The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-06

The contract between the directors of
the new hotel and the contractors,
Holmes & Jilson, was signed Tuesday
and the latter have ordered their
material.
There is a perceptible falling off in
the amount of freight shipped over the
Santa Fe road, but travel is still quite
brisk, and the cars continue to be
crowded.
The school board, at its recent meeting,
ordered to be submitted to the city coun-
ell of Emporia proposition 10 levy u
tax of eight mills for school purposes in
this district.
DIR. Moore has rented the south room
OF his new block on south Commercial
street to party from Kinsley, who pro-
poses to run a billiard hall on temper
ance principles.
The commissioners at their recent
meeting, appointed ~ S. Young as con-
stable of Emporia city, to fill vacancy
caused by, the absence of Fin IRWIN, and
accepted his bond.
The foundation for the new school
house on Constitution street was staked
off Wednesday by Mr.. Robt. Milliken.
and work will be commenced on the
structure forthwith
The rain clouds which passed by En-
pOria Sunday night emptied their treas
ures upon the country south and east of
town, where fine showers refreshed the
dropping vegetation.
The knights Templar expect to de-
eide upon their route to Chicago on
Thursday evening. The NJ, X. & T.
road offers to carry them for eight dol
lars for the round trip.
A German residing in this city named
Schaffor has an instrument new to this
country, called either, which it is pro
posed to introduce at the charity concert
on next Friday evening.
A mass temperance meeting will be
held on next Sunday in the grove near
Hartford, which will be addressed in the
morning by Judge Culver, and in the
afternoon by Judge Peyton.
The comfort and appearance of Ban
croft hall will be vastly augmented by
the addition of one hundred folding opera
chairs, which have been ordered by the
entcrprising proprietor. Mr.. VIM. Jay.
There will be no service in the Epis-
oopal church next Sunday. The Rev.
Mr.. Burrows will preach in Williams
burg for the Rev. Mr.. Holden, former
rector of ST. Andrews church in this
city.
The embargo on prairIe-chicken shoot
ing was lifted Sunday, and if there
were rs many people at church as there
were out hunting, the preachers certainly
had no cause TO complain of meagre
audiences.
The X. T. and Amateur bands are talk
ing up the plan OF pooling their ex-
penses and renting n room which it is
their purpose 10 furnish up in suitable
style for the headquarters of the two or
CARNATIONS
The meeting at Fowler's hall on last
Saturday. of the farmers and producers
of Lyon couAty was fairly well attended,
and it WAS determined that an exhibit
he made at the Bismarck fair of our To-
cal resources.
Three wagon loads of Barton county
settlers passed through Emporia Wednes-
day on their way back 10 Missouri.
They had good teams, some fine cattle
and said there was no suffering in the sec
ton they came from.
Mr.. Stubs has been able to reduce the
price of Houghtons's Political Con
spectus to four dollars year. This
brings it within range Of almost every
reading man, and no one who can afford
it should he without copy.
Tuesday afternoon, as Mr.. George
Kirkendall was driving along near the
fair ground, his horse took fright AT q
covered wagon, and upset the buggy,
throwing the occupant out and inflicting
painful though not serious injuries.
The farmers are busy threshing their
wheat, and though the crop is not what
it would have been had the conditions
been more favorable, the yield is much
better than could reasonably have been
hoped for when we consider how dry the
season has been.
Mr.. j. G. Egan, the leader of the
knights Templar band, has just received
handsome new "E Flat silver cornet
II is from the celebrated house of F.
Besson, London, and for beauty in de
sign, finish and quality and sweetness OF
tone is not surpassed.
The colored voters of the second ward
met last evening ut the business place o.
II. T. Dungcc, and elected the following
delegates to the Republican county con
veniion to be held in this city on tho
25th of August: r. 7. Dungee, w. II
Hoffman, II. r. Fleetwood.
f. Campbell, of the enterprising firm o
the Leis Chemical Manufacturing Co. o
Lawrence, Kansas, made his periodical
call to-day. His house, thoroughly be
lieving in the use Of printers ink unC
bearing an enviable reputation, is &C
cordingly doing a large business.
\ dead COW, which has been permit
ted to decompose on the bank of the Cot
tonwoOd river, is u source of great dis
comtiture to parties crossing Columbi
ford, which is largely used by the farm
ers residing southeast of Empori;
This nuisance should he promptly II
moved.
An effort was made last night by som
persons to enter the residence of ". J
Shook, on Constitution street. Nj
Shook was away from home, and whe
his wife heard the thieves at the windo,
she Told them she would use her revo
yer if they didn't leave, which had In
effect of driving them away.
The members of the Amateur ban
have been assigned their different part
us follows: f. b. McCulloch, E fiat;
Z. Reynolds and c. n. Riggs, b flat
Henry Reese and Win Chalfant, alto
Chas. Gilchricst, tenor; Luther Rees
baritone, Cal. Severy, tuba; Will
Hibben, bass drum; Geo Hibben, snal
drum.
The Messrs. Hibben inform us that
rained very hard at their cattle ranc
fourteen miles north of Emporia on Ia.
Sunday and that the grass and corn is
excellent condition in that section TIL
| boys have begun haying, and expect I