The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-18
The HARTFORD News.
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FRIDAY, August 12th.

EDITED BY LINGO"
FRIDAY, August 12th.
Thomas Peyton is the proprietor of a
new boy. For further particulars, call
on the father who is doing well. =. The
Hartford band received an invitation to
play at the Weaver Mitchell combination
show at Burlington next Monday.
Charles DeMoss has the contract of build
ing DR.. Skaters new Office on the corner
of Commercial street and Exchange
avenue. Early planting pays in KAN
sas. as witnessed in the following: Dudley
Smith, of Four Mile Creek, planted
large field of corn as early as possible,
part so early as to necessitate the wearing
of gloves, and of that same field, despite
the long continued dry weather he says:
81 would not give man ten cents to IN
sure me sixty bushels per acre" Yes
terday at the school meeting W. J.
Combs made his report as treasurer, and
was "musterd out of service" w. H.
Filckenger was unanimously elected TO
fill tbs position for the next three years.
An eight months school was voted, and
q tax of six mills per cent. for teachers
wages and two mills for incidental ex-
penses was levied. A well will be dug,
large coal house erected and repairs
made about the buildings. The district
last year paid nearly $500 indebted
ness out Of the incidental fund. No
orders regarding teachers or wages were
voted.
TUEsDAY, August 0.
Messrs. Morehead and Marker, of
Americas, were in town yesterday. -.
Miss Cora Slack, of Emporia, who has
g. IL H. fn- Aaw-1
returned home today. Tally one more
for Anderson, the harness man. It's q
boy and he says it's a ''daisy," too.
Mr.. Orville Wilkinson, we understand,
is an applicant for the principalship of
the schools here. If employed, we are
certain he will give entire satisfaction, as
he is one of Lyon county's best teachers.
-. Last evening quite q number, of the
young folks of this place met at Mr..
Francis Brogan's, where they enjoyed
delightful evening, thanks TO the
kindness of the host and hostess. =.
Oh, those naughty printers! They made
us say something naughty in the Setur-
days communication. The iadulgent
readers of the News will please correct
the error sin their minds and read "Mr.
KelI" instead of Mr.. H-hades, as the
printer has IL. This school district is
in a much better financial condition
than most of our citizens imagine. Dur
ing the past year debt of more than
$3.50 has been cancelled besides the reg
ular expenses, and the treasurer now has
on hand about $50. The treasury being
in so good condition, il should be
voted that the building should be prop
erly fenced as was long since sadly
needed. Let this be attended to at the
next meeting. aa.
MONDAY, August is.
James Mccullough is the last lucky
man. Last Saturday he received an Or
der for $3.50 back pension. He will
hereafter draw SO a month. We are
much panied 10 announce the death of
joseph Myers, the son of our esteemed
citizen Michael Myers. He was spend
ing the summer in Iowa, and was taken
suddenly i'll last week, and before his
parents could reach him he had died.
His friends have the sympathy of the
community. There was solemn high
mass celebrated this morning at ST.
Mary's church in honor of the festival of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. :. DIR. Shat
fer's son, a telegraph operator at Council
Grove, came down yesterday ON 81 extra
and will remain for some time visiting
his relatives. =. . Mr.. Joseph Cohenour,
tuC DSclOL Vi luC M C4huICu
at this place, and brother of Mrs. JOSH
Va Duran, arrived Saturday evening. He
is accompanied by his family, and after
q few days visit will proceed to New
Mexico, where he will remain on &C
count of poor health. THE Star Span
gled Banner" waved over Judge Combs
Office last Saturday, where gathered the
soldiers who desired to attend the re-
union at Emporia in October. Quite
number were enrolled. .Neosho Rapids
new receives all of her freight via Hart
ford, much increasing the duties of the
agent here. Nearly $500 was collected
for freight during the last month by Mr..
Bear. >
THURSDAY, August 16.
An ice cream party was held at the
residence of Henry Scott last Saturday
evening. Work was begun to-day up
on the stone work of Bernheisel s. Kell's
new business house. Miss Lizzie
Slack, a sister OF Mrs. w. j. Brogan,
of this city, has been employed TO teach
the primary department of the schools
here. We think it very good selection
-. There must be smistake somewhere,
for the book says the rain falls upon the
just and the unjust alike, but for the
past few days 1t has been raining upon
the unjust ones afiIr-around but
we have not had bit. 49,.
The Masonic order, Hartford lodge, No
1913, have rented for FIVE years, the hall
composing the second story of Maxson
& Lamphear's new business house on
Commercial street. Rev. Father Guido
announced last Sunday that there would
be no services here upon the second Sun
day in September, but upon the Wednes-
day following September 14th). the
Right Reverend Bishop of this diocese
would meet the congregation Mr. A.
A. Wells, of Emporia, graduate of the
State Normal school, was yesterday
hited by the school board as the princi-
pal of the public schools for the coming
year. Quite a number of our citizens
went to Burlington yesterday TO hear
General Weaver. They express them