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The above mentioned enterprise, MOTTO
ed in our issue Of Monday. has assumed
definite shape, and can now be ranked
among the established institutions of
Emporia-
Pursuant to notice given, number o.
the prominent business men of the city
met at the Emporia Savings bank last
evening, an organization being affected
by electing E. P. Bruner president, and
W. F. Chalfant, secretary of the meeting.
After discussion of the object of the
meeting, motion was adopted that q
new binding associ sion be organized in
Emporia. and the following named gen.
tlemeu were elected board of directors
to procure charter for the same: j. NJ.
Griffith, Howard Dunlap, W. f. Chal-
FAINT, ]. K. Tyler, Thomas Ryan, John S.
Watson, d. W. Eastman, E. p. Bruner
and E. F. Sprague.
A motion was adopted styling the or
ganization, "The Union Building Asso-
citation of Emporia,H and pro-
viding that books be at once opened for
the purpose Of receiving subscriptions to
the capital stock of the association al
the Office of the EmpOria Savings bank,
and that Howard Dunlap be authorized
to receive the same on the payment Of
the sum of twenty-five cents TO him, by
the subscriber, on each share subscribed
for.
The meeting then adjourned subjec'
to the call of the chairman.
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MARCH /, 1851.
Sickness has abated and the doctors
say it is discouragingly healthy.
Some 'snipe" stole spyglass worth
five dollars from Joe Wooten. Please
return and save exposure.
Married, on Thursday of last week,
Mr.. Laughlin, of Emporia, TO Miss Su-
san Stone, of this place. We wish the
young couple a happy and prosperous
married life.
"Aunt Dinah" attended the grand
masquerade ball at Cottonwood Falls
last Friday night and was well pleased.
1t was the finest ball of the kind we ever
attended. We noticed the short, plump
form of Charlie Hibben in the may
dance; also Mr.. Waite, of Emporia.
Harry Petford has the measles-the
regular old "exoduster" type.
Samuel Church has remodeled his bug
gy, and has all the girls anxious TO go
buggy riding.
Married-At the residence of Esquire
Stout, in Toledo, on last Tuesday night,
Mr.. Frank Jones and Miss Sarah UNI
phreys, ali OF this vicinity. Well, well,
well-what shall We say? Why, you
have our best wishes for future happi-
ness and domestic bliss.
A prairie fire last week destroyed GO
tons of hay for John Hammer, and sta
bles, crib, harness, plows, &c, for his son
Aaron. This is severe loss to them.
Farmers should have good fire guards
during this windy weather.
A pleasant social party was given al
the residence of Mr.. Mahlon Lewis, in
Toledo, Friday night, on the occasion OF
| the twenty-second birthday of their son
David Lewis. AUNT DINAH.
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Fremont.


Fremont is getting better of the meas
les.
Not so much like spring as it was a
few days ago.
Neighbor Little will not have garden
sass for few days yet; but it is time to
SOW oats, plant potatoes, etc.
Peaches are all right yet.
What is the matter with "Davld" and
those other fellows? They have failed to
come to time for some days.
"Hanis" seems TO havemor profitable
employment than scribbling for the pa
pers, as we see him driving team haul
ing stone. We are sorry he does
net appreciate our attempt to
to say something funny. Had thought
the readers knew it to be fail
ure without his telling it. We tender
our thanks for correct information as to
the future intentions of the n. ID. G.
Friend HAMS will please give US the
number and street on which his office is
located, and in case we should have any
thing TO say we may call on him.
If our wife and boy had written for us
perhaps it would have been more highly
appreciated, and if some one else of the
famous contributors will keep the Ere
advice and quit"
The Fremont folks in the vicinity OF
Central have decided to hold a union
festival on Friday evening, the 18th inst.
for the benefit of the two officiating min.
listers of the past year, Gates and Gul
lett. 1t may be expected to be the best
| of the season.
Mr. Amos Perkins, recently from New
York, Is having discouraging introduc
ton. He rented a part of Il. j. Rudi
sill's farm and bought team OF Hank
! Lowe, for which he paid $3.50, and was
preparing TO begin farming, but on the
night of the Sd inst. the two, pair o.
black mares, got loose and have not beer
| heard of since. One is blind in the lef
eye. Any one giving him information
! of them will confer a great kindness
Address him at Emporia, Kansas.
INDEPENDENT.
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Personal Mention

PERSONAL mention
w. Nicholas, postmaster at Eureka,
was in the city Tuesday.
Mr.. #. ]. Price, who has been quite i'll
for some weeks past, Is able to be about
again.
Mr.. Edward Cunningham returned
from the Ottawa conference OH Saturday
evening.
Mr.. George Newman started east Mon
day to purchase his stock of spring and
summer goods.
Mr. H. s. Childs, of the Star clothing
house of Wooster, Ohio, was in the city
to-day calling upon friends.
Mr.. 4. f. Abrahams of the Famous"
started to St Louis Monday 10 purchase
his spring stock of boots and shoes.
S. N. Biggs, lay delegate to the Otta-
wa conference, from Eureka, stopped in
Emporia. on his way home Tuesday.
Miss Amanda Poston, who has been
attending the Normal in this city, re-
turned to her home in Wichita Monday.
The address of Mr. Ed. Cunningham,
of this city, to the lay college at Of
tawa, is spoken of in very flattering
terms.
Mr.. j. NJ Sherk went to- Usage City
last Monday to superintend a large con-
tract for plastering the public hall in
that town.
Will Sunderland, who has charge OF
| Wibley's branch store at Council Grove
has been visiting in Emporia for the
last few days.
Miss Emma Bristol, chief clerk in the
agricultural department at Topeka, was
in Emporia over night-the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w F. Ewing.
Elder Rice returned from the South
Kansas conference at Ottawa, Tuesday
evening, and will visit the conference in
session at Topeka tomorrow. We take
pleasure in announcing that the elders
appointment will not necessiiate his re.
moval, and that he will still remain a
resident of Emporia.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Eli Snyder,
the. obliging librarian of the Emporia
Atheneum, has informed the board OF
directors of his inability to serve in thai
capacity any longer than two weeks, and
that steps have been taken to secure his
successor. Mr. Snyder has given his
best energies TO this position, free of
charge, for the past three months, and the
thanks of the public are due him for his
unselfish and untiring efforts in this di
rection.
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A New Enterprise.

We learn that our fellow townsman
l.. w. Lewis is about to erect large two
story brick building just north of the
court house. The frontage, on CONNER
cial street, will be fifty feet and there will
be n depth of one hundred and twenty
feet. The lower floor viii be used for
business rooms. and the upper story will
be fitted up in the best modern style for
a public hall, with a large stage at the
west end and galleries on the other
sides. The height of the ceiling for the
hall will be twenty-four feet in the clear.
The building, it is almost needless to say,
viii be of first class material throughout
and everything will be of the very best
workmanship. Mr.. Lewis always does
we'll whatever he undertakes, and we are
glad he has taken hold of this commend
able enterprise
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A Daylight squInt by might Hawk.

EDITORS News: l have learned, by
reading the Kansas City Times, that the
way to get out of difficulty is to get
into a worse one; and as Disgust and
his legion are after me, l have bid adieu
to the 18th ward" and skippe in the di-
rection of the Flint hills"
On my trip southwark I was a so
journer in IA village of metropolitsn.pre-
tions. / was introduced to one of its
citizens man OF very diminutIve stat
ure (:)-from whom l learned that he
and his partner had made a contract with
the "city dads" of the village to dig and
complete a supply well, for which they
were to receive $1,750. The contract was
that the we'll should be, complete, &c
feet deep; "and," said he, Il knew it
would be worthless unless it was 80 feet
deep; and the city dads thought so too,
except one who knew more than the rest,
% who had great experience and
much knowledge in such business. -
Now" said he, "my partner
has an eye TO business and we expect to
make clear not less than 5000, on the
first contract, by cutting an opening
from the well through a narrow strip of
earth on the south to big hole in the
ground, and wheel the dirt out to save
hosting it. Well, didn't we laugh in
our sleeves when we saw that the city
dads did not think of that? ?" When the
we'll is dug twenty-six feet deep, then il
will be found to be insufficient, if not
worthless, unless it is dug deeper. No
one can make another contract until We
have finished ours, and no one can dig
another well under ours" '9Then," said
my little % friend, looking very wise
1--WE expect to strike small bonanza
by charging a small fortune for digging
and walling the extra four feet necessary
to complete a sufficient we'll"
Just then we were interrupted by somt
one who said he had just come from thu
well, and informed US that the well haG
caved in on account of the opening il
the earth from the well to the "big hole
in the ground, and the bonanza on the frs
contract had dwindled. Ny diminutiv'
/ u friend, now looked less wise, and re
marked that he thought his partner,
eye had been little to strong to busi
! ness, but in order TO make it up-as the,
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Last Sabbath was Rev. John Kirby's
last day as the pastor of the NJ. Z. church
of this city. For three years he has in a
most acceptable manner filled that re-
sponsible position, and it was with ex
ceedIng regret that the people babe him
adieu aud God-speed. Possessing caste
of mind of large and generous mold,
liberal and charitable in all its predIlec-
tons, his ministrations and teachings
have been particularly acceptable TO that
class of enterprising minds which shape
and control wide awake communities
like this. Progressive, liberal, and an
original thinker, his discourses ever
sparkled with mental and spiritual beau
ties, and each succeeding Sabbath en-
HANGED his value in the hearts of those
who heard. While old land marks were
ever kept in sight the old ruts and
roads were abandoned with a fearless
ness and confidence that never fail
ed to elicit admiration AS a
preacher and progressive thinker he has
no equal in the conference to which he
belongs, which is saying a good deal
but he is gone, and we can afford to tell
the whole truth though it fiatters. he
came up to the delivery of his last ser
mon unusually impressed, but his prayer
for once proved better than his discourse
At night the Presbyterian and Baptist
congregations paid him the marked com
pliment of foregoing their services to bid
him goodbye. The church was packed
with nearly one thousand people, and
two or three hundred went away unable
to get a sitting. Revs. Vail and Hewitt
offered some very touching remarks, ant
Kirby closed with n rambling but feel
ing talk, made up of admonitions to hi.
charge. The text in the morning wa
Hebrews iv. 8, the subject, "Give US
Rest" and it only remains for US to sa.
| Good bye.''-Wichita Eagle.
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District Court.

A-SOAAf A2AhIAA q.
In the case of the State VS.. Carl Mil
Ter, charged with incest with his daugh-
ter, the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
In the case of the State vs.. Gregory, ct.
al, in which the defendants were charg.
ed with stealing gold watch and other
property from the Windsor hotel, the
county attorney entered noli in the
case of George Gregory in consideration
of his youth, and the remaining three
defendants pleaded guilty to grand lar
ceny-
In the case of the city vs. A Delu
dolph, charged with disturbing the peace
the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
The case engaging the attention of thu
court to-day is that of Withers VS.. Hunt
to recover pay for cattle stolen and sole
to Hunt. The case has excited consider
able interest.
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j. r Walkup and family, with force
of fifteen men, started this morning in
wagons to begin Mr.. Walkup's road
work of 1880 for the A. T. s. S. F. rail-
road. He goes to Topeka, and there be
gins road work to Kansas City; from
Kansas City he works along the Missouri
Pacific, to Atchison, and from Atchison
along the A. T. S S. f. to Dodge City.
He has also taken the road work contract
along the Central Branch road through
the northern counties of the state. This
will be sub let. Mr.. Walkup's contract
consists in doing the work required by
law on the public roads in road districts
through which the railroad runs, to the
extent of the railroad tax therefor. 1t
averages about 500 werth of road work
in each county. He does the work well
and 10 the satisfaction of the road over
seers and the railroad companies.
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Mr. Vending, in conversation with
some gentlemen after his lecture last
evening, remarked that he has never Wis
tied state where his receptions have been
so highly satisfactory as in Kansas, and
where so much taste has been displayed
in the arrangement of the different
stages from which he has spoken. In
this connection he greatly compliment
ed the appearance of the stage at Ban
croft hall, whose tasteful arrangement
was the handiwork of w b. Jones, Jr.,
the enterprising manager of the lecture
course in EmpOria this season.
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horticultural.

EMPoRIA, March 3.
The Lyon county horticultural society
met pursuant to adjournment, president
Milliken in The chair.
The minutes being read, Mr.. Milliken
introduced and read his Wayside Notes,
No. Z. There being no regular pro-
gramme, the time was taken up in dis
cussing miscellaneous matters, the hour
was lsantly spent, and those present
seemed to manifest considerable interest
in the various kinds of fruit that were
introduced for discussion.
An interesting subject will be intro.
duced at the next meeting.
We cordially invite all who feel IN
terested in the growing of fruits to be
present and take part in encouraging
the production Of the luxurics of the
land
On motion the meeting adjourned tc
meet, March 18th, 1880, at o'clock p
NJ. CD. HARTMAN, Sec'y.
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By reference TO the .roceedings OF the
board of directors Of the Emporia Athe
neum, published elsewhere in this issue
of the NEWS, ii will be seen that a petit
ton has been ordered TO be put il circn-
Iation requesting the city council TO do
nate $500 to pay the annual expenses of
that institution. For three months the
EmpOria Atheneum has sustained free
reading room and library membership
without Oppressive demands upon
the public, and ell the indebted
ness which 1t carries is one of S75, ir-
CURED ct the time of its organization.
During this brief period the number of
visits To the rooms have exceeded 5000
persons, who have found entertainment
and instruction in the liberal supply of
weekly and daily journals, numbering
$50, and in the 800 new volumes which
have been added TO the library. The
place has been neatly and comfortably
furnished with chairs, tables, desks, etc,
and affords Il most convenient and
welcome resort to scores OF our
citizens whose homes do not
furnish these pleasant and elevatIng sur
roundings. It has been carefully esti-
mated that an annual outlay of $500 will
fully cover all its current expenses, and
in view of the highly worthy object
whose continued prosperity the required
donation contemplates, we earnestly
trust that the members of the city coun-
Gil will accede to what appears to US a
very lust and reasonable demand.
1t is the boast of the friends of the Ii
cense system that the revenue derived
from the saloons Of Emporia has prov
ed adequate to defray our municipal ex.
penses since its establishment, and il
would seem to us quite in accordance
with the requirements of poetic as well
as real Justice that at least portion Of
this money should he devoted to a cor
rection of the evils which inevitably grow
out of the traffic in Intoxicating liquors
1t can scarcely be controverted that then
Atheneum, as an habitual place Of re
sort, has many advantages over the nu
merous tipping shops of Emporia, anC
it is only fair that the cause of sobriety
and decency should have an equal show
ing with that Of vice and moral degreda
ton. We trust that our city fathers viii
think earnestly on these things and de
eide to throw the weight of their influ
ence in the balance with the moral anS
intellectual development of our youn!
and fiOurishing city.
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A charter is being executed by some
of our leading citizens for the organiza-
ton of new loan and building associa.
ton in EmpOria. This step seems TO be
in response to Il very general demand for
second institution of this kind in Lyon
county, the price of membership to the
old association being beyond the range
of many persons who would like to avail
themselves of the advantages which a
new organization would afford its mem
bers. We hope this scheme may be
pushed to successful termination.
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PERsoNAL.-G. w. Sylvester, Esq, of
Lima, N. Y, has been spending several
days in the city. Mr.. S. was one of the
first settlers of Emporia in 1857. He
staid here most of that season, and pre-
empted quarter section of land short
distance east of town, which he still
holds. He finds the town larger and
things in better shape here than he had
anticipated He thinks THE NEWS
which he has taken for about twenty-five
years, does not overstate the truth in its
descriptions of improvements, etc, in
speaking of Kansas. We shall be glad
to some day hail Mr.. Sylvester as per
manent resident, and believe we will yet
have the pleasure of doing so.
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The LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB

THE LITERARY AND DEBATING CLUB.
Programme for next Friday evening
Essay, Rev. DIR. Cordley. Cornet and
organ duet, Profs. Gibson and Pettee.
Reading, "Uncle Rcuben's Baptism" w.
d. Kennedy. Quartet, Dream on" S.
b. Riggs, son and daughters. Debate,
"Resolced, That the developments of mod
ern science are consistent with belief in
religion - affirmative, Messrs. s. N. Dow
and l. E Lambert; negative, Messrs. S.
Smith and VIM. Jay.
The members and friends of the club
will observe what treat is in store for
them on Friday evening, and can not
fail to greet the above programme heart
lily. The debaters are well known here,
with the exception of Mr.. S. N. Dow, for
whom we can say he is a promising
young law student, lately in our midst,
and tins debate will be one of the spiel
est given the club.
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had the advantage they would have TO
extort TIE more on the second contract.
After this the subject changed to some
official. who some ons said had lost S16,
son the hand" few nights since, and !
logged on in the direction Of the Hills"
do not expect this to be of any inter
est to your city readers, but write for the
benefit of the villagers. Nothing of the
kind could ever happen in the city OF
Emporia-'Never. no! well, hardly ev-
err
We expect a large emigration this
spring. Kind regards to the Kansas
City Times and our friend "Disgsst-"
Look out for free ticket and speci-
men of gold from the FLINT Hills"
exit NIGHT HAWK.
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COMPLIMENTARY. - The Atchison
Champion has the following pleasant
words for our new firm:
Alex. Butts and Frank P. MacLennan
have purchased an interest in the EMPo-
RIA News, succeeding Mr. ]. r. Graham,
who retires Mr.. Stotler retains his in
terest in the paper. The members of
the new firm are all practical printers
and experienced journalists. Mr.. StOt-
Ter has been connected with the NEWS
since the first number was issued, in
1857. He has made it one of the leading
and most influential journals of the state
sturdy, reliable and enterprising. His
new associates are highly spoken of, and
will, we have no doubt, be a valuable nc.
uuisition to the paper.
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@For curing severe colds and hard
coughs, your Golden Balsan is won
derfal success. IS. Lockerby, Belle
PIaine, Kansas.
aYour Golden Balsam has cured nv
cough; also my wife's. We think It IS
the best throat and lung medicine in the
worldn-N. G.. Rowley, Mound City,
Kansas
Marsh,s Golden Balsam is for sale By
every druggist in Emporia, Kansas, and
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KAw LAND RELIEF BILL Passed
Hon. Thomas Ryan's bill For the relief
of certain actual settlers on the Kansas
Indian Trust Lands" passed the senate
"Wednesday. This opens that part of the
Trust lands awarded previous 10 the last
appraisemedt to entry and purchase at
the appraisement of the late commission,
and thus places the entire tract open
for purchase by actual settlers according
to the terms Of the bill of 1876. Titles
can now be perfected to the entire tract
Of Kansas Indian lands. This bill will
bring relief TO a large number of our
people.-Council Grove Republican.
Also TO goodly number of Lyon
county's best people.
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TRY THE Rocky MOUNTAIN BrTrERs
They give tone to the stomach, stimu-
late the liver, relieve the over-taXed kid
neys and purify the blood. They create
a healthy appetite, improve digestion,
invigorate the muscular and nervous sys-
TENS and give brilliancy to the mind.
Price, 81. For sale by Trimble y Irwin,
druggists, sole agents for Emporia, Kan
sas. dSffeb13-w10feb20
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Willis

For SALE-I, the undersigned, offer
for sale at private sale, one span of
horses and one span If mules, or two
spans of mules alone. and two pairs OF
young mares, one o. them four years old
this spring, and three of them three
years old this spring; three two year old
horse colts, two yearling colts, and lot
of secondhand farm tools, too numerous
TO mention; all of which are at my place,
four miles southwest of Emporia. Terms
easy. Wilt \. LOCKERMAN.
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STRAYED OR SToLEN-From the farm
of X. j. Rudisill, five miles northeast of
Emporia, on the night of March Sd,
1880, two black mares, one being heavy
built, blind in left eye, and having on a
web headstall or halter; the other light
bodied, with harness and collar marks
Any information leading to their recov-
cry will be suitably rewarded by
AMOS PERKINS,
Willis Emporia, Kansas.
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DR.. j. w. Trueworthy has persuaded
]. L. w. Bell, to put down the longest
and best sidewalk fronting any residence
in the city. 1t is of the solid and well
dressed flag stone Mr.. Bell furnishes,
and is four feet wide by $50 feet long
We wish DIR. Trueworthy owned all the
lets ON Merchants street.
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All cavil as to the authenticity of the
Bible having been successfully silenced
by Mr.. Vending, the next thing in or
der will be for the young man who man
ipulates German ACCORDION with such
indefatigable zeal in the vicinity of our
boarding house, to relinquish his must
cal pursuits and give his depraved mind
in the future to the absorbing contempla.
ton of sin, righteousness and of the
Judgment to come.