The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-17
OVER THE STATE.
Lawrence has sol colored voters.
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Lyndon has a flourishing broom fac
tory.
A Marysvillecigar factory employees Is
hands.
One man in Cloud county recently
lost thirty-fiye hogs by cholera
Mrs. Sexton, in her eighty-third year,
has been holding revival meetings at |
Coffeyville.
Prebt, the Republican candidate for
sheriff in Leayenworth, has only112 ma
jority over Tom Moonlight.
"Piano recitals' are the latest wrinkle
at Topeka. The people up there are be-
coming "just too awfully all but"
The little daughter of Phillip Kargcrs
burned at Topeka Saturday evening and
died next morning of injuries received.
Aconviet who escaped from the "pen"
at Leavenworth last week left the fol-
lowing note: Excuse me for the liber
ty take"
Topeka reports conviction under the
prohibitory law IN the case of the state of
Kansas vs.. Meyer Meyers. Let the good
work go on.
A private insane asylum is proposed
at Fort Scott. 1t ought to be located at
LeaYenworth, where it is proposed TO
start another daily paper.
Kingman was chosen by the people
at the recent election as the county seat
of Kingman county. The vote stood:
Kingman, 377; Dodge City, 2Ss.
1t was reported that Dr. w. II. Wood
ward was fatally shot at Belleville, Kan,
Saturday, by j. C. Humphrey, editor of
the Belleville Telescope. Politics the
cause.
The Methodist Episcopal Missionary
Conference has voted, for missionary
purp oses, $500 to Southern Kansas.
1t wouldn't do any hurt to place that
much in Parsons alone.
The Usage bridge has been condemn
ed, and trains on the x. T. for the pres
ent, will not run over it. The Texas
trains will go and come over the Hol-
den and Rich Hill branches.
The state insurance department is
sending out blank annual statements TO
all insurance companies doing business
in this state, which are, by law, required
to be returned in sixty days after Janu-
airy 1, 1882.
The Lawrence Tribune, which has
been beating against the financial rocks
for good many years, was levied on the
other day to satisfy judgment in ia
vOr of Graham s. Bro, paper dealers of
st. Louis, for $500. and interest for
five years.
Topeka Capital: The certificate of
Incorporation of the Arkansas Valley
Company was fled Monday afternoon.
The company will have its headquar-
ters at Newton, Kansas, and is organized
for the purpose of breeding, growing,
grazing, and buying and selling cattle,
horses, sheep, hogs, mules and other
live stock. The capital stock is $780,
900, divided into 1900 shares of $1DO
each. The directors are T. J. Anderson,
Topeka; Warren A. Russell, s. R. Peters,
B. Mckee, B. F. Evans, Charles r. Tuck
er, jr., T. N. Hanson, of Newton.
Leavenworth Standard: Thirty-one
years ago G. w. O'Harra and Elisabeth
Cramer met and loved in Pennsylvania.
But they had failing out" and he
went on his way and she hers. He mar
Rod nd V,Nnrya6 90
Ohio, and she married and moved to
Champaign county the same state. After.
ward they both came to Kansas, she to
Pawnee county and he to Jefferson cOun-
ty. His wife died and SO did her hus-
band. A day or two ago O'Harra met
his old time lady love at the Golden
Gate in this city. The old affection was
warmed up and Judge Plowman was
called in, who made the twain one.
They have gone back to Ohio to pass
the honeymoon.
The new junction City Union or rather
the first number of the paper under the
new management of Gov. w. Martin, has
arrived. The newspaper men in Kansas
haYe been rather anxious to see it, and
to welcome Mr.. Martin again to their
ranks. Their highest expectations will
not be disappointed, because it is a mod
ell geographically and in its editorial
work. Its pages are full of interest.
There is not dull line in it. Its columns
display the editors well-known ability
| and snap. Though lifelong practical
temperance man, Mr.. Martin takes a
square and bold position against prohi-
bition. The friends of prohibition will
regret to hear this, and the antis will
have in the Union an able and independ-
ant defender.
The Topeka Commonwealth, which
has always been ranked among the
staunch anti-prohibition papers of the
state, casts the horoscope for whis-
kyites as follows:
If saloon keepers, druggists, or gro
cerymen Imagine for a moment that
they can continue TO defy the prohIbi-
ton amendment by selling intoxicating
liquors openly. they greatly mistake pub
lie sentiment in Kansas. We do not
| pretend to argue that liqur will not be
sold in our state for all time to come,
but We do claim that its open sale will
not long continue. We make the pre-
dIctIon that every public place where
| liquor is sold will be closed within a
year. We made the same prediction last
June, and while we have no reason to
| change our mind as TO the result, we
may be disappointed as to the length of
time required to fulfill our prediction.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Judge Morton Decides That the LegIsla-