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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-14
Dangerous DELAYS.

EDIToRs NEWS: In walking about
the city of EmpOria, we have noticed
with surprise, in many unlocked for
places, stagnant pools of water and other
evidences of carelessncss, which demand
the immediate attention of our Board of
Health, if such committee is in cXis-
tencc; and if not, we suggest the i'm
mediate formation of an efficient force
capable Of investigating private prem
Uses as we'll as streets and alleys, and
empowered with authority to enforce
strict sanitary regulations.
The alarm of fire rouses in an instant
every citizen to active cxertions, and all
rush with haste to the rescue, while the
solemn toIling of the funeral dirge,
which many times should cause equal
excitement, is listened to calmly, and no
effort is made to render the sad sound
less frequent.
Hence we oiItimcs see cntirescommuni-
ties visited by the dread scourge of
scarlet fever, diptheria and other cpl
denies, which might be averted by a
proper regard for the laws of health, and
instead of the aching void, the empty
chair, the hcarthstone shrouded with
gloom, light and joy might reign su-
preme.
Our city thus far has been especially
free from contagious diseases, while, ad-
jacent places have suffered severely, and
no doubt proper attention to cleanli-
ness may continue this blessing some
time TO come.
Tho recent deaths from diptheria will,
we trust, rouse our people from
the lethargy into which they
appear to have fallen.
When it is impossible to walk our
main thoroughfares without seriously
disturbing our olfactories it behooves US
to awaken, and we hope this subject viii
engross the attention of our city council
at once, and that liberal use of disin-
fectants, and the united efforts of every
individual, will preserve our city from
the fate of Memphis and other places
over which has passed the destroying an
gel, Whose unsealed vials of death left
naught but the darkness of dcsolation be-
hind.
Let our city fithers take a walk
down Sixth avenue TO Commercial
street, and look into that ditch
which is part of the hotel
drain; see its oozy slime and filth, and
smell the perfume which at times rivals
the odor of the great cathedral in Europe,
and remember how such miasma is
waited far and near, and reflect that
when our school is in session it is in
close proximity to the'powerful agent of
disease, and that many children suffer
ing from diptheria attended this school,
and may have contracted the disease
while subjected TO This baneful influence,
and We are sure they will no longer neg
lect a matter so important. but take ac-
tive and prompt measures to purify, as
far as may be, every portion of our
| city.
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CHURCH NOTES.

A Sunday school conference was in ses-
sion at the Friends church in this city
last week.
The Christian congregation will hold
basket meeting in the grove near
Columbia ford next Sunday.
The Welsh Presbyterian Sunday
school of this city visited the school on
Dry creek Sunday, and had a pleasant
meeting. -ss' E.
Rev. J. G. Shoemaker has returned
from missionary trip IN Jackson coun
ty and reports prospects for. church
work encouraging. lie expects shortly
to effect several new organizations there.
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Postal Points


Now that "she comes in" On time,
they ask If there is any possible chance,
in our opinion, for "her to be little late
to-day?''
Nearly one hundred thousand postal
cards are sold daily at the postoflice at
New York.
Quite a number have not yet learned
that any writing or printing on the adj
dress side of postal card, other than the
address, renders them unavailable.
!, ''oId lctters,' when sent singly or in
bulk through the mails, must be prepaid
by letter rates of postage.
A postmaster cannot assign the use of
box in his Office TO any person until
the rent is paid for at least one quarter
in advance, or unless he pays for it him.
self
Bring in your thirty cents before the
18th inst, pay your box rent and be hap
Ply for three mcnths more.
1t is decidedly refreshing and cooling,
in a manner, TO know that there are At
least three, out of the two or three thOus-
and who CONC daily to The post Office,
who have enough faith IL our perception
Of the sense OF feeling, not ia tell US
''ftss hot. - =
a letter with the following address
went west q few days ago:
60 messenger OF Triendshfp.
Nor stay shy onward night,
BntIl at Great Bend you DO aiight
Great BeEd Is the city
And Kansas is the state
Where Miss Eliza D. Flint
Thy coming doth await
II you can't sc this evening.
Some other evening win do;
But it's ALI on account of Eliza
SO harry right through
The law authorizing the correction
of typographical errors in circulars
sent as third class matter, does not con
template the correction or changing oil
Figures in price lists; such changes
would subject the circular TO letter rate.
of postage.
Under an arrangement recently con
cIuded between the postal department.
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The READING News.
EDITED BY MARY DE ZEAH.

THURSDAY, July z.
Mr. and Mrs. Hemenway, of Colorado,
arc visiting their old friends on Duck
Creek. /. w. II. Douglass shipped car
load of hogs last Tuesday. w. II.
Penfeld is building an L 20 his hoIse
=. j. +. Wright has dug a well....
Chas. Hebbc is experimenting the cree
ton OF the parsonage. John Love is
building barn for Capt. StTatt0n.
j. L. Fem intends TO start soon 10 Col
orado for his health. ...WIll Severy's
baby is quite sick. -. David Nickel is
having front porch built He will
also tear down his present L and build
a larger two-story one, and make other
improvements. Albert Bryan is the
lucky carpenter. N. d. Buck is put
ting up thousand tons Of hay for Mr..
Shepard, of Burlingame, and Fred
Love two hundred tons, which will be
pressed and shipped. John Steckly 10
having a good number of stone hauled
about his store, and intends to improve
its appearance by a piazza. Henry Fem
has returned from Topeka and is clerk
ing for Steckly. :. Jed Stratton has left
Off farming and gone to clerking for his
uncle.
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The PGeTerIe Case.

The PIenerIO Case
The case of the state of Kansas vs. o.
Pfeffcrle arraigned for selling liquor
in violation of law, came up for hearing
before Esquire Culver yesterday morn
ing, County Attorney .Sedgwick appear
ing for the sthte and Messrs. w. w.
Scott and l. E. Lambert representing
the defense. The following were the
jurors in the case: F. Hirth, George
Rice, Robert JEFF, ]. II. Grosscup, p. ].
Holman, j. A. Justice, Thos. Ladd, j.
G. Richards, Evan E. Davis, Geo. Ar
NOR, L. F. Pruyne and Bryant Brewer.
n a Iargc5number of witnesses were eX-
aTniued, many of whom were guilty of
the most bare faced and dishonest eva
sion in the matter of their testimony,
their statements showing them to be
either blockheads, incompetent of rem
deflng an intelligent opinion regarding
points which should be perfectly clear to
every man endowed with the sense of
taste or contemplate trimmers whose
manifest purpose was to shield the trans
gressor whose aiders5 and abettors they
substantially declared themselves 10 be.
Two witnesses, however, Isaac Ep-
slime and o. ID. Rasmussen, both men
who enjoy an excellent reputation in
the community for integrity and verac-
| ity, swore that they had drank lager
beer at Pfefferle's and that it was the
article of commerce ordinarily sold I'M
der that name, and that it was intoxi-
eating. And yet in the face and eyes of
such competent testimony. llhe, jury,
after being out something over an hour,
so far presumes upon the forbearance of
an Intelligent community as to bring in
/ a verdict of acquittal.
The province of any Jury, as We under
stSnd it, Is p b4tngEi in verdict in &C
j cdrdapce WIFI the evidence Submitted
for its enlightenment, and the instruc-
tions Of the court in,this case clearly dc
fined this duty. It matters not what
may have been the opinion of any juror
resGfd.ne bic SxTedle9ct bfl tie law
4 sllOSnt 70 have 4bseA J kOIaScd -Sby
the defendant, so long as the
testimony plainly established the fact
that heshad jbeen guilty of such, an Of
Tense. Thai such preOf was made, none
of the jurors, so far rs We have been able
TO learn. have even thqsghtOf denying
though we are informed that one of them
remarked aflgr the trial that, if il had
been even shown that PlelIerle had sold
whisky, be wBnhi AaNs stood out for his
acquittal.
In view of these facts is it not time to
lpausa to lnQuireI where this spirit of in
NATURALIZATION win lead tor If jury
on whisky case is TO be permitted u
utterly disregard the instructions of thu
court and i6zslOwed to so far transcend
IN legltii1aie functions as to exercise
dIscfstie SIgarding the merits of tho
pfi law, why may not the pre-
Tcedsnt lIplls good in regard TO cverS
ffegula1fDA on the statue books of thu
state?
The whisky vendors Of this city ana
their sympathizcrs have gone step to-
far in this matter, and the storm o
righteous indignation which has beel
evoked by the scandalous verdict in tn
: PfefFerle case has aWaked public sent
ment that We trust will be equal TO fore
stalling repetition OF such disgrace
full farce.
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The following in regard tn the above
institution from an EmpOria educator
who recently visited IL, will prove of in
terest 10 our readers:
The object the state had in establish
ing this school was Ia found an instiiu-
tion which would have for its distinctive
feature. character building and to belong
To the educational rather than TO the
penal department. of the state govern
ment.
The school Is designed to- receive, dis
cipline and educate the following classes
of Juveniles, fitting them either for re-
turn 10 parents or friends, or TO enter
homes provided for them: First those
bercIt of their natural parents and LEFT
exposed; second, those who are truants
from home and school, and are incOr-
rigible TO ordinary authority; third,
those who live idle aud vagrant lives,
and whose influence and example are
bad, and tend TO corrupt others; fourth,
those who are offenders against the law
but not hardened by criminal practice
The discipline is 10 be such as is incl
dent TO n well-goVerned family, the law
of kindness its guiding principle and
the development ofmanhood its promise
and success. Those who are not sub
jcct TO such influences are not proper
subjects of rcformatory treatment.
In the construction of the building
and the arrangement of the grounds
no restraints arc provided. Walls. cells,
bars. bolts, Sc, arc omitted in the gener-
al plan. The institution as at present
arranged is exclusively for boys. The
maximum age Is sixteen, and the mini
mum age eight ysars.S The county su-
perintendents OF the several counties
are the local agents, 10 give due effect to
the law and assist in securing proper
homes for pupils. t'...,...
The Reform School is not prison in
any sense. nor is il simply place OF do
tentiOn, for those who, by reason OF vi
cious conduct. have rendered themselves
ameablc TO the law, but II il benefi-
cIent Institution which Is ESTABLISHED fnr
the joint purpose of discipline and cdu.
cation. No faint of disgrace attaches to
those committed IN the custody and care
Of the institution, by virtue Of such com
miitali lsit on the Otbsr haAdi ,thOsC
who leave its walls in possession OF thu
certificate of merit earned by a sindiou'
observance or It's rulca, will have a Ger
tain passport To the respect, confidence
and favor Of society. We believe the es
tahlishment OF This institution u long
step in the right direction.
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] of the United States and Canada. letters
insufiiciently prepaid in either country,
ON which a single rate, or more, of post
age has been paid, are to be forwarded
TO destination, charged for collection on
delivery with The deficient postage.
This agreement will be very much APP
prcciated by correspondents in both
countries as the old way of returning To
the writer or notifying, by the exchange
office, the parties addressed, that such
letters were held for postage caused
great delay.
An old lady who could neither read
nor write had occasion few days ago
to sign her name to a money order re-
ceived, and not wishing TO display her
ignorance, tried every pen in the Office,
but finally gaYe /: up as bad job and
exclaimed: what the dIyil's the matter
wild yer pens, they'er all split"
a new Office has been established in
the southwestern part of the county
named Yerdigris. The mail is supplied
by way of ASHER twice week-Tues-
day and Saturday
The following postal card, received by
one of the young men" explains the
non arrival of the usual number of"tout-
sic woutsie" looking letters:
my DEAREST: Am kept busy every
evening looking for stray moonbeams
and at the beautiful comct-when it is
gone will write Your darling,
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THE HARTFoRD News.
EDITED BY "J1NGo."
Thursday. July Z.

Thursday, July Z.
Al. Wilson had fine calf killed by
the cars a few days since w. p
Gould has determined TO remove his
house from its present position. and to
sell all the lots facing upon Main street
=. .Messrs. Taylor and Evans win soon
commence building an office upon Main
street, opposite DIR. Sutton's drug store
=. An attempt was made last night TO
buglarIze the house OF J. p. Chumlea.
The wonld-be thief first tried TO effect an
entrance at the door, but finding that i'm
possible window was tried During
his manipulations at the door, Mr..
ChumIea was awakened and when he
discovered the man at the window he
made an attack upon him but he man
aged to make good his escape, although
Mr.. G. thinks that he recognized the
gentleman" We would respectfully
call the attention of our street commits
sioner 10 condition of the cuIvcit on
the corner of Main and Maple streets.
1t should he repaired at once and we
trust that the officer viii sec that it is
done.
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Cara arrhanh-

Mrs. ]. c. Bennett desires TO return
hsF heartfelt thanks 70 the Masonic fra
tsFaity and the Knights of Honor of this
city, and to the knights Templar Band,
for their kind attendance upon the funer-
al.of her lamented husband, and to. the
many devoted friends in EmporiA who
assisted her in bearing the burden of her
sore bereavement and great trial.
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Was organized Monday. morning with
about filly teachers. superintendent
Wharton, assisted by Prof. Carmichael
and Mrs. Morse, soon put the institute
in working order. While the weather is
very warm, the teachers have the ap-
pearance 81 making The institute n sIlc.
cess. The institute Is divided into two
sectiOns--A and b. The b division viii
deal more particularly with primary
modes and methods, using the inductive
plan, while tAe A division will pursue
the deductive method, which Is better
adapted 10 advanced pupils. '-
A model school will be opened in
the course OF two weeks, which will be
in charge of Miss Maynard, and under
the direct supervision Of Prof Carmi-
chael. In this school the teachers will
be required 10 observe and teach The
pupils win be from four different grades,
making somewhat mixed school In
which will be exhibited the best met n.
od OF instructing and managing country
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nantlIa

An infant child Of NJ. E. Richardson
died Monday of cholera infantum,
and the funeral took place from the fam
lily residence on Neosho st. Tuesday af
ternoon.
An infant son of E. Drake died of the
same disease Tuesday morn and the fu-
neral took place Wednesday from the
house at the corner of First avenue and
Exchange street.
N. Davidson died at Stafford
last Saturday at the age of seventy years
after a brief illness, and was buried on
Sunday MAO austfpENS l.ti4
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United Order of Ancient TempIars
We have already mentioned that tenn
pie of this order has been organized
here. There was meeting Monday night
About 10 OF the 1l5 petitioners for a
charter have been initiated. There will
be another meeting at Fowlcr's Hall on
next Monday evening, at which time all
OF the So tardy petitioners must DC pres
ent, or they cannot come in rs charter
members. Let them take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
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lnounh Ovter

Ed. Gardner and Charley FrisbY, the
lads charged with shooting Johnnie
Munson, had a preliminary hearing be
for Esquire Culver Saturday. A large
number Of witnesses were examined,
mostly boys, five of whom testified that
they saw Gardner do the shooting. On
motion of County Attorney. Sedgwick,
Esquire Culver discharged FrIsby, and
Gardner was bound over to the District
Court in the sum of $500, the bond of
his mother being accepted for his ap-
,oooronoo
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IAIPRoYEMENrs. -

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The iron work at the Normal is Icing
vanished and other rcpairs are in pro-
gross. T
E. Nichols, the livery man, Is build
ing an addition to his stable on Fourth
avenue =
The first carload Of Stone for the sd
perstrucIme of the new n. E, Church,
was loaded at Stafford Friday.
The stone is being dressed for pave
ment in front of Arnold & Co.'s iurni-
ture store ON Commercial street.
City EngiHecr HIbben ran the founda-
ton lines and established the grade for
the new Fifth Avenue Hotel Friday.
E. F. Sprague put about thirty men at
work on the excavations of the new
Fifth Avenue hotel Monday morning.
E. F. Spraguc has secured The contract
for building the new Fifth avenue hotel.
The cost will be between $4,000 and
Improvements are being made at the
drug store of Trimble & Irwin prcpar-
atory to the addition of several new
showcases.
The brick work of the Franciscan
convent has been completed, and the
frame work of the spire is in process
of construction. 49, -
The work of laying the foundation for
the register of deeds vault was com
menccd last Friday. 1t looks now rs
if it might be completed at least by
Christmas
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TUESDAY, July l2.

TUESDAY, July 12.
A car load Of hogs and Ave car loads
of fat steers were shipped last week..
Mr.. E. Puleston has bought quarter
south of his place. :. "A vein ofcoal, 12
to Il inches thick, has been discovered
about mile and half west of town by
the fencing gang Of the railroad, who
struck it several times while boring post
holes in a low ravine. Farmers say
they would like another good thunder
shower. Haying has commenced ear
lier this season than 1t generally does
:. Several car loads OF posts arrived
yesterday for the railroad. I. ). Cattle men
are following each other over the coun-
try. All eager for the first chance.
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MONDAY. JuIy ii


Miss Lou McGinnis, of Burlington, is
visiting relatives here this week !. Mr..
orvaI wilkins is spending few days
with sllis sisters and his cousins and
his auats'' in Emporia. Messrs.
Pritchard 8 Robbins this morning be-
gan the erection of large and cemmo-
dious wagon shop. adjoining their
bIacksmrth shop ..P. r. Henley and
wife of Fort Scott, the latter daughter
of ]. p Chumlea, arc visiting friends in
this city. The father and mother of o.
NJ. Lewis arrived one day last week and
will remain some days inspecting the
town and surrounding country. "A
brother of benjamin Hunt. accom-
panied by his wife arrived last Saturday
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California Kidney Tea Is found on the
mountains; California Kidney Tea costs
so cents per package; California Kidney
Tea cures eli diseases Of the kidneys,
bladder and urinary organs. Don't yoa
think it will cure yo1s Boy package
OF your druggist, B. WheldOn s. Co., for
so cents, and Try Il.
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= Is lnz ssce of men are busily en-
.gSe IN ssTing the track on the Eldora-
do hrAlcA efthe Santa Fe road.
The townships in Usage county which
voted aid tQ)IAe construction of the Kan
sas City & Emporia railroad have placed
their bonds in escrow with the fiscal
agency of Kansas, at New York.
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Dpo~r1sa Sghsle anthlnr.

Amos NJ. Spencer, IL relative of Mrs.
Judg e Rnggles, who lived on aer, farm,
was drowned Sunday while bathing in
the NeOsho river near his home. IL
seems that directly below the Rugglcs
ford there is deep hole into which the
unfortunate man stepped while wadfng
about in the water, and before his cries
could bring any one 10 his, aid he had
gone down for the third time, and when
his bndy was taken out of the water life
was extinct. The deceased was "a years
of age, and most estimable young man.
His funeral took place Monday
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cents per barrel, was adopted by unan-
imous vote
Bills on clerks desk referred.
Council went into executive session.
The Mayor appointed the following
Board of Health for the city: DR. A 5.
Tandy, Alex Butts, J. r. Graham, and
the appointments were confirmed
Executive session dissolved
The committee ON city property were
empowered TO procure place for the
pound.
On motion of Mr. Fox, the following
was adopted:
Resoloed, that the city engineer be and
is Hereby instructed TT Fix the grade
stake on Merchants street from north
side of Sixth avenue TO Third avenue,
and on Fifth avenue from Commercial
street west to Constitution street, and
that such grade stakes be set in accord
ance with the grade already ON file of
Merchants street.
Adjourned. E. NJ. FoRDE, Clerk.
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FRIDAY, July

a typographical error made us say
last week that J. d. Gibson was going TO
enlarge his building; it should have
been j. S. Gibson. =. Business is dull
since the Fourth. Corn needs rain.
The lively chigger is putting in good
time now, and the bloodthirsty bed-bug
makes nights hideous rs he goes through
the war-dance on the end of your nose
by the way, the one that got into Sam
HaZletts ear has crawled out
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To WHOM 1T MAY COEcERE:-TwO
notes given by me To Emma E. DOnnall.
and described rs follows, are supposed
TO he lost: One for $500. dated June
10. 1890, and now past due; another one
hearing same date for 800, and due in
1882, l think. All parties arc hereby
warned not Ia purchase or trade for the
above notes. rs they will bc paid only To
Mrs. Donnall. I. G.. Thomas.