The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-08
Over THE County.
rnrRsp.Y. March 81.

THURSDAY. March 81.
Americas towr ship has fifsy members of
the Ancient Order of United workmen.
That means just one hundred Thousand dol
lars OF insurance for their families
Wayne Lee. of Toledo, Chase county, was in
town yesterday. He locks as jolly as ever.
We heard q farmer remark recently
stock in Lyon county. We think he is right
Mahan 4 Wheeler are large buyers and ship
pers OF stock and contribnee not little 10
swell the depleted pockets of our farmers.
Ia Fruitland. on the 30th inst the wife OF
Daniel Stanley gave birth to SON.
Jacob Lesh has enclosed his lois with q
picket fence -. Let old and young IN their
pursuit for pleasure, remember tile drama
Down by the Sea- in the interest OF the u.
T. church The advance martins put in
an appear ance at our place this morning.
They are certainly the harbingers of spring.
her sister Lucy in town. She went home yes
terday Ar. Lawhcad, of iowa. is visit
ing his brother-in-law, Martin McCleery.
-. Luther Ross has sold his farm on Allen
creek and has the Colorado fever We tear
Il viii carry him OF. What will the COOK
that cracked the egg do then2 More anon.
FRIDAY. April lsL 1881.
Mr.. Geo. W. LechIer has purchased the
Howard farm north of town The press
f,r the AlnerIcus Herald was shipped from
Chicago Monday Mr.. j. g Holderness
says: "there is a side in the affairs of men,
which taken at the food leads on to fortune"
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bought part of what is known as the Amer
icus farm Considerable real estate is chang
ing hands in this section Messrs. Bern
jus: closed a. six months term of school at
Frost 3 school house on Allen creek, and II Is
gone to take up his habitation at Hartford
III this county ... The Storm Club will meet
az the residence of l. A. Wood. Esq next
Thursday evening. a full attendance is dc.
sired -. More anon.
SATURDAY, April 2.
By the kindness of our worthy P. NJ,
Mrs L. A. Hill, we furnish the follow
ing item of official business from the
Americas post Office for the quarter end
ing March 81. 1881: Amount of orders
issued, 50. 160.63; amount of orders paid,
$167OS; amount deposited at Kansas
City by order of the department, $2,093-
So; fees on the same, $1,000. The
printer made us say in Fridays daily
that the drama ''Down by the Sea- was
in the INTEREST of the Z. p. instead of the
NJ. E. church. Mrs. DR.. T. a. Wright,
Miss LewIe Hill and Miss Sadie Wright
returned yesterday from a visit to friends
in Atlantic, Iowa. /. Items of interest
for either the DAILY or WEEKLY NEWS
dropped in p. D. box 90, Americas, will
be thankfully received, and appear in
our "Notes" in due season. More
anon.
MONDAY, April 4, 1881.
Mr.. G. s. Howard has rented the
Hughey property and moved into town
=. Communion services were held at
the United Presbyterian church Friday,
Saturday and Sabbath, Rev. G. Riddle of
| Walton, Kansas, assisting, Rev. J. A.
Collins, pastor. Mr.. j. S. Gibson and
Mr.. John Edmiston were elected ruling
elders of the church. :. Mrs. Hughey
| and family leave this week for Penn
| sylvania. Mr.. H. went there some weeks
ago. They will be missed by their
many friends in this neighborhooa
TUESDAY, March 8.
Rev. J. w. Hammond and wife leave
to-day to spend the summer months
among friends in Ohio and Pennsylva.
mia. Father Hammond has resided
among US about a year, and through his
occasional ministrations has made many
warm friends who will miss him during
his absence and be glad to welcome him
on his return. e. b. Lesh, of the firm
of Lesh Bros, grocers, has put shutters
on his new house, and is now building a
| picket fence. When he has finished
| painting his house and fence and laid
down a new sidewalk, we shall think he
has done his share to improve the street
he resides upon. w. w. 10y, of Amer
icus, and Doc. Stout. of Cottonwood,
have gone to Missouri to purchase mules.
-. Remember the meeting of the Storm
Club Thursday evening, at the residence
of L. A. Wood, Esq. Let all members
be sure to attend, as very important
business will demand their attention
More anon.