The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-25
SATURDAY. August q

SATURDAY., August 20.
Willis Tague is At present lying in 4
critical condition. His recovery is he
yond hopes Considerable excitement
was manifested a; the primaries yester.
day, although the vote was light. .Dr.
T. A. Wright expects to sell out next
week to an Indiana physician. We are
sorry to lose the doctor, as he has been
hard worker for the success Of the
town ana he has made many strong
friends among us. The weather Is not
quite SO soporific. We heard from
the Bismarck exodusters yesterday.
They report good time.
Hsying is pretty generally wound up,
yet few will probably work away # il
until overtaken by winter and then CON-
plain because their stock are poor in the
spring. Put up good feed and plenty of
il, Is the chief essential of stock raising.
=. Town is very quiet and items are
scarce. No news OF much interest and
no polar wave of much consequence as
yet. Mrs. Davidson has returned IRON
Neosho Falls. Eli Sans had TO pay
$40 on a span of ponies TO the sheriff of
Chase county, on mortgaged property
purchased of q clock peddier. The next
thing will be to catch the peddler.
We want all the butter and eggs in the
country and will pay the highest market
price. Give US trial. as we are bound
to please. BERNHEIsEI. s. LOWRY.
]. S. Gibson keeps fine stack of the
Glidden barbed wire for the fall trade.
J. s. Gibson has large stock of fruit
cans in stock and warrants them to give
satisfaction. Call ami see him and get
prices before buying.
TUESDAY, August 90.
]. E. Miller, of Allen creek, says he
has sod corn, the ears of which are over
a foot long. Mrs. John Clay expects
to visit her old home IN Pennsylvania
next week and will probably prolong
her stay until the LIST of next April.
Willis Tague departed this life yester-
day morning, after short but severe
illness, and was buried at the Frost
cemetery on Allen creek yesterday even
ing. The stricken ones have the heart
felt sympathy of the entire community
in this dark hour of their trial. Sam
Morgan, of Fruitland, has returned, but
will leave again to-day. John Riggs
expects to make Texas his home the
coming winter. He will return to his
old stamping ground again or We will
miss our prophecy. Peter Rush
was compelled z to turn his hogs
out to Craze Monday as his horse
ran away and split his whey. This is
the second runaway in our town lately.
There is some talk of arresting the Gro
quet players. Mrs. Goddard and her
daughters were up Sunday, visiting with
Aunt Lncy.". In the absence of the
parents lately the small children of Mr..
Rush got caught by the buggy top fall
ing down on them. They remained in
that position until loosencd by the pass
ers-by. Stock water is getting very
scarce, and most Of the stock men have
taken their stock off of the prairie and
placed them in pastures and other
places where they can obtain water :. /.
A good time was enjoyed by all present
at the u. p social at $. p Elliott's
~ 10 AOH
we'll. The Bismarckers report u good
time. The recent rains have helped
the grass amazingly and prolonged
haying extensively. .. Stock men aIe
paying as high as :;i cents bushel for
corn in the field. Some few have sold
their entire crop at - cents
M. w. Gibson is still handling burial
cases of all kinds. from the cheapest
white wood to the most. costly mahoga-
ny. Trimming done at all hours of the
day or night b. an experienced work
man.
Choice teas and family groceries at
Willey's.
Glass and putty at Bonds
Best lard oil at Willey's.
Mixed paints at Bonds.
The cheapest place in Americas is
Willey's for choice family groceries.