The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-27

VIC lhlln Lue IdllcT "eIe lulUcFStu AT
Rinker's ford at O'Clock in the after.
noon.
The registration books close on the
evening of the 9th All who have not
registered since the 1st of January or
have changed their wards since that
time, should attend promptly TO this
duty.
Mr.. C. F. Ireland and Miss Ella
BOguc were married last week by Rev.
Allen Buckner at his residence on Mar
ket street. The young people have the
congratulations of many friends in this
city.
Mr. X. II. French, whose house was
destroyed by the cyclone in the latter
part of September, has just traded his
farm northwest of Emporia for the
Alexander place, just east of the city
limits.
Seven car loads of canned salmon
from California were transferred from
the Santa Fe to the Missouri Pacific
road ut Emporia Junction Tuesday.
They Refe billed to- different points in
Texas.
Commonwealth: When Emporia gets
her gas works and street railway the
people OF that young city viii assume
metropolitan airs. But few towns in
Kansas are half SO rich and prosperous
as Emporia. Il
T. L. Ryan has just completed very
fine two-seaied carriage for w. T. Soden,
OF this city. 1t is an excellent piece of
workmanship, and Emporia may be
proud of an establishment that can turn
out such wares. t,ftI Z.
Thirty men went to work last Mon
day on the trenches for gas pipes on
Union street and Eighth avenue. 1.-THE
pleasant weather continues the contract
or, MIR. Bull, expects to complete the
tank In about two weeks.
Z. C. Edwards, an old and esteemed
citizen of Agnes City township, this
county, has taken up his residence in
Emporia, and purchased the grocery
and boot and shoe store of Rupert & Pol
lock. We wish him success.
There will be stated communication
of Miriam Chapter No. IA, o. E. s., at
Masonic hall Friday evening. October
2sth, beginning at 7:3O O'Clock. All
members Of the order arc urged to at
tend. MRs. NJ. II. Buck, Sec'y.
j. q. IIornbarger, who has just re-
turned from the western part of the
state. says that Michigan potatoes which
retail in EmpoIia for $500 per bushel,
sell at points 100 miles west for $3.50
He would like TO know why this is thus.
WI. GilIiland, who come to Kansas
three weeks ago from Brown county,
Ohio, and purchased farm three miles
north of Emporia, died Tuesday OF
bilious collie and was buried Wednes-
day at halfpast two O'Clock in Maple
wood cemetery.
The vault recently built on the west end
of the register OF deeds Office is so damp
that 1t has become necessary to remove
the records which were placed on the
shelves week ago. Arrangements have
been made for putting in n charcoal
burner, which it is thought will correct
the difficulty. ......
Let every temperance man who pos
sibly can attend thc prosecutions against
the liquor sellers in this city. 1t is good
time for the friends of prohibition to
aid the officers of the law with their
moral support and thus contribute to
the success of the good work which is
going ON with such gratifying results.
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The county clerk has just completed
the tax rolls for Lyon county for 1881.
The school tax for the county is larger
than II has ever been and aggregates
$43, 06O93. OF this Emporia City is as
sessed $10,O06TS, and Emporia town.
ship $4,969-54. The increase in the levy
is due to the organization of number
of new districts which have voted
bonds for the construction of school
buildings.
Col. j. w. Feighan and County At
torney Sedgwick addressed large and
enthusiastic Republican meeting at Ne
osho Rapids Tuesday evening. After the
champions of the Republican ticket had
spoken, r. T. Snediker, the Greenback
nominee for Treasurer, was invited to
speak and made short address. E. l..
Jones, John Watson and Tom Ryan, OF
the Peoples ticket, were present.
Mr.. Z ]. Bricky came here from Ar
kansas during the war, being driven out
on account of his loyalty to the gov.
eminent He had nothing when he ar.
rived. He told us the other day that
notwithstanding II is claimed nothing
can be made on the farm in this country
he had, by his own efforts, made enough
to buy u good farm near Lakeside, some
three miles from the city, paying $40 al
acre for it, and that he docs not owe SIS
all told; also, that he has q good deal o
stock left. Friend Brickey has indeet
done well by sticking to Kansas.
Miss Nellie Burns, who has been ly
| ing ut the residence of w. F. Ewing il
this city for some weeks past with ty
phoid fever, died Wednesday at 1
O'Clock, aged 10 years. She came 4
Emporia at the opening of the fall tern
of the Normal and attended that inst
i. S,,tsor, ny. a., Tho TINA che .uas 4alrar III
|, Her remains were taken to Waterlo
township, where her father lives, 70
burial. T. +. Burns, the father, is on
of the old and respected citizens of tn
, county, and all his friends will unite i
extending their deepest sympathy owe
his sad loss. r. t.-.
Topeka Commonwealth: There
/ but one spot of ground on the town sit
, of Emporia that is covered with beaut
{ full growth of forest trees, and that
; in the rear of Plumb's bank. The tire,
, l4ere set out by DIR. Newlin about 81,
teen years ago, and consisted of elm
box-eldef, and other forest trees. The
had grown to be very large and thrift
and completely shaded the ground lii
! q natural forest. 1t is reported that TIA
4 forest is being cut down and cleart
q away in order that 3 masonic temp
2 may be built upon the the ground.
81 The Wilmington (Del) News says:
n =. Shaw, Esq, proprietor Grand UniC
b Hotel, New York, Endorses st. JacoI
lon for rheumatism and neuralgia.