The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-29
OVER THE STATE

Eight inches of snow fell on the line
of the Santa Fee Thursday in the western
part of the state.
Leavenworth has passed a cow ordi-
nance and will hereafter NOW her bust
ness streets, instead of grazing them
down.
Two convictions under the prohibit
tory law are reported from Lawrence
There is still hope for Topeka, Dodge
City and Leavenworth.
The Kansas State Teachers AssUcia-
ton assembled at Topeka Tuesday The
Capital welcomes the visiting peda-
gogues in an editorial in which hand
some and well-merited tribute is paid to
the educators of the school state"
Senator Ingalls, is to deliver his adj
dress on Garfield, at Leavenworth, ON
December Both. He will have as a re-
ception committee three ex,U United States
senators, who now live in that town, E.
G. Ross, Alex. Caldwell and Judge Gro
zier.
A religious awakening of more than
ordinary interest and power is reported
at Usage City. 1t is rumored that The
conversion of Danford is being made the
subject of united and earnest supplica-
tion ON the part of his depositors.
A Ft. Scott man has an Investment of
$3.50 in a nickle-plated bicycle. We
shouldn't wonder If his head would
prove an uncommonly interesting object
of examination to DR.. Spitzka, who is
an expert in The matter of inequalities
in the human Uranium.
The State Press Publishing and Print
ing company was organized in Topeka
yesterday with a capital stock of $4,000
and the following gentlemen as direc-
tors: John Martin. w. F. White. Geo S.
Brown, Alfred Ennis, w. N. Allen, J.
B. Fugate and ]. B. Chapman. 1t is uR-
derstood that the company will assume
the publication of the Daily Democrat,
whose success with such substantial
backing may be regarded as a foregone
conclusion.
Governor st. John is highly commend
ed by the state press for appointing Mrs.
Cora Downs, of Wyandotte, one OF the
regents of the State University. The
lady is doubtless possessed of ample
qualifications foI this important trust,
and as women have been identified in a
very prominent and effective manner
Shs Cd iF1a Of Lao
state, the selection reflects much credit
upon the judgment and chivalTy OF His
ExcelleEcy.
W; }. Brown, OF Leon, Kansas, is
missing and the sheriff of Butler cOun.
ty was at Kansas City Saturday looking
for him. He Is cattle dealer and left
Leon on December II with cargo OF
cattle. He sold his cattle and wrote his
wife he would start home December a
since which time nothing has been heard
from him. He is reported as a man o.
exceptionally good habits, and there are
fears of foul play.
| A lawyer by the name of Foster, from
Peoria, Illinois, has been hired by thu
commissioners of Greenwood county t.
look into the matter of the legality o
the bonds voted to the Howard branch
some years ago, and Foster decides tina
only $4,000 of the bonds are legal ant
that the balance, $14S, 600 are illegal
from the fact that the county clerk die
not furnish certificate of their issuanc
to the state auditor, and that all th
bonds registered without the certificat
of the clerk are illegal. The Republi
can says if this is true the people vii
be happy, but that paper seems to thinl
that there IS some under current, or myt
; terry in the matter. 1t wants {
know "who this Foster is" and why
was necessary for the commissioners
, go so far away for legal talent. Il ask
r the commissioners few connundrum
t which it wQula be nothing more tina
: proper for them to answer.