
ing their whips, saloons open wide
their doors, and gaily attired females
thump and drum upon pianos, and in
dulcet tones and hooking smiles in
vite the "boys" in, and the night is
commenced in earnest.-St. Louis
Democrat.
sis said'' is poor authority. The
facts are that Wichita is quite an or
derby city, both night and day. AL
live frontier towns, and particularly
those which have large cattle trade,
are troubled with rough class OF
both sexes, generally emigrants from
the slums of large cities like st. Louis,
But Wichita has been quite successful
in restraining this class. The de-
pravity of which the Democrat speaks
is almost exclusively banished from
the city and confined to a settlement
on the west side of the Arkansas
practically out of sight and sound o.
Wichita itself. No citizen or stranger
is under any necessity of going neal
this "brevet hell" which at its wors
is not equal to various quarters of st
Louis, in which city prostitution anG
its accomplishments seem to Guido the
record of Sodom or Gomorrah. ThC
sis said' editor had better get rid o
bad company by taking trip to WITCH
ita, and keeping on the city side of thu
raging Arkansas, where he will find {
Sabbath properly observed and thing
generally decent and in order.
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A Word TO TRAVELLERS I'VE have
q word to say in favor of the Missouri
Pacific railroad. It was the "pioneer"
line Westward and Is the cold reliabler
route to st. Louis. With the improve
ments which have been made during
the past year, we believe that the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad has the best
track and the finest and safest equip
msnt of any line west of the Mississ-
ippi. It is the only line which runs
three daily express trains of fine
coaches and Pullman sleepers, equip
ped with the Miller platform and the
patent air brake, from leading points
ia the West, through Kansas City, Sc
dalia and Jefferson City TO st. Louis
without change, connecting at st.
Louis with eleven different through
routes to points North, Eastand South.
Particular information, with maps,
time tables, &C.. may be had at the
various ssthrough ticket" railroad sta
items in the West, or upon personal OF
written application to @. II. Baxter,
Western Passenger Agent, Kansas
City. No., or E. A. Ford, General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis, 10.
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Caleb Cushing, the eminent lawyer,
has gained law suit, and thereby es-
tablished as legal fact that man has
no right to keep a"snarling, noisy
vicious dog, to the annoyance of his
neighbors." Now II Caleb will just
locate in Emporia he can get cases
right AWAY.
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STOCK sALE.-M. Stubs, agent of the
KaW Indians. viii sell fine lot of stock
and other articles, ON Wednesday, Au-
gust 9Th, at the late Kaw agency, four
miles southeast OF Council Grove. He
adVertIses forty head OF cattle, which en-
brace sixteen OF the best mich cows in
this section of Kansas, and other good
breeds Of stock, and fine lot of agricul-
turai implements and household turni-
ture. Read the advertisement and see
what fine chance there is to make fist
class purchases. Remember the day and
attend the sale.
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Several bids for Kaw lands, in pur-
snance OF the recent appraisement
have been awarded. One of these bids
IS that of Joseph Klmpton, of Ameri-
Gus, who bid for the n w a, sec. 35
Up. IL, range o, ut 1916 per acre
Messrs. A. w. Hinchman and Franz
Ryman, near Americas, have also had
their bids accepted. The lands Ia,
about miles northwest of Americas
and have line timber and water.