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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-15
THE SENATORIAL COW ENT1ON

Harmonious PrOceedIugs--Unanim
NOmination.
Pursuant to the call the delegates to
the Republican Senatorial Convention
of the oath district, composed of Lyon
and Greenwood counties, met at the
court house in Emporia on the 7th
at 10 a. m. The meeting was called to
order by Hon. j. j. Buck, who read
the call and declared the convention
open for business. On mo ton Mr.. G.
Fl. Martz, OF Greenwood, was made
temporary chairman, and H. W.
Nc Cune, of Lyon, temporary secreta-
ry.
A committee of three, composed OF
j. u. Steele, J. L. Baker and I. A.
Taylor was appointed on permanent
organization with instructions to re-
por THE names of three persons as Sem
atorial district committee for the ensu-
ing four years.
A committee of three, composed OF
VIM. Jay, VIM. Green and Jos. Ernst,
was appointed on credentials.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended the temporary
chairman and secretary for the per-
manent officers, and the names OF
Jacob Stotler, Edwin Tucker and
j. NJ. Steele as the Senatorial commit
tee. Report adopted.
On motion it was ordered that the
delegates present be permitted to
cast the entire vote of their respective
/ counties.
Adjourned until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention re-assembled at two p
m. The committee on credentials
reported the names of all delegates
from Lyon and Greenwood, and the
names of those present. Report
adopted.
On motion convention preceded tc
choose cand idate for State Senator.
Mr.. Baker of Green wood withdrew
the name of VIM. Martindale, the first
choice of the Greenwood county dele
cation, who had been generally regard.
ed as a candidate for the nomination
and nominated Almerin Gillett o.
Emporia. On motion Mr.. Gillett wal
declared the nominee by reclamation
Mr.. Gillett was called in, and upor
being informed of his nomination, hi
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred, and at the close OF his re-
marks the convention adjourned.
G. H. MARTz, Chairman.
FL. w. NICOTINE. Secretary.
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AMERICUs,

Messrs. Bell & Adairss new post
driver is a great improvement over the
anger for setting posts. It will drive
about thirty per hour.
w. W. Swim has come to town to
live.
Prof. Minnie, Supt. of Morris
county, and family, q. visiting in town
this week.
Prof. Chambers called on US Mon
day.
john Terrell has returned home
from his Colorado gold mine. Still an
old bachelor with his pockets full OF
money.
-Pull-backs, corsets, money and
habitual drunkards continue 70 get
lighter and tighter.
MAREIED.-Sept. 9Th at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Isaac s. Brown; by Rev,
j. A. Collins. Mr.. Wiley Harriss "a
Miss Eliza Brown, all OF Americas.
Thursday was house-cl Gaming
day at the U. P. church. IL Is wonder.
full what an improvement q DAYS
hard work by skillful hands has made
on the looks Of things inside and out.
Thanks ladies and gentlemen, fol
cleanliness is next to Godliness, or
rather part of It. PASTOR.
The boys have organized an anti.
tobacco society, and We would advis,
all, both young and old to join. G..
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Hayes . wheeler Club.

This club met last Saturday evening at
the court house, aud had q right lively
time. The attendance was good, and the
list Of members was increased to 1O4.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Buck, Kel-
logg, Eskridge and DIR. Wright Mr.. Es-
kridge offered the platform o the wichita
Republican Congressional convention. for
adoption by the clu b, with an additions al
resolution that the members Of the legis-
lature from this district support no one
Tor the u. 8. Senate who did not endorse
those resolutions. Mr.. Bachelor had pre-
viously moved that all resolutions be re-
ferred without debate to q committee Of
ive, and on motion Of Mr.. Eskridge the
resolutions he offered were referred to this
committee with instructions to report on
them at the next meeting Of the club,
September 16. The speeches last Satur
day evening were all good and very IN
teresting to the spectators, and as seems
bound TO be the case resulted in bringing
the financial question to the front.
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Mr.. j. Hess, from Cincinnati, Ohio, has
opened new clothing and gents fur
nishing goods store in Bancroft Block !,
next to the Emporia National Bank. He
has put in an immense stock of ready
made clothing, carefully selected, and
bought from the manufacturers ut very
low cash prices He is going to sell
cheaper than such goods mas ever before
been sold in Kansas, thus giving cash
customers the benefit of the manufac-
turer's per cent. His stacks of clothing
eamprises suits for all classes of people,
the laborer, the .mechanac, the business
and professional men, the farmer, OLD
and young, boys and men will find it to
their advantage to call at Hess store in
Bancroft Block. A large supply OF
trunks on hand, and for sale very low.
The lists of gents furnishing goods and
new to this markek. Mr.. Hess has en-
gagged Fred Perrigo, one of the best
known and most popular statesmen in
Southwestern Kansas, and asks every
body to call and see his stock and ask
his prices.
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AHERTCHS.


In this town there is a scribbler
Who of news is a constant dribbler.
He supplies the folks with all the good
And bad news of the neighborhood,
Interspersed with comic aiities
That are mostly personalities.
He has given all the boys a spat,
And ioked so much he has grown fat.
He counts himself one of the beaux,
And were it not for his prod siOus
nose,
He could ch arm all the pretty girls
With his charming head of auburn
curls.
This young man goes by the name OF
Bub,
And his head is as large as a washing
tub.
But then it is quite empty
Although his age is close to twenty.
The girls declare he has no heart
Or else it is one that is very fiinty.
He dresses well and would look smart
If his eyes were not so squiuty.
He is quite politician
But not q rhetorician,
Though heard a proposition
To give him high position,
For III. Ingraham says he will bate
Or else he will elevate him
On his boot and make him dance.
To do which he is only waiting
To get right good chance.
We would advise this silly Bub
With cold water 20 fill tab
And have it made both deep and wide
And climbing up the side
Plunge in iE depths and try his best
To perpetrate suicide
And thereby give his friends a rest.
T..
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Catt,a rhisves Caught.

Sheriff Conner did a good piece OF
work few days ago arresting a couple
of young men for stealing cattle.
1t eppears that Jehadi Williams is a
young mau whose father is located on q
farm in FruitIand, near Americas. Je-
hadi was brought up by an uncle in Ohio
and came out here about thee months
ago to visit bis own f. nIIV, and Ia3eIy d =
eided to return 10 bis uncIe7s, snd being
an enierprisiDg young ma q, be concluded
TO raise the money himself 20 pay bis ex-
penses back. De persuaded his b~olher
Moses to help him. They went 20 lie herd
OF Isaac Ws'.ht, ne9r Anne, icus, end pieL-
ed out couple OF s. re s, ou Wee 9eSday
the Geh, aud dove them 10 ] moo. a, get
ting here alte- d. 4, spd toek 'oC n to
Frank cbnid ling to sell or beef. They
rep esented themselves 20 be rom Eack-
eye G. eek, aad M. schn'd' lg az eel 20
buy The Steers for S;d, paid .lem $40
down and promised 10 pay the bal9nce
the NEXT lime they come 10 tow Il. a the
mo-J'ng be IOUod tRe s eecs not fat
enoDsn 10 b0teae sPd so id not Kill
,hem. CAV Jehad; CaiieG and 500 his
Go. Sometb;rg in BIS converse Iio1 asous-
ed M. Schmicli1g's SUSPICIOUS shat :deEe
m 'gbt be i-aUu in the me..e-, I'D he
conferred with she. 4 Conner, who soon
ascertsined that there were no srch men
on Buckeye creek, but that they did live
near CShola creek. he visited AmerIcus,
and secured the aid OF leading cattle
maa there. and found that two OF Mr..
WrIghts steers were m -ssilg. and frfang-
ed that he should core to Emro "a 90
identity tire two in Mr.. Schn d,;c2 pos
session. That day Jehadl sIso P ived
and bought his trunk su pact ed FOR
return to Ooio, % tale zoe eastern bound
train Monday morning. A messenger
was sent back Sunday night fOc NJ.
Wight aud he a. rived before !-s'n Tine
Mondsy and ident; led the Steers as his
own. She.If Conner aE-ested Jehsdi
without q warrant, and held him UDil
Que could be issued, and aEser lodging
him Ia jail started for the Williams fan.
arrested Moses and brought him 20 EN-
poria. Jehedi srrrendel ed bis ticket, for
which he had pad $2I 30, to Mr.. Sen mid.
ling, sud four dollars in cash, sand Mr.. s.
3. iached bis ,-uok, and will get most OF
his morey beck. The family, which is
very respects ole. cad Lew nothing of
the boys c'iTioeI foLy is deeply grIeved,
aud The fa,nec eoo elder brother -efise
to Justly Jebadi IN sny way. Mose;, we
are tod claims to be Innocent end [hFt he
CO Prove that he was not concerned in
the aFsir. Jehadi is evidently the seape-
grace, snd IS a yocng man who seems
ambitious to ruin bimself.
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SOUTHWEST.

Some grasshOppers have been flying
over US for the past week, a few of
which alighted and ate the growing
wheat in q few fields in different parts
of the country. There is no reason 70
apprehend any serious damage, as the
Indications all point to the speady exit
of the pests. It might be well, how
ever, to postpone further sowing of
wheat for a few days, to allow them
an opportunity TO leave.-Augusta
Republican.
The suspension of the First Nation
al Bank of Wichita, reduced the price
of wheat twelve cents on q bu shell, in
that Observation-Disclosures Press.
The central span of the American
truss bridge, across the Arkansas river
at Ell Paso, has fallen into the river,
whereby travel is seriously impeded.
II farmers would save their farms
and property, they must everlasting
ly avoid the payment of the extraVa-
giant interest demanded for the use of
money. Better live hard for a few
years, than to finally lose your all in
an attempt to carry loan at thirty-six
per cent. You can't do it. 1t is only
a question of time, as to when the farm
.
Wellington Press.
Yes, man who borrows at Sc per
cent. had better take his loan and hand
his land right over to his creditors.
Mr.. Manning Lhreshed ten acres of
Little May wheat last week that
yielded 2S1< bushels to the acre, ma
chine measure, He also threshed from
thirteen acre field % bushel to the
acre. Mr.. Holmes, living south OF
town threshed so bushels to the acre.
Winfield Courier.
As 90 the great calsmity which be-
Eel our city last week, eve allHde to
the First National Bank) we have
nothing in the way of reliable data.
The institutiOR is ia the hands OF
United States officers, who inform us
that il will take several days to arrive
at any sound Wichita
Eagle.
The Kansas Farmer correspondent
writes about q herd law county as
follows:
The wheat crop of Sedgwick county
probably average over thirteen bushels
TO the acre. Corn will be about two
thirds'ofa crop, and will not probably
average over thirty bushels per acre.
Oats were very poor and light. have
seen no good stock in the country. As
this Is '1Herd law county," the stock
Is poor, nearly all being lariated. /
have seen hogs lariate1 out with q
twenty foot rope tied TO one leg. Goou
fat two and three year old steers are
very scarce.
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The Methodist Church.

AMERIcUs, KAN, Sep. z, 1876.
EDITOR NEws:-I have just return
ed from Allen Co. attending the
annual session of the Kansas Confer
ence of the Methodist church, and
herewith send you, for publication, a
list of the appointments for the ensuing
year. Very Res, F. TURNEY.
List of appointments, in the Kansas
district, of the Methodist church, as
follows:
President-R. Baker.
AtchisOn circuit. NJ. Locke.
Independence ct.-A. 81. Bowdick.
Troy Mission-to be supplied.
Huron circuit-David Worley.
Farlinville circuit-to be supplied.
eGsiq MoHn' W. K. shimp.
Americas circuit-F. Turney.
Verdigris Mission-to be supplied.
Spring Hill circuit-A. MINIS.
Winfield Mission-to be supplied.
Pleasant RIDGE. S. T. Roach.
Pawnee-Wm. McGowen.
RockVille-W. S. Rice.
Ottawa. Worley.
Ossawatomie-to be supplied.
Longton-P. Nj. Grant.
Dresden Mission-LemuelF Faulkner.
Haddam circuit-G. w. Sutton.
Xenia circui5-T. Butterfield.
Sedgwick circuits. Clark.
Fancy Creek-W. s. Murdoch.
Louisville circuit-D. Young.
PaOla Mission-J. Davis.
Left in the hands of the President
E. J. Boring, J. B. Dooly, A. r.
Call, Samuel Young, J. F. Wayland and
SIS. Huff.
Lett without an appointment at
their own request:
A. W. McCoin, A. J. Moore, ]. w.
Tanner, A. A. McMurry,D. Wilson and
G. M. Lane.
Conference EYangelist-J. F. Riggs.
Conference Missionaries. a.
Martindale and wife.
Superannuated-W. Burgess and
Jacob Nichols.
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a.P. Jones 4 Co.

Their new fall stock of ready made
goods arrived last Saturday, and G. p.
Jones & Co. are now ready to dress up all
southwestern Kansas. Mr.. Jones tells US
that they will sell an excellent WamsuGta
shirt for $3.50, and that no one can afford
to buy the same goods and make the sam e
article themselves, in competition with
this price. And this is sample OF the
way they are selling. They claim to have
the largest and best stock of suItIngs in
the southwest, and their tailoring depart
is very busy. Their ready made stock is,
we know, irst-class, and very large.
Their supply Of gents furnishing goods,
underwear, &C., Is better than at any
time before. G. p. Jones & Co. is young,
enterprising, honorable firm, and we
can honestly advise our readers to give
them a trial.
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Completed .sune 01h, 1875.


The extension Of the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Northern Railway from Fergu-
son Station to
The st. Louis Union Depot,
(eleven miles, was completed June 10th.
All passenger trains now arrive and de-
part to and from the Union Depot, where
connections are made with all eastern and
southern lines. This new extension
passes through the beautiful Forest Park;
also, the most interesting and picturesque
portion of suburban st. Louis and sur.
rounding country.
This company has just published 8
beautifully colored engraving, entitled
"a Birds Eye View Of st. Louis,' show
ng the new Union Depot, the entrance to
the tunnel under the city, the bridge over
the Mississippi river, and the Relay
House, East st. Louis.
For copies OF this engraving, free, ad-
dress C. z. Lord, General Passenger
Agent, st. Louis.
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Pursuant TO call, convention OF the
Greenback voters OF the SD representa-
tive district WIS held at Lhe court house
in EmporIa, september 9th, 1916, aud the
following letter was read:
EMPoEIA Sept. 9,1S76
To to the Independent Greenback County
Committee.
GRNTLRMEN.-I am informed mat 1 am
nominated bg the Independent Green
back convention IS 3 candidate for the
le9i slat Ire for this district.
While thank the convention very kind
~ for the esteem aud confidence manifes-
ted in me, 1 am compelled 10 decline the
nomination on account OF private busi-
ness. JOHN HAMMOND.
After discussion the follow ing esolu-
ton was offered and adopted:
Resolved, That the Central Committee
Of the Independent parry OF Lyon cupnty
be and they are hereby instructed 20 pre-
sent the name OF some perssn as candi-
date for Fepr eseDt ative 10 the legislature
from the SD district, In this cornty, If
the committee deem it expedlent hereaf-
ter TO do so.
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Our friend VIM. Carney, living a mile
or two west OF the city, had not paid
much attention to politics for six or
eight years. Last Saturday night he con-
cluded he would come to the Hayes and
Wheeler meeting at the court house and
revive US lutte. While the meeting was
going on the horse he rode, which was
hitched near the Merchants house, was
stolen, We will bet four bits the thief
was Tilden man. Mr.. O, is . hard
working man, and we are sorry he has
sustained this loss. We trust he may re,
cover his animal,
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James Smiths Imperial cigars aid di
gestion. Dom Pedro smokes them.
Howe's Circus September esth

HOWe's Circus September 26th.
The neat little advertisement IN to.days
paper which informs our readers that
Howe's circus aud menagerie is to be in
Emporia Septem Der 26th, is not so full of
big words as some circus advertisements
are, but is all the more reliable on that
account. We believe this is the first time
this show has undertaken to exhibit III
this section of Kansas, and the fact of
its coming here is evidence that our
growth and prosperity have been suffici-
emit to Induce the managers to take the
venture of bringing so gigantic and eX-
pensive establishment further west than
heretofore. 1t is far superior to Bailey,
Cooper & Co.'S show which was here last
spung, and being managed on strict bu-
siness principles, will not charge any
more for Abundance than its advertised
prices, 90 and 25 cents. That it is the
best and biggest show that has ever vIsi-
ted Emporia we fully believe. The gen.
tlemanly and versatile publication agent,
Mr.. T. r. Toole, was in town Saturday
and Sunday, and made his contracts In q
thor oughly business manner, and produc-
ed favorable impression upon all who
made his acquaintance. The show will
go from here to Wichita. and then return
and go down the NJ. K & T. road to Tex
as. We refer our readers to the attrac-
tive advertisement for particulars, and
assure them that Howe's circus and men
agerie is a show well worth going to see,
and that they will not be subject to any
sort OF imposition there, or be annoye
by word or action to which the best of
people would take any exceptions. 1t is
circus designed to be kept perfectly
free from all valid objections, and no one
| need hesitate to attend.
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The members of the Republican Gen.
tat committee OF Lyon county, which
was called to meet at the court house IN
EDpoIia last Saturday, WIN please take
notice hat q neei ny OF L1e committee
will be held at the same place at p. m.
tomorrow, Saturday,, sept. 16. for organ
liza ION consultation and work. The
membe.s are j. W. Low, 1. A. Taylor,
J. N. Kerr, Ed. Eor. on. md Jacob Sober.
1t Is hoped none W all he absent.
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CONvIC1ED.-John W OFF, the thief who
stole A. N. Weesner's horse, was tried in
the district court last week, e nd convicted.
e. M.Forde, deputy county attorney, con-
Quoted the prosecution with much skill.
While there was little moral doubt as to
the prisoners guilt, the legal evidence
against him was not strong, particularly
as the animal was not found. and the
prisoner proved he was not In The county
when the horse was stolen, but nevertbe-
less Mr.. Forde won the case by coDvicting
him OF being accessory to the stealing.
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Go 20 The nzountains or COLORADO.

By the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, the new and popular line from
ful Arkansas valley, TO Pueblo, Colorado
Springs. Denver, Canyon City, Cucharas,
Del Norte, Trinidad, Santa Fe and All
points in Colorado, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. Special round trip tickets 70 Den.
yer, only $50, allowing stop-OH privileges
both ways on the main line, and at Colo
RADIO Sprinas. ManItou and Pixies Peal
Low emIgrant rates 70 the San Juan
Mines.
pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between
the Missouri river and Rocky Mountains
without change. Close connections made
at Pueblo with trains for Denver and
northern Colorado.
For mans. time tables and the tsSan Juar
GnIde,' address, 7. j. ANDKRsON.
Gen. PASS. Agt., Topeka Kansas.
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Capt w. T. McCa:'y Lett on Wednes-
day for the east, oo legal business, to be
absent about three weeks, ADD will visit
Virginia, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.
He came 10 reside hece seven years ago
last July, aud by his ability, strict aiten-
ton 10 business, aud sIer'py integrity.
has built up foe bimself paying prac.
tice. We wish him . pleasant trip.
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The City bookstore

Miss Plumb's store has just received a
large assortment OF goods Of all kinds,
comprising the latest novelties in every
department and patterns OF wall paper,
curtains &C., for the fall trade. All buy
ers should examine the goods and prices
offered at the City Book Store. The
stock will be found to have been carefully
selected, and to be just what is repre-
SAnfad
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Two GOOD RAILRoADS-There are
two very pleasant and well managed
liUes Of railroad to which we desire to
call attention OF such of our readers al
may be going cas-, or have visits to make to
Illinois, Indiana or Ohio. The Indianap-
oils, Bloomington & Western railroad
runs between Peoria, ILL.,, and Indianap.
oils, connecting at DanvilIe with the To.
ledo, Wabash & Western trains, and al
Peoria with the C. B. & Q. trans. 1t has
many important stations and makes other
good connections, and is good rou tie and
road in every respect;
Tue Cincipuati, Hamilton 4 Dayton
railroad runs between Indianapolis
aud Cincinnati. by way OF Hamilton,
Ohio, and sends a branch up to Toledo
thus making important connections with
various routes. Tickets which take
their passengers over the C. II. & D. are
to be recommended, particularly for
those who may desire to stop at points in
Indiana or Ohio. 1t is an excellent road,
and like the 1. B. q W., runs through 9
splendidly settled and attractive country.
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The Walnut Valley railroad has re
solved itself into the organization OF =
Company to build road from Elinor
TO Eureka, and a company has also
been organized TO build . road from q
point on the north lIde OF Butler county
TO Eureka. The aid Is next to be Vo.ed.