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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-30
EaIPoREA TALENT .--HoME ENTER
TAISasENTs.

The frequency, variety, and almost
inyariable excellence of the entertain
ments gotten M here BY our own eiti-
zens furnish gratifying proof of the
taste, cultivation, and enterprise of
this community. And the liberality
with which most ofon people patron
ize these exhibitions, is IN its turn the
cause of their production. We heartily
commend this spirit. It is based on
an intelligent appreciation OF what is
worthy among us, and upon sound
business ideas. We get the pleasure
and the esthetical benefits which are
necessary to the happiness of an edn-
Gated people, and yet keep our money
at home, and thus make the actual cost
very slight. Our citizens can better
afford to buy 500 or 5000 worth OF
admission tickets to home entertain-
ment, than they can afford to bny $50
worth of tickets to travelling show of
any kind, whether it be advertised as
Il monster circus, an unparalleled
combination of musical talent, or n
wonderfully funny negro minstrel
troupe: Any travelling exhibition
that makes dollar above expenses by
coming here, takes that dollar away,
not to return it, and even if it affords
those who attend an hour or two of
pleasure, it is very apt to owcrinstead
of raise the proper standard of taste
and propriety. It's good results are
always negative, it is often sham,
and its positive results are either TO
lose money through lack of patronage,
or to take away money that the COM
munity cannot afford to spare. Con-
sidering the superior quality of our
home entertainments, we have no man
ner of use in Emporia for travelling
exhibitions of any kind, and We do
not consider it narrow minded TO adj
wise our citizens 10 make q rule of pat
ronizing home attractions only. And
our home shows cannot be too liberal
ly encouraged. Every one should re-
ceive its due share of patronage.
They have always worthy, often the
most useful or charitable objects, and
no matter how much money they take
in, it is all disbursed again here, and
continues circulating through OUR
business channels. There is as much
money in town the morning after
Bancroft hall is filed with spectators
of home entartainment, as there was
the day before, and it is circulating
with as beneficial results. We get the
pleasure, the moral and mental devel-
opment, the social feeling, and tile
peeuniary benefits, we keep our cur
rency at home, and we mutually bene-
fit each other in various ways. There
fore we say, to ali our readers, to be
liberal in their patronage of all enter
tainments gotten up by our own peo-
pie, for local objects. And to the eX
tent that public exhibitions are useful
or entertaining or amusing, let us get
them & and carry them on ourselves,
each encouraging the other by recipro-
eel interest and attendance.
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Next comes our school district, No.
81, viii fch was organized in April,
1871 On the following fall the school
house was built, and We pride our
selves on having as good district
sclaee4 house rs there is in Lyon conn
ty. J he building is 16x34, and u feet
higI. is built entirely of pine, and con-
tains all the modern improvements in
shape Of desks and furniture. The
books and outline maps, furnished by
the Il istrict, are the latest issued.
The SC hool board, comprised of Mr.. j.
Q. His er, director; Mr.. H F. Holmes,
clerk, and Mr.. I. j. Price, treasurer.
We're ieeted at the organization of the
district and have given such good
satizfa' ,tion that they have been re-
elected from time to time, and are
still holding the offices.
The present term of seven months is
being taught By Mr.. Eugene Willard,
an able and welI-qualified teacher, we
consider ourselves very fortunate in
securing so good a teacher, and are
fiattering ourselves on having u good
time AZ the pie ME and exhibition
which viii be held at the end of the
term. This will be on the 31st of May,
in the timber on Mr.. Holmes farm, on
142 creek, about one mile and a half
from the junction of Elm and Forty
Two. a cordial invitation is extend
ed to all. The school will be assisted
by several ladies ard gentlemen of
this and the surrounding neighbor-
hoods. The exercises of the day will
be proverbs, charades, Dialogues, Sc
lect reading, and singing. Good music
will be in attendance, and several
noted speakers are expected. Come
all We lovers of good time, and get
fill for once if never again.
EoVTfE
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FREAIOHT.

The section line road on the east
side of A1len creek, near the Wheeler
school house is being built across the
branch.
Mrs. Lewis and Tom Acliison are
enclosing the remainder of their land
with fence worthy of the name of
fence. Mrs. Abraham has been hay
ing good deal OF substantial fence
built of pine lumber.
The trees which have been set on
the old Fremont townsitc are begin
ming to make quite show. The lam
guage they use to every passer-by is
rssute, but expressive. He who plants
tree is public benefaetor.
The Fremont burying ground,
understand, is to be put to another
use, and the graves are being removed.
It would be well for those having
friends buried there TO attend TO it be-
fore long.
In common with the rest of Kan
sas, we have AZ splendid prospect for
fruit this year, with the exception of
peaches.
1t is getting to be job for late
farmers to plant between showers.
Good enough for them. "He that will
not plow by reason of the cold, &c;
There seems to be hitch some
where about the Dow creek postoltice.
l guess there is net quite as much
money iii it yet as there is in some
thing else.
j. NJ. Miller had his other eye
nearly put out with stick of stove
wood short time ago.
Il notice that Mr.. Broadwell has
been doing good work in draining
that big a@ue- producing pond in the
midst of his field. There are several
others who ought to follow his exam
pie.
The Fremont Farmers Club, at its
monthly meeting, made an assessment
of % cts. on each member, and adj
journed TO witness trial exhibition
OF Burdick's self-loading hay wagon,
which came off on the farm of the
president of the club, the 18th inst.
VIXEN the machine first started, the
separating board was two inches too
high for fine hay, though well enough
for coarse; and one of the ropes was
too tight for the carrier to clear well.
When the machinery was properly adj
justed, which was the work of ten
minutes, Ghen it took up fine and
coarse, wet and dry hay, as slow as the
team could be made to walk, or as fast
as it could trot. On the Nth inst. the
machine was worked in Emporia. A.
S. Smith, j. d. Hinzle and G. w. kir-
kendall were chosen rs q committee to
manage the trial. Two short wind
rows of hay were put down, and one
constituting an ordinary wagon DAD,
thirty-two rods long. The committee
took their choice in the short wind
rows and selected A. j. Burdick 10
pitch it on the wagon, which was done
in sixty seconds. The machine, with
the team upon the walk, put the other
on In twelve seconds. The wind-row,
thirty-two rods long, was taken mp in
about two and half minutes. 1t was
plain to be seen that the machine
would have put it on inside of min
ute il there had been men enough on
the load TO take care of it. On the
10th inst. the machine was On trial at
Americas. j /. d. Jaquith, Samuel 10y,
and j. S. Gibson, committee, and David
Heasley, pitcher, with much the same
results. b.
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act and the cause Of his doins Il are

act and the cause of his doing It are
profound mystery TO every one here
The FLooD.-This portion OF the
'sgreat Neosho valley was not slight
ed in the least By the seventh year
fiood'' of this week. Half the day last
Sabbath the rain poured down con-
stantly, and early Monday morning
reports reached town that the river
was bank full. Then came the news
that the waters had broken over on
the farm of Isaac Wright, and that the
first floor of his residence was under
water. BY noon the floods were roll
ing over the farms of Oscar Lambert,
Henry Yeakley, Lafayette James, and
others, and before night most of the
farms on the river bottom were sub
merged. Messrs. II. d. Curtis and
Hill, OF upper Allen creek, attempted
to come up the Emporia road in the
evening, and met the flood soon after
crossing the Neosho. BY the time
they had reached /. II. Johnston's
farm the waters had risen so rapidly
that the case became desperate, and in
Sndeayoring to push through the mar
row lane between this farm and
Troublesome creek the horses were
compelled to swim for while, but
finally got in so deep that the wagon
box floated off and the running gear
became uncoupled, when the team
turned into the creek and were both
drowned. The men managed to escape
with their lives, and reached Ameri-
Gus in the evening. Next msrning
the trains Sn the NJ. K. & I. ran down
the road as usual, but soon came back
and reported that about 1000 feet of
the track had washed ont on the farm
of Peter Slishcr. We went down 10
the front and found the road bed in
bad condition in several places be-
tween town and the break, while from
Troublesome TO the Neosho, nearly a
mile of tile road was either washed
out or in very precarious condition.
At the hour of writing it appears that
it will require several days to repair
the breech.
Some OF the farmers up the Neosho
report their horses and other stock
surrounded By water in the timber,
though none are known to have
drowned at this writing,
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FR UITLAND.

The iate spring and heavy fall Of
rains, has casused many OF our farmers
TO be late with their corn planting.
Wheat and oats look unusually prom
Using. There will be full crop of all
kinds of.Huit except peaches. noticed
some standard apple trees, missouri
Pippin), three years old from the graft,
with from 10 to 100 bloom 20 the tree.
Our school is progress sing nicely,
with an unusually large attendance.
E. J. Moore, late of the Emporia Nor
NAL, is running it.
Next to the Bender excitement comes
the startling news that EmporIa, that
hitherto renowned city of city of vir-
tuc--a city that every loyal citizen of
Lyon county is justly proud offs
about to legalize and thus share in the
profits of the the sale of intoxicating
drinks. What would you think of Ii
censing the Blenders to establish their
occupation in your midst, provided
they would divide the spoils with your
city: You would shudder at the
thought. Yet, while they would MUIR
der their tens, your whisky-sellers will
pass the pois onous bowl to thousands,
make drunkards of your sons, send
poverty and misery to MARI home,
and finally send hundreds to an I'M
timely grave. Yet your city Is to be
partner in all this because it puts few
thousand dollars in her treasury. sob
virtue, thou art a jewel. /"
Tell Dilworth to dream again, and
dip his pen deep in the heart's-blood
of the dying brother, and make few
more broad marks upon the foreheadi
of the guilty, and good citizens vii
shout amen. DURANGO.
May 10Th, 1872.
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ALL ABOUT TIRE JUNCTION" Is
LYON COUNTY.

EDITOR NEWS: The junction is
in the northeastern part OF Reading
township, and being comprised of the
bottoms between 142 and Elm creek,
is very fertile and well timbered;
taking this in connection with the
stirring energy and enterprise OF the
farmers, we have as many advantages
to offer those in search of homes in
the "snnny South as any other part of
the county.
Among the cattle which now cover
the hills are the large herds of Messrs.
j. @. Kiser and T. J. Price. These
gentlemen have been feeding large
herds of Texas and domestic on the
plan that sswhat is worth doing at all
is worth doing WE'LL They have
bought and fed all the corn in this
part of the county, and their cattle
speak well of them as stock growers.
They are in fine condition. Many of
them are good beef.
Among the thorough going farmers
is Mr.. John Holmes, whose welI-kept
stock and farm, together with his gem
iai nature, cause one TO think that
eastern farming and hospitality can be
made profitable in Kansas as well as
elsewhere.
Passing down the creek We find Mr.
James Pagan, the general land agent
of Messrs- MoMannis s. Co., for Lyon
county. Mr.. Pagan is doing good,
honest business toward helping to set
tie the emigrants and others who wish
to purchase homes in a good country
and OF fair dealer.
Now we have arrived at the very
junction itself, and here we find the
most noted hunters and trappers Of
the far west, Mr.. j. +. Morris and
brother. These gentlemen have pass
ed the winter on the south fork OF the
Smoky Hlll river, in the vicinity o.
Fossil and Ft. Hayes, where they
reveled in the sports of limiting a1e
trapping. They brought home
goodly number of buffalo, besSer, and
otter skins, which they disposed of n
good prices, and feel well paid for th'
time and trouble.
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EMPoRLl.

NEW ADyERTIsEMENTs.-W pre-
sent this week the following list OF
new advertisements:
Fox s. Hadley Books and stan ton
cry.
W. c. Fithian--sOO tons of ice for
sale.
II. B. LOwe--vaIuable property for
sale.
f. Epstein & cO.-lOO,OOo lbs. wool
wanted.
I. NJ. Ery-Buslness notices.
+. M. /. A.-Notiee.
w. I. Observation-Disclosures notice.
J.. d. SIne's Grand Gift Enterprise.
Howard & ZImmerman--Scotch coll
lars &C., for sale.
Lost.
j. jaw Buck-Hotfce.
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EXAMISATIoN OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

The annual examination for prom otion
in the public schools of this city will
take place at the several school buildings,
commencing Monday, June ID, and con-
tinue until completed, according 10 the
following programme, VIZ:
Monday. June 2d, 1873, . a. IA, Union
street sehool-AIrs. jackson, teacher; Sth,
9th and 10th grades. Sixth Avenue school
Mrs. Mckee, teacher; sth, 9Th and 10th
grades. Ex. Com, Mr.. L. Milliken, Mrs.
Nelson whittlesey and Mrs. DR.. True
worthy.
Tuesday, June 81, 1873, . q. M, Union
street sehool-Miss j. Sloeum, teacher;
9Th and 7th grades. 1880 p. m, Constitu-
tion street school-Miss Norton, teacher;
9th and eth grades. Ex. Coma, Messrs.
Eastman, w. S. Jay and Mrs. kearns.
Wednesday, June 18th, a. M, Union
street-Miss Pearee, teacher; 4th grade.
Elk. Com, Messrs. Bell, Cox, and Mrs. w.
b. Jones. 1880 p. m, Commercial street
school-Miss Watson, teacher; 9th grade.
EX. CON-, Messrs. 4. G.. whitley, Rev.
Copeland and Mrs. (. NJ. Roberts. Con-
stitutlon street sehool-Miss Brewer,
teacher; I'd grade. Elk. Com, s. b. Riggs,
Mrs. Hinkle and Mrs, MoffAt.
Thursday, June 9th, . a. m, Constitu'
ton street buiIding---3Irs. Morse, teach
err; Sd grade. EN- Com, Messrs, Cunning
ham. Rev. Lewis and Mrs. c. v. Eskridge
| 1st grade, Ex. Com, Messrs. J. StotIer
ID. c. Murtrie, and Miss Ellen Plumb. / ~
p. M, Junior class Ex. Com, j. J. Buck
REV. Melvin and Mrs. DIR. Wright.
We trust the patrons Of the school ana
friends OF education generally VIII avail
themselves OF these examinations for tn
purpose Of examining into the merits Q
the work being done in our schools.
The closing exercises will be held II
Bancroft Hall on Friday evening, Jun
9th, 1T ~ p. m. The obejeet in going K
the hall is not Tor display, but in orde
that more of the friends can be accom-
modated.
All are cordially Invited to attend bot
the examinations and exercises.
, E. W. CUNNINGHAM.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


On BOARD TRAIN, A. 7. & S. +. Il. r.,
May 9th, 1920 p. N,
At meeting held on board the train
by the ladies and gentlemen composing
the party that left Wichita, Monday
morning, the 10th, at O'Clock a. m, and
We're delayed for over 81 hours in Flor
enee, on account OF the Hood which car
rie1 away portion Of the track and one
of the bridges OF the Cottonwood. it was
Resolred, That our earnest and heart
felt thanks are due Mr.. James + Puet,
the gentlemanly and uTbane conductor
for his kind and courteous treatment, do
ing all in his power to make us eomfeffa-
BILE in our trying and monoton Gus posi-
ton. Also, to Mr.. Harry Griffin, the Wig
liant and careful engineer, whose eagle
eye discovered the danger in time to avoid
what might have been a fearful accident.
! To all the employees of the train who
and courtesy, do we ali feel grateful, and
| the kind treatment received at their hands
will ever be gratefully remembered and
cherished By us ali.
Resolved, That n copy Of these resolu-
lions be sent TO the parties named
D. PTERnOST, Chairman
DIR. ii. NJ. SHEARER, Secretary.
| o. Plerpont, Eeavenworth; DIR. NJ. n.
Shearef, u. s. A.; E T. McGonigIe. Fort
| Riley; G.. IL. Barnes, Chicago; A. Roths-
4 child, st. Leuis: Seth Mabry, Ellsworth ;
]. s. Pope. Wichita; n. ). Epstein, Empo
ria; Miss Laura G. Pope, Wichita; Miss
Carrie Gerome, Kansas City; Mrs. Emily
Caroline, Wtehitas and twenty others.
Leayenworth Commercial, Topeka Com.
mercial and Atehison Champion please
COPY.
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I1srALLATIoN.-The Presbytery OF
EmporIa viii meet in the Presbyter-
aan chHrch Saturday evening next,
Nay s1st, 20 make arrangements for
the installation of Rev. W. c. Hard
lng as pastor OF said church. install
lation services on Sabbath morning,
June LIST. The public are cordially In :
Vited to attend these services.
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The Board of Regents of the Nor
NAL School have made arrangements
to formally dedicate the new building
on Commencement day, june 18th.
Hon. t. Dwight Thaeher, editor OF the
Lawrence Journal, viii make the adj
dress on the occasion. State officers,
members of the Legislature, the press
and prominent educators of the state,
will be invited.
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How beautiful our trees look. And
the industry and enterprise OF our
people in planting trees is beginning
10 make a show in our city and the
surrounding country. Some people
will live in place ten years, and new
err plant tree. We feel sorry for
fbeun
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IVa- isuNIu I-uuCatlUII'
p. J. CARMICHAEL, Superintendent.

IL was stated 20 us on the street this
week that w. ID. Walker, formerly of
the Ledger, would soon bring a print
Ing Office here and start another pa
per. Walker Land around town for
several days water bound and visiting
the ladies, but he never said a word to
us about a new paper here. We hope
the report is correct, for we know of
nothing Empona neees SO bad as an
other newspaper.
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EMPORIA NEW S.
FRIDAY. May 80, 1873.


Nail train going east . : :55 a. M.
Express - - 1l:2O p. m.
Express, going west ..... q. 5:45 a. m.
Mail =" a:45 y. N.
Trains run daily except Sunday. and
make close connection at Atehison for all
points east. north and south. Seventy
nine miles in distance, and about five
hours time saved by taking this route to
Chicago and points east. Only one change
OF ears TO Chicago, Through tickets 10
all principal points in the United States
and Canada, for sale ut the depot, near
the court house, by A.G. LARIN,
Agent.
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in. Skillman has sold his share in
the freight business to Mr.. Robson,
and Is going TO Colorado. Mr.. Skill
man Is an industrious citizen, and his
many friends here wish him success in
his new location.
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LOST Wednesday evening, between
Bancroft block and VIM. jays resi-
denee, 4 long brown curl of natural
hair. The finder will confer a favor,
and be rewarded by leaving it at this
Office 22tl
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The editor of the Ledger has been
spending few OF his valuable mo-
ments reading Don QuiXote. Now let
him get copy of David COpperfleld
and read it. He viii find in it an ad-
mirablc description of his sRsakiRg
disposition in the person OF Uriah
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UNITARIAN SoCIETY.-Services at
Ghe usual hours. Subject in the NOR
ming: "Home as a means of Saliva
tion.'' In the evening: "Home in its
connection with the Temperance Re-
FORM,
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Ifit does rain THE NEWS goes right
along, and we have booked fifteen
new subscribers during the storms OF
the past few days. We are marching
along for 5000 and a steam engine
Roll In, boys.
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EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-SerYiees for
Whit Sunday. In the morning the
Holy Communion will be administered.
Subject of the sermon: 'sThe Descent
of the Holy Ghost" Subject for the
evening: Classification by Faith"
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rAnmERs, CONVENTION.
Adjourned TIN tuesday. june Sd

There was very slight attendance at
the Farmers Convention in this city on
Tuesday last, owing to The high waters
prevailing throughout the county. The
Convention adjourned for one week, when
it is hoped the committee on constitution
and bylaws VIII be ready 10 report.
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For CoLoRADo.-Dr. i. II. CTiIey has
sold his business house next to The post
Office and other property, in the city,
and viii so at once to Colorado, where
he has lucrative proposition. Mrs. Big
ger, sister Of DIR. Il. Il. McCandliss, was
the purchaser Of the business house.
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WALL PArER.-The handsomest pat
terms of wall paper ever brought TO
Emporia are TO be found at the City
Book Store. They are selling cheap
er than anywhere else in the city.
I3 ELLEN PLUMB.
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such a "tooting,n ''splnttering,"
fixing OF steam, etc, as we have had
this week. 1t was caused by the large
number of engines congregated here
on the Santa Fe road, which cosld not
get through To Atchison.
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PERsoNAL.-R. ]. Elliott, of Oswe-
go, spent several days in town this
week. The rain would not stop for
him. He was the guest of Elder Lewis.
He likes Emporia, and will probably
come again.
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The Musical Union always performs
more than it promises. Pack the hall
next Wednesday night. Look out for
the programs, which will be ont Mon
day morning.
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NOTICE. TO FARMERS AND COUNTRY
DEALERS. --Wanted, ut the Chi
cago Branch Store, opposite Ban
croft & McCarter's dry goods store,
100000 lbs. of wool, Tor which
we will pay Chicago prices in cash.
Call and see rs before selling else
where, as it is for your own benefit.
Also 100000 pounds OF dry and green
hides wanted ut the Chicago Branch
store, for which we pay Chicago prices.
Call on Epstein & Co, of the Chicago
Branch Store, 1876 Commercial street.
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Jones, the tailor ut Bancroft & Nc
Carriers, is doing wholesale business.
b. & NJ, advertise literally, and Jones
makes good clothes, and we recon-
mend them to the public.
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Songs, DUETS, trlos, quartettes and
'choruses, comic, gay, lively and senti-
mental, at the last concert OF the sea-
son. Several new and side-splitting
songs will be introduced. Don't miss
aha,.,
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DISSOLUTION.

HIHE part nerzhip heretofore existing
dissolved by mutual consent. All par
ties Indebted to the firm win please make
immediate settl emeHt Of their accounts.
Those having claims against as VIII pre-
: = - = I. L. RYAN,
p. LYONS.
Emporia. May u. 1873.
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Horr's eating house has been moved
eo the frame building on Sixth avenue
north side, near Market. This has al
ways been popular place among good
Iivers