The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-15
AMERICUS NOTES.
TUESDAY, August 18th.
Keno" Editor.


The corn needs rain.
Street peddlers in town yesteadny.
A patent pillow man IN town yesterday.
A lightning rod fiend in town yester-
day.
Three school book agents in town
yesterday.
Aquarium. That's what Mr.. Bond
has in his model drug store, and lots of
fishes in it.
"At cost" does not mean 10 per cent.
at J. d. Glbson's, but just as it reads, at
cost.
Forget you? Never! We mean the
social at the NJ. f. church on Thursday
next.
The man or woman that stays away
from the school meeting on Thursday
next, will have no right to "kick" after
wards.
Russian waterproof backing, for
boots, something new, at NJ. w. Glib
sons.
We have just learned that the Ameri-
Gus notes were introduced into Sunday
school class last Sunday by an entllu-
siastic teacher.
Humboldts iron-grasp cement, some
thing new, at NJ. w. Gibson's.
There were several shots fired in sue
cession on Main street below the post
Office late yesterday evening, and RUSH
ing down we met DIR. T. A Wright who
informed us that man had got shot.
We failed to learn his name, but
Later.-The man got his shot from d.
L. Tressler.
Another lot of croquet at NJ. w. Glib
sons.
The lightning rod fiend is still get
ting in his work. Only last week one of
them put up rod on the house of
Mr.. Steadman. on Allen creek-the con-
tract having been made few days pre-
vious to put it up for nine dollars, but
Mr.. Steadman not being at home, the
fiends put up rod on a small kitchen
telling Mrs. Steadman it would be not
over six dollars, and when done pre-
sented a bill for $25. Fortunately MIR.
Steadman had refused to sign an order
for the rod. Now they can only bring
suit on book account. Mr. S. rendered
them the 50 and gave them their choice
to take that or go to the devil. They
went away threatening to sue, but do
not believe there can be found jury on
the face of Gods green earth that will
ever compel him to pay more than the
agreed pricc-$9. This is but a mild
sample of hundreds of cases that have
occurred in Lyon county this season.
We trust the time is coming when the
honest farmer will rise in his might, and
send all such swindlers to the peniten-
tiary where they belong. KENO.
All persons knowing themselves in.
debted to me will please call and settle
without delay, as my business must be
closed up at the very earliest day posi-.
BILE. id. GIBSON.
WEDNESDAY, August ID.
will count them today, "by jingo."
Silver plating, something new, at NJ
| w. Gibson's.
The class in elocution did we'll last
night-better than usual. We presume
it was because the teacher, Miss Esta
brook, set up the watermilliOns, but We
would, in all kindness, refer her to the
last two lines of the poem in yesterdays
NEWS.
Russian waterproof harness, Cleaner
& Dresser, something new, at NJ. w
Gibson's.
Did you ever go fishings Well, it.
fun, don't it? We tried it yesterday
with a party of friends, and had a very
pleasant time-in fact, fishing is awfully
Jolly To be sure didn't catch any fish
but the ladies did, and it's more fun Il
see lady catch four fish than to catcl
one yourself The party was composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bond, Miss WaIbridge
Miss Cook, Miss Bond, Squire Miller
Mr.. Cook. Mr.. Willard and KENO.