The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22

DIED Joseph S. Burns, son of w. S.
and Sarah Burns, died of brain fever,
August IL, 1879, aged ten years, two
months and twenty four days, at his
home ON Phenis creek, eight miles south
west Emporia. He was bright, intellI.
gent little fellow, well advanced forone
so young, and regular member of the
Sunday school, where his quick answers
were seldom missed, until his last illness.
W. j. Jones, the Register of Deeds, is
announced to-day as candidate for re-
election to that Office. He was elected
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. Page, and has made capable
and efficient officer, attending strictly
to business, and keeping the records in
an excellent condition. Mr.. Jones
many friends will no doubt welcome
his announcement and labor to secure
his election.
The fact that burlington, because of
low freights, is ut present underselling
EmpOria in all lines of business is mat
ter that our merchants and people gen
erly, should make note OF, and unless they
are allowed freight competition, the re-
suits will take tangible shape in the
building of another and competing
line to the east. 1t is impossible to hold
Emporia down, and the feeling for road
to Ottawa is increasing very rapidly.
Fall styles in hats just received mt Mrs.
Kidders; also new ribbons, flowers and
trimming silks. d231t1-w34t1
How doth the busy church beggaire
improve each hour? They don't care a
continental whether it shines or rains.
Well, that's right. 1t is the only way to
bald churches, something everybody
badly. 1t is to the interest of all,
whether they are church people or not,
to have these new churches built. We
have already stated that the Congrega-
tionalist subscription had reached So
500. The Methodist folks have gathered
in some $500. No doubt but enough
will be raised to build them both.
FUNNY FRUIT.-Tuesday young man
was going through corn field near the
Junction TO get some apples in an or
chard near by, and was astonished to
see In the fork of tree new, good
sized sewing machine, without the table
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who went to the tree and took charge of
this strange fruit. The marshal thinks
the machine was stolen from some
freight car, and that the thief concluded
lie did not want it and put it in the tree
that it might be found.
The A. T. & s. F. express train going
east Tuesday struck steer three miles
this side of Topeka and ran off the track,
tearing everything up for hundred
yards, and wrecking the engine and ten
der badly. The fireman, Patrick Walsh,
jumped off the engine before it over
turned, and was badly bruised. The en-
gineer, Albert Glazer, stuck to the ma
chine, was under as it fell over, hut es-
capped with some bruises. No one else
hurt. The passengers adopted compli-
mentary resolutions, and presented the
engineer and fireman with $25.
A fellow named William Summons
now lies in the Emporia 'Tombs." med
iiating over his career. About IA month
ago horse was stolen from farmer
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living near Plumb post office. 1t was
noticeable coincidence that Summons
and the horse were missing together
The gentleman was suspicioned but al
lowed to complete his eastern visit. lie
had gone of on trip TO Illinois. The
other day he returned. Sheriff Moon
went out To attend a sale in the Plumb
L. q. nrighborhOod nj once. Mr. 5. was
interviewed and made point blank deni-
ais and after trying Ia lie himself out of
the matter ar having Quilted himself
rather, he confessed to the sheriff that he
had taken the horse and had sold him
at Burlingame. So endeth chapter one.
Fortyfour new fall shapes in hats at
Mrs. Kidder's. d231t1-w34t1
JAN. EscAPE.-There are thirteen pris-
oners in the Jail, and it requires more
than eternal vigilance" to keep them
there. Monday night Sheriff Moon dis
covered that the lower hinge of the bar
red door leading into the main cell had
been filed off, and the door had to be
guarded until morning, and workmen
are still laboring to put it in good order.
Early Tuesday morning the discovery
was made that one of the prisoners in
the city cell had made hole in the wall
and crawled out, leaving his five com
tpanions asleep, and ignorant of his eff
forts to escape. When the sheriff woke
them up they saw for the first time what
chance they had missed. The man
who made the hole and escaped is called
: "Frenchy," and is the same who was
captured at ID. Thomas residence. He
had worked out quietly in the night
without taking any of his fellow prison
ers into his confidence. No tools were
found IN either cell except one large mai
and a knife with which Frenchy haG
/. worked on the wall Tools were no doub
supplied from without, and taken away
again. The Jail is very poorly bull
structure to keep any man in who wants
to get out and has friends to supply hin
A with tools, and it is a wonder that es
a capes are so few.
In MemOriam.
> At a regular meeting of Empori;
l Lodge No. 2, A. o. U. W., held on Mon
day evening, August 18th, the following
were unanimously adopted:
:, WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Grea
and All-wise Father, to remove by dealt
: from our midst, in a sudden and pam
: full manner, our highly esteemed an,
; well beloved brother, Robert K. Man
: ming; therefore be it,
Rssotced, That we the members a
Emporia Lodge No. 2, Ancient Order o
o United Workmen, feel deeply the loss o
e our worthy brother, and deplOre thi
the first entrance of the "Grim Destroy
err into our hitherto unbroken ranks.
:, ResOlued, That while we bow with res
5 ignation to the mandate of the Suprem
: Master Workman of the universe, W
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