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

I K. 6 7. Office July Sd, 4th and 9th, 10
any point on the road, for one and one
fifth fare. Good TO return July 9th.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gull
road have done away with the pay-car
system, and VIII hereafter pay of its
employees through the station agents.
GRADUATION ExERcIsEs.-The com.
mencement exercises of The graduating
class Of district %, Will be held at the
school house, Friday evening, July ID.
/ A large attendance is expected. Prof
Welch and o. &. Wharton viii be pres
ent 10 discuss the merits and demeriIs
of the system.
The young mems debating club dis
cussed the national bank system Al their
meeting last evening As there was no
judge there will probably be no innGva-
tion upon the present financial policy of
the present administration
The License MIDDLE
The practical effect of Tie injunction
suit brought by councilman l. ID.
Fox, against the mayor and the
city clerk, restraining them from is
Sung licences to sell liquor in Emporia,
VIII DC 10 liOlQ Tic tuIllcT III dDcNdnCe
until the question is settled, and as Mr.
Fox has expressed the determination, in
the event that the injunction is dissolved,
10 carry his case 10 the higher court, the
result, so far as the vote of Friday even
ing is concerned, would be 10 close the
saloons until decision could be reached
in that tribunal. These conditions, how
ever, only apply 10 the action of the
council at its meeting on the evening of
the 18th, and any subsequent vote of
that body in favor of granting license
would prove a substantial dissolution of
the Injunction and withdrawal by Mr.
Fox, of suit which would evidently be
vain in the event of such an expires
sion by the city fathers.
The council, without Mr.. Lowe, who
has not recorded his vote an this ques-
ton since the spring election, stands as
follows: For license-Taylor, Thatcher
and Theis; against-Fox, Whittlesey
McCullOch and Watson. There are
conflicting runors afloat concerning
his status ON the question at issue,
which nothing but his vote will settle,
and upon which the result of the pres
ent deadlock hinges.
In view of the very decided manner in
which the people of this city pronounced
against license AT the polls in the spring,
the action of the mayor and the license
members of the council can only be in
terpTeted AS an insOlent defiance of pub
lie sentiment, which will be fittingly re-
buked when the Issue is again appealed
10 the ballot box, and our citizens are
afforded the opportunity of placing in
municipal power men who have more
regard for the wishes of their constitu.
ents and the prevailing sentiment of the
community.
Mr. Fox has employed all possible
measures TO make his record good on the
license question, and it now remains to
be seen TO what extent the mayor and
his supporters in the council will go in
thwarting the wishes of the public.
What Our NeIghbOrs Say of Us.
We take pleasure in copying the fol
lowing complimentary notices of En-
portals water works boom from our
various exchanges:
Take it all in all the trip was an exceed
| ingly enjoyable one, and one which will
not soon be forgotten by any of the dele.
| cations present. To all Of Emporia's
| people were they under obligations fol
courtesics extended, but especially to
mayor Gilmore and cOuncilmen Fox
! Watson, Thatcher and Mccullough, who
| spent lt4G III lllCii GllOTlS u
| entertain guests in Il royal manner, and
they may rest assured that when Win
| field celebrates the opening of the second
water works in the state of Kansas thciI
| kindness will not be forgntten.-Win,
field Daily Telegram.
| The pressure is constant day and night
and affords the city an ample supply OF
excellent water An ordinary resident
can have the water put into house for
thirty dollars, or about the cost of a
well, ard is then two dollars Il year for
the privilege of using it. In case OF
| fire, this system known as the Holly
would be invaluable. Our party enjoy
ed themselves very much. To |. d. Fox
representative of the city council, and
| w. f. Chalfant, of the Ledger, we are
under particular obligations for favors
rendered.-Osage County Chronicle.
Last Thursday Emporia celebrated
| the formal opening of their new Holly
water works II the first in the state
| Qnite a number OF persons went up
from this place A large crowd was in
attendance, and the affair is reported as
quite success all around. Everything
went off according to programme, and
the success of this new enterprise of en-
| terpTising EmpOria, was demonstrated
to the qualification of her citizens and
! to the satisfactory entertainment of heI
guests. The Holly system is a goo,
one, and we hope Emporia may find hcl
$4,000 Il profitable investment Wher
Eureka gets old enough, and strong
enough, and big enough, we hope sht
may go and do likewise. - Eurek;
Herald