The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-25
OVER THE COUNTY.
Americus Notes.

MONDAY, March 81.
Americas township has a candidate
for every Office in the gift of the people
of Lyon county this fall, and for some of
them two. Quite furore has been
created among the people of Americas
because the Emporia road south of town
has been closed up. The commissioners,
for the benefit of both towns, should see
it is kept open. Our genial landlord,
Mr., L. w. Sutton, is quite sick. :. The
Rev. Mr.. Hammond occupied the pulpit
of the U. p. church Sabbath morning,
the pastor, Rev. ]. A. Collins, being alb
sent at Peabody. The storm club will
meet at the residence of J. c. Anderson
next Thursday evening. Rev. j. Van
Voris has purchased the property of Mr..
Sanford, and will occupy it in few
days. Mr.. Sanford leaves for Denver,
Colorado. :. The Lesh Bros cheese fac
tory has opened up, and the milk cans
are passing on the streets again. Rev.
c. W. Outlet left for his future home,
Eureka, Saturday. :. News items of in
terest are exceedingly scarce this morn
ing. More anon. WRIGHT.
TUESDAY,, March %.
Considerable corn is not gathered in
this vicinity yet. j. n. Shultz has
purchased D. R. Frost's farm on Allen
creek, adjoining uncle Joe Frost's. Char
ley Fisher boasts 12 pound boy. The
NJ. E. church Is being painted and gen.
orally renovated inside. Fraud" Moor
head and Stanley Hill are the artists.
Mrs. Waits department of the Americas
schools closed on Friday last Ameri-
Gus has never had more satisfactory
school, than under her principalship. =.
A laughable. though dangerous, run
away took place yesterday in the west
ern part of the town over the 'hubs".
No serious accident occurred, though
the driver assumed very much the ap-
pearance of Con. Cregam. the Irish di
vine, riding Andy Smiths mare. -.
Won't some lady purchase the property
formerly occupied by Sherman & Rich
ardson, and run smashing "biz" there
1t looks bad TO have a vacant shop in a
| thriving town. More anon.
WEDNESDAY, March %.
A number of wagons loaded with corn
were on the streets yesterday. /. F. David
r. Frost has rented the J. NJ. Shultz's
farm, 6 miles northeast Of town, and
moved there =. Madam Rumor says
there is wedding on the tapis. Kirk
| Cook has returned after an absence of
several months. w. w. 10y and 9TH
ers are purchasing teams preparatory to
a summers campaign in Colorado. >.
An acquaintance gave US the follow
ing: She says she found 1t near the
| school house and surmises il is a part
| of the proceedings at the Oratorical So
ciety Monday night: "WANTED.-Some
person 10 teach an intelligent, and well
educated, gentleman In our town, the
| difference between Holman pad and
one full grown. Ans. One has the pad
| on the other off,. Mr.. James Crock,
for the past three weeks, has been down
in the land OF Missouri in persuit Of q
field for his posterity. He returned yes
| terday and reports it not a land abound.
ing in milk and honey. What particu.
larly attracted his attention was the alb
sence of good school houses like We
have in Kansas. He has concluded to
abide with as and continue mending
soles. We notice that Mr.. Jacob Bolt
of Alien creek, has erected new barn
Our township can boast Of some as good
| buildings in that respect as there is II
the county, and We hope the time vii
soon come when our sturdy farmer