The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-30

/ real. ESTATE SALE Holmes q Co.
this week sold *. MacLennan's farm,
three miles east of the city, consisting
of1oo acres, for IS, 200. A good sale
for duh times. Richard W. Owen was
the purchaser.
A young thief named Abbott broke
into the Normal boarding house one
night last week and stole several arti-
cles of value. lie was caught next
day some miles west OF town, but
made his escape.
The Emporia Musical Union, in
making their farewell bow to the pub
lie for the season, have prepared apro-
| gram never before equalled in this city.
/ All pure tastes have been consulted,
and all will be pleased.
| such ''tooting,p ''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.
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
For CoLoRADo.-Dr. u. n. CTiIey has
sold his business house next to The post
Office and other property, in the city,
and viii go at once to Colorado, where
he has lucrative proposition, Mrs. Big
ger. a sister OF DIR. Il. II. McCandliss, was
the purchaser of the business house.
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How beautiful our trees look. And
the industry and enterprise OF our
| people in planting trees is beginning
TO make show in our city and the
surrounding country. Some people
will live in a place ten years, and new
err plant Il tree. We feel sorry for
them.
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. lie viii find in it an aa-
mirablc description of his sReakiRg
disposition in the person OF Uriah
Heap.
Rev. Il. Kelley spent seyera. days
in town this week. His many friends
here were glad TO meet him. He came
through here from the ministerial
association of his church at Eureka,
and was detained some days on ac-
count of the heavy rains, and ccnse-
quent damage to railroads.
Epstein & Co. are ''making the wool
liy,' by buying all they can get, and
shipping it east. They pay cash, and
scatter lots of money in this section.
Every body likes to trade with the Ep-
stems, and we recommend parties who
have wool or hides to sell, to bring
them in and get the money.
SPRING BED BoTToM.-H. d. Town
err, agent for the "Common-sense
Spring Bed Bottom" is now in the
city, and will endeavor TO induce our
citizens to buy it. 1t seems to be a
good thing, and we advise our readers
to examine it. Mr.. Towner may be
seen a5 Arnold's furniture store, OH
Fourth avenue. Don't fail to take a
look at it, rs it has advantages no other
spring bed possesses.
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DRowNED.-Wm. Harris, Welsh
man who lived up on Bhenis creek,
was drowned last Tuesday in the ravine
near \. 4. HickoX's farm south of the
Cottonwood, couple of miles south
west of the city. He was attempting
to cross the ravine on horse back,
when 1t was full of swift running wa
ter. lie was aged about forty. His
body was found next day.
FIRE CoMPASY.-A meeting was
held ut the city council rooms Tuesday
night, mt which j. /. w. Bell presided
and O. Z. Bowman was secretary, to
organize Il fire company for the use of
the new Babcock machine, which Will
be here in few days. y committee,
consisting of S. b. Riggs, \. z. Ban
croft, and Sidney Hurd, was appointed
to report rules and regulations at an
adjourned meeting next Tuesday eye'g.
july FoURTH.-We have heard the
inquiry frequently made, ''are we going
to have celebration on the coming
Fourth?'' We are unable to give any in
formation on the point. AS we have not
had a general celebration here for some
years we thinl; it would be proper to have
one this year. In addition to the ordjna-
ry features that might be introduced on
the occasion, we viii have our new fire
engine and Il regularly organized fire COM
pany which would take part, and form
an important feature. We think fine
celebration could be gotten up. Let us
celebrate at home.
A TREAT-NEAr AND TAsTY.-It is
fact that Miller & Eenuett, opposite
the post Office, have one Of the neatest,
COO lest, and cleanest ice cream and
confectionery establishments in the
city. Aud not only this, but they get
up cream lemonade, cake, etc, in the
most superior manner. THE NEWS
office can unanimously testify to this,
because 10. Bennett came around last
Monday and invited as all down.
Printers fonn of whom 10 was for