The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04

Mrs. j. ID. Manning started Friday f'i
Trenton, Missouri.
George A. Ferdinand returned from
Kansas CITY Saturday night
john Sebastian, of the Rock Island s
Pacific road. WIS in the city Monday.
Mr.. George Rowland is back frum 10
wa, where lie went 10 visit sick brother
Miss Sarah Kirkrnd~ll r, turned Safur
isy morning fr"m f ar months vi>i
9" Iowa.
Arkansas CITY Traveller: Mis- Ncllis
Jones. Of E,n!mria, Isvisitin< Mrs- New.
nm, ef This ci,y.
Col ]. P sanford who !sc;ur;d in
Emp"ria Fr,ds. ,ve..ing was cltefia.n,
hy Dr- J. 4. Ynang.
Mr. H. =. Cr.,ss. president Of The Firsi
National Bank. has returned from an
extended trip through the east
We are indebted 10 Mr.. Joseph Hill
for the excellent report of kansas
Day" in the high school, which appears
on this page.
George H. Haford, Of Rosita. Color.
ado. partner of r. J. Edwards, of this
city, in the mining business, is in town
for few days.
S. o. Mcdowell, of the Columbus
Courier and a representative to the
grand lodge of A. o. U. w, called on
THE News Tuesday.
James E. Murdoch and daughter ar
rived in the city Saturday, and were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bill dur.
ing their stay in the city.
We are pleased to see on the streets to-
day, Mr. E. R. Holderman, who has been
confined to the house for some weeks
with severe attack of bronchial trouble.
Mr. B. F. Moon aud his brother. n.
W., started to Indiana last week to visit
friends. We wish them Il happy jour.
ney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Lewis, of
Lawrence, arrived in Emporia Sunday,
having been summoned hither by the
death of Mrs. Lewis brother, Captain C.
H. North.
D. c. Rogers, vino injured his hand
some weeks ago, and who has been ly-
ing up for repairs in this city, returned to
Cottonwood tuesday to resume his du-
ties as operator at that place.
Chaplain Lutz and daughter have re-
turned from Ohio where they enjoyed .
delightful visit of sonie weeks. The
Chaplain is indigenous to Buckeye soil.
All great men come from Ohio.
Mr.. Scott has secured the services of
Mr.. Chas n. Wilder, Il graduate OF
Rochester Business College, and a
teacher of considerable experience, to
assist him in the Emporia Business
college.
Mr.. c. w. Paxton, book-keeper and
time keeper for the A. T. & S. T. rail-
road company, at the round house is
taking Il. full course of double entry
bookkeeping at the Emporia Business
college.
Mr.. Geo. w. Reed, of the Kansas State
Journal, at Topeka, is in the city in at
tendance upon the grand lodge of the
A. o. U. W., and in company with w.
Chandler, of the same city, favored THE
NEWS office. with call Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Barker left for
Washington, D. c., Tuesday where Mr.
Barker has secured a position in the
employment of the government. Their
many friends in this city greatly regret
their departure, but trust they will. find
pleasant home at the national capital.
Concerning Our Local Signal Service
The following paper read by DR.. Bur
dick, before the Lyon county horticul-
tural society at its recent meeting in
this city, will be of general interest:
"Are the signal service instruments
placed in the Normal school TO Toe of
any practical benefit To the people of
Lyon county:"
The above question is one which a
great many people in this county would
like 10 have answered.
Early in the past year, perhaps in
May, / presented to this society II short
paper on the subject of making, if il
could be done, Emporia an observing
station in the signal service department,
and if possible make these observations
of value to the surrounding country.
/ understand that through the kind
ness of Senator Plumb, the committee
appointed by our society, Judge Culver
chairman, secured set of instruments
with the understanding that they were
to be placed in the Normal school.
Now, what credit has this society ever
had in this matter, or if the Normal
school is going to appropriate this thing
without ever saying so much as 'thank
YOU" is there no way by which their
use may be made of some good to US ?
In my paper last summer / suggested
the plan of connecting the Normal
school with the telegraph Office by a
telephone. so that the daily dispatches
from Washington and the observations
taken here could be combined and by
some kind of signals the people given
warning of storms or sudden changes in
the weather. What steps are necessary
to be taken before we can get any bene-
fit from it?
The subject was fully discussed
by the society and its considera
tion continued until next meeting.
Uriah Glover, an old and respected
cltizeh of Fremont township, died Fri,
day morning. January 2sth, of pleura-