The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-13

The county commissioners adjoune
Saturday.
The Golden's have one of the bei
bands travelling.
Elder Lott received three new accei
g ons TO the Christian church Sunday.
TIL. Williams sold two hundred eve
and twelve bucks last Friday for $500
L. w. Lewis is putting in stone piei
for an iron bridge across the river {
Cottonwood.
Tom Fleming's chestnut sorrel TIM
er, won second money, SOS, in the thre
minute race at Neosho Falls.
President Arthur's first appointmer
in Lyon county is that Of John M. 81
vcnson as postmaster Mt Reading.
The captain and first and second lie'
tenants of the Emporia Rifles receive
their commissions from Governor S
John last week.
Arthur. infant child of James an
Emma Tibbals, died at the family res
deuec at Forest Hill Sunday, aged iou
months and five days, ~
The Attica town site was finally vi
Gated by the county commissioners
their recent meeting. The case will b
appealed 10 die distrlct court.
A large number of fine shecp are b
ing shipped into Lyon county from til
cast, two car loads having arrive
Monday by way of the Santa Fe.
The Emporia Kennel Club have Ii
moved their dogs TO the new quarter
fitted M under the direction of HaTr
Leiblfied northeast OF the city.
Miss L. G. Dahln, formerly teache
in the public schools of this city, die
Sunday morning at Florence Of quic
consumption, aged about twenty year
VIII Darling and. Miss Annie Phi
lips were married Sunday evening b
Rev. John Kirbyi'of the NJ. E. churcl
at the brides residence ON South avenu
THE News acknowledges the receiI
of invitations to musical entertainment
TO be given mt the rooms of Mrs. $.
Chase on the evenings Of October 14t
and 18th.
Judge Ashbaugh, Of Howard, was
the city Monday TO award the contract ts
the construction of new shool house |
that place Meigs & Henson were Il
lowest bidders.
Mr.. j. II. Firth, who recently cam
to Emporia from Halifax, was admitte
to the bar at Lyndon last week and wi
make his Office with Almerin Gillet
on Commercial street.
| Adrian, an infant son of JamesWeave
died at his fathers residence east of til
city Tuesday forenoon, of cholera il
fantum and was buried in MaplewoO
cemetery Wednesday at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pike, of Florence, wis
to return thanks to the young men VIII
acted as palEbearers at the funeral o
Miss L. e. Dahm, whose remains wei
brought to this city Tuesday for buria
| Two pairs of jersey red hogs, COT
signed to a party in Junction City, a
tracted considerable attention at IL
Adams express Office last Monda.
They were very fine specimens Of IL
genus pig.
The work of paving the alley east c
Commercial street, between Fourth an
Fifth avenues has been completed an
is ready for acceptance at the hands {
the city council. 1t looks like frs
class job.
The Burlingame Guards, in card pul
lished in the local papers hcknowledg
the kindness of Captain Burge, of tn
Emporla Rifles, in loaning them un
forms and swords for the presentation {
the Union Spy.
james Convict, of this city, lost 4 VA
liable grade bull last week at his rane
on tho Verdigris. The animal was lar
ated TO n tree near the bank of the rive
which rose so rapidly that the waters eI
! quilted and drowned him.
W.T. Soden has awarded the contraC
to John Hammond for the constructio
of u business room at the west end {
the Emporia National Bank block.
will be occupied, when completed, b
the Central Loan and Land Company.
Mr.. Milliken made survey of Ii
Norton property Monday, preparation
to its division among the different pu
chasers. 1t seems that the beautifI
little grove that has been for long Il
admiration of the town must go.
The county commissioners, at their T
cent meeting, determined to bounce ii
wood stovesat the court house and su
stitute coal burners in their place. TIL
will be n very acceptable change to Il
officials who burnt wet elm all last wi
ter.
Quite large number of soldiers ha
. passed through Emporia during the pa
week over tlae Santa Fe, bound for Il
frontier. We trust they will get
: chance at the red devils who keep Il
settlers in the far west in such fear
their depredations.
. A young tiamp purchased two pOun
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