The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-25

n movement IN Tue egg INDUSTRY III
dictates that the hens are rising To the
requirements of Easter.
The Southwestern marble works have
put up six pieces of work in MaplewOod
cemetery during the past week.
The Eldorado Times brags on mar
bic imposing stone ordered from the
southwestern works in this city
An examination of county teachers
was held in this city on Saturday, at
which there were thirty applicants.
We are informed that A. P. Kelley is
talked of for reelection as member of
the school board for the outlying dis
trici
Read the excellent address of Pro
fessor Fowler, of the State Normal, on
Honesty in the School Room, publish
ed in to-day's NEWS.
The star of empire must be affected
by the perehelion of the planets. The
emigrant trains go west empty and re-
turn east crowded with passengers.
Spring must be here. We saw wo-
man with steaming tea-kettle in her
hand Wednesday, pouring its contents
upon an old, but animated, bed-stead
The remotest extreme Of marital de-
votion has been composed By an En-
poria woman, who accompanied her
husband to Dodge City. where he has
purchased stock rancho.
w. r. Sheen, of Centraiia, Deputy G.
IL. w. Ofthe A. o. U. w, is in the city,
and will meet with the select Knights of
that order at The hall this evening. 4
| full attendance is desired.
The present winter has been one of
the best for feeding cattle ever known in
Lyon county. All classes of stock are
in frst-class shape and farmers and cat
tie men are feeling greatly encouraged.
G. Wooster, messenger of the Wells
Fargo s. Co.'s express on the Santa Fe,
accidentally shot himself with a revOlv-
er at Lawrence Sunday, while NOV
ing goods in car. The wound is not
serious
Representatives from the Wells, Bad
ger creek and Central school districts,
were in town Monday figuring on the
formation of new district in Fremont
township about three miles northeast of
Emporia.
The following are the rates from En-
poria TO San Francisco by way of the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific: First
class fare, $lO4; second class, $7S; emf
grant, $4750. Tickets are on sale at the
depot in this city.
The appearance in the market of let
tuce, radishes, etc, should suggest TO
our ministers the propriety of abridging
their discourses. 1t takes "rattling'
good preacher to talk against dinner
of spring vegetables.
We are informed that $1,000 will be
asked for to complete the new school
building. What right or authority the
school board had TO expend more
than the $4,000 voted for the pur-
pose we do not know
The Normal student with new Yale
lock box, girl whose heart and letters
gush for him alone, and whose "paternal
Dad" is prompt ON remittances, has about
as soft snap as it is the lot of man
| TO collar on this side of the swelling
Jordan.
A special meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held Saturday, March Goth, at the NJ. E.
church. a full attendance of members is
requested, as there is business of import
ance before the society.
Mrs. VIM. PECK, Secretary.
Plymouth school recently graduated a
class of six in the common school
course, and district No. 26, known as
Cottonwood, class of three, most OF
whom will enter the Normal. This
makes five classes that have completed
their studies under this system.
r. E. Torrington is being strongly
urged by his friends 20 run for council
man in the list ward, and has signifieC
his willingness, If elected, to qualify fol
that office. Mr.. Torrington is the kline
of man we like to see come TO thu
front in our present municipal canvass
We are indebted to Mr.. Andrew Han
son the obliging lessee of the Hallber!
! gardens, for an exquisite bog uet of ger
aniums, which proved as pleasant a
1 70 AnnAoxyl Wy
r have ever struck. Such delicate favor
are always appreciated at THE New
office.
: Messrs. Doty s. Roberts, of the Amer
icus Herald, have dissolved partnership
1 and the publication of the paper will b
o continued under the proprietorship o
!. the latter member of the late firm
These gentlemen have been getting u
a very creditable paper, and the enter
b prise is deserving of success.
In pursuance of letter of Invitation
q from parties at Burlington, the musics
a union, of Emporia, will produce tn
/ "Bells Of Corneville," at that place o
Friday evening, of this week. Robei
, Elstun went down Tuesday to make tn
necessary arrangements and we prediC
for the performance a handsome patron
age.
d The prize organ at the 90 cent store
h attracting considerable attention. Tn
instrument is the STANDARD organ
made by The Peloubet company, NeN
York, and is valued at $780, The draw
- ing will take place on July 9Th, mex
:. and will be conducted on plan simili
- to the drawing by Mr.. Suppe on Ne
:, Years.
The visit of Proctor aroused a wO
8 derful interest in the moon, and as col
p sequence the students in some of OF
schools, and especially those taught /
sentimental youag ladies, are wOrryin
: their brains in attempts to get up sens
less compositions on some subject col
- neeted with the moon. There is q
ia awful sight of ''moon shine'' in sue
u stuff about the moon.
&c There are $4,000 new words In We
D. ster's revised lexicon, but not one or a
nc of them taken together are adequate
- describe the sensations of an Empor
u man who kissed, by mistake, the faith
II of his best girl, as he admitted him
y the house one Piutonian evening Ia
HS week. The moral of this item is oby
:" Gus, and no sensible young lady WI
NC reads il, will hereafter fail to light Il
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