The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-23
AIoRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. We

MORE NEwooMERs.-Ye Yesterday We
received pleasant call from Mr.. Robert
Elstun, who Is in the city making AZ
engagements for the reception of his fam
lily In this connection we take pleas
ure in copying the following from the
Du Quoin, Illinois, Tribune:
For some weeks past Judge Elstun
and his son Willie have been in Kansas
in search OF a location where his family
might AT least spend the summer, and
where his two sons, Robert W. and vii
lie, might engage permanently in stock
raising. After looking about pretty
thoroughly, he has determined to locate
near Emporia, and Robert and<he family
are busy this week preparing for the
change. They are looking for a car
daily, in which TO pack their goods, and
if IL arrives IS anticipated they will
probably be on their way to their new
western home ere this paper reaches the
1iresides of one-fouIth of our patrons
We regret to lose The judge and his fam
lily for they arc estimable people; socia-
bic, friendly and generous; and being
old residents of our county, are we'll
known and highly esteemed by all.
Robert, who is the older of the bows. is "a
=
ness qualifications, and in time will
make his mark in this land of ours He
was our postmaster for 4 number of
years, and although il was position not
calculated to make many friends for Il
man, yet so we'll did he discharge tie
duties of the office that little or no com
plant was made, while on the other
hand he made warm and fast friends by
ihc score. In their new location We
know they will find new friends and
form many new attachments, but we
trnst that in doing this they will not for
get the old ones they left behind them in
Du Quoin.
National Christian Temperance Union
The fifth annual convention Of the
Christian Temperance Union of the
United States will be held in Bismarck
Grove, Lawrence, Kansas,, August 26th
and eth, 1880.
State, county or local Unions are en-
titled to send one delegate for every five
hundred signers TO the pledge, and one
for each fraction of five hundred.
Arrangements for excursion rates are
being made with all principal railroads.
Entertainment not TO exceed one dollar
per day.
In view of the pending prohibitory
amendment 10 the constitution of Kan
sas, which will be voted upon by the
people of this state in November next, il
is the solemn duty of the temperance
advocates of every state and territory to
flock to the standard and lend assistance
during this momcntous crisis, and 1t is
therefore earnestly requested that every
temperance organization in the United
States viii send representative to the
convention.
II is confidently expected that this will
be the largest congress Of temperance del
egates ever assembled on the American
continent. Such demonstration will
strike terror into the heart of our com.
mon enemy; viii help TO redeem Kan
sas from the thralldOm of the accursed
liquor traffic, and lit her higher into
the pure atmosphere Of truth and sober
ness, where, resplcndent with halo of
glory, she will be beacon light leading
her sister states to the same harbor of
safety and sunshine.
FRANK BAIRD, Alliance. Ohio,
Chairman Board of Managers, n. G. +. u.