The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
OVER THE County.
Americas Notes.

Auasricas Notes
SATURDAY, March 90.
We reported wedding on the tapis q
few days ago. Well, the Professor own
ed up, in his genial way. and the con
tract reads as follows: Married, Tues
day, 22d, inst. Prof. w. II. Cheney to
Miss Nellie A. Holderness, Rev. ID. T..
McAuley officiating. Prof. G. is Can
madam and 3 graduate of the Ottawa
Musical college, Canada. Miss Fl. is
late of Decalb county, Illinois. Both
enjoy the full confidence of the many
friends they have made in Lyon county
the past two years May their pathway
through life be long and pleasant one.
interspersed by few cares and attended
by many joys. a very pleasant and So
cial time was had by the Storm Club
Thursday evening at the residence
of j. &. Anderson. Aunt Lucy"
is visiting at Joe Kimpton's. on
Cahola creek. s. A.-Your article is
too personal and written under angry
feeling. What we want is current items
and facts-clashing of opinions and
Trades, never. Many of our farmers
are busy husking corn this fine weather.
The fields were too muddy to allow it to
be gathered sooner. More anon.
MONDAY, March 81, 1881.
The Hon. P. B. Plumb should look to
his laurels- One of our ancient citizens
stepped into Lesh Bros. grocery store
the other day and presented q nickle
with hole in it. On being informed
that it would not pass, he stepped to the
door and threw it with vengence ex-
claiming, .'that is some of that id old
Plumb's work" The fossil was Demo
Graf. t.. August Reake, of Bluff creek,
was liz town Saturday and reports the
prospect of g wheat crop excellent. He
says the last few warm days are making
both wheat and grass start rapidly. The
many friends of his wife will be glad to
learn that she is able to superintend her
household affairs again after being con-
fined to her bed for q couple of years.
d. p. Tressler is busy assessing Ameri-
cns township. d. j. Roberts, editor of
the Herald, went to Kansas City Satur-
day. j.. Mr.. G. w. Wright, representing
DIR. j. 4. Young, dentist, EmpeFia, was
in town Saturday and today profession
ally. Mrs. Pauline Saunders, widow
of the late A. V. Saunders, has gone to
visit her son, A. L. Saunders, in Colorado
:. Alb. Laughlin, SON of Mr.. John Laugh
Hi, ia 0l1Cu CIcChp - uOHlC again alIGI
about years absence in Colorado.
Mr.. G. s. Howard h9s sold his farm one
and half miles north of Americas, to q
Pennsylvania. He will give possess
sion in short time and move into town
"A number of German families con-
template locating in this section shortly
:. More anon.
- TUESDAY, March 90, 1881.
F.S. Domm has become a knight of the
hammer and adze again, and is erecting
building on the west side of Main
street, next to o. s. Willey's agricultural
ware house, TO be occupied by James W.
White, as meat market. Mr.. G. w.
Drepert and family left to-day for Hal
stead, Kansas, where they intend max
ing their future home. May success
follow them. Uncle Joseph Frost was
in town yesterday and called on your
'.lOcal." He informs Us that he has so
far recovered from his late injury as to
be able to commence the work of assess
ing Fremont township tomorrow. D.. g.
Rev. J. M. Driesback, of the Evangeli-
cal denomination, is away attending con.
| ference this week. Stanley Hill is
giving the inside of the post Office q
coat of paint. Mr.. John Barnett has
moved on the Mike Smith farm across
| the river. James Pheiam has moved
| from Fruitland to Americas. :. Rev
Jacob Lowe preached in the earnest Of
spirit at the Evangelical church Sab.
bath afternoon and evening. Mr.. Geo
Topken has established German Sum-
day school in town. DIR. G. w. Sut
ton, of Hartford, was in town to-day Wis
| iting brother Lewis. :. Uncle Joe Ernst
went to Emporia this morning to occupy
a desk in the Emporia National Bank
for short time again. More anon.
| WEDNESDAY, March 80.
The closing exercises of the Americas
Oratorical society took place at tht
school house Monday evening, Marcel
| %. The program was varied and vel
executed. Space will not permit US t.
mention the names of all that took part
but the speeches by McCleery, Fogle anC
Lesh, defamation by Toomy, Fogle, anC
others are worthy of special mention
Holmes Iron Gate" as rendered BY
Miss Effle Bond, was excellent, and the
was much admired and took the audi
ence by storm. 1t contained many
pithy sayings and capital hits. Thu
criticisms were good, and in "Burlow's'
usual happy strain. The only unpleas
ant feature of the entertainmept was thu
number of hoodlums in the back part o
the audience. Their actions compelled
Aunt Lucy" 70 speak her mind. She
welded the Thor hammer other indigna
ton with urbanity, and gelatiniZed SOM
of the obnoxious individuals according
to the strictest sense of good breeding
1t is q shame when young men so IA
forget their manhood as to interrupt
public meeting of any kind. It is time Il
put stop to this in Americas, and Al
example of some Of them should b
made. More anon.