The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-13
PERSoNAL aTENTIoN-

Capt. Sommers, wife and daughter re-
turned from Colorado Monday
Mr. wm. s. Jay returned Friday morn
ing from visit Of some weeks to Mich
igan.
Mr.. E. A. Maynard, of Kansas City, is
in the city 10 nice. his father and visit
his folks.
Conductor Lewis, of the Santa Fe, re-
turned the early part of the week from
a trip TO Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Q. Kiser who had been
in the city went out to their home, near
Reading, Tuesday.
Mrs. Havenhill, of jacksonville, Iili-
nois, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Van r.
Holmes, in this city.
Mr.. ]. Green, of tie Emporia lumber
yard, Is out again after a protracted i'll
ness from typhoid fever.
Adyiccs from Mrs. 1. D. Fox, who is
lying quite Ill at Chicago, indicate that
she is slowly improving.
Mrs r r. Fulmer has returned from
Chicago where she purchased an elegant
stock Of millinery goods.
The wife of Professor Fowler, OF the
State Normal, is just recovering from a
severe attack of typhoid fever
IF. Drake and family have returned
from Colorado. Dir. Drake. seems tn be
very much improved in health. a-
Henry Ingerman has gone on another
visit to Indiana The "humerosity" Of
these trips looks little suspicious,
Mrs. A. N. Hanna has returned from
OHIO, and was accompanied by Mrs.
Doctor Finley, q sister Of Mrs. Hanna.
Mrs. N. E. Weaver started Saturday to
visit her old home in Danville, Hi
nois. She expects 10 be absent for some
weeks.
Mrs. Rudd, of Kentucky, is visiting
her sister. Mrs. C. c. Morse, on her re-
turn from protracted sojOurn in Col
orado.
Mr.. o. C. Rodgers, who has charge of
the Eureka branch Of the Chicago lum:
Der yard, Is spending short vacation in
this city.
Miss Inez Ingram, of Taylorville, Ten
nessee, is in this city and will make her
future home with her sister, Mrs. DIR.
Northington-
Mr.. 7. o. Kelley, of Neoga, Illinois,
is visiting his father-in-law, Mr.. ]. NJ.
Burns, Of this city, and thinks some of
locating in Emporia.
w. G. sFithian, the ice man, has gone
on a trip to his old home in Cincinnati.
He has not been back before since he
left fifteen years ago.
We acknowledge call from Mr.. j.
NJ. Richardson, superintendent of public
instruction in WoodsOn comfy, who is
making a short visit in Emporia.
DIR. Marvin. of the State University
at Lawrence, and his son Frank, are
among the delegates in attendance upon
the State Sunday school convention.
Misses Minnie Baker and Rhoda Gross
and Messrs. Hibben and Lyeth, of To-
peka, were among the guests at the party
given by Miss Ida Moore last evening.
Mrs. Slack, of Des Moines, Iowa, has
come to Kansas to spend the winter
with her daughters, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs.
Ferguson and Mrs. Brogan, of Hartford.
Henry Moys, who was sent to EmpOria
by the NJ. L. Conference in 1857, and
.,.l,x, ,.,a, E,,,,,,o-;a,o - raouIar ,,,ipfu
ter, is in attendance upon the Sunday
school convention. Tft ~ -
Mr.. George Grosscup, who has been
employed for the past year in the dry
goods store of Sherman s. Richardson,
has accepted a position behind the coun-
tiers of o. F. Sawyer.
John G. Haskell, of Lawrence, is ut
tending the Sunday school convention
in session IN this city. He was for
many years president of the State Sun
day school association.
George Scofield, of Kansas City. is
stopping for few days in Emporia. 1t
is rumored that he is interested in n
double wedding which VIII come on
some time next week.
Mrs. 4. J. Adams and Miss Elizabeth
Ridenour started Monday for New York
where they. will take passage for Eng
land, the former home of Mrs Adams
They will be accompanied to the Allan
tic seaboard by nv. Adams. We wish
the ladies bon Ooyage and safe return.
Mr.. ]. A. Maynard, who returned from
Colorado Sunday brought to our Office
Monday a couple of potatoes which arc a
circus within themselves. The largest
one weighs SO pounds. and the smallest
one 81 pounds. The potatoes were
raised by R. p. McAulilE, Of HuerfanO
county, Colorado, on ground 1900 feet
above the sea level. and had no irrigation
On seven acres of potatoes Mr.. Nc
Auliff cleared $1,000, last year, and his
profit will be more than that this year.
The potatoes and some very fine onions
are on exhibition at this office for few
days. Mr.. Maynard left G. w. Fred
erick well and prosperous on Saturday
last.