The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-11
PERsoNAE nEENrToN.

I PERSONAL MENTION.
H. Haussler, ofSt Louis, is visiting hl
brother Fred in this city.
Senator Plumb was registered at tll
Coolidge Monday evening.
VIM. Rankin, representing the Yves
ern National Fair, is in town.
Elon Eldred and sons, of Illinois, ar
visiting II. J. LoOmis, in this city.
Miss Emma Williams has returnel
from visit OF some weeks TO Illinois.
Tom Sebastian. OF Kansas City, /
spending few days in this city.
Mr.. Henry Welder, of Hannibal, Mis-
souri,. is visiting Ed Reynolds, Of thi
city.
Frank B. Bearce is confined TO hi
room at the Fifth Avenue hotel by i'll
ness.
Mr. Harry Stuart, OF Pennsylvania, i
visiting at the residence Of Rev. Mr.
Shoemaker
Mrs. Conductor Irwin Is lying quits
i'll at her residence, corner of Rural stree
and Fifth avenue.
Judge z. w. Cunningham has beer
confined TO his house for some day
with bilious attack.
James Benson, and family have return
ed from Colorado and will again MAKE
their home in EmpOria-
Jonas Hess has gone east to purchase
9 fine line of ready-made clothing and
gents furnishing goods
rs. Krutz, Of the Central Loan and
Land company, started east Monday
evening in the interest OF that firm.
j.. M. Silverthon has returned from
Newton and accepted position at the
Missouri Pacific depot in this city.
The NEWS had pleasant call yester
day from Mrs. Hill, better known AZ
Aunt Lucy" the capable postmistress al
Americas.
Lew Wood, who has turned over his
grocery 10 the "boys" and is taking 9
''lay-off," started last week for trip tc
Chicago and ST. Louis.
Captain j. Lee, of the U. S. A., who ii
stationed at Fort Hayes, has been spend
ing q few days with his brOther-in-law
DIR. ]. A. Young, in this city.
]. B. Porter, travelling agent for the
firm of w. L. Parrotie s. Co., dealers il
hats and caps, Omaha, Nebraska, speni
Friday in our city, visiting friends.
Mr.. o. F. Sawyer, the enterprisine
proprietor of the one-price dry goods
store, started east Tuesday for visit tc
Canada and TO purchase booming stock
of goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Griffith and theil
little daughter returned from Colorado
on Saturday. Their visit was abridged
by reason of the fact that the latter pinned
to get back to EmpOria.
Commonwealth: Senator Plumb
spent the day in this city yesterday, and
went to Ottawa this morning. He re
turns to Colorado to meet his family the
latter part of this week.
Mr.. T. H Williams, Of this city, re-
Gently sold six hundred head of fine
sheep to w. H. Peirson, an Ohio man
who has purchased a large ranch In COT
fey county, near Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Severy have returned
from their visit to the Northwest accom-.
panied by their neice, Miss Sterling, OF
Kalamazoo. Michigan. We are glad to
learn that Mr.. Seyery is much improved
in health.
Mr.. Frank Grosscup, who has been in
the employ of Sherman s. Richardson
since their advent IN our city, left on
Saturday, on a several weeks vaca.
ton, during which he will visit his old
home in New Jersey.
2. F. Riley, agent for the Western
School Supply Agency. called at THE
NEWS Office Wednesday with the new
index map of Kansas, which is the best
thing extant in the way of handy map.
He is also introducing in our vicinity q
new blackboard of superior finish and
durability.
The NEWS is indebted to Mr.. N. w.
SOnnedecker for the excellent reports
which he furnished during the Teachers
Institute, of the proceedings Of that
body. Mr.. Sonnedecker is one of the
rising young educators Of Lyon county,
and has taught with excellent success in
several districts.