The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-11-15

Saturday evening on visit to her broth
er and family.
There are fifteen miles of the Kansas
City, Emporia * Southern railroad
graded in Greenwood county, and ten
miles in Lyon.
George Miller was elected justice of
the peace in Americas, at the recent cleo
ton He will expound Blackstone to
anybody who needs ii.
DR. Chittenden, formerly of this coun-
ty, has opened drug store at Elmdale.
The people of Chase county will find
the DIR. square man.
A gentleman from Oneida county, n.
Y, hands us three ears of very nice corn,
of which he raised there this year, 40
bushels of ears to the acre.
There was grand serenade 'tother
night when all around was still, but we
cannot learn that there were any remarks
about that blasted old clock.
1t is suggested to our citizens who will
entertain guests at the coming musical
convention that they take their guests on
Thanksgiving day to the splendid din
ner to be provided by the ladies of the
Methodist church.
KEEP Tive give to-day the correct
official vote of Lyon county in convent
ent form, handy for reference. 1t will
be very useful next season. Keep this
issue of the paper, or cut out and keep
the table and you will be glad of it.
On representative Center township
voted as follows, it being part of Il rep
resentive district in Greenwood county:
l.. o. Priest, Al; T. J. Raybell, pa; Mr..
Bullion, A. Mr.. Raybell was elected,
having carried majority of the Green
wood precincts.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.-Last weeks
Ledger announces that its proprietor for
some years past, Mr.. II. w. McCune, has
sold it to Mr.. w. F. Chalfant, late pro-
prietor ofthe Burlingame Chronicle. Mr..
Chalfant is newspaper man of expert
ence and ability, and we welcome him
TO the ranks of the fraternity here.
Mr.. j. f. Robbins is connected with
this Office, and authorized to act for US,
and will DE pleased to furnish land buy
ers with information and show them any
real estate on our list. Mr.. Robbins is
well known resident of this county, is a
practical and successful farmer, and can
give new corners useful information
about Kansas and Lyon county.
w. J. Jones, the new register of deeds,
took charge of his office Saturday. He
has appointed d. w. Bartlett, son of
Mrs f. r. Page, his deputy. Mr.. B. has
been in the office for some time. Mr..
Jones, like Mr.. Moon, was elected to fill
vacancy, and consequently entered upon
his office so soon as the official result
was known.
Last Sunday VIM. Ramp, one of our
oldest farmers, received a telegram from
Kansas City stating that his son VIII
liam, who has resided there and carried
on commission business for the past
eight years, was at the point of death
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramp took the first train
for that city. They will have the sym
patty of all their friends in their affiic-
ton. Later-We learn that the son died
on Tuesday.
HEss.-The Cincinnati clothing house
has an immense stock of winter wear, as
Mr.. Hess new advertisement states But
Mr.. Hess don't want to keep the clothing
he wants to sell it, and wants everybody
20 come and look at the goods and price
them. For quantity, quality, and variety
Mr.. Hess stock is one of the best in the
state, and for prices he proposes to dis
count the market. See advertisement.
We understand that the 2d Presbyte-
rian church (Welsh) have received sever
eral valuable gifts from the east, mostly
from VIM. Z. Jones, Esq, Middle Gran
vile, N. Y. for the purpose of paying
off the debt on above church building,
and the members of the church propose
having grand festival and concert,
Christmas afternoon, so as TO convert
above gifts into cash for said purpose.
REAIL.-Potatoes Scots; apples 81
10 $3.50 per bushel; sweet potatoes, 75c. /;
cabbage, to Sci turnips, %; eggs, 15c, /;
butter, 1sc; flour, s1.9O TO $500; corn
meal 81 per hundred
WHOLESALE s.-Grain-Wheat,
NO. 2, Csc. no. 3, 6Oc.; no. 4, Sc; reject
ed, CSC. to 40c. Corn 1Sc.; oats, 1Oc to
15c.; hogs, $1.75 to zoo; beef on foot,
good cattle, &c. per ID mutton, ditto, Sc. /;
veal, &c.
The elocutionist, Miss Grace Cooley,
who won the prize at the oratOrical con-
test at Clear Lake, Iowa, will give an en-
tertainment at the Presbyterian church,
Tuesday evening, Nov. 10. Selections
from the most popular authors will be
recited and acted. The high estimation
in which Miss Cooley is held by those
who have heard her is sufficient testimo-
ny TO her ability as an elocutionist.
Tickets for sale at the book stores. Ad-
mission 80 cents.
A union meeting of the Welsh church
es of Lyon county celebrated their an
nual meeting in the interest of the
American bible society by their services
held during the day last Sabbath in the
Congregational and Presbyterian church
es, conducted by 1he Reys. Rees, Jones
and Lewis. $50 were donated to the
parent society. New officers were elect
ed for the coming year. The following
we copy from the Chicago Standard, e
tribute that the Welsh, as a nation, can
well feel proud of:
The Welsh language has not, accord
ing 20 a late writer single fnfideI hook