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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-29
Educational

The following is the monthly report
of school district No. 90: Total number
enrolled, 81; average daily attendance,
90; average daily hardness, g.; average
department, 90; average daily standing,
95; average monthly examination, 80. The
following pupils have been perfect in de-
pertinent during the month: Lucinda
Lewis, Alta Tennis, Alta Cause, Elma
Bayliff, Lydia and Ola Bayliff, Laura
Thomas, Johnnie Johnston, Chas. Morgan,
Ivey and Aaron Stout, Laban Moon. The
following have been neither absent nor
tardy during the month: Lucinda Lew
is, Lydia Parker, Ella Stout, Lizzie
Linck.
We closed the first month of this term
with arbor day. 1t was announced two
weeks before, and the interest of all in
creased every day until on Friday about
noon, trees and spades were quite plenty.
Tree planting began at O'Clock and last
ed an hour and Il half, after which all
went TO the school room To be entertain
ed with Friday afternoons exercises. 1t
proved one of the occasions long to be
remembered by all, especially as there
are about one hundred trees and shrubs
to tell for themselves in after years. But
as the school yard is large one hope
each returning year may have a day, Gel
ebrated as arbor day by district 20, until
the yard is filed. Respectfully,
MARY HERBERT.
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poria and the citizens thereof with cleo
tric light. The price of which shall
hereafter be declared in the city council,
said company to have the refusal Of
furnishing electric light at the price so
determined, and in case ii fails to fur
nish such light at the price fixed by the
council, then all exclusive privileges
herein granted be revoked, and the
council shall have the right to give the
privilege herein granted, TO any other
person or company to furnish electric
light at such price so fixed.
SEC. 4. That the said Emporia Eiec-
trio and Gas Light Company shall COM
mence the necessary arrangements for
furnishing the City Of Emporia and the
citizens thereof, with electric light or
gas within five months from the pass
age of this ordinance, and shall have
them completed within one year from
the passage of this ordinance and be
ready to supply electric light or gas
from its mains or wires.
SEC. 5. That the failure Of said EN-
pOria Electric and Gas Light Company
to comply with the requirements OF sec
ton four Of this ordnance, shall at me
option of said city, to be declared IN
like manner by ordinance, forfeit All its
rights hereby granted to erect and main
tain gas works.
SEC, 6. That for and in consideration
OF the rights and privileges herein grant
ed the Emporia Electric and Gas Light
Company shall file with the city clerk its
acceDtance Of this ordinance within ths5ty
DAYS from the passage thereof and elso
q good and sufficient bond approved by
the city council in the sum Of I'VE thous-
and dollars and renewed from time TO
time as the city councif may direcs con
ditioned 3hat said city STALL be held
harmless from any damages which may
occur from careleseaess IN digging ditch
Is or in leaving same improperly guarded
or lighted ct night or for any damage
for which the city would be held legally
liable.
SEC. z. That said Emporia Electric
and Gas Light Company are hereby re-
ouired at all times 70 furnish gas Of at
least sixteen candle power continuously
from the time its works shall be IN OPP
Grafton, free from all nop-imfamable or
poisonous qualities and in sufficient guam
titles to all paying consumers and TO ali
persons applying for same On or along
any street or alley On which mains have
been extended, and In case OF failure so
to do, except in case Of emergency, or
accident. for every six consecutive hours
the said company shall within forty
eight hours after demand by the city au-
thoEities therefor pay into the city treas
ury as stipulated and liquidated damages
the sum Of $500, and IN case Of failure
50 to do, the said company shall forfeit
all rights in the franchises hereby grant
ed. The facts upon which . forfeiture
Is claimed by reason Of n0n-conplianee
with the provisions Of this section
shall be determined by court Of COM
petent Jurisdiction.
SEC. 8. That this ordinance take ef-
feet from and after its publication.
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FraEmsnts from the Normal.


The students were very much surpris-
ed to learn of Miss Wheat's resignation.
It was made the general topic Of discus
sion during the day. Various opinions
as to the cause. were expressed, but on
account of the obscurity of the circum-
stances attending the matter, the DIS
cussion was principally of an interrog-
atory character, and the opinions vari-
ously modified by provisos. Further
Developments will undoubtedly reveal
the feeling Of the students in the mat
ter.
The zoology and botany classes have
made arrangements for two excursions
per week. We hope that these excur-
sions will not be made occasions for too
much fun by the students. 1t is the
proper way, in our judgment, TO study
these sciences, but it can be easily
abused.
The class motto for 1881 is, Through
trial to the stars" This one was select
ed from dozen others on the second
ballot. The class also elected from its
number, the following persons TO per-
form class exercises during commence
ment week: E. c. Gibson, orator; Miss
Secord, Historian; Miss Axtell, prophet,
and Miss Hassler, essayist. who will
make the class motto her subject Two
Committees were appointed, and are
now on duty with instructions to report
ct next meeting.
We cannot refrain from compliment
ing Miss Parker, Of the Normal, for the
admirable manner in which she rendered
her recitation 1t the lyceum tonight
The expression put into the words was
such that 1t made them felt. Her ges-
lures and articulation were beyond criti-
cism. We hope TO have the pleasure Of
enjoying Miss Parker's eIecutionary pow;
ers again
The lyceum has q good program foF
next meeting, and our friends are invit-
ed 70 be presen: and take il in BETA.
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The Gas Ordinance.

In view of the general interest which
is felt in relation to the matter. we pub
lish below the full text of the gas ordi-
nance recently passed by the city coun-
Gil, but which has not yet been signed
by the mayor:
An ordinance authorizing the Emporia
Electric and Gas Company to open
streets, alleys, highways and public
grounds, for the purpose of laying
mains, pipes and wires for supplying
electric or gas light to the City OF
Emporia and the citizens thereof:
Be it ordained by the mayor and cOun-
cilmen of the City of Emporia, Kansas /:
SECTION 1. That the Emporia Electric
and Gas Light Company, are hereby an
thorized to erect, maintain and opeEsse
in the City of Emporia, Kansas. and all
territory that may be hereafter added
thereto electric or gas light works with
suitable buildings, and 10 use the streets,
alleys, public grounds and highways Of
said City of Emporia, for the purpose
of laying mains, pipes and wires for
supplying electric or gas light to said
city and citizens thereof, and shall have
full power to take up, repair and alter
such pipes and wires, and for such pur.
alleys, public grounds and highways, as
may be necessary, provided said En-
poria Electric and Gas Light Company
Shall properly guard such excavations
and light the same at night and shall
leave and keep said streets, alleys, pub
lie grounds and highways in as good
condition as before being dug up.
SEC. 2 That the Emporia Electric
Gas Light Company shall supply the
CITY Of Emporia and the citizens there.
of, with gas light at price not exceed
ing two dollars and fifty cents for the
eauivalant in illuminating power of one
thousand cubic feet OF standard gas
light of value of sixteen candle power,
and shall light such lamps as the said
city may erect along the mains af q
price not exceeding $22.50 per lamp pei
year for street lamps and 70 burn the
full calendar hours As Determined by
gas ordinance. Preceded, That nothing
in this section shall be construed as "a
regulate the price of electric light.
SEC. 8. That the said Emporia EIec.
trio and Gas Light Company shall hsYe
the exclusive privilege for the period Of
ten years to furnish the City Of EN-
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Zeal Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
have taken place in Emporia and Lyon
county during the present month: Nan
ME Waterbury TO K Finley, lots u and
20 Mechanics street, $3.50; ] Z Finley TO
Van r Holmes, lots " and 20 Mechan-
les street and IS and 126 Cottonwood
street, $3.50; Z Finley to Jas D Hol-
den, lots 40 and 40 Merchants street.
$400; p. G. Lyman to J + McDorman,
lot % Congress street, &125; NJ E Os-
burne to J L Case, lot 60 Neosho street,
$3.50; L D McColm to d D Shaffer, lot
S3 Merchants street, $50; e ] Alexander
to c w Cleayer, lot 161 State street, $500;
r d Thomas to Samuel Guerier,
lots 43 and 45 Constitution street, 81, 900 /;
E G Moore to E Lambert, lot 8 Con-
gress street, $50; II Maloney to NJ Ross,
lot 8 Congress street, $500; s L Ruggles
to N E Weaver, lot IA Commercial
street, $1.00; p Heilman to w A Giles,
lot 10 Mechanics street, $500; Ezra B
Proctor to w Fl Llewelyn, lot 10 Mer-
chants street, 500; H Rathvon to N
w Gilchrist, lots "a and 76 Rural street,
$3.50; N Spicer TO A Harper, lot 152
Merchants street, 500; w Hingerman
to G w Frederick, lots 30 and 80 Com.
mercial street, $2S5; E Hornsby
to John Wind, lot 10 Market street,
$50; William Crutchield TO A Gil.
lett, lot 1856 Exchange street, ss5;
J. n Steele to A. Lyle, lots 138 and 14O
Neosho street, $3.50; A. r. Combs to n.
A. Richardson, lot "a Neosho St, $3.50;
E. Borton 10 G.. n. Ramsey. lot 5 lTer.
chants street 1856; Fl. Hughes to Nell
Martz, lots 1O2 and 104 Cottonwood ST.,
81. 600; Nancy Holmes to J. W. Feighan
north half Of lot IS and south half of loi
81, 81 100; ]. P. Kramer to d. j. B
Brant, lot Rural ST., $50; John FlukeE
to o. L. Eckelberger, lots and 8 Con
gress street, 500; e. Nichols to w. P. B
Paisley lots 10l, 102 and 104 Mechanics
1880.
AmericusJ A Barker to W 81 Swee
sey, lots /, and 3 sc, quit claim deed
Hartford T Ashmore, to NEJones
block Is, 800.
Reading-N A Harris 10 w r Roup
lots l6e, 1e4. 1e5. 1sG, 167, 16e block No
/, tax deed.
Americas Township-B Dixon &c
A B Lamb, half of a W quarter and Q
lie Of W quarter S-18-10: also pieces o.
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At the meeting at Capt. Warren's Of
flee Wednesday there was general dis
cussion of the plans and extent of the
entertainment to be given to the Neosho
Valley Press Association. As Emporia
is the leading town in the valley it was
decided to give an entertainment wor-
thy of the enterprise and importance of
the city. The details of the entertain
ment are not yet completed, but we can
say that it is settled that generous vel
come will be extended, and that no
effort will be spared to make our guests
on that occasion enjoy themselves.
The business meetings of the assOcia-
tion will commence on the nineteenth
In the evening of that day a public re-
ception will be held at the Normal hall.
The exercises will consist of an address
of welcome to be pronounced by Mayor
d. w. Eastman. NJ. w. Reynolds, Of the
Parsons, Daily Star, has been selected to
respond ON behalf of the association.
The annual address win be delivered by
Col. Van Horn, of the Kansas City
Journal. Sen Plumb will also speak il
it is possible FOR him leave TO his duties in
time to participate in the exercises. The
program will be interspersed with good
music by our singers and orchestra.
Just before the public meeting the
editors will be taken to the water works
and there viii be a display by our are
| department
At the close of the meeting at the Nor
NAL ball will be given at Bancroft hall
An elegant collation. will be served At
the new Hotel Coolidge, and its pariors
viii also be thrown open for social pur.
poses TO those who do not wish to dance
We are glad to say that our citizens
have taken an interest in this affair and
are determined that it shall be q success
Our citizens will be asked 70 entertain
the editors either at their homes or by
providing for them at the hotels. They
will arrive here by the trains on the 19th
and will remain over till the afterterncou
trains Of the sOth. when they will ne
turn to their homes or take an excursion
to Santa Fe.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
bennett of Wichita Is in


&c. Bennett, of Wichita, is in the
city.
Rev. G. W. Pye came up from Parsons
Tuesday.
Miss Matte Walkup is spending few
days in this city.
Captain A. N. Sommers and wife went
TO St Louis Monday.
Mr.. A. GilIett went TO Topeka Wednes-
day ON legal business.
John Sebastian, of Kansas City, spent
the Sabbath in Empo.ia.
Mrs. Davis Peyton started on Saturday
for New Mexico, to join her husband.
C. v. Eskridge returned Saturday
from business trip to Illinois.
LA. Taylor, of Hartford, WAS in the
city Wednesday on his way to Topeka.
Mr.. A. Giliet. is making substantial
improvements on his Eagle creek farm.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Finney was in
the city Tuesday on his way to the
capital
Tom Sedgwick returned from Parsons
Tuesday. where he had been on law
business
A little daughter of T. J. Anderson,
of Topeka, is stopping with Mrs. Fl. v.
Bundrem.
W. II. .Dildiue, of Lawrence, spent
the Sabbath in Emporia. with which he
fell in love.
Wm. FlickInger. of Plymouth, one of
Lyon county's pioneer settlers, was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. R. c. Haywood and Mrs A. New
man. of Arkansas City, are visiting
friends in this city.
Hon. w. F. Osborn, who represented
Greenwood county in the last legislature
is in the city Wednesday.
at Burlington the other day we found
an Emporia relic in the person of r. A.
Limbaugh, watch maker.
Mrs. T. j. Anderson, of Topeka, ar
rived In Emporia Tuesday, and is the
guest of Mrs. H. V. Bundrem.
Miss Hattie Hale, formerly of Emporia,
is clerk in the dry goods palace of Geo.
Y. Smith g Co., at Kansas City.
Hon. D. s. Bearss and wife. of Peru,
Indiana, visited the family of T. l..
Hurlburt, of Taylor creek, this week.
Ex-sheriff Richter, of Morris county,
and Mr. Kinney, an attorney of Council
Grove, were in the city to-day on legal
business.
Conductor H. C. Hemenway, of the
Kansas City, st. Joe s. Council Bluffs
road, is visiting Conductor Nettleton, of
this place.
The Messrs. Greenwood, of DeKalb
county, Illinois, are visiting their cousin,
Mr.. D. F. Goodrich. of this city. They
are favorably impressed with Kansas.
]. Jay Buck, R. W. P. g. NJ, deliv-
cred the Grafton at thecelebration of the
63rd anniversary of American Odd Eel.
lowship, at Cottonwood Falls, on Tues
day.
TT. Anderson passed through EN-
pOria Saturday on his way to Wichita
to join a party of eastern capitalists,
with whom he will make a trip to the
Pacific coast
Mrs. Matilda Tatman who broke her
limb and dislocated her ankle on a de-
fsctive sidewalk, on the 18th of Febru-
airy last, has entered suit against the
city for $4,000 damages.
Commonwealth: dad" Griffith, the
boss engineer OF the Santa Fe road, left
at 10 O'Clock Sunday for Wichita with
his pet engine 10 and baggage car %, to
take a party of eastern gentlemen to
Deming. He has made several trips the
last month.
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Rev. Mr.. Hendy, the new Presbyter-
ian minister, preached his inaugural ser
mon as the regular pastor of this charge,
Sunday. The discourse made favor
able and lasting impression on the large
audience. 1t was delivered in terse and
forcible language and its orthodoxy was
one of its notable features. The singing
was one Of the pleasing features of the
service. The organ was presided over
by Professor Pete. tins not necessary
to add, for the information of those who
are acquainted with ale Professors
musical abilities. that his performances
are perfect. Mr.. $. B. Riggs, and his
daughters, Allie and Fannie took the
bass, Soprano and alto, in the order
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land in sections and %, $500; Mary
Grimsley 70 S IL Bell. lot No. of y
quarter, 5-1S-11, $3.50; G. s. Howard to
G W Leckley. W quarter S6-17-1I and
8 acres of the W half of quarter Alt
10, $4,000.
Center Township-C G Jewett to Ed
S Jewett half w quarter and W OF
quarter 15-20-l1, 5000; E Alice to
Ashelot Savings bank, n W quarter 6,
n W quarter Z, W quarter 10 n W quar-
ter 80, 21-1O, $1,000; Cavaness and
Jones, TO John G Furnace half W
quarter 2s-a1-10, $3.50; o Fish TO s r
Redman, 50 acres W quarter 32-21-11,
$500; M II Gully to John II citing W
quarter of quarter 27-21-1O, $500
VIM Clark to E E Holmes, W half of s
W quarter, 3-2l-1l, $500: G w Newman
to Philip Weisse half of quarter of
S quarter, 36-20-11, and piece of
land in section 31-2O-12, S1400; Ellen
A Davis to Henry Davis, half of s W
quarter, 9-20-11, w quarter and half
W quarter, 1421-11, $4,000.
Agnes City Township-A n Spencer
to E Barley sw quarter of sw quarter,
2o-16-10 $50; A P Wilmington to E r
Marcy, 80 acres in s6-15-1O, $780, I
o Dewey to A Sheets, half of Sc quar-
ter 35-15-11, $500.
Waterloo Township-Evans c Shelby
to E Shelby sw half 2s-15-ls, $500.
Reading 1ownship-M A Strstton to
E P Frye halrof NV quarter, 1s-1S-18,
5000; P B Maitin to Holmes 6 Holden
sw quarter, 26-1S-12 and NV quarter So
1912, 5000.
Pike Township-M E Kerr to j
McGinnis half of ne quarter z, and
four acres in 1S-19-10, $500; T o
Dewey to Watkins s. Williams, sll of
section /, half of sw quarter and sw
quarter 2-a0-10, 1890.
Jackson Township-Samuel McCaw
to Fred Genther, W quarter and half
of of W quarter 19-19-13, $4,000; N
w Carey to j ] Camper, S W quarter of
n W quarter 2S-19-13, $500.
Fremont Township-John Crabill to
] Smith, quarter 1-17-11, $500; J.
II King to E G Kennedy, W half of n e
quarter 1851, 5000; Thomas Armor
to NJ ] Rudisill, rs acres in W quarter
14-1S-11, $760; E Douts to James F
Murphy, quarter 1S-17-12, $500.
Emporia Township A Newlin to
A A Hickox, 21{ acres in quarter 10
19-l1, SO; David G Davis, to Hugh p
Davis, acres in 22-19-11. 81, $50.
Elmendaro Township-G W E GrIf-
fifth to Dennis Mahoney, half of e
quarter 9-21-13. $500; E S Baker to
Francis NJ Goddard, W quarter 1890
-. $1,000.
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A party named N. w. Hall, having in
his possession two fine spotted geldings
belonging to H. C. Fisher, of Topeka.
was arrested in this city Monday by
Marshal johnson. and given into the
hands of the sheriff for safe keeping I'M
til the, owner of the horses can be
heard FROM The circumstances lead
ing to Halls apprehension are as
follows: Some weeks ago he was
employed by Fisher to bring the
horses in question from Wichita to
Topeka. AS the time passed by, and
Hall failed to put in an appearance,
Fisher started out TO hunt him. He
visited EmpOria on Friday last, and
laid the circumstances before the
marshal and charged the livery
men to look out for the miss
ing man. On Saturday, Hall ar
rived in town and put up the horses at
Davis livery stable. Monday Will
Gilchrist, with view to bringing mat
tiers to point, offered Hall $2S0.OO for
the horses. The proposition was accept
ed, and Gilchrist paid him $40 on the
bargain, and Immediately gave him over
to the city marshal for dispOsing of prop
erty which he did not own. The mar
shall, in turn, delivered him over to the
sheriff, and he is now in Jail, awaiting
the arrival of Fisher. Hall says that he
was authorized to sell the horses and
did so in pursuance of Fishers instruc-
tions. He manifests no evidences of ag-
itation over his arrest, and says he is
anxious to see FisleF, who has been ad-
vised of the situation and is expected in
Emporia at any time.
Mr.. H. G. Fisher, of Topeka, who was
mentioned in Tuesdays NEWS in con-
nection with pair of horses which were
disposed of TO VIM. Gilchriest by one N.
w. Hall, arrived here Tuesday night,
and called at THE NEWS Office next
morning. He desires TO relieve
Mr.. Hall from all suspicion of
bad faith in the transaction re-
ferred to, and says that he author
lied him to sell the horses, if favorable
opportunity presented, and report with
the money, at Topeka. Hall, who was
promptly released from custody when
the real facts in the case became known,
is represented by Mr.. FISHER to be thor
oughly reliable and is said to sustain an
excellent reputation at Topeka, for which
place the parties named started on the
noon train
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Card OF Thanks.

We most sincerely tender our thanks
and gratitude to all Of our friends and
the public for their kind sympathy in
our trouble and deep afdiction. caused
by the death Of our beloved Nellie, e.
pecially those who faithfully attended
her in her last sickness. Also our
brothers in the ministry, Rev. Overstreet,
DR.. Cordley, Rees. Lewis and Jones, for
their comforting addresses, and to Mr..
L W. Lewis, for his able and wise con-
Quoting Of the funeral and also to Misses
Lizzie Jones, Hannah Evans and 1Ers.
r. D. Thomas and other ladies for de
eorAting the church and Mr.. D o. Jones
and the choir for their appropriate sing.
ing. JOHN JOKES.
JOHN LEWIS
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AROUND TOWN.

Emporia has more driving rigs to the
square inch than any town in Kansas.
VIM. Folsom has set out q number of
shade trees around his new residence on
State street.
The painting boom still continues, to
the great Improvement of private resi-
dences and business houses.
lie. Lambert has put down a sub.
stantial stone sidewalk in front of his
residence on Constitution street.
W. H. Suppe, of the 90 cent store, has
swung out handsome sign at his new
room in the Odd Fellows block.
The burning question in and around
EmpOria just now is how to get enough
money together to take in the circus.
The United Presbyterian society OF
this city has purchased the lots north
of the Constitution street school house
with view to erecting church there.
on
The Invitations for the ball and ban.
quet to be given at the Hotel Coolidge
on the evening of May 8, are ont. They
were printed by Rowland Brothers and
are very handsome.
Chas. D. Lovelace, who has been EN-.
ployed for the past year in the barber
shop of w. E. Heustis, has purchased
the establishment of Frank Dunn, north
of the new Moore block, and will take
possession on the End day of May.
Mrs. Whitney, mother of Mr.. Minor
Whitney, salesman for Sherman & Rich
ardsOn, has purchased the two corner
lots on the southwest corner of Ninth
avenue and Market street, and intends. al
once, to erect nice residence thereon.
Go away from home to hear the news
The Northwestern Miller, of a recen
date, contains the intelligence that q Mr.
GUNNER, of Detroit, is about to erect 1
$500 gradual reduction Touring mill
at Emporia. We trust the rumor MAJ
pan out.
VIM. Berger was fined $500 and cost
Monday by Judge Culver for selling
liquor without license. The saloonist
OF Emporia may 'catch on" to the fac
after while that the prohibitory amend
ment as something more than SO d-t
barren ideality."
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KiIled On the RaIIroad.

D. s. Sholes, former employee of the
Santa Fe road, who left this city five
weeks ago to take g position as brake.
man on the Denver s. Rio GraDde, was
killed in the accident which occurred
near Rock Tunnel, on last Saturday.
He had jumped from the baggage car to
the first passenger coach, which rolled
down an embankment, killing five men
and one woman, among whom was the
subject of this notice. The family of the
deceased, consisting of wife and two
children, live on south Commercial
street, several blocks from the railroad