The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19
AMERICUS NOTES.
Edited by Keno. .
THURSDAY, Dec. 10

= THURSDAY, dec. 10.
Wal Stewart was in town last night
Al LOwery dropped in TO see us yesteI
day.
The two bachelors came over yestcl
day TO do some trading.
Squire 5. Adair's stove pipe throw
out sparks, and that caused Ed Calkin
to hunt around for sparks, but wha
does he want with Il lantern when hunt
ing for fire in hay stack?
Uncle Joe Kimpton informs us tha
Mrs. Kimpton q again able to walk from
one room TO the other. Mrs. K had heI
foot smashed some time ago.
Newman has been heard from il al
eight page letter. He is Turning in Hi
nois.
Blair is shocking his corn in Iowa
We are in receipt of letter from oul
old friend, John Anderson, from RosaIie
Whitman county, Washington territory,
He seems to think that country overesti.
mated.
There was mass meeting of the green.
hackers held in Miller's office last night
Cook and Chris Wise.
We got the mitten from our girl-two
of them, and they are awful jolly. Come
again.
Why don't Anon tell about his cars.s-
trophe-upsetting his girl out of the
buggy, getting lost, etc: He won't tell
on himself. KENO.
FRIDAY, Dec. H.
Geo. Miller pays taxes for residents or
non residents
Why does Charlie Grosscup use coal {?
Every one knows that he prefers Wood
The Rev. Hammond is coming back
to Americas TO locate permanently. This
makes ten ministers besides mel that
get their mail at this office
a rooster came ont here from the east
last summer just TO spend some of his
change, and wear ont his ''old clothes -
He certainly has moi been disappointed,
as he is now shocking corn nj four bits
day.
Moses Noll reports A. acres of corn
that averaged ~ bushels To the acre, and.
is willing To make his afiidavy to the
fact
Some few settlers on the Kaw trust
land are paying for their land in full and
get Il government patent Soloman II.
Bernheisel and Moses Noll have done So
There will be another suit over that
bob tall COW" on Tuesday. The costs on
the last one footed up eighty odd dollars.
Bring on your cows; four or five viii pay
the costs on one
Charley Drake has bought the Bill
Lane farm, near Council Grove, con
tanning 1870 acres, at $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. Drake takes immediate possession,
but will not move to ii until March.
Americas township cannot afford to lose
many such men as C. f. Drake
KENO
SATURDAY, Dec. 12th.
Married On the 18th INST Miss Mag |
gle Morgan, of FruitIand, and Mr. Caleb |
Pritehard of Chase county. More
anon
The roads arc just splendid from here
to Emporia. DIR. T. 4. Wright and | |
tried them yesterday.
Mr.. Mankee-more Familiarity known |
as Shorty-has became one of the solid
men of Americas, because he has been
found to be, not only first-ciass work
man III paint-house, sign or carriage,
but he is prompt, reliable and II gentle
man besides. There is lots of music in
Shorty.
The Americas Glee club with Mr.. So
gard as conductor, will give a concert
here in January. They will be assisted
by the elite Of the Council Grove singers
and some of the favorite vocalists of En-
poria- KENO.
MONDAY, Dec. TO-
Go to Jim Crock when you need
DIED.-On yesterday. katerina w
Herbert, aged ten years The funeral
service will be held at the T. p. church
today, at two p M
There will be a Christmas tree at the
Aitken school house ON Christmas even
ing.
A lyceum has been organized at Rug
gles' school house. and will meet on
Friday evenings.
Geo. McAuley won the "Bogardus" at
he shooting match ON Saturday lie
got away with three turkeys.
Ifyour Hartford itemizer wants our
BRASS metal corn knife he must file his
Ears in our office on or before Saturday
next.
Some thought that Jay Gonld had
struck Americas yesterday-that he was
travelling in cog, but it turned out TO be
Miller with new suit on.
They have dance once a week at the
insane asylum at Topeka, for the benefit
If the insane.
We learn that the settlers have formed
/ company. and bought land from Mr.
Frederick Shoup, eight miles north and
me east of town, for a cemetery. The
lext thing will be a church. keno.