The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-22

n n BachelteT started Monday for
New Mexico
T. c. Funk started TO the Indian Ter
ri'ory Friday to buy cattle.
D. Thomas and wife and Mrs. Lewis
Lutz returned from the east Saturday.
Mira. Ella Baker, Of Topeka, is the
guest of Miss Anna Mitchell, in this
city.
Daniel Dryer finished very success
fui term Of school In Fremont township
Friday.
President Welch went to Topeka Sat
urday on business connected with the
Normal
Miss N. E. Reynolds. of this city, has
accepted position in the Eureka
schools. ,
Miss L. E. Perrigo, Of ASHER, Chase
county, is visiting At the residence Of
T. J. Price
MIR. n. e. Snyder. Of the big paper
firm Of Snyder & Holmes, of 81. Louis.
was in the city Monday.
Major Hood started 10 Texas Monday
on business connected with his cattle
interests In that state.
Ed. K1nnan has gone to Reading to
rnsticate for the summer, IN the hope Of
bsnefitting his health.
Mrs Yailandingham, Of Burlington,
Is Waiting at the residence of her sister,
Mis-. Murphy, in this city.
G. W. Frederick started for Colorado
Monday in the interest Of the Laveta
coal and mining company.
Mrs. Van R. Holmes returned from
jacksonville. Ill, Friday, where she
had been visiting for several weeks.
Mrs. C. II. Parker returned from Kan
sas City Friday, and she and her hus.
band have taken rooms ct the Coolidge,
VIM. Clarke returned from Iowa last
Saturday and reports his mother, whose
serious illness was the occasion of his
visit, as convalescing.
Messrs. RObt. Elssun and Daniel
VIM SCAC ~ A40NG DSoA Scu luz
Colorado on Monday, have postponed
their departure till the railroad line on
which they have secured employment
comes out from under the snow.
Lawrence Journal: Mrs. C. s. Cross,
formerly Miss Kate Smeed, Of this place,
is in town. Her many friends will be
glad to hear that she will assist In the
music at Trinity church to-day; also al
the conservation service next Thursday
Lawrence Journal: The families Of
Mr.. E. Z. Criiey and Mr.. Robert Morrow
both of Lawrence, passed through here
yesterday for Emporia, where the two
gentlemen named go to take charge Of
the new "Hotel Coolidge" at that place
Mr.. Morrow has been resident Of Law
renee almost since the city was founded
and his departure will be severely felt
His daughter, Miss Kate Morrow, vel
known in all parts of the state IS beau
tiful and accomplished young Indy. has
returned from long stay in the east and
will hereafter make Emporia her home
Indianapolis Republican: Mr.. L. C
Munger, for several years connected will
the water works of this city, but nos
chief engineer of the EmpOris (Kansas
water works. made the Republican 1
friendly call last Thursday. He say
Emporia is one of the most beautiful anG
enterprisings cities west Of the Missis
sippi river. 1t is situated in the NeOshs
valley, (the garden Of Kansas,l midway
between the Neosho and Cottonwood riv
ers, about one mile from each. Itcontain
about six thousand Inhabitants, compos
ed of whole-souled and liberai-he
men, who are not afraid to invest g dol
lar for fear they will not receive two il
return. 1t was the first city in the stat
to erect water works. A year ago it in
vested $4,000 in the Holly improves
machinery, and it is something 10 b
proud of. The works have never failed
to respond to the fire alarm and saw
half of the building in which the fir
originated, snd that, TOO. with . voluh
teer fire department.