The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-06
HARTFORD News.
By " DOC"

cAIIhDAfS Jul OA'
Hartford is itself once more, for Amos
COPYRIGHT has returned from Colorado.
He looks happy. =. The young people
enioyed dance at George Gilberts resi-
dence last evening. They always have
good time at Georges. =. The new
band building is Il nice little structure,
but the upper portion evidently was pat
termed after chumlea's hat. Mr.. Netf
Cohenour, Il brother of Mrs. Joshua Dur
an and a FORMER residen: of this place,
has Just arrived from his home III I'LL
noIs, and expresses much surprise at the
improvement of Hartford and surround
ing country. .MIlt. Hickman, OF Abb
lene, came to this place this morning to
| take charge of his young sister. He
charges his father, who lives here, with
having cruelty mistreated the girl, and
will take her with him to his home in
| Abilene Hartford takes the premium
on the oldest man. Some time ago a
very, very old gentleman, Louis Martin,
swore, in law suit, that he herded cat
| tie for Glib Holt in the summer of 1920.
| According to this statement, he must be
| st least one hundred and seventy years of
| age. If anybody has got Alethqsaleh
anywhere, now is the time to write him
up,
| -IONDAN, august ~
Sickness Is Increasing. This place
was visited by heavy wind STORM last
evening. Little damage was done eX-
cept in the blowing of fruit from the
trees. Charles Purcell and family
have arrived from Colorado where they
have been living during the past two
years, and are stopping with Asa Ruby.
The cornet band of this place are
having a very fine band wagon construct.
ed 1t is large and cOmmodiOus, calcu-
lated to hold sixteen men, and shows
that 1.-The boys" are bound not to be out
done. Mrs James Evans returned to
her home in Hartford ON Saturday. She
has been visiting friends in Illinois for
several weeks, but now jim looks as
happy as boy with little wagon. q.
George Dale, who lives just south of
town, arrived here from Eureka Springs,
Arkansas, where he has been for some
time on account of his poor health His
health, we regret IL say, Is not as good
as it was before Ire left home. Our old
friend, Billy Hall, formerly assistant
postmaster here, and also clerk in DIR
Sutton's drug store who is at present re-
siding in Mcpherson, this morning put
in his appearance on our streets and re
ccived a hearty welcome from his many
| IflcDUS mere.
TUESDAY, Avg. 3.
ReV. William Collins and family took
their departure for Parsons yesterday
where they will reside in the future,
Mrs. Frankie GollobeE, of Clay Center
daughter of J. Samuelson of this city, il
visiting among her many friends here
-. Steve Duckett our popular young
merchant has purchased the property
owned by Ebert Forde, located on the
corner of Exchange street and Kansa:
avenue. When is the wedding to be
Steve?. :. The Excelsior hotel is to bt
closed oday, the proprietor, Mr.. j. Z
Rayal removing to his own house or
Gay street. The hotel building will be
occupied by the families of Mr.. Wick;
and 4. Rambo. A call has been ISSUED
for meeting of all the Republican!
in this ' VICINITY at the pub
lie school building next Saturday for thu
purpose of organizing a Garfield ant
Arthur club. 1t is hoped that all who
; are interested In the SUCCESS OF the Re
publican ticket next November will bt
present If possible and lend aid toward
the success of the undertaking. Bill:
are posted announcing a temperance pic
mic to be held in Pierce's grove, one hal
mile east of the Indian Hill schoo
house, and three miles southeast of Hart
ford on Sunday, August Sth. Judges Z
f B. Peyton and J. F. Culver have consent
| ed TO be present and address the audience
upon the subject of temperance. All
persons. irrespective of race, color o
previous condition of SeTvitude are in
r vited to be present, but must bring thei
own dinners, according TO color.