The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-04-02
AmERICUs NOTES.
Edited by keno"
WEpNEspAY, March a.

Edited by Keno"
WEDNESDAY, March "a.
A shooting scr ape last night. 1ester-
day chunk Of white-haired boy from
Bluff creek, about fourteen years OF age,
struck town and about night lie got into
trouble with some boys of his own age
and smaller to the number OF dozen or
so, which resulted in the town boys get
ting after him and maliciously throwing
rocks at him. Now this whlte-headed
rooster wasn't raised in the woods TO be
scared by owls, 50 he pulled seven
shooter and deliberately fired three shots /
into the crowd, fortunately without hit !
ting any byslanders. This ended the |
entertainment for last night, but this
morning the shooiist OF last night met
one of the gamins and war was again
declared, the belligerents going in" in
regular rough and tumble style, the
country boy getting III his work in good
shape-did Eot have To use his pistol.
Squire Miller seeing the fight, intcrfered
and took the silootist into his Office, took
the pistol from him, gave him repri-
mand and started him for home The
pistol had been reloaded and lie Was
prepared TO take in seven of them
THURSDAY, March %.
DIR. Wright has masteredthe 14-l3-15
and is saved.
Miss Davenport, of Chamaqua, Pa, is
visiting her friends. the Bonds.
The "busiaess boom" has reached
Observation-Disclosures to u wedding are
out Time, April-7.
, Miss Emma Wood, who has been en-
gagged in teaching at the Kaw agency, in
the Territory, for several months, we are
sorry to learn, IS quite i'll.
Mr.. g. Gibson is the "Old Reliable"
having been engaged in the hardware
: and farm implement business in Ameri-
Gus for over ten years.
The only reason that we did not have
TO furnish three little collins for three
/, very pretty little boys to-day was because
: of the poor aim of the shoolists.
e Rev. Turney, like all good preachers
t has subscribed for the NEWS and paid ;
year in advance.
e, Mr. ]. C. Holderness has built new
e business room, 2Ox5O feet, and now occu
pies it as salesroom for carriages, bug
ie gies, wagons, farm implements general.
y and barb wire Mr.. Holderness is. agen
Of for the Justly celebrated Glidden bar
d. wire Mr.. IL. has already a very larg
lg acquaintance among our farmers, an
lie starts in with good stock and goo
an trade.
is Mr.. o. S. Wiley, late of Benton Ha
Dor, Michigan, after II general look ov'
ny Kansas, has settled, like q sensible ma
A in AmerIcus, and gone into the grocer
ut business with stock that is entire
I" new and fresh. Mr.. Wiley occupi
OF the Miller building. second door nor
Id of the post Office. Mr.. w. has been thi
he teen wears in the business and seems
thoroughly understand what he is dom
no KENO.
he FRIDAY, March 81.
he Mrs. Crippen, who has been visitii
The her friend Mrs. Halter here for sever
&C DAYS, returned to her home at Burlingt
II this morning.
fly Charlie Grosscup, manager of I
for branch store of Sherman & Richards
on at this place for the past year, left tod
lea Tor Colorado, New Mexico and intern
hen date points in prospecting (for bu
.ees ness) tour Charlie made hosts
hus friends while here as he will
pro wherever he may pitch his tent. NJ
he be prosperous and grow fat as
'ols match.
ae," Millet seed for sale by ]. c. Hold
use. ness, at his new store room.
'en Burglary attempted: This morn
low when Mr.. Harter, manager of
hFee lumber yard of S. 4. Brown &
Won at this place went to the office
our morning he discovered the door pan
here open, and upon entering ne found t
city an attempt had been made last nigh
over blow open the safe. On inspection
5Oo; was found that hole had been dri
'oOO- through from the top. Evidently
a9ps Parties intended to blow the safe OF
vide but had been frightened away as Il
tools were left lying around promi
owes ously. The tools were procured Fl
That the different shops in town, and the "
Dads, was evidently that of amateurs.
and highly probable that it was Mr.. Ha
r the himself lint FRIGHTENED them away a
Tor and his wife came honae NJ late h
the passing near the Office. The me
some drawer was broken all to pieces,
else these was no money in it. This "
furn- was undoubtedly done by ''home tall
al and as this makes the fourth burglar
-erty. n short time il would seem as thous
EmE was about time that somebody "sti
like up.n KEN
SATURDAY, March
II ex- We expect to visit Topeka on Tue
NUM- next.
le ca Prot Eagan will instruct our
trect, during each evening of next week.
Mr.. We had water works in Americas
: par night and the farmers are now happ
were A full line % canned fruits, sue
; ana strawberries, peaches, raspi,oE1ies, ei
seous BERNHEIsEL & LowR9
Dr. W. N StarOuck now drives Q
Lake in bran new $3.50 buggy.
ply red The case of state of Kansas vs.. sa
d out Tressler, will be called to-day in ]
your Peyton's court The defendant is c
IS fol ed with the larceny OF $3.50 from
90 be Rash some time since.
by ex- We wish 10 call lAe attention oil
con- friends and ihe general public q
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