The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02

From seveniy-fvc to one hundred car
loads OF cattle pass through Emporia
daily, bound for Chicago and ST. Louis
over the NJ. X. & r. road
Messrs. S. b. Riggs, J b. Hinkle
Luther Rees and Eli Fowler. census
cnunIermors for EmporIa city and
township. have closed their labors
Jake Moon IS hunting man out in
Marion county. If he finds him he will
be on exhibition IN the basement of the
court house for some weeks TO come
Judge Culver immersed two convert.
AT Reading yesterday. This is get
ting TO be very popular method Of bap,
iism since the nomination Of Garfield
Mr. Severy has secured from General
Pope. Of Fort Leavenworih, the services
Of section of United States artillery for
our celebration and Gran, reception on
the 9th
We don't see much use IN sending
Bibles and missionaries 10 the heather
with two beer gardens running in full
blast every Sunday within stones
throw of Emporia.
The Educationalist force are bnsily
engaged in getting out the July. mum
her, which sto be thirty two page mag
azine aud will bc published by the To
peka Capital company.
We are creditably informed that the
families of over twenty commercial trav.
elers make their homes in Emporia and
that more would come Undesirable accom-
modatiOns could he obtained.
Street commissioner Hammond in.
tends 10 put the streets in the best posi-
BILE shape by the 9TH of July, and we sug-
gest that every property owner lend all
the aid in his power TO this end
The public school children will ride
on car twenty-one feet long by eight
WIDE. ON the day of the Grant reception.
This vehicle is being constructed in the
rear of the book store Of l. d. Fox 81 Co
Senator Plumb has made the generous
donation of $500 to the new NJ F.
church He is Interested in the con.
siruction of crcdilable cdIfice and gives
evidence of the fact in very substantial
manner.
The Southern Colorado Hay Company
are preparing to press about 500 tons OF
hay at Neosho Rapids. The hay press
car. containing all the machinery, is al
present on the side track at the NJ X. &
T. depot,
DEAD LETTER.-A valuable letter post
marked Emporia, March LIST, 1880, and
addressed to party at Denver, Colorado,
signed by initial only. has been returned
To the Office for delivery, upon proper
Identification.
q. w. Frederick informs us by postal
card that of all dcsolatc places, ON the
face of tlle earth western Kansas and
eastern Colorado take the palm. Mr.
f., is at Levcia and says the weather
there is really lovely.
NoTICE.-Thc three banks of our city
will be closed at 10 II. m, ON Monday
the 9th of July, in order that all may
o.Iahrata Dartiaa hauinrr bt,Sio.... a,
the banks ON that day will please govern
themselves accordingly.
The organized importantly of about
twenty peach boys who daily congre
gate ut the depot and cry their goods al
''four FOR nickle," doubtless gives tho
travelling public an exalted idea of Tia,
fruit crop of this section.
The new water pipes are expected ev
cry day, and rs soon as they arrive con
nection will be made with the river, 4;
step that will be taken in pursuance %
the increasing demand for water, and a'
soon as that occurs brother Soden viii
warm up and there will be some fun.
Our PoPUI.ATIoN.-W We learn that tn,
enumeraiors of the census, s. b. Riggs
J. i. Hinkle, Eli Fowler and Luihe
Rees, have completed The enumeration
of the city and additions, and find th'
result to he as follows: Old town site
1886; additions, 1,150; total, 5,7S5.
L.. x,sb Aax Na4sI IN,
minister or the comfort of a congregu
ton than To get up and file out at al
stages of the sermon had better stay
away from church. They are evidently
beyond the christianizing influences o
the gospel and are past praying for.
Mr. Maddox, of Coal creek, write
THE NEWS that bountiful rains hav
fallen in tSat vicinity in answer Il
prayer. The fact that the meteorological
conditions of our state can bc influence,
by the exercise of faith, is somewhat q
II reflection upon The pIety of drought,
Kansas
The site of the new hotel presented
scene of hopeful activity Monday that i
very gratifying to the many friends q
that enterprise. Men were at work fellin
trees, and breaking ground, and tn
work of building will begin quite 500
il the present active rate of operation
Is kept up.
The apparatus for the signal service t
be placed on the State Normal has al
rived from Washington. An applianc
that will warn the unwary citizens q
Emporia against impending showers
supplies II want in our community tina
has been kecnly felt ever since the ri
ganiZation of the town.
There will he grand celebration ,
Humboldt ON Saturday, the Bird. tn
NJ, X & 7. folks will run spcci;
train for the occasion, leaving Emporl
at q: 30 II. m, and arriving ut HumLolC
about 10 a. M; returning, leave abol
. 30 p. IN. Reduced rates of fare for Ill
round trip. Tickets can be obtained 4
the agent, J. &. Burnett.
CENSUS OF READING.-I will he at III
court house in Emporia on the 9th an
9TH of July, 1850, from 0 a. m. To p m
for the purpose of correcting the enume
alton of the 105th subdivision of the se
ond district of Kansas-Reading town
ship-by striking out or adding the de
ignation of persons improperly enume
ated or omitted, as required by law.
Ii. +. HOLMES,
Enumerator of census
The remains of Mrs. Mary Bell
Kregelo, who died last Friday at ht
| hnnap fnur miles cast Of tho citv :