The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-15
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Dan Jay has accepted position IN
Birds jewelry store.
Brother Baker, of the Commonwealth,
favored the NEWS Office with a call Fri
day morning.
Mr.. S. A Brown, the lumber yard
man of Chicago, registered at the Hotel
Coolidge Friday.
Rev. ]. NJ. Rankin and wife, of Buri-
ington, We're in the city Saturday, on
their return from Topeka.
Rev. DIR. Cordley. of this city, used to
know the Guiteau family, and he isn't
stuck up" over il, either.
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, of the Wichita Eagle,
accompanied by his wife, wereI visiting
relatives in the city, last week.
Mr.. Burnside, of the cattle firm of
Stewart, Haymer & Burnside, left on a
business trip 10 st. Louis Friday.
Mrs. Norris, of Columbus, Ohio, is
the guest of Col. J. NJ. Steele and wife,
at their residence on Rural street.
Mr. C. s. Beadle, chief engineer of the
Kansas City and Emporia railroad,
moved his family TO Melvern today.
Mrs. c. s. Cross returned last Thursday
from Philadelphia, where she has been
taking instruction in the higher grade of
music.
Miss Flora Young, who has been max
ing her home with Captain Lee and
wife at Fl Hays, is visiting her brother
DR.. J. A. Young in this city.
Mrs. Fred Perrigo, of Cottonwood
Falls, is visiting Mrs. Captain Sterry.
Mrs. Perrigo, nee Miss Marsh, was a ia.
vorite with many of our people.
Mr. Charles King, an old Emporis
boy. now of Sedgwick City, Kansas
stopped here few hours Friday or
his way to hear Kellogg, at Topeka.
Captain Thresher, an old-time Empor
ian, but now serving in the capacity Of
a revenue officer at Washington City, il
making a brief visit among friends in
this city.
J. F. Drake left Tuesday evening fol
Chicago. He will return to Kansas CITY
in a few days and remain there until al
ter Christmas. Address No. 10 Eas
Sixth street.
The Topeka papers speak in very com
plimentary terms of the temperance ad
dresses delivered in that city on Wednei
day evening by Judges Buck and Cul
yer of this city.
Mrs. N. Whittlesey, who for the pas
five months has been visiting her parent
and numerous friends in the Empir
state, will returned to Emporia SatuI
day
Mr.. A. E. Abrahams left for st. Loui
Friday. Business will engage his al
tenlion for few days at that point
During his absence, Geo. Clapp will as
sist Mr.. Frantz at the Famous.
]. V. Randolph, j. NJ. Miller, AM
Robert Milliken returned Saturda
from Lawrence, where they were in al
tendance at the State Horticultural Sc
ciety meeting. They report a very er
thusiastic reunion and royal treatment
A. F. Handy, of the book publishing
firm of Packard, Handy & Co.. N. Y
made US pleasant call this morning
Mr.. Handy is here in the interest of tn
"Libary of Universal Knowledge" il
fifteen volumes and one of the very bes
and cheapest encyclopedias extant.
MIR. T. ID. Bragunier, of the wholesal
grocery house, on south Commercis
street, was on last Tuesday evening ma
ried to Miss ]. A. B. Strong, the cer'
mony being performed by Mr.. G. "
Chandler. We wish the couple muc
happiness and prosperity.
Col. John II. Bacon, formerly of WasI
ingtOn, Iowa, but now of ColOrad
Springs, was in the city Friday. Fl
is looking for location to start the Ii,
cry business. We hope he will decid
to locate in Emporia, as he is wid'
awake, thorough, business man.
A party of Emporia folks went up t
Topeka Friday morning to hear Clar
Louise Kellogg. They returned ne1
day, having enjoyed a rich musIca
treat and a very pleasant visit to on
sister city. Among the number wer
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Guerrier, Rev. and Mr.
Thomas Burrows, Mrs. Davis Peytor
]. c.. Burnett and wife, Miss Nelli
Wood, Miss Anna Goddard, Miss Nelli
Severy, Mrs. E. A. Murphy, ]. W. Mu
ply and c. L. Severy.