The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-09-14

day Of the Kansas City FalI.
Picnic Dinner on the Fair Grounds.
Let's have one Moro Holiday
this Season.
We are happy to state that The
Emporia NEWS excursion to the Kan
Sas City Fair September 19th is al
ready an assured success. The an
nouncement OF this cheap excursion,
for the people, whose patronage sup
ports The News, was received last
week with hearty approval on every
side, and on Saturday letters began to
pour In from Council Grove, Dunlap,
Americas, Hartford, Burlington, o.
age City, Reading, Cottonwood Falls,
and other places, with requests that
tickets be sent 1t once for sale as the
people were going.
a $40 SEWING MACHINE
Of tho popular Wilson make, entirely
new and just from the factory, will be
given to the person who sells for rs
the largest number Of either 90 or "a
tickets for this excursion. This Il An
excellent, standard machine, and We
except from the offer all sales of tick
eta made ct The NEWS Ofilce, Post
Office, or A. T. & 8. F. depot. A few
days active canVassinG will get some
body good sewing machine.
LOOK OUT WHEN The BELL RINGS
General ticket agsnt White telegraphs
from Topeka As follows In answer 70
our decision to close the contract for
tho excursion train:
"All right, but advise me az soon as
possible, how many coaches you Will
require" :,
In accordance with the above sale Of
tickets Will have TO close absolutely Mon
day night, a. we must then telegraph for
eur cars. We S0iEI not uncOmfOrtably
crowd the cars by selling tickets after
coaches are ordered. The public can de-
pend on that. Persons will not be al
lowed TO crowd the cars without tickets,
after the sale Of tickets has stopped.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10,
ls tho big day Of the Kansas City Fair.
Barnum's great show exhibits in Kan
sas City that day, closing the day per-
Torrance In time for his audience to
90 to the race track and sec Goldsmith
Maid trOt at 8 p. n. The ether races
are for 2: 80 horses, $4OO purse, with IA
entries Of noted horses, including the
EnpOria horse Bender; running race,
one mile and repeat. purse $500, IL en-
tries; mule race, half mile, for $50
purse, with q number Of entries. Il Is
the great day Of the Fair, which is .
really splendid exhibition, the Art
gallery alone being worth going long
distance to see, and every department
Is immense. The grounds comprise .
magnificent grove, furnishing every
facility forshads, water, room, and q
basket pic mic dinner. There will be
time to take all the fair In.
THE OYFIcRRs OF THE FAIR
write that they are glad to see that an
excursion Is coming from EmpOrIa,
and that while they meyer, under any
circumstances, devIate from the price
OF 30 cents for admission tickets, they
will welcome the excurIOnists heartily,
and extend them every courtesy and
attention Ia their power.
HOTEL RATES.
All win DO pleased to learn that
people who come to EmpOria to join our
excursion will be charged only % cents
for lodging and IS cents for meals, ct
the Windsor House, Sherman House
and Ray House, all near the A. T. &
8. f. Depot. We 60 to Kansas City
this week to arrange for economical
and speedy transportation between the
depot and the fair ground, and for such
other matters as will tend to insure
the comfort Of our excursIOnists.
RURKKA HACK LINE
WIN bring people from Madison, Eureka
and other points south At reduced rates.
See Mr.. Hubbard, the proprietor.
TAE ~. Z. q T. ROAD
viii sell tickets 1t it, Offices along its
line for Emporia 70 connect v it'll our ex-
cursion at one and one-fifsh fare for round
tlip.
CHECK YOUR BAGGAGE.
There Is likely to be . rush wednesday
NOR Ming at the excursion train. To pre-
vent confusion and delay as much Is
possible. we have arranged TO have all
baggage and baskets OF provisions taken
70 the car by the owners aud checked
after the arrival ofthe train At six O'Clock
Tuesday evening. They viii be careful.
| ly locked up,Over night. This 10 an import.
ant consideration and we hope exeur-
aOnists Will sec that their baggage, put In
- compact form As possible, q taken
| 70 the car Tuesday evening. From here
| it will be taken 70 the Kansas City Fair
grounds, and can be called for there.
TlNA TABLE,.
Tho excursion train wall run on the
following time: LeaVe EmporlA, $50 ..
m; EmpOFiA Junction, $40; ROldsa
6:6S; Reading, 6:23; ArVOnia, 6:81; Os-