The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-24
Our FOlks and Other Folks i.


gram Monday morning announcing the
sad intelligence Of the death Of his father |
at Wooster, Ohio. He took the morning |
train to be present at the funeral.
Miss Julia Sebastian goes this week to |
st. Louis TO visit her sister, Mrs. CragIn.
Dave Gilmore is roaming over the
mountains, having "gone west" on the
Pueblo excursion.
W. 8. Coos, OF jackson, went with the |
crowd on the Pueblo excursion.
81. Il. Gray also took advantage Of the
cheap rates 10 Cleveland, to visit his old |
Ohio home.
Joseph II. Hill, Of this city, graduate |
Of the Normal, has been selected rs prin- |
cIpaI OF the Americas schools for the en- |
suing year. Though quite young, Mr..
Hill IL = competent Instructor, and we |
have no doubt but that the Americas |
board have made q wise and judicious |
selection.
VIM. r. Ewing has concluded to show
uncle johnnie Craig and George john
ston his best Hicks ut running for clerk.
Mr.. Ewing has been in Lyon county over
six years and was formerly engaged in
the manufacture OF cheese at Americas,
and In teaching school. For two or three
years he has been chief clerk at g r.
Halls extensive grocery establishment.
he is . good business man and stands
well with all who know him, which in
cludes almost everybody.
Mrs. A. N. Hanna, Miss Cora Borton,
Miss J. L. Patty. and Mrs. WeIss. the lat
ter OF whom has been here some weeks on
= visit to the Holdermans, took the h, X.
s. T. train Wednesday morning for Cleve-
land and other eastern cities.
Col. J. n. Steele went to Colorado last
week. and after . short stay will return
with his wife.
Mrs. Capt. Webster, OF Dunlap, was in
town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. LeVerech, and Mrs.
n. l. Stewart, OF Illinois, and Mr.. T. P.
Alexander, Of Florence, relatives OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Grifiith OF this city, are on
. visit to the latter.
Thos. H. Kelley and wife went to Iowa
this week. Mr.. X. is rapidly recovering
from his recent Injuries by the railroad
smash up.
J.H. HIbben announces himself a. .
candidate for reelection to the office Of
County Surveyor. Mr.. HIbben is well
known In the county, having come here
when . mere boy. He has filed the office
during the last term to the satisfaction Of
AL, 30 far as we have heard. We believe
him to be capable and honest officer.
&C. Burnett has superseded John War
neke at the n, K. j. T. depot.
In our announcement column will be
found the name Of d. A. Stahl, who an
nounces himSelf rs g candidate for Coun-
~ Treasurer. Mr.. 8. has been Q resident
OF Lyon county fo- nine years. For some
| years he sold goods at Americas. Since
Mr.. Ernst has occupied the office OF treas
urer, Mr.. Stahl has been his deputy. He
was q member OF the 49th Pennsylvania
regiment during the late war, making .
faithful and efficient soldier, as his pro
motion from the ranks to the captaIncy
OF his company abundantlV proves. We
believe Mr.. Stahl would make . good Of
icer OF elected.
James Patterson, Of the Santa Fe depot,
has taken vacation, and will visit Mag
ara Falls and other points.
MRS. r. G. Hallberg, her mother Mrs.
MARTHA L. Francis, and her son Charley,
start tomorrow on visit to Henry, Ill.
They will take along lot Of Kansas fruit
to present to the editors In that town.
Mr.. o. J. Russell, OF this city, Is q can
didate for Register OF Deeds, an once for
which he is undoubtedly well qualified,
being an excellent penmAn. He has made
an attentive and efficient Street Commits
siOner during the past year, and II elect
ed Register would no doubt discharge the
duties Of that ONCE In q satisfactory
manner.
g. Ras Hopper, Esq. and family, were
seen promenading over the city, bound
south, Tuesday and Wednesday. They
did not stop.
Mahlon Stubs, OF this city. IL Announc.
ed to-day as q candidate for County Treas
urer. M. Stubbe 10 widely acquainted
throughout the county, is one Of our most
sstimable and respected citizens, and Is
well qualified In every respect to dis
charge the duties OF the ONCE with credit
to himself and acceptably to the people.
he becomes q candidate at the request OF
. number Of his friends who believe him
to be IS good and deserving man as could
be named for Treasurer, and who hope to
secure for him the largest number Of votes
receiV ed by any OF the various worthy
and competent candidates for the office.
II. Mccullough has gone east on the ex-
cursion for q couple Of weeks, and dur
ing his absence Loan Association dues
cannot be received at his store, but must
be paid at the Associations meetings.
1 We are pleased to learn that Mr.. L. A
Wood, OF Americas, has consented to be
q candidate for reelection to the office oil
County Commissioner. Mr.. Wood has
made q clear record In that important
though not lucrative Office, and his friends
very properly take the position that his
experience as Commissioner for nearly
two years has largely increased his QualI-
ications, and that the best thing tor the
county TO do h to retain such an Officer
for q second term. He IL one Of the mos;
careful and circumspect members Of the
, board, and It seems to us that It would be
good judgment on the part OF the people
to re-elect as competent and reliable com
missioner as we believe MIR. Wood to be
A. g. white brings us nne pail Of
new variety Of tomatos "Golden Tro
ply" We think 1t at least equals any
, thing we have seen IN the tomato line. HI
, got the seed from the agricultural depart