The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17

sixiy-nine pieces OF baggage were for
warded from Emporia over the Santa Fe
road Monday. and forty-one received.
Mr.. Tytherleigh, the baggage master
says 1t is the biggest day he has known
since being in the employ Of the com
pany.
Rev ]. u Shoemaker, pastor Of the
st. Paul's Reformed church, who has
been sick for some time past, has so far
recovered as TO resume his pastoral dif-
ties, and divine services will be held in
the court house Sunday morning al the
usual hour. r
The Emporia Rifles started Monday
for Wichita to attend the state en-
campment They win go into camp
this evening, and remain four days we
do not believe that any town in the state
will be represented by finer company
than Emporia.
We are informed by VIII sevcry that
six hundred acres OF corn on his fathers
farm At Reading will average sixty
bushels to the acre. and that twenty
acres of millet will run from five 10 six
tons 10 the acre. Pretty fair for
edroulhy Kansas"
The fact that the band of a travelling
show were permitted 10 play My Grand
fathers Clock' on the streets of Emporia
last Saturday, without suffering any in
reference in the way of violent demon
STATIONS, speaks volumes for the majes-
ty of the law in this city.
There is great rush OF students at
the state agricultural college. This is a
hopeful indications What is especially
needed in Kansas is a Ciminution in the
number of Indifferent professional men
and more general adaptation To the
culture of corn and potatoes.
The new Congregational church is
rapidly approaching completion, and
will be ready for oceupany in about five
weeks. The seats have been ordered
from the Michigan school furniture conf
pany, ut Northyille-and are expected to
arrive some time next month
|
Street Commissioner Hammond has
made vast improvement in the cutters
on either side of Commercial street, by
relaying them with new stone, and is
now replacing the macadam which was
taken up when the water mains were
put down on that iIloroughf;ire.
At meeting ofthe city council Monday
evening Messrs. II. c. Cross, Lewis Lutz
and s. Il. Warren We're appointed com.
mittee to represent Emporia at meet.
ing TO be held at Kansas City, on the
2lst inst, in the interests of CHEAP
transportation by means of improving
the Missouri river.
Every person in Lyon county who
can command the means and time should
attend the Bismarck fair. 1t is Kan
sas institution, and the enterprise which
has been shown in pushing forward the
great undertaking deserves the patron
age and encouragement of every public
spirited citizen of the state
i, A large quantity OF wheat has already
been sowed in Lyon county and til,
prospect is that the acreage will b'
much larger this year than last season
! The rains in the early part of the montl
have also improved the grass TO grea
degree, and large quantities of hay ar,
being put up all over the county.
Reports still reach us of the ravages o
the disease which prevails among tn
cattle in Coffey county. 1t subsidies il
dry weather, and always makes its ap
, pearance with renewed violence after
rain. The large growers have driver
. their herds away, and the farmers wit
! small punches of cattle are the sufferer:
The remains of Felix Baird, the III
fortunate man who committed suicide b
taking an overdose of morphia on Nor
! day, were buried in the city cemeter
, Wednesday. Nothing could be learr
cd by the mayor concerning the wher,
abouts of his relatives, and the city too
! charge of the interment of the fricndles
q stranger
The young mems debating club had
spirited and interesting session Monda
evening, the question for discussion b
J. ing; ''icsolved, That foreign emigr
/, ton should not be encouraged" II
a oppressed and teeming population of Il
G. etiete monarchics of the old world wi
be saddened to learn that the point
issue was decided in the affirmative.
c, A. 5. Holloway, the man who skippt
m the town on the Goth of June, with
to team, wagon and two sewing machin
belonging TO Jos. Lear, has been arrest,
for forgery in Kearney county, Nebra
= ka, and is now in Jail ut Lincoln, IN til
Nc state. Papers are now being prepar,
in Emporia for his delivery to Kans
authorities in case he is not held on {
other charge.
y We are informed 10y Prof Carmicha
e that the city schools are now in fair ri
:" ming order, and the rooms are adequa
II to the accommodation of the sclIola
with the exception of Mrs Higgins {
w partmeht where. the attendance is
nc large that the plan of halliday sessio
he will have Ia be adopted. The fall tel
IS opens up very auspIcfously and promis
to be abundantly successful.
ed A number of district schools in 4
we rerent parts of tie county have alrea
he begun and more will be open on n,
of Monday. The terms have been VI
generally heightened, and many distri
=, which have heretofore had five and
=. months, terms will this year run els
-, and nine. In short very encourage
n, progress has been made in the last
years in the educational affairs of Ly
county. F."
run The public schools opened Mond
oil morning with an unusually large attel
20 ance. Over one hundred new pupils
hu piled for admission TO Prof Carmich
'hl and the departments are all fill
and some of them are running over. I
The completion of the new building on C
ity stitution street will supply great WI
go in Emporia and will be hailed with co
de- delight by tho teachers and pupils of
Ills city.
One of the leading features of the
for marck fair will be the grand Repu
,ur can rally at Lawrence on Friday ev
les ing. Hon. John n Logan, Robt