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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-16
EUREKA July
Howard Happeninrs.

HOWARD, July y, 1851.
Our Normal commenced Monday, the
9th with small attendance but the roll
has steadily increased until it now num-
bers Go and will be further increased
next week. Prof. Hill, conductor in
charge, is making it lively for teachers,
and they will be greatly improved by
his labOrs in their behalf. e. q. w. Ar
buckle is holding a series of temperance
meetings here this week, and will give a
concert on Saturday evening. Mr..
Phenis, of Eureka, delivered a lecture in
favor of the prOhibitory amendment last
night, which was well attended and was
a stOng argument in favor of legal prohi-
bitiOn.. There is to be 4 gospel tenn
perance meeting here ON next
Sunday the 18th. Addresses
will be delivered by E. B. Reynolds,
Gen. Rice, Prof Hill, and others A
grand good time is expected. . The
weather remains warm and showery,
and the corn crop is booming There
is quite large emigration to Elk county
this summer. Every house in Howard
is occupied. Candidates for the vari-
Gus offices To be filled this fall are loom
ing up in all directions Judge Adams
Of Wichita, has been here several DAYS
this week, looking up his chances for
the judgeship of the thirteenth district
Mr.. Torrance, of Winfield, is also a can
didate. Hon. w. F. Campbell has dc
clined n reelection O. P O
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PersnnaI Mention

Alice Murdoch, of EldOrado, is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. VIM. r. Warren, of Mulvane, has
been stopping in the city for the past
few days.
Judge Jay J. Buck started the Sth for a
visit of some weeks TO the mining dis
tricts of Colorado.
Miss Lottie Caldwell and Miss Callie
Bailey, of Girard, are visiting at the
residence of DR. l.. d. Jacobs, on Union
street
Senator F. Il. Plumb arrived in En-
poria Saturday, and his many friends
in this city are pleased TO see him look
ing so well. IT,.
Sheriff Moon returned last week
from Buena Vista, accompanied by his
brother Calvin, who was recently shot
at that place.
We had a pleasant call Friday from
Ciias. c. Black, the new publisher of the
Winfield Daily Telegram. He was here
on business with architect Nichols.
L. NJ Carter, who has been in Ohio
for a year, teaching school, has returned
accompanied rbyr his wife. He will
/ probably, Ioeatvf and build in Emporia
Mr.. John II. Rice, editor of the Miam
Republican, and general agent of th'
Westefn NAioha Fair lobe he'd at Law
renee1 I'm Septe 6tber, called at THE New
Office Thursday of last week. H
says the outlook for a successful exposi
sition is fiattering beyond all expects
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I,esoIutlons of ThanIzs

At regular meeting of the Emporia
Rifles, held at their armOry on July Sth,
the following resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted;
Rss0Iued, That the thanks of this com.
.pany be rendered to the ladies of Empo
ria for the very excellent dinner pTovid
ed by them for the EmpOria Rifles and
their guests on July 9th.
Res0lced, That vote of thanks be ten
dered to the ladies who represented tho
various states in our tableau car.
ReS0Ired, That we tender our thank:
to Dr. J. \. Moore for the free use of his
new building on July 9th.
ResOlUed, That the thanks of this com
pany be rendered to our visitors from
Council Grove and Wichita for assisting
us in our parade and celebration.
Resolccd, That we tender our thank
to w w. Wheeler for the use of a head
light to light up our grounds in tn
evening.
Resoiced, That we are very Thankful
to, and will ever hold in grateful remem
brance, those citizens who donated 81
| literally TO enable us TO purchase new
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Tho Fourth at Florence

when in the course of human events
it becomes necessary" to impress upon
the minds and hearts of the American
people the fact that they are free and in
dependent, and that all men are created
equal, it also becomes necessary that the
required perquisites should be used to
do justice to this grand American senti-
ment. Accordingly the small boys are
provided with f1recrackers and the
Patrick Henrys of our nation are in
vited to be present at the yearly cele-
bration to electrify the people and to
stir the vein of patriotism that lies
slumbering in their bosoms. Equally
important is that grand instrument that
Thomas Jefferson formed after much Ia
Dor and thought, and, alas! with much
labor and little thought has it been read
ever since by his numerous representa-
tives, of which we happened to be one
on the glorious Fourth of July, 1880.
We started for Florence on Friday,
and travelled in company with Mr.. jet
more Qrom Topeka), the orator at Cot
tonwood Falls. We found him a man
full of enthusiasm and faith, a regular
propeller of mankind, and il was with
regret that we parted with him at the
Falls" The lady with me limited that
the regret on my part was OccasiOned by
the fact that at Cottonwood Falls eleven
oxeu were to be barbecued on the fol-
lowing day, while at Florence there was
TO be no such provision. She added,
however, by way of consolation, that
Florence boosted an Epicurean club that
could meet my demands in quality, If
not in quantity.
When we reached our destination we
were met by the committee and conduct
ed TO the residence of Col. Beebe, where
we received a cordial welcome, and were
made to feel at home right away-to our
minds the most perfect way of enter
tanning.
The old adage that man proposes and
God dlsposes, is especially true on the
Fourth of July, and our Fourth proved
no exception. The day opened with
terrible storm. The rain came down in
bucketsfull and kept on coming until
about noon, when the sun came out and
all nature gave three cheers for the
Fourth of July. The procession formed
and went To the beautiful park, 1.-THE
garden of the west" is the name it bears.
Notwithstanding the prevailing
dampness, the exercises passed off with
considerable ardor. The music by the
Newton band, was spirited and gay.
The speeches by Attorney general Davis,
of Topeka, and Prof, Crichton, of New
ton, were full of good thoughts and were
well expressed. Both gentlemen were
generous in their remarks to the oppos-
ing party, and Hancock and Garfield
shared alike in the tribute paid to the
nations glory Miss Spencer, of Flor
ence, recited the poem Independence
Bell" with earnestneSs and vigor.
the round of applause that greeted
her at the close, was a suffi-
cient mark of appreciation.
About half past one O'Clock the larger
part of the crowd adjourned to the
Clifton hotel for dinner, where the inner
man was refreshed in q royal manner.
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Good words for Emporia-
The Stockton News gives Eplporia
the following handsome send-oT:

The Stockton News gives Eplporia
the following handsome send-oT;
Emporia is one of the most thriving
towns in the state, and is destined 20 hc
one of the most important. She lies in
the midst OF a rich agricultural country,
is peculiarly free from financial mh;1r-
rassment, and possesses one Of the most
intelligent and enterprising people 10 be
found in our state. EmporIa bad a
boom the other week. She had double
dedication. One of learning, the other
of enterprise and convenience, she
dedicated her new Normal school
building, and the first watsr works
in the state of Kansas. \ few years age
the Normal school building that size pos
sessed accidently burned, leaving hel
sorrowful, but through the energy and
perseverance, of her own citizens anOth
er and better has taken the place OF thu
old. And to-day she Is justly proud
and not only she but the whole state
also. At the same time there were dedl
Gated to the use of the city EXTENSIVE
water works, they being the first anC
only ones in the state They are estah
lished at cost to the city of ncarl.
$4,000. 1t is such pluck and enterpris
as is displayed by the people of Empo
| ria that make town or country great.
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What n Parsons Journalist Says of 1t.
We take pleasure in copying the fol-
lowing handsome notice of Emporia's
Grant demonstration on the 9Th, from
the Parsons Eaily, Republican OF the
9TH:
Last Monday we took passage ON the
excursion train, in charge of conductor
Debit, which left this city for Emporia,
| for the benefit Of the patriotic hearts
who once more desired TO gaze upon the
noble face of Gen. Grant. Our tram ar
rived at its destination about - 80, with
| large load Of human freight which had
been picked up along the line. En-
poria is a famous old town-famous
| for its beautiful residences, its fine
churches, its water works, its staunch
business men and substantial houses,
its good looking girls and poor side
walks. The Fourth of July has a sum-
| mer residence there, while Santa Claus
invariably spends the winter there, 1t
| is the home of that noble Kansas states
man, Senator Plumb, and the birth place
of other noted men-we might have been
born there, but we did not hear of it un-
til 1t was twenty years too late. the
news is published there, one of the best
dailes in the state. The town was beau
uCCOA0SCU ACA4p WhAtC anu
blue bunting, flags, ETC., etc, and made
one think of female picnic on a windy
day. As we stated before we went to
see Grant. He was TO arrive at /
o'clock but he did not come until 4
He was met at the depot by a large
crowd. -.t't
After the usual handshaking on such
occasions, the General and his wife were
escorted through the city by the lodge of
Grand Knights Templar, companies of
soldiers, followed by an admiring and
crazed crowd After being driven
through the principal streets the party
went to the picnic grove about three
quarters of mile south of town, where
he was greeted by at least fifteen thousand
people, who nearly went frantic over the
presence of the general and his party.
Grant made very neat speech
which was received with cheer
after cheer. After several speeches
by other parties the procession
returned to the depot, where he took the
train for the west, where he goes to
spend the summer. The general looks
as natural as he did when he was chief
ruler of this nation, perhaps a little
more careworn, q trifie grayer, and con-
siderablY stopped by continuous hand
shaking.
As large number of our party desired
to witness the display of fireworks in
the evening, the accommodating officials
of the NJ, X. & T. granted the request
made, and we had the pleasure of seeing
the MAGNIFICENT display
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The waters of Strickler's canal are
finally assauged, and the dry rock ap.
pears at the elevated edges of the
ditch. The diversion of the flood into
another channel reveals the remains, in
the rear of Chaplain Lutz,s hardware
store, of huge marine animal, which, Il
is supposed, is relic of the paleozoiC
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After this the crowd gathered again a
the park and listened 10 more music and
several speeches by the citizens OF
Florence We cannot refrain from eom
pli1ncnting Mr.. Bu.terEell, prominent
lawyer of the place, for the enthUsls Il
manner in which he addressed the ~
Pile The short speech he made was full
of common sense and spirit When Lc
took his seat the applause was hearty
and genuine The day closed wish ire
works and a grand bonfire on thc hill
The next day saw US vending our way
back to Emporia with happy heart
and, we trust, a just appreciation Of the
glorious Eonrih u.
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COUNTY DIsPLAY.-The producers of
Lyon county will hold a meeting at
Fowler's Hail on next Saturday, July II,
at O'Clock, p. m, to take into consider
alton the propriety of making a county
display tthe Western National Fair to be
held at Lawrence, commencing Sepiem-
Der IA. All are invited to attend.
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"The whangdoodle mOurneth for its
first born" and the office hunter sings
his annual requiem about "rings." The
people smile at the rain and big corn,
and the fellow who gets the most votes
gives grunt of satisfaction, and you
won't hear him below about rings" or
the burdens OF the ''dear people" until
it comes time for him to be reelected.
aSich Is life In the far Xestn
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The Hancock and English pole of G..
Bascomb Cooper was raised with appro-
pirate solemnities in front of his resi-
dence the 18th. 1t reaches an altitude
of fifty feet, but is just ten thousand
miles too short to knock the persimmons
in November.
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afterwards went down to the post Office,
got AT the telephone and called us IT
we understood him TO say lawyer Mr.
Brown opened the exercises by playi
the Mocking Bird, and other pieces,
which were heard very distinctly at the
post Office. We are glad 20 know that
so many will avail themselves of the op-
portunity to provide themselves with
the Hoover telephone.
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1t affords us pleasure to note that Mr..
X. B. WEIGH has been reelected presi-
dent of the state Normal at an increased
salary. which is only fitting recOgni-
ton of his excellent and capable services
last year. Professor WEIGH is a man OF
very much more than ordinary mental
attachments and executive ability. and
under his direction the Normal cannot
fail to realize that handsome measure Of
success which is confidently predicted
| for II.
Mr.. Saddler. who has been elected t.
the chair of natural sciences TO succeed
Professor Cook, is q graduate of Yall
College, gentlemen of excellent culture
and will doubtless prove a valuable &C
| QUESTION to the faculty.
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BY means of telephone communica-
ton French harp played by the agent
at the post Office was heard very dis
tinctly at The NEWS rooms Friday,
and the sound was so musical that we
are led TO believe that even the mex
pressible horrors of a German ACCORDION
might be mitigated by the agency OF
this new invention
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1t may be that our local dealers have
4 right to protect the store boxes in front
OF their places of business by stretching
barbed wire around the edges, as is be
ing done in some cases, but if this pro
scriptive policy is to be pursued with.
out let or hindrance we would like 70
know who is to direct the politics or
fashion the financial policy of this coun.
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Mr.. Haines, of Newton, has fitted up
in frst-class style new restaurant and
ice cream parlor,in DIR. Moore's building
on Commercial street, below 4th avenue.
Everything seems neat, clean and invit-
ing, and we trust Mr.. H., will meet with
a liberal share of patronage.
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A meeting of the Horticultural society
of Lyon county, was held in this city
the, 7th, with President bIfliken in
tho chair, and j. I. Culver acting as
temporary Secretary. .yt,-.., ~
Afeport on the SMALL fruit crop showed
that strawberries in this section had been
failure except where irrigated and then
the yield was very light. The same was
said to be true of raspberries, though the
black caps we're considered the most re.
liable. The currant crop was reported as
being light. Gooseberries are fair crop
while blackberries retained a good aver.
age yield, which has been very much
improved by the late rains. Mr.. Bur
dick made very good exhibition of the
Kittiitany. which are highly favored and
we'll ripened. Service or June berrie:
are coming into prominence. They arr
thought to be adapted to this climate
and fill the place of the mountain
whortle- berry for which they are offer
taken. They prove to be prolific ant
highly favored.
The report on orchard products repre-
scented apples One-fourth of a crop. Gen
ct, rambo, white winter pearmain ant
hightop sweet are the leading varietie
this season. All others were most seri
ously effected by the late frosts. Tn
cherry crop is light. There was on eS
hibition fine bough of English Morel
los which were delicious. Peaches will
turn opt one-fourth of a crop. The earl
varieties were seriously effected b.
drought but the later ones will be NOR
prolific. The Amsden, juno and Ale9
ander are already out of market TIL
Emporia peach is considered equal
any other variety. There was a fin
specimen of seeding, pFopagatea by S
mon Butcher, and named Bucher's Res
1t is highly favored early cling, of An
1 promise.
There will be a full crop of grape
The Concord still holds its place as IL
best variety for early use.
/ On the question of mniching sma
fruits, 1t was unanimously decided tn
, the best mulching is frequent Guilty.
: ton. Keep the ground loose and me
3 low and manure heavy in the fall an
work into the soil in the spring.
al The question Of orchard and sma
. fruit insects was continued till the ne
r regular meeting.
The society then proceeded to samp
the peaches. They were all good, b
Bucher's Best was pronounced superiC
On motion the meeting adjourned
meet at the farm of Il. j. Rudisil {
= on Wednesday. July elst, and JUDI
+ Peyton was invited to address the met
ing. J. ]. CULVER,
Secretary pro tel
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From an exchange in the southwest,
we learn that some OF the patriots who
came up to Emporia on the 5th to see
Gen. Grant did not get home till s
a. m. the following Wednesday. With
eight or ten whisky shops in full blast,
our town is not bad sort of place
from which to Ego rolling home in the
morning, boYso
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-16

The wife of man whose Credits first
class, and who lives at the end of u tele-
phone wire that places her IN comnuni,
cation with dry-goods store, milliner
shop and a confectionery, is just as near
heaven as mortals ever get on this side
of the grave
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most of which time the little creature
suffered from pain induced by delicate
health, it was taken home and restored
to the arms of its mother who so recent
ly proceeded il 10 the better land.
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If there is anything that Emporia
needs worse than sweeping revival of
religion, 1t is q well organized board of
health. If any one doubts this let him
make a tour of the alleys to the rear OF
Commercial street east and west.
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NEARLY AN AccIDENr-On Friday
afternoon as Harry Leibfreid and his
family were driving ON Exchange street
Harry got out OF the wagon to look after
one of his dogs, and left the lines in care
of his wife The horses started up and
the reins not being buckled together,
they fell to the ground, ana before The
horses could be stopped they had upset
the carriage and the occupants were
thrown to the ground and somewhat
bruised, though not seriously injured
The vehicle was considerably democrat
| lied
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The Usage Chronicle says that the adj
dress of Hon. w. w. Scott, of Emporia,
delivered at Burlingame on the 3rd, was
"a master piece of oratory, patriotism,
good sense and morals"
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THE EMPoRIA News rooms were
connected with the post Office to-day by
telephone, the work being done by Mr.
w. 7. Brown, the gentlemanly agent OF
Hoover's telephone, who is taking orders
In this CITY
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The commissioners examined Locker
mans bridge yesterday and pronounce it
entirely safe. They say that in the course
of ordinary usage enough weight could
not be put upon it or the approach to
hreak IL down
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President r. b. Welch will visit insti-
tutes throughout the state during the
vacation of the State Normal, and
started on Monday to make a tour of the
southern counties of Kansas.
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Wednesday,

q about eleven O'Clock, as
Misses Anna and Lille Mitchell, accom-.
panied by Harry Hibben, were going
nome from the party at Mrs. Keeler's all
three were suddenly Frustrated by a
snarp nash OF lightning. They soon re
covered from the effects of the shock
but describe the sensation as anything
but pleasant.
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Our reporter was mistaken in the
name of the party who made the speech
for the Council Grove Guards, at the
dinner given by the ladies on July 9Th
It was E. w. Spencer, formerly of En-
poria, instead of Capt. Finley.
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The premium list of the Western Ma
tional Fair Association, to be held al
Bismarck grove, near Lawrence, on the
18th, l4th, 10Th, 1eth, 18th and 18th OF
September, has been issued.
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The local corn market is quite lively
since the recent rains. The farmers
seem to be impressed with the belief
that they arc going to have n crop this
fall in spite of the dry weather and the
chinchbugs.
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The influx of amusements that pre-
vailed during the winter season in EN-
pOria has been followed by famine in
this direction, the depressing effect of
which church festivals, picnics and even
waterworks and Grant bOoms have proved
inadequate to correct. The public is
literally languishing for something in
the way Of entertainments and wOnld
patronize with equal alacrity circus
or an Italian opera.
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Mrs. VIM. Bethurcm, of Badger
creek, was adjudged insane by court OF
inquiry last week, and application has
been made by Judge Kellogg tor her
admission to the state insane asylum.
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Chaplain Lutz has the first tele-
phone in Emporia. 1t connects his
hardware store with his ware room and
spans the yawning channel of Strickler's
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The project of organizing new brass
band is being agitated by some Of the
younger society gentlemen of the town
We hope the scheme may be successful
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An infant son of Mr.. P. H. Finley. re-
siding on Dow creek, about 10 miles north
Of the city, died the 9TH inst, and az
Ter q brief existence of less than a year,
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The Emporia Rifles are all 30. X" on
the financial question. They have paid
off all bills incurred on the score of the
Grant demonstration, and have money
left in the treasury
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Adams express company shipped II
pair of draft horses 10 Pueblo Friday
which were purchased from Tom Elem.
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General Rice, of Paola, who was in
the city the sth, says that Randolph &
Randolph have the best drove of hogs
he has seen in the state, and says they
should all be sent to the Bismarck fair.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-16

We suggest that the next dinner given
10 any of our local organizations be pro
vided for the fire company, whose ser
vices to the city are well worthy Of such
a compliment.
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Our TELEPHoNE.-Thef first telephone
in EmpOria, except that of Mr.. Lutz
from his store to his warehouse = few
feet back Of the store, was run yesterday
by Win T. Brown, of the firm Of Berry
& Brown, of Monmouth, Illinois, from
THE News Office to the post Office, dis
lance of nearly = block. 1t is the
Hoover Mechanical Telephone" and
costs less than half as much as other ma
chimes in use. In fact the Hoover is
put up at such figure as to be within
the reach Of all. Our machine works
like charm. 1t created good deal OF
fun between the two offices. Brother
Hinkle came up TO The News Office
mad, but was afraid to say much. He