The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-03-28
Americas Notes.


THURSDAY, March 90.
Child's cape found-is at NJ. w. Glib
sons.
Americas, notwithstanding the cold
yesterday, presented busy front.
In coming up Main street we noticed
a number of teams waiting turns to load
lumber, at the yard of Stafford s. Co.
Workmen fitting up the residence of
J. S. Gibson corner of Fifth avenue and
Cherry street.
Carpenters, masons and workmen
busy on both house and barn of Mr..
Bond, the druggist, corner Main and
Cherry streets.
Carpenters building an addition to the
residence of D. P. Tressler, corner of
Cherry and Sixth streets.
Tressler & Bearnhisel are taking down
q house just south of the post Office to
move to another part of town.
Carpenters and painters at work on
Mrs. HIPS residence.
Men busy on a new stone blacksmith
shop and hall of l.. A. Wood, and ''last,
but not least" We noticed a gang of men
under the generalship of Bro. Fred 10y
moving building on corner of Main and
Locust streets. This is the lot recently
sold by Willard s. Miller, to Sherman
& Richardson, of Emporia, who intend
putting in large stock of goods, q
branch of their large and famous store
in Emporia-
Mr.. Richardson came up yesterday,
and although it was only his second Wis
it, in two hours had bought the lumber
and contracted with Domm s. Hall, to
put up business room which, when
completed, will be 10 by 4S feet with
solid wall under the whole. This house
will be finished and filled by April LIST
Mr.. G. Z. Grosscup will be in charge
here.
You can now hear people here talk
about ebay windows" ''mansard roofs, y
"plate glass;" etc., just as though such
things were an every day affair. This
note is too long, but tbs true.
Last nights party laid over.
FRIDAY, March 81.
No daily last night.
Land buyers here from Chicago.
The band was Toasted at Mr.. Domm's
on Wednesday night. They had met tC
practice for the coming concert, and were
invited to Mr.. DOmm's, where they me-
quite a number of the fair sex CT tn,
town, as well as the Misses Findley, o
Emporia. The supper was recherche
Squire Miller presided with great dea
| of dignity. The time passed pleasantly
interspersed with music, and not until 1
late hour did they play "HOme, swee
home" We, as usual, occupied an OBJ
scure corner where we could Observt
what was going on, and from what WI
saw and the little sweet nothings tina
were said, we trust we will have som'
wedding cake soon. KENO.
SATURDAY, March %.
Miss Callie Findley will shortly visi
Colorado.
Mrs. Hill has ebay" chimney.
School has closed so far as the advanc
ed scholars are concerned.
The growl was low and deep last nigh
when it was learned that the Norma
bonds had been issued. We had writer
up an interview with commissioner L
A. Wood, but it won't fit now.
[NoTE.-It is but justice to Commits
sioner Wood to say that while he is
strong friend of the Normal, and willing
to aid it all in his power, he was opposeC
to issuing the bonds in the way it wa
dOne.-EDs. NEws.l
| Wat Stewart and AL Lowrey hav
brought into this vicinity a thorough
bred bull-short horn. This is star
in the right direction and the young mel
are entitled to a great deal of credit 70
their enterprise. The calf is eighteeI
months old, a deep red, is from the i'm
ported bull Statesman" and is one o
the finest built and finest bulls in ever
way that we have seen. We hope they
may build up herd of just such. Wa
and Al are good 'uns. KENO.