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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-13
ARoUNp lows.

The adolescent flend with the toy bal
loon is ravaging Emporia.
The city has purchased a fine new
wagon from T. L. Ryan.
The COW ordinance has stimulated
quite boom in shade trees.
The brick work on the Franciscan
convent is progressing quite rapidly.
The street commissioner has just put
in new substantial stone sewer in front
of the Fifth avenue hotel.
One hundred and seventeen taps have
been made in the water mains in this
city.
Broadwell &c Co, is the style OF a new
grocery firm which has just opened up
in Emporia.
!. E Lambert has moved his Office
and will be found in the rooms occupied
by the Central Land and Loan company
Josiah Rosenbury has been awarded
the contract for the stone work of the
Free Methodist church, on south Com
mercial street.
The amount of house cleaning, paper
hanging, painting. etc., now going on il
this city is perfectly astonishing. Tit
paper dealers are enjoying it.
Harry Hibben purchased yesterda,
the two handsome building lots direct.
south Of Col. Whitley's ON Neosho street
formerly owned by F. P. McLennan.
The board of education have deter
mined to place a clock in the new schoo
house tower, and are corresponding will
eastern parties with a view to that end
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Hartford Happenings.

HARTFORD, Friday. May 6, 1884,
The Adams Express Office has been re.
moved to the Call building, and ]. T.
Hammond has been appointed agent.
Lem Fletcher has sixteen acres of corn
which will average eight inches in
height on Four Mile. The lumber
yard of s. A. Brown and Co., which was
put in at this place about one year ago,
is proving a successful venture; six car
loads of lumber were received during tn is
week alone. During the recent storm
the lightning was very severe, and struck
cottonwood tree in front of Mr.. L. B.
Fletcher's house at Lena Valley, shiver-
ing it to splinters. A COW belonging to
]. D. James was also struck and instant
ly killed during the same storm.
There has been run on -four for few
days, some of. our merchants selling be-
low the cost price at the mills. w. II.
Flickenger alone sold over nine thous-
and pounds in the last thirty days.
Flour from Neosho Rapids was for sale
at the same price as that produced by
our home mills, but met with much
less ready sale, which goes to prove
what has been so oft asserted, that the
Hartford Mills are unexcelled by any in
the country. JINGo.
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We attended the ball and BANQUET
given by the citizens of Emporia on the
3rd, inst, in honor of and to dedicate the
opening of the Hotel Coolidge in that
city. The hotel is large, commodious,
and built with view of general conven-
fence, AMI we are pleased To say that
the plans have been followed to the let
ter, and the result: is one of the finest
hotels in Kansas. The banquet and ball
was 8 big success, and did honor 10 The
enterprising citizens of Emporia. Full
" ESQ attended the banquet, and a more
sociable and enjoyable entertainment
never came of in Kansas. E. X. Criley
s. Co, the prOprietors of the hotel, are
caterers Of experience, and their magnl.
ficent supper was enough to bring upon
them the good will of all present. The
Coolidge House fills the bill as a model
of comfort and convenience, and will be
literally sustained by the citizens of
Emporia who have felt the want of such
a house in their city for many years.
We now congratulate them on the nc
csmplishment of so grand an enterprise
and the bright prospects of their Ieauti.
full city.-NeWton Republican.
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Al Narrow Eacnne.

Friday a Lyon county farmer named
Merchant, who attempted to ford the Cot
tonwood river, got into water to depth
that flooded his wagon and took his
horses off their feet He promptly jump.
ed into the current, and with his little
daughter in one arm, swan ashore, and
made a narrow escape from a watery
grave. The horses, strange to relate
also made their way to the bank of the
river short distance below the ford
the wagon was stranded safe
on terra firma. 1t was an extremely
close call, and efFectually explodes the
theory that there is not enough water in
any one locality in Kansas for man TO
battle IN.
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HANDS UP.

Catch rat in trap and he will fight
Trap q man, and-well, you can't rely
on him. 1t is according 10 the trap. In
the heavy stage coach, as we roll out Of
Leadville, says a frontier letter, are seven
men. One is an army officer who has
half dozen scars to prove his bravery
Cut off from his command on the plains
last summer by score of Indians, he
entrenched himself and fought the band
off until help arrived. Two of the
others are desperadoes, who have killed
their men. Three of the others are stall
wart miners, each armed with two re.
volvers, and they look as if they would
prove ugly customers in q dght-
The seventh man might do some shoot
ing on pinch, but he hopes there will
be no pinch. In the crowd are ten re-
yolvers, two derringers, three repeating
rifles, and four or Eve bowie-knives, and
there is perfect good feeling as the stage
rolls along. 1t is tacitly understood
that the army captain is to assume COM
mand in case the coach IS attacked, and
that all are to keep cool and fire TO kill.
It is 10 O'Clock in the morning. The
windows are down and the passengers
smoking and talking and seeking for
comfortable positions. The coach has
Just reached the top of q hill, when
every horse is suddenly pulled up.
"If it's a bar we'll have some fun"
growled one of the miners, as he put his
head out of the window.
lifts robber, gin me the first pop
at him." whispered one of the desper-
ADDE'S.
No one could say what the trouble
was, when wiry little chap, about five
hair, clean face and thin lips, appeared
at the left hand door with cooked re-
volver in either hand, and said:
"Gents, I'm sorry to disturb you, but
I've got to make a raise this morning.
Please leave your shooters and climb
down here, one at a timei"
It was sudden. II was so sudden that
1t took ten seconds TO understand the
drift of his remarks. Then every eye
turned to the right hand door, and the
two reyolvers held by q second rObber
were seen at the open window. Il was q
trap. The rats were caught. and would
they fights
"Genis, I'm growing q leetle impa-
tent continued the first robber, sand /
want to see the procession begin to
move"
Let's see. The captain was to lead us,
ana we were 70 be cool and FIRE to kill
But the captain was growing white
around the month, and nobody had n
weapon IN hand The rats were not go
ing 10 fight. One Of the miners opened
the door and descended, and the other
ak followed. The seven were drawn up
in line across the road, and while the
robber held his shooter on the line he
cody observed TO his partner.
Now, William, you remove the weap-
ons from the coach and then search these
gentlemen"
As William obeyed, every victim was
ordered to hold his hands above his
head, and whatever plumber was taken
from his pockets was dropped into Will
Jams hat Four gold watches, two dia-
. gold badge and 81 200 in cash changed
hands in ten minutes. Not man had
word to say. The driver OF the coach
did not leave his seat and was mot inter-
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Legal Notices.
Notice.
To o. j. Hunt, II. L. Story and John n Spin
Notice.

To o. j. Hunt, Ii. L. Story and John n. Spin
You and each of you are hereby notified
of the state OF the state of Kansas. held in
and for Lyon county, in an action wherein
L. Story, G. e. Beates, j. II Harvey and
John N spinning are defendants; that the
petition in said action was nled in said court
and each Of you must answer said petition on
or before the Goth day of June. A. ID.
tsnc or an sd vii be pc TAKEN 1snaer
ed accordingly against said o.. j. Hunt for
1913 so and interest thereon at II per cent. per
plaintiff as due ami unpaid upon a certain
promlsory note executed by said Hunt and 3.
4 Hunt to plaintiff, dated January !, 1880, and
against all oil said defendants for the fore
closure Of certain mortgage executed by
secure said note. dated on said January /,
1880, and duly recorded in the oIiice of the
Kansas. on December s, isso. in SooE ~ \ II
mortgages. at page s13 and for the sale OF the
mortgaged premises therein mortgaRed and
east quarter and the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section twentY-one CID,
sp1 ye h aeresor tS Ss r1b s1s sw tss @
Eve 80 acres conveyed to r. p. Snow by deed
dated January 4, 1857. and recorded IN book
deeds Of said Lyon county, and by said Snow
and wife conveyed to K. s. waterbury, rs
shown by deed recorded in book x Of deeds,
Waterbury aud wife conveyed 70 L. ID ia
cobs, as shown in deed recorded In book X.
page 556 Of said registers ONCE, and the Ap-
plication OF the proceeds thereof to the pay
mcnt and satisfaction OF said plaintiffs said
monsy claim and est: Of sale, and debaTring
them of and from any and all right, title
lien and interest In and 10 said real estate and
for all just and proper relief In the premises
And you are further notified that said district
court has duly appointed . receiver In said &C
ton to take charge OF said real estate.
SCOTT a LYNN
W18t3 ATTORNEYS for Plaintiff
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SheIden-CnESeIl.

Mr.. Andrew Sheldon, who has been
employed for some years in the office OF
the Chicago Lumber Co., and Miss Lizzie
X. Cassell were married May 9Th, al
the residence of the bride, on Market
street, Rev. Mr.. Burrows, of the Episco
pal church, performing the ceremony,
which was witnessed by quite u party Of
friends. The numerous giffs are de.
scribed as being very handsome, and an
elegant COLLATION. was served of which
the guests partOok with evident appre
citation The newly welded pair took
the noon train for the east, and will Wis.
it Leavenworth and Omaha before re-
turning TO EmpOria, where both of them
have so many devoted friends.
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Sherifrs Sale.

s j. Mcmahon VS. An. Hanna, ct al.
Notice il hereby given that by virtue OF an
order of sale issued out Of the fifth Judicial
district court OF Lyon county and state OF
me directed, will. On Monday, the eth day OF
June. A. ID. 1881, at 10 O'Clock q. m, ut the
front door of the court house In the city of
Emporia, Lyon county, Kansas. offer for sale
and sell at public auction, TO the highest bid
deg for cash, ell the right. title and Interest OF
following described real estate, to-wIt: The
west half OF the northwest quarter Of section
twenty (30l, township twenty co... range
twelve 12l, in Lyon county, Kansas, said
property to be sold rs the property OF the said
defendant to satisfy said order Of sale.
j. b, MOON,
Sherin OF Lyon County, Kansas
Nay 9Th 1851. w1Bts
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pERsONAL MENTION

G. N. Sterry went 10 Cottonwood Falls
to-day to attend court.
Miss Jennie Puffer returned yesterday
from visit TO Illinois. a.
Mrs. George Sill and daughter return.
ed from q visit to ST. Louis.
Mr.. N L. Weaver went to Kansas
City Friday on prospecting errand.
Mr.. C. A. Adams and family left for
Chicago, their future home, Thursday.
Mr.. E. X. Criley, of the Hotel Cool
idge, started on II trip TO Colorado Fri
day. f ftfii s3i
Mr.. 1. E. Perley, accompanied by
Noyes Spicer. started for Colorado yes
terday evening. ,
Mr.. s. III. Smith is Temporarily en-
ployed on the records in the office OF
register of deeds.
Mr.. G. S. Bowman, who stands at the
head of the legal profession in Newton,
was in the city Thursday on business.
Albert Phenis came down from Kan
sas City Thursday to spend a few days
among his Emporia and Eureka friends
Mrs. VIM. Warren, who had been visit
ing friends in this city for some weeks,
returned to her home in Mulyane, last
week.
Mr.. II. c. Keller of LeavenwOrth, is
in the city figuring for the contract for
the construction of gas works in EN-
pOria.
General Palmer, president of the Den
yer s. Rio Grande railroad, passed
through Emporia on his way west
Thursday.
Mrs. Rev Eby was surprised the Other
day by visit from brother who resides
in California and whom she had moi
seen in eighteen years.
Mr.. Homer Packard, of Nebraska, q
brother of Mrs. Thomas Acheson, has
come to Emporia with view to becOm
ing citizen Of Lyon county.
Mr.. ]. r. Kreglo, who has been spend
ing some months at his old home il
indianapolis, returned TO Lyon county
Thursday and is glad to get back tC
Kansas.
Mr.. ii. B. Parsons, of New York, ar
rived in EmpOria Thursday, and has &c
cepted position as salesman in the dry
goods store of o. F. Sawyer. We trust
he will be pleased with his new sur
roundings.
Volney N. Hinkle, son Of J. B. Hinklt
of this city, arrived Thursday from
BOndville. ILL.,, where he is agent for the
Wabash railroad, to visit his father ant
sisters. He has been absent from EN-
poria for eight years.
COmmonwe alth: Mayor Eastman, e,
Mayor Watson, and Mr.. I. ID. Fox, O
Emporia, were in Topeka yesterday Il
interview the A. L. & S. r. authorities
regarding the erection and location of /
handsome and substantial new depot, a
that city.
Mr.. G. S. Van Eman. the former spicy
Americas correspondent of THE News
who wrote over the sobriquet of"Keno,'
returned to Lyon county Thursday after
an absence of some months, during which
he has been over large portion of the
United States. He likes Kansas better
than any place he has seen, and will set
| tie down somewhere in the state and de
| vote his energies to the stock interest
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BUSINESS ITEMS.

A cartridge manufactury has been
opened at Constantinople. 1t Is pro-
vIded with American machinery, which
is capable of turning out $4,000 Martini
and 20 1000 Winchester cartridges daily.
The silk industries of the United
States last year gave employment TO
"a, 40 operatives, who were paid an ag
gregate of 80, 107 1876 in wages Census
Office returns show that the total value
of finished silk goods produced in this
country during the year was nearly
$35, 600 900, and the capital invested
$19,O0O,OOO.
Switzerland has been doing a big
trade with America. According to the
official returns, the exports to the United
States in 1880 were greater than in any
year on record, exceeding those of 1915
by IL, 900 francs. Watches alone showed
an increase of 100000 francs. The
federal finances are consequently much
improved, and there is surplus instead
of the usual deficit.-British Mercantile
Gazette.
The first locomotive engine made a
| the great Borsig works, Berlin, Ger
many, was finished in 1871. Next yea
| the second was completed, and named
| after Professor Beuth, who, few year.
before, had dismissed Herr Borsig from
the Royal Polytechnic Institute for lacl
of interest in chemistry, and thus i'm
PEELED him to begin the business of en-
CINE building. In 1916 the Tooth loco
| motive was completed at the Borsi,
works, in 1854 the 500th, and in 1858 tn,
1,O0Oth. The works now employ 5000
men and turn out finished engine ever
day.
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The Emporla and Ottawa Connection.
Ottawa Republican: There has been
so little said about the EmpoEia and OF
tawa road lately, that one would infer
that the public had lost interest in the
ent erpFise, and were willing to allow
the matter to quietly subside. Ottawa
may not be so demonstrative over pros
pectIye railroad enterprises as she was
in her younger days. yet we have
mature eye to our interests, and feel ia
vorably towards The Emporia road.
When the time comes, we have no doubt
but what willing hands will be
ready to do the work necessary
to secure IT, Eastern and southern
Usage county are looking with anxious
/ eyes towards tins road as their only
present hope, and are sanguine that it
will be built this season. A gentleman
from Quenemo yesterday reports the
surveyors industriously working on the
line, and that there are other evidences
that the company who are furnishing
the means mean business. 1t is really
an important line TO Lyndon and eastern
Usage, and we do not wonder that they
cling tenaciously to the hope for its ear
ly completion Upon its building de-
ponds the development of the coal
mines on the Marias DIES Cygnes
river near Quenemo and con-
sequent settlement OF that portion of the
county In order TO hold the county
seat at Lyndon, it is imperative that this
be done. The railroad and coal inter
ests of the western portion of the county
are building up Usage City so rapidly
that unless the territory friendly TO Lyn,
don has some incentive fora correspond
ing increase Usage City will gain the
county seat at the next contest in spite
of fate. The opening of the Quenemo
coal MINES, which are considered in
every way as good as those of Usage City,
would draw III new population sufIi
cient to continue the balance of power
in favor OF Lyndon
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Dennis Gregory, who was sent to the
penitentiary from Lyon cOuntya year ago
for burglarizing Santa Fe car, has re-
turned to Emporia, having served out
his time. AT the expiration Sf his term
he was arrested on a charge of horse
stealing, and taken to Eureka for trial
from which place he returned Friday
ing in high glee over his acquittal in the
district court of Greenwood county.
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Over THE COUNTY.
Hartford Hsppsnines.

THURSDAY, May 8.
William Brogan is building an addi-
ton TO his residence in town. There
was concert at the NJ e. church last
night, which was well attended. :. /. The
Pruitt house sports new sign this
morning and VIM. Royal the proprietor,
looks almost as smiling as il he was the
only hotel man in the city. Frances
Brogan has just completed new house
on his farm north of town, for the use
of some of his workmen. Glib Holt,
our local Vennor. predicts that we are
soon TO have flood which shall be
equalled only by Noah's, and he says he
is going right to work to build a boat
for the safety of himself and family.
JINGo.
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Howard Courant. W. %. Bre,

Howard Courant: w. d. Brewer,
general manger Of s. A. Brown s. Co.'s
lumber yards in this district, who has
resided in Howard the past year and a
half, goes TO Emporia this week, at
which point he will reside and make
headquarters in the future. Mr.. Brewer
is splendid citizen and We are sorry
indeed TO lose him, but what is loss TO
our town is gain to the other. Emporia
makes the gain in this transfer.
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ShariFs Sale.

WTn. EVatt W. d. 8. Gilmore ct al:
Notice Is hereby given that by vIFtae OF an
orier OF sale issued out Of the nth judicial
district court, Of Lyon county and
state Of Kansas, In the above entitled
eszzse and 20 me directed, / win, on Monday,
the 30th day OF Nay, A. d. 1851 st II
O'Clock q m. At the front door Of the court
house in the city or Emp0Eia, Lyon county,
Kansas, ofEer for sale and sell st public aug
right, title and interest 81 the said defendants
IA ard 20 the following described real estate.
eo.Wft: The undivided half CT lot No. 81 and
the undivided half OF s. feet OF from the west
end Of lots s. and IS, ali on Mechanics street,
in the city OF EmporiA, Kansas. said property
70 BE sold &c the property OF said defendants
to satisfy said ORDER Of sale, j.. d. NOON,
: Shezt4 OF Lyon couaty. Kansas.
April .. 1881. W1zt5
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In company with Judge Muse, Mrs
Tuesday attended the grand opening of
the Hotel Coolidge at Emp0ria. This
hotel was built by stock company of
leading business men of Enporia, and
is large and very fine three-story brick
building, and will be equal TO the de-
mands of that city for some time TO
come. This opening occasion consisted
in the evening of "a grand ball and an
extra grand supper-in fact the sight of
the tables WAS almost enough 10 make a
persons mouth watt r, while the personal
costumes were enough TO male DO n
editor almost hate himself To several
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SberiFs Sale.

J. c. Smith vs.. 4. y. Hanna ct al.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue Of an
eFiier e. saIe issned OFF OF the Effth Jadieial
DistFiet court OF Lyon county. kansss. n the
above entitled ca1se. and % me directed. i
sTIIl on Monday, the seth day Of Nay, A. ID.
1851, at 10 O'Clock .. N, At the froHt door OF
the court house In the city OF EmpoFia, Lyon
souafY. Kansas. offer for sale and sell &C nrb-
lie aucfien, % the highest bidder. Cor cash,
81 she right title and interest OF the said de-
fendanss IN and 20 the foll0Wins descrfbsd
real estate. to-wit: Thirty-sEx t15) acres Of
shs Dcrtneast quarter or section ten fieI,
commencing at point 50 rods west Of tbs
northeast corner and upon the north line Of
sa.d eecttSn tent tbeace running west -
rcdss thence running e09th f59 RODS tbeEeos
running east Sc rods fhenee sEuantHs 19Fek
1oe rods 70 the place Of beginning In Lyon
county, EanaGgs except that Portlo5 theFeof
known as lot, Nos. 9. II ard 1zfn aanna's "a
dstI0n 70 the c:ty Of Emporia Said property
10 be sold IS tha property OF the said ae1sni-
kaks. 20 satisfy eaiG order Of sale,
j. B. HO0A,
shexiG OF Lyon county, kansas.
April 81 1881. W1ftE,
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The Topeka Commonwealth wants to
know why town like Emporia should
have gotten the bulge on the state CAPT
tai in the establishment of water works.
We presume one very satisfactory reason
is that Topeka never really felt the need
of such an improvement till within the
brief period that has elapsed since the LIST
of NAV
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Mayor Eastman and Councilme

Mayor Eastman and Councilman
Whittlesey, Fox and Watson, who went
to Topeka last week to confer with Man.
ager Strong regarding the location of
the Santa Fc passenger depot at this
place, returned this morning. They re.
port that they were very kindly received
and accorded respectful hearing, but
that nothing definite in relation to the
site of the proposed Improvements was
determined upon. We trust the com
pany will conclude to build the new de.
pot where the present one stands. as such
an arrangement would subserve the con
venience of the public to a much greater
degree than 10 remove it farther west.
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The handsome and imposing appear.
ance of the new Odd Fellows block was
largely enhanced Friday morning by the
elegant form Of Captain E. p. Bruner
who was observed WALKING around On the
roof as II in search of something that he
couldn't find. The agreeable but novel
spectacle was explained when it became
known that the trap door by which the
captain had gained his conspicuous EN-
inence, had fallen and bOlted itself in the
inside leaving one Of the most elegant
bachelors in Emporia at the mercy Of
the convulsed witnesses OF his discom
future.
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Another shipment of narrow gauge
engines went west this morning over the
Santa Fe. They were manufactured by
the Grant works at Patterson, New
Jersey, which have contract for con.
structing 200 locomotives for the Den
yer & Rio Grande road.
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David Manuel, the party who was
brought from Indiana some weeks age
by Sheriff Moon, on charge of stealing
horse and selling it to G.. II. Barwick
in this city, waived examination yester
day and was bound over TO district court
by Esquire Culver in the sum of 5000.
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The gas company accepted the ordi-
nance recently passed by the city coun-
ell. The question of putting in gas
or the electric light is under con-
sideration. The following officers
have been elected: ]. NJ. Griffith. presi-
dent; Z. w. @. Cunningham, vice presi-
dent; Howard Dunlap, secretary and
fraa0nrar