The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-31


The ~, X. & r. railroad agent at this
point has 1.Oo0-milc tickets for sale at
reduced rates, good on the Missouri Pa
eifc and all its branches.
The county clerk is making his semi
annual report of the sale Of school lands,
and The interest paid in from July I,
1880, 10 January l, 1881.
The furnace in the new Congregation
al church was fred up for the first time
on Friday and thus far has proved quite
satisfactory in its operation
A pair of the most elegant mirrors ever
brought to Emporia. wers received by
VIM. Clark for the parlors of Vim. jays
new residence north ofthe city.
An Emporia Man who was very prom
inent in the Greenback movement of the
last campaign, has utilized pair of fisn-
Inclined over shoes for ear-muffs.
A beautiful pointapplique tie was car
ried by Santa Claus from the store of G.
w. Newman & Co. 70 the rooms of Mrs.
f. A. Moore On Christmas morning.
Mr.. c. NJ. Light, graduate of the
State Normal School, and well known
in Emporia, has been elected superin-
tendent Of public instruction OF Neosho
county.
The smiling party you met on the
street corner this morning was plumber
or wood man. You can see their
teeth at a distance of at least three
squares.
Wide spread havoc is reported among
house.plants in the city, and there is a
consOnance OF depression between the
mercury and the hopes of Emporia's
esthetic housewives.
The weather is soextremely severe as
to prevent farmers from coming TO town
save on the most urgent business, which
accounts for the quiet appearance of the
stores and other trading places.
DrED-or PeumonIa, Friday, Decem
Der 81, Mrs. f.. !. Kenney, at the age of
sIxty-two years. The funeral was held
Sunday, December 80, at the residence
of her son-in-law, E. F. sprague.
The weather is no longer monopolized
by meager couversationalisis. The most
versatile and cultured members of So
ciety enter into its discussion with great
interest aud apparent enjoyment.
We were told, so many hundred times,
in our reportorial rounds this morning,
that ut was cold" that we regard the in
telligence already too generally difrused
10 make it the subject of an item.
A daughter of Richard Morgan, of
Cole creek, aged II years, died after an
Illness of some weeks at the residence
of David Prothero, in this city, Tuesday
The funeral took place Wednesday.
The Sunday school festival that was
to be held Tuesday evening at the Baptist
church will be deferred until next Tues
day evening, on account of the inclem-
cnt weather. BY order of the commit
tee.
The fremont House on south Com
mercial street, which was so seriously
damaged by fire some months ago, has
been thoroughly repaired by the owner,
Mr.. Howard Dunlap, and win be occu
pied again as hotel
The descendants of Eve may be con
stitutionally religious, but if the woman
who received Il seal-skin sacque for IA
Christmas present is thirstlng for the
joys of heaven her neighbors have failed
to make the discovery.
We learn that Judge f. b. Peyton,
contemplates resuming the practice of
law in this city at the expiration of his
Judicial term of service, in which event
he will doubtless command fair share
of the litigation of Lyon county.
Orders have been issued to the con.
, ductors of trains on the western divi
sion of the Santa Fc road
to lay in provisions with view to for
tilying travellers against possible de
lays among the mountain snow drifts.
=
t The mourning with which Adams ex
e press Office in this ciiy has been drapec
Il for the past thirty days in respect to til,
memory of Albert Gather. general man
agcr of the company who recently dice
in New York city, was taken down Tues
day.
$ 1t is said that through trains will b
, run from Junction City TO ST. Louis owe
the NJ, X. & T. ria Leroy after the Is
OF january This viii make a direct rout
from St. LOUIS 10 Denver, Ivy way q
Holden, Paola, Leroy, Emporia an
= Junction City.
The cold was So intense last evenin
r as 10 impose an embargo on the iocI
milk traffic, the contents of the can
cl freezing in the wagons of the dairymel
on their rounds through the city. HC
.. water might be successfully cmpioye
to the cnd Of averting repetition {
the trouble.
t. PoLIcE JUDeE.-It will be seen b
the report adopted by the city council
a its last meeting that Judge Bachelor Il
to December 1, was indebted to the cit
535, but as he collected $40 fines la
: month, il is apparent that the city W,
. indebted 10 him up to November l.
iv Mr.. c. W. Cleaver, the boss operai,
Mt on the Santa Fe line, has established h
quarters between two elegant neg wa
o., nut tables on each of which are thrI
- nickle-plated instruments which are wa
ranted to reel out as superior a qualit
of lightning rs is known tn the art
~ telegraphy,
Mr., W. w. Wheeler, master mechan
of the Cottonwood division of the San
al Fe road, was presented on Christmas,
nc the engineers and firemen running b
tween Topeka and Nickerson, with
irt gold watch and chain, the cost of whic
ay was $4,000. A handsome present an
worthily bestowed.
,et The Congregational Sunday scho
'xt elected the following officers for the c
suing year last Sunday; E. f. Holmt
Ter superintendent; II. Z. Fox, assista
at superintendent; Homer Stone, secreta
and treasurer; Mrs. G. W. Newman, {
ganist The selection of u choister W
- delegated TO the other officers.
Christmas services were held at t
Episcopal church on Saturday mornir
go Rcy. Burrows preached n sermon su
or able 20 the occasion. The song servi
was especially good and apprepria
ger the choir consisting of Mrs. G. S. Gro
the Mrs. J. c: Burnett, Mrs. Burrows a
Mr.. Ripley-Miss Anna Goddard At I
organ.
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