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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-31


Parties from the country brought into
town this morning copies Of a two col
-umn circular headed as above, and
signed sThe Committee" which re are
informed is being circulated all through
the townships, but not IN the city II is
full of general ''charges" of fraud and
corruption against the officers and the
Republican party Of Lyon county, and
appeals to the voters to elect the opposi-
ton ticket rs the only way to have an
honest administration OF county affairs
The fact that this secretly circu-
lated anonymous campaign dodge is
signed by nobody, and is utterly devoid
of any evidence to prove single one of
its "chargcs," makes its source evident
enough. 1t is simply the old and worn
out Sam Wood method Of carrying on
a campaign. 1t is always done in
county afflicted by his presence. That
il is an underhanded, cowardly, Indian
like way of electioneering, is just the
reason lac invariably practices it. 1t will
always be done wherever he happens to
be located. The less ground and basis
there Is for charging fraud and corrup-
ton, and the less proof exists, the more
reckless and extravagant are his state
ments. Utterly devoid of conscience
character or regard for truth, and without
the slightest idea or expectation of ever
proving single one of his assertions,
he cares nothing for what he says so long
as he can bamboozle single voter.
We notice the issue of this campaign
circular, and it will no doubt be follow
ed by others still more false and absurd,
simply to say that we do not believe the
people of Lyon county can be influenced
by such election roorbacks. They do not
change their minds and votes at the last
moment because somebody thrusts a
hand-bill into their hands or makes
reckless charges which have not been
proven. They do not approve of this
secret, sneaking, unfair method of elect
ing candidates. They do not want such
electioneering games and tricks prac-
ticed, and these anonymous circulars
will have an influence on the voters that
will sadly disappoint "The Committee"
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

At the request of friends of all politi-
cal parties, will be candidate for the
Office of Register of Deeds, ut the com
ing November election.
dSwtf ". p. BRoADwELL~
EMPoRIA, September 20, 1879.
EDiToRs NEws:-At the request of
many friends, thereby announce myself
as an independent candidate for the of
fee of Register of Deeds for Lyon county,
subject to the decision of the legal voters
of the county, at the ensuing election in
November next.
d&wtf RICHARD f. HUsnEs.
To THE INDEPENDENT VOTERS OF
LYON COUNTY. The undersigned hay
ing been duly nominated for County
Treasurer by the Greenbackers and also
by the Democrats, hereby announces his
intention to make the race for that Office,
and if elected will try to collect the tax
es of the county carefully and honestly;
and while he does not purpose going
around shaking hands, kissing babies
and soliciting votes in a hypocritical
sort of way, he will duly appreciate the
good will of those who may vote for him
w42t3* THos ARMoR-
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AMERICUS NOTES.
Edited by Keno"

MONDAY, Oct. %.
There will be a Republican meeting
at Americas next Monday evening. Let
the Republicans all turn out.
The dime social meets at j. W. Loy's
tomorrow tuesday evening. All are in
vIted.
Died-Buried yesterday, infant daugh-
ter of L. w. and Mrs. Sutton.
4 preacher and lawyer can say ae-
JttEmean things of each other, and-not
lie much either. We had trial of it on
Saturday.
A kitten that looked as though it had
been Cooked was Carried to our den on
Saturday.
The Americas glee society will meet
on Saturday, Nov. 9Th. We give this
early notice so that those. from distance
may make note of it.
Prof Sogard and VIII Davidson are
on their way to Minneapolis to attend
the musical convention, where they are
destined to add laurels to those they al
ready wear.
Ihad intended writing up what learn
ed at Topeka about the Kaw lands, but
have since received q letter from the See
rotary of tie Interior that knocks the bot
tom out of what we learned at Topeka.
Mr.. Watson, receiver at Topeka, said that
mo lands not on the list as printed and
distributed would be in the market, y
while the letter spoken ofaboye gives me
the price of certain lands not in the list,
and says they will be IN market after No.
vember 3D.. l give il up as knotty ques-
ton
Every person who was at the en-
tertainment here on Friday evening last
speaks highlyo of it. and if, was repeated
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We see that McCandlis, Eskridge's
mai Friday, and Maxson, have called a
meeting of "the dear honeyfuggled
and robbed people, to hear the report
of the. smelling COMMITTEES. That's ali
right Eskridge's smelling committee
ought to report to him every time they
smell something, and then issue hand
bills to the people to come and hear Il
humbug demagogueical speech from the
great ''spoon river statesman" But it
simply occurs to US as little singular
that the sanity McCandlis, and the pure
Maxson, forgot to call this meeting, not
withstantiing the evidence was taken
early in September, until the very eve of
the election. Now we would not init
mate that there was any design whatever
in calling this meeting now, on the
eve of election that the saint and en-
plem of purity; above named, together
with those lovely twin sisters of political
honesty and prOpriety. Wood and Esk-
ridge, had any notion of attempting to
make any capital against the Republican
party, but it looks a little singular that
this report of the aforesaid smelling
committee should be carried around in
the brooches pockets OF the hungry
crowd until now. There are people who
may suspect that there is politics in this
meeting, but we want to assure them
that Eskridge-patriotic Eskridge = the
same Eskridge who has always had so
much trouble in running our politics,
and in getting the people to understand
themselves-is not that kind of a man
Let the masses be on hand to hear the
report" and to bring their smelling bot.
ties with them. 1t will be bad.
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RenIY.
READING. Kans.. Oct, 2Sth,

READING, Kans, Oct, 2sth, 1879.
w. N. Creary, j. II. Miller, A. p. Burns
and others:
GENTLEMEN:-I reply to your CON-
munication of October 18th, 1879, !
would respectfully say that l am on
posed to the Reputation of any honest
debt, either public or private. In re-
gard to the 100000 of county bonds
voted to what is known as the narrow
gauge railroad, recently built and now
in operation from Emporia to Eureka.
would say that the company having
failed TO comply with the plain condi-
tons on which the bonds were voted
l would oppose all attempts, if any
should be made, looking to delivery
of said bonds, under any and all circum-
stances. II. F. HOLMES.
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ELECTION. Returns.
headquarters at The News once Tn>s-
day Nff-It

headquarters at The News Once TnSs
day Night.
As usual on election nights, THE News
office will be kept open as the headquar
tiers for election returns, county, state
and general, and everybody, of all par
ties, is invited to come and stay. We
will also, as usual, receive by special tel
egrams, the election news from other
states, and will issue the returns in an
extra Wednesday morning. And we ask
all election officers in Lyon county, and
any others who have returns, bring or
send them TO THE News Office as early
as practicable No matter which way
the vote is or who is defeated or elected,
what we want IS the returns When you
get any reliable figures, note them down
and bring them to US. Don't bring in
the official returns in sealed envelope,
without having copied them first SO We
can publish them. II all viii unite, all
can get the returns very quickly at
THE NEWS Office.
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Everybody up this way takes III,
NEWS.
5. P Cady returned from Wichita
Tuesday morning. He looks natural
Wm- st. Clair & Co. are busy quarry.
ing rock for Mr. johnson, o. Emporia
| Edgar Hamilton, a young aspirant for
athletic honors, thought he would 90 in
for the O'Leary belt, and while his par.
ents were at Emporia he struck out for
ST Joe. No. Nothing has been heard
from him since.
Miss Genia Roberts is very sick with
the ague. Her many friends IN this vi
einlty wish for her speedy recovery.
Charlie Knox dug sweet potato the
other Gay that weighs pounds. Next.
Edgar Gibson goes to school at the
Normal
Who hung that dog:
The Neosho Dramatic COMPANY are
working faithfully On the well known
drama, Ten Nights in Barroom.
They will advertise in the NEWS.
The Neosho Valley Literary Associa-
ton met Friday evening, October 9th,
and elected tiie following officers: Pres
ldent, A Wells; vice president, II. Hol-
lingsworth; secretary, Mrs. A. Wells:
treasurer G. p. Hollingsworth; commit
tee. Miss Mollie Scott, Mr.. Ed. Gibson
and +. C. Goring. They have got roar
ing programme for Friday evening. No
vemoer 18th, Come out, everybody.
Jim Fife is going to sing song at the
next literary. 1t will be, where does
my Love lie Snoringg'' Everybody is
going to hear him, and so is
HANNIS.
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This Question Put to II. II. Holmes, Can
djdate for Commissioners anu a 81 iHht-
forward and Manly Answer Given.
EMPoRIA, Kansas, Oct. Is, 1879.
Mr.. II. F. Holmes, Reading, Kansas:
DEAR SIR: We are voters in the sec
ond commissioner district and have heard
some remark ~ tax payers expressing
desire to know how you would act, if
elected commissioner, upon PROPOSE
ton not to Ivy u tax to pay any more
interest ON tine outstanding Lyon county
railroad bonds. win you please say, by
letter, what your views are and how you
will act in the matter if elected? An
early reply is desired Yours truly,
A. p. Burns, J. G. w. Stinson, b. E..
Brown, John Wayman, Fred Putnam,
VIM. Belts, G.. r. Best, T. E. Best, j. NJ
Miller, w. McCreary, G. E. Paine, G. w.
Mosher. W. NJ Lewis, j. C. Richard, Oh
liver Phillips, w. II. Phillips, A. NJ
Phillips, J. w. Youngs, S. Reynolds, A.
Hemenway, E. ]. Reynolds, II. A. Ash,
Thomas Garbe, John Bramhill, Uriah
hover, NJ Z. Trims, Thomas S. Court
ney, Jackson Smalling, Thomas Small
ing, William Smalling, Thomas Simp-
son, c. NJ. Bobb, Sidney Putnam.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Hartford.

MONDAY, Oct. %.
Hon. VIM. Martindale is in town to-
day, driving $50 head of steers to Mr
Brogan's TO winter lie will full feed
them.
We regret to say that Miss Matte Fen.
nimore had her pocket book stolen while
visiting here last Saturday. It contain
ed some thirty dollars. Now will the
thief return it, that he knows whose it is
md no questions asked?
Mr.. w J. Brogan's health is improv-
ing so that he is able to sit up part OF
the time.
R. S. Flemming got upsetby his horse
on last Friday Notseriously hurt. H
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SheriTs Sale.

Timothy NJ Hamilton vs.. Eliza Newell
Notice l. hereby given that pursuant TO an
order OF sale issued out Of the 9Th judicial
district court. sitting in and for the county Of
Lyon and state OF Kansas in the above enti-
tied cause. and To ne directed I viii, on Non
day. the 18th day of November. 4 ID 1879. at
10 o'clock IN. OF said day, at tine front door
OF the court house. in the city OF EmpOTia.
Lyon county, Il anSas offer for sale aud sell
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, all the right, title auu interest OF the
said defendant. Eliza y. Newell, IN and 10
the following real es ate. TO wit: The south
half of the southeast quarter of section nine
90. township twenty (20), range eleven M,
In Lyon county. Kansas "a o. &c ar o, %, III
containing eighty acres, more or lees; said
real estate to be sold as the property OF said
defendant, to satisfy said order o. sale
j. L. MOON,
w42t5 heTiG Lyon County Kansas.
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WA4f0:k

Insurance agents are recommending the
use of she Harris & Smith Safety lamp.
There is no class of persons more capa-
bic of judging Of its great value, as they
know what vast amount of property is
yearly destroyed by accidents with com
mon lamps. For sale by North & Ry-
der. Witt
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An AUTHORITY on BLACK EYE.-Har-
ry Hill, the famous sport" is said to
know more about black eyes than the
brightest brunette in America. He has
given and taken thousands in his time.
and he says that the only thing which
will remove them within Twelve hours is
Giles Liniment Iodide Ammonia.
Giles pills cure constipation
Sold by W. III. Sissler Send for pam
phlet. DIR. Giles, 100 West Broadway,
\. Y. Trial size % cents. d292t6- WA
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Republican Meeting at Hartford

The Republican meeting pt Hartford
Saturday evening was good one. The
new school room. which makes splen.
did place for such meetings, was crowd
ed with earnest Republicans, and their
wives and daughters. Good speeches
were made by Col. J. Jay Buck, w. w
Scott, Esq, and 1. E. Lambert. The
speeches were enthusiastically received
The Republicans of Hartford are wide
awake and will give good account OF
themselves on election day.
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We are pleased to hear that Mr.. Pettee,
the leader of the Emporia Knights Tenn
plar band, will shortly begin the publ
cation of his music here in sheet form.
Mr.. Pettee is composer of high merit,
and good judges regard his music as
equal to the best that is being produced
in this country or in Europe. He also
ranks very high as a pianist, and his
sterling merits as musician and CON-
poser are bound to be recognized.
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Council Proceedings.

A special meeting of the city council
was held in the council chamber on Mon
day, Oct. %, 1879. Present, Mayor Gill
more, Messrs. Perley, Davis, Thatcher,
Borton aud Theis.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resoired: That the bonds to be voted
upon for the purpose of erecting water
works for the city of Emporia shall not
be sold for less than 9S cents on the dol
lar IN cash. Adjourned.
NJ. BIRDSALI.,
Acting City Clerk.
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You have found out before this, no
doubt, that the Great Bankrupt Store is
headquarters for boots and shoes this
season. We have an enormous stock OF
ladies', misses and children's wear, as
well as for men and boys, of every grade
and size. We will guarantee you saw
ing of 20 per cent against prices of any
dealer in tho west on first class goods.
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Wood Wood

COUNTY CLERKis OFFICE. J
E8PoRIA, Ocs. II. 1879. I
Sealed proposals witt lie received at this of
Gee until Monday, the 18th day Of November
1879, att p Tor furnishing Lyon county
with no less than so cords of wood. - cords
10 be delivered at the poor farm and the bal
ance at the court house: to be oak, hickory.
WalnHt or blackberry, sound split cord wood.
Bids VIII be received for green and dry wood
separately. Wood TO be delivered, one-haii
by the 20tb of December, 1879. ard the bal
anee by the 18th Of January, 1889 The right
to reject any and all bios is reserved.
Il order OF the board
w42t4 wM. f. EWING. Co Clerk
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Jim Evans, of Hartford, has found
Greenback financier who has made the
wonderful discovery that per cent. in
terest payable quarterly is 16 per cent.
annually, and that consequently that is
the amount gobbled on the dollar by the
Interest suckers" who own the bonds.
Jim is having some fun.
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p. o. DRAWERS FOR SALE.-Will sell
for about cost Of locks and keys, a sec
ton of post Office drawers in good order
Occupies space of three feet high by
seven feet long, and contains 60 boxes
which are without keys. No charge for
lower tier. Were taken out to give room
for smaller boxes. Apply to Post Mas
ter, Emporia, Kan d&wtr
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Cow SUPPOSED TO BE SToLEN-Was
left at BarwicA's stables on October 6,
1879; red COW, brockel face, white on
belly, slit and underbit on right ear /;
about five years old. Owner is request
ed TO call and prove property and pay
charges, or she will be sold to pay eX-
peuscs. G.. T. BARwICK.
Oct 2S, 70. Witt
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STRAYED-From Emporia, last April,
one red heifer calf, some white under the
belly, and a split in the right ear; is
now about a year old; horns were about
an inch long when it went away. 4 re-
ward of $3.50 viii be paid for its recov-
cry. Whites w. 4. HoBBs.
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The premium for the best team of bug
gy horses at the recent Lyon county fair,
was enormously published as having
been awarded to Mr.. johnson. 1t was
awarded to Mr.. T. j. Atcheson. His
team, avery fine, attracts attention when
ever it comes to the city.
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The Young Mems debating club met
on Thursday night at the regular place,
and very lively discussion ensued.
The question for next meeting Is, re
solved, That the rights of suffrage should
be restricted to property or educational
qualification. REPORTER.
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There Is no excuse for those who drag their
weary and distorted bodies to our company.
when 9 few doses of Ayers sarzapariIIa
yEonld cleanse their mRrky blood and restore
their health and vigor. Ye muddy victims of
bilious disease, have some regard for your
neighbors. If not for yourselves. w4s&44
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STRAYED-From Forest Hill, one red
and white roam heifer year old last
spring, marked under bit; in right ear,
slit in left. 4 liberal reward will be
paid for any information of such an ami
NAL. II. HUGHEs, Emporia. Kan.
1af,y-4SfA%
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STRAYED-Two bay mares, one heavy
with foal when she left, likely has colt
by her side now, has small running sore
on left jaw; the other one light bay,
thick name and tail, left hind foot white,
and is rather stiff in front. VIII pay s.
for information leading to their recovery,
or more liberal reward for their re-
turn. GAssETT & WOOD,
w37tf Box Sc, Emporia
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E.W Cunningham brought us Monday
handsome bunch of pear blossoms in
full bloom. His pear trees are full of
these blossoms, and they evidently pro-
pose to have a second crop this season If
this warm spell of weather holds out.
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STRAYED.-A COW and calf, about July
LIST, 1879; one light red roam cow marked
with crop and slit in right ear and under
bit in left ear, with small horns; also a
red heifer calf marked with crop on right
car and under bit in left ear. Any one
giving information leading to recovery
will be literally rewarded.
ANDREW HINsHAw,
w40f 20 miles east of Emporia.
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joseph Lesh, Hon-res i,Icnt Of the state OF
Kansas Will take notice that on the 10Th day
CT october, 1879, Z. L. Lcsh, John w Lesh.
Jacob " I.csh. NJ Addic 10y, late Losh. and
George II 10y, her husband, tile.I their iteti-
lions ia the district court of Lyon coun Y.
Kansas. IluintI1s, against said Joseph Lesh
as Ceiendant, and that he i rcqrirc.l to an
swer said petition on OF before the 10 n day oil
December, 1879, OF he same will be taken as
true ami a decree entered ordering The ioiiow-
ing described real estate, to-wit: the west
half OF iot No and lots Nos ), - il, Is and
10, al in block 30 81 in AmerIcus. Lyon
county, Kansas, 10 be SOLD ana the proceeds
equally DIVIDED among the parties to This
suit, and you viii be taxed with the costs OF
this suit
BACHELLER * BACHELLER.
W43t3 ATTORNEYS fof !'iaiutjffs
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A. NJ. Henderson is putting up large
frame on the corner of Cottonwood street
and Fifth avenue, which will be 26x40
and two stories and thigh. 1t will
be opened us hotel as soon as complet
ed. 1t will contain about % rooms.
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And all Points East.

PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING COACR-
Is ami elegant y wheel day coaches arc at
tachcd TO all trains
Es%The only route via Putin Bay amt
niagara Falls
NO CHANGE OF CARS from Kassas Cit
or Atehison TO Fort Wayne, Toledo or Indian
apoiis. or from tie Mississippi river TO Fl
~ ayne. Toledo, buffalo, Boston. IBdianapo-
lis or Chicago.
Remember the wabash arrives in New
York NINE HOURS in advance OF any Chi
cazo route. with corresponding fast ttT1e 70
all points cast
TICKETS for sale az all the ticket Offices IL
the vest and southwest, and 1nion DEPICTS.
AtchIson, Kansas CITY, Quincy. Hannibal OF
st L0s4is. IA &. TON NSESD,
Gen Pass and Ticket aGt Teledo. q.
a. l.. HOuKfEs. Gen. MaDaxer, Toledo, q.
q. y. t.LAYTo., Gen. SoFtbr estera Pass
Agt-, Kansas CITY, no ds9tf-
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FruitIand Items.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 90, 1879.
Burn fire guards. We met last night,
twenty strong, and burned neighborhood
fire guards. We would advise others to
do likewise and save their property.
Conk says the entertainment at Tress-
ler's hall Friday evening is indebted to
the Greenback party for Its success.
Kansas State Agricultural college, at
Manhattan, has 216 students enrolled at
the present time. The college is the boss
school; we have been there. The state
has reason to be proud of such an lnsti-
tuition.
Miss Maggie Morgan who has been
quite sick is slowly improving.
Meetings at Wickcr's school house
continues this week.
just our luck; Keno, what shall we do :
Our girl promised to 20 with rs to
church, and when we went after her she
had promised another
Will Ernst, of Allen creek, was with
US Sunday. VIII is as jolly as ever, and
no doubt will some day be before the
people to fill the responsible position
that his father (uncle Joe) has filled to
the honor of the coOnty.
Our Sabbath school commences again
next Sabbath, after months vacation,
with S. NJ. Morgan as superintendent.
Some of our people are weeping over
the idea of having to pay for their i'm
provements on the Kaw lands. We think
the idea is ridiculous for man to i'm
prove at his own expense, and then have
to pay for it.
Lue How is very busy this week put
ting up hay. Lue, we would advise you
to commence haying next year in April
A
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Eskridge says the people are paying
taxes. No man in this community has
done more to vote bonded Indebtedness
on the city or to saddle on it illegal and
outrageous bills for fees which ought to
have been paid by individuals. He is
the father of the bond business in this
county. He has helped TO bleed this
city with claims of fees in private law
suits. Do our people remember the float
suit lawyers fees, which he saddled up
on the city, and his cowardly, squirmilg,
dishonest course in the matchmaking
suits. Why, he even had the unblush-
ing impudence to ask the city to pay his
lawyers fee and other expenses in his
injunction suit last spring against
building the Normal school. He
was in the legislature eight years, we
believe, and never introduced a single
bill to cut down the fees of a single of
ficer He is sweet galoot to talk about
big fees when he, in early times here,
when he was a Democrat, and in cahoots
with the Democrat territorial authori-
ties, at Lecompton, and because he could
prevent anybody else from getting a
notary's commission here, charged the
people 50 for making out and acknow-
Lodging a deed. o, yes, Eskridgo Is a
nice man. There Is no fraud about him.