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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-13
The Church Eneampmenta at Topeka.

The Church Encampment at Topeka.
Topeka ClpiIal; The preparations at
HarizrlI's park Tor the Sunday School
assembly and Church cncampnent, that
will hold u convention there for the next
ten days, are about completed. The
large assembly tent is up and scate,l,a and
will hold, comfortably, about 200 poo
pie. IL will be delightful place in
which to hold the meetings of the con.
vention. The skating rink has been
changed into sleeping apartments. The
ventilation is txcellent, and everythin g
about it looks neat and comfortable. A
large wagon yard has been established
north of the park for the accom-
mediation of teams and the supply
of water and feed will b. abundant.
New wells have been dug for drinking
purposes, and the management have
spared no pains To furnish an abund-
ance of water The old dance hall has
been changed into dining room and
will he in charge of the ladies of the
Congregational church. Mr. Hartzell's
office ut the gate has been changed into
a baggage room for the purpose of
checking and taking care of baggage
There VIII be Il barber shop on the
grounds. Everything is being done that
can br 10 make things convent, mt and
comfortable and pleasant. Arrange,
mcnls have also been made with the no
tells, restaurants and boarding houses Tor
the accommodation OF the attendants OF
the convcniiun
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TuEspAy, July IL,


Chris. Bamsberger left on exhibition
at Bonds drag store a peach, which he
calls the 'Emporia peach" 1t q daisy.
THE Americas boys are having new
uniforms made for the first nine. The
boys could be seen. one al a lime, march
ing for some plnce where they could
find seamstfess, and the most singular
part of IT is that they all finally brought
up at the same place. Query: Wonder
if that young lady had not better start a
dry goods store9 Miss Jennie Campbell
and brother, Of Plymouth, were in town
yesterday. =. Miss Jessie Winters. who
has been at werx for some time past,
came mp TO town yesterday and took up
her abode sith Mrs. McCIecry. Miss
w. has just recovered from a spell of
sickness.
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The gas pipes with which the state
Normal building was supplied when ii
was built are being tested by the janitor
Mr.. Greenwood, and though a number
of leaks have been found it is hoped tn I
they may be rendered fit for service by
giving them careful over hauling The
board of regents, at their last meeting
signified their willingness TO
furnish the necessary fixtures
for lighting the Normal with
gas if the expense of putting in new
pipe could be obviated, and the public
will be rei5iced to learn that the pros
pect for dispensing with the kcrosen,
lamps at that institution is quite encour
aging.
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INIPROYEMENrs

The brick work on the new Catholic
school house will he completed this
week.
Coke Watson brrke ground for bis
new business house on Sixth avenue to.
day.
Mayor Eastman is putting down a
concrete sidewalk in front of his resi-
dence GU NeoshO street.
The galvanized iron work for w. T.
Sodtn's new block ON Commercial
street, arrived Tuesday.
Prothcro & Thomas have secured the
contract for building a frame cottage for
G W. Cleaver on State street.
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A successfuI Term of school

The school in district No. 10 closed a
term of four months on June 80, Miss
KATE TressIer. teacher. The afternoon
was spent in listening to an excellent
program, consisting of declarations.
dialogues and +, citatiuns All did well
and there was not unc failure. This
term of school has been successful
one, and the best of feeling seemed 10
prevail bttwecn teacher, pupils and
patrons Quite a number of visitors
were pre-, ent. and all expressed their
satisfaction with the management and
progress of their children.
OF an enrolment of 20, more than
two-,hirds were pcrf,c: in department,
during the oniiIe four months.
the pTsseItI,iun of some pretty
chrnmns narle the lite folks happy.
and CLOSED "A Pheasant day inr US all, of
which an eighteen mile idc through a
beautiful country road lined on each
side by Vast corn fields, formed an at
trAciive feature. w.
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MRS a. E. TrLLIrPII

On Thursday, July Goth, there will be
a match game of base ball played be-
tween the Hsymakers and the Emporia
club. for $25 q side. This will be the
first of the series of three games for the
championship Of the county and also
for $25 game, and will be played on
the grounds near the Missouri Pacific
depot. The next game will be played
in Fremont township The mines are
well matched and the game viii be an
Interesting one.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
Session of Iss2-s3 Begins September
o, 1882

O, 1882.
The University Of Kansas enters upon
its seventeenth year with greatly in
creased facilities for affording thorough
collegiate instruction. Expenses range
from $50 10 $500. This includes boa1d
in private families, books and inciden.
tails.
The collegiate department comprises
the following courses: Classical. scien.
tific, modern literature, civil engineer
ing, natural history, chemistry, and
preparatory medical.
Tie preparatory department devotes
three years to training for the collegiate.
The normal department embraces
three courses, classical. scientific and
modern literature, and is especially de-
signed for those wishing 20 prepare for
teaching 10 the higher grades.
The law department has been estab-
iished four years and is now one OF the
most important featuns of the institu-
ton. Course of two years; tuition, S25
per annum.
The musical department is under the
charge Of competent instructor. In.
struction given in piano, organ and
vocal music.
For catalogue and information ad.
dress James Marvin,'A n, D. D.. Chan.
ceiior, Lawrence, Kansas.
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MONDAY. July 10.

MONDAHB d u4H ~.
The Americas boys played the Dunlap
club an interesting, Though not very
close game of base ball, at the grounds
of the former club in town on Saturday,
at the close of the ninth inning the
tally stood 43 TO % in favor of the
Americas nnc The game passed off
pleasantly and with bat few Interrupt
tons except when it became necessary
to call for the arnica bottle. No one
had any bones broken, and the casual
ties were light. Among them we MOTTO
cd badly swollen hand on the catcher
of the Dunlap club. John Gimble was
taken very sick during tie play and had
to quit, while Cassius McAuley got a
foul ball on the upper lip, knocking
him down and causing the blood TO flow
quite freely. The umpire carries an ex-
act CUT of the base ball on his collar
bone, ald yet we welcome them back
-. d. j. Roberts came over from Usage
City on Saturday, and will return to-
day Everybody is busy harvesting
their oats. -. We are under many obli-
CATIONS to NJ. w. Gibson for the follow
ing report of the Sunday school conven-
ton and institute:
The annual Sabbath school conven-
ton and institute met at Americas, in
the L. p. church on Sunday, July 9th,
and despite the Indictment weather, was
largely attended. The exercises opened
with singing. Rev. ]. w. Lowe led in
prayer. Hon. j. w. 10y, vice president,
then read full report of the several
Sabbath schools throughout the town
ship, which was very encouraging and
showed a progressive condition of the
schools.
J. F. Drake, president, not yet having
| arrived, the vice-prcsident appointed the
following gentlemen as business COM
mittee: Rev. J. A. Baker, Rev. Collins
4. G.. Edmiston-
Each topic as laid down in the pro-
| gram was then taken up and thoroughly
aired, valuable suggestions being made
and many IDEAS of interest advanced by
| Rev. j. a. Barker, J. +. Burton, J. II.
| Hill, Rev. J. A. Collins, Rev. J. w.
| Lowe, ID. w. Eastman, J Stinson, Hon.
j. w. 10y, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Wait
and others.
After singing. and the bcncdiction we
| adjourned until in the afternoon at
! O'CLOCK.
The afternoon session was held in the
81. E church. 1t was opened in the reg
ular way, and with much interest AID
dressesby Mrs. Miller, J. w. 10y, DIR
| Cordley and others were made upon the
different topics allotted them, summary
Of which was preserved by the secretary
The following officers were elected
Vice president j. w. 10y; Delegate to
state Sabbath school convention. S. =
McCaw, and Rev. J. w. Lowe. Adjourn
ed to convene in the U. p church al
80 O'Clock.
at the evening session interesting ad
dresses were made by Rev. DR. C0rdley
and others on the subject of "WorkeFi
aud their work. WithAllsthe congen
ton was pleasant and we trust promo
tive of good IL. w. gibson, Sec.
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The horses of E. s. Jewett, living on
Dry creek, fell through culvert on the
Cottonwood bottom road, as he was driv-
ing to town wednesday, and one of
them, a very valuable animal, was quite
seriously injured. We learn that Mr..
Jewett threatens to bring suit against
the township for damages.
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II. w. PrAnsA11.. salesman.


PUBLIC SALE-I will sell ut public
auction. 12 miles southwest of EmpOria
and near Holderman's ranch. on the
10Th day of July, 1882, at 10 a. m, the
following property: One shOrt-horn
bull, Joe Byrum; 60 head of cows, is
yearling heifers. 22 head of calves and
other things not mentioned.
Terms of sale: All sums of $40 and
under, cash; ON all sums over $40, ten
months time will be given without in
terest, good bankable papers required.
A deduction Of 8 pereent. allowed for
cash. A free lunch will he served and
the benediction pronounced by H. w.
Pearsall. II. L. KEYEs.
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VIII Omen NeTt week.

Frank Davidson went 10 Il. G. yester
day to purchase furniture and other
appointments for the ice.crcam and con-
fectionery parlor To he opened up next
week by him and W. IL. Iugerman IN
the west room Of the Whitley opera
house. They have secured the
services of J. w. Prince, first
class cnnfectioner ami fine candies of
the best grades will he special feature
of theis business. The room is being
pariiti0ncd off into apartments, the first
of whit h will bc ds voted 1" The sale 'f
up as an ice cream parlor, while the
rear all be used for manufacturing
candy and ice cream.
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Fell Prom IA Ladder

Las Weilres day Frank Harris and
Oh rlcs Dodge, employees Of ID. e. Me
Murtrie narrowly escaped very seri
Gus accident at the new So len block on
Commercial street. They Scrc descend
ing ladder composed OF stats nailed
to two pieces uf scantIing, when tlw-
lower strip, which rested upon - jhist,
gave way and halt DOZEN more were
stripped of in second, and the bays
would have fallen TO the ground floor,
had they not been so f1riunat. a. Ia
catch on to the jnists oi the second
flonr. Happily neither Of them was in
jured To any extent.
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The Emporia bicyciers have received
an ivitation TO be present at the fair at
St Joe, beginning on the fourth of Sep
TENDER. As the management propose 10
pay the fare of the boys and to entertain
them in fine style during their stay in
the city it is not unlikely that the prop
ositioL will be accepted
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Owen Ingraham and Lester Cocker,
who were tried recently in the johnson
county district court for placing OBJ
structions on the railroad track near
Olathe, were convicted and sent to the
penitentiary, the former for five and the
latter for two years. A couple of Santa
Fe men, well known in Emporia, did
good service in working up The case.
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FROM our LEAN CONTRIBUTOR.
Chaplain Lstz Celebrates the Glorious
Fourth Ia u Hver
RESv.ru 81 IpIv =

Fourth Ia u Hver-
Denver Col, July s.
EDS. NEWS: john Herman and /
came over from Colorado Springs TO cell
citrate the 4,n of '.Gc-New Years" We
got aboard the Santc Fee thunderbolt,
and should Iell you that We made forty
seven and a-half miles per hour over
these hills you would place my veracity
at a discount There are a great many
ranches on the line of the road. The
Louses are small but their door-yards
are spacious. The wheat and oats are
short and thin, and the festive army
worm is laying in claim for his share.
Denver is the largest city of its size
that know-it is fully twenty-five per
cent. larger than l think it is. 1t is
composed principally of fine buildings,
mining stocks and handsome women
Better not send acopy of this paper up
honey Every third man you meet has
mining stock for sale; and oh. how gen.
erousl the stock is worth five times
what he is offering it at, but he wants TO
scatter it 10 keep il out of the hands of
Spectators. &c. Tue proprietor of the
ST. james hotel was not SO generous
" hen tried To pay my bill with my
letter of introduction us correspondent
of THE News he said Il was written IN
a fair hand, and tOlerably good grammar
but that il would not |
buy garden sass" The people are
very patriotic here. They had fine |
at the fair ground. We
boarded a street car Chat had no con-
ductor) and went out to the grounds. / |
presented my letter of introduction to |
the ticket agent He showed it aside |
and said he had given all he intended TO |
towards the churches; that he did not /
think half so many folks went 10 hell as
ought 10. We got into the fair ground.
Only 25 cents admission To the grand
stand, but standing room free. We had
plenty of time 10 stand, and we stood.
There was heaps of iun-everyb body
seemed "paregoric." There were trot-
ing races, slow donkey races, (tIerman
ried la enter for this race, but the
Judges decided his wind was too thick)
bicycle races, sack races, running races,
DOT races, and last but not least, bal
Don ascension. l again presented my
etter of Introduction 10 the proprietor,
Who looked II over and handing it back
aid his balloon was already inflated.
The street car being crowded, we
walked back to town. At night we went
o Tabor's opera house. The building
S fully as pretty as our Whitley opera
house, and somewhat larger. Again we
presented our letter the ticket agent
miIed I've did not smile) and said:
This is no variety theatre; We have no
Use for clowns here" The third gallery
vas rascally hot. More anon.
CHAPLAIN.
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Carl Miller, who was tried at the
March term of court for selling liquor,
found guilty and fined nearly $500 and
committed TO Jail, was released Saturday
evening. his term OF incarceration hav-
ing expired and the commissioners hav-
ing released him from the fine and costs
of suit. He gave bonds in the sum of
$500 for his appearance al the Septem-
Der term of court to answer to the charge
Of perjury.
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In the case of the state Of Kansas VS.
Garrett Smith, the party who assaulted
Thomas Stone last Saturday, the charge
was changed from assault with intent to
kill to assault and battery, and the de-
PENDANT, demanding jury trial, the
ease was continued until next Monday.
when it will come up for hearing be.
fore Justice Bachelor.
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100 Commercial ST. Emnoril

ITO The LADIES or EMPoRIA AND
LYON COUNTY, have just received II
new and full line at hair goods of the
very latest styles. AS | get my goods
from New York, can sell AS cheap as
the cheapest. Mrs. NJ. Il. Roblee's place
of business is over Gray's grocery store,
west side of Commercial street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenue.
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1,s star sam As.renalnr.

In a recent call upon Mr.. w. II. Nc
Allister, 206 Front street, general agent
for the sale of the Star Chewing Tobac-
Il was tortured with pain from acute
rheumatism, and cared not wheather 1
lived or died. / tried ST. Jacobs Oil
Just two applications of which eutirely
cured e,"-sau Francisco lCai.l Call.
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ZionsviIle Indis,

townsville, Indians, Nov. s. 1850
Dr. b. j. KENDALL s. Co.-Gents III
have your valusbIe Treatise on ,ha
Horse and his Diseases, and ve,,1
kendalFs SPAWN Cure. Ny horses hs1,
the epizootic, one of them could sot
swallow for two dsye. I anplied e,se
SPAWN Cure twice 10 her throat and = \; :
gave almost instant relief. I think T
could sell 600 Of your books. PIeass
give prices 10 agents. .ssss''
Yours truly. PRrER Bownr.
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Texas Cattle in Market.

Mr.. L G. whitley returned from Kan
sas City Tuesday feeling cunsideia
bly, disguised with the cattle market ;lt
that place Prices are all right, but
corn fed natives have no show alongside
the fat grass cattle coming in from
Texas, and tho latter hold the market on
all grades The finest Texas cattle ever
brought 10 Kansas City are now being
marketed there Mr. Whitley saw one
man who had upwards of GOO head of
iive-year olds that were Winicrcd and
grazed in the Pan Handle country, for
which he refused So per hundred, or
$72 per head. 1t was estimated that
this bunch of cattle had cost the owner
not to exceed $13 per head, and our
readers can figure up the profits. An
other man had several hundred head
which he had bought when yearlings
for So per head. They have never seen
an ear of corn and cost the owner NO
further outlay than for herding. He
was offered $50 per head for them, but
held for better figure.
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PUBIC SALE OF CATTLE VIII uff T
for sale At my arm s miles southwest II
Emporia d DR., creek On Monday j III
"A. aI i0"',,h.ek. ID clws with calves
side, cows without calves, @ Iwo-y car
old heifers. yearIing hgif,Is. gond
grade buil years old. Ths terms OF
sale are six months time with 6 per
ce,t interest; G per cent. off for cash.
WILLIAM STEPHEN.
n " Dr.pe.,, s,,o,t...o-
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at meeting of union lodge No. 10,
l. o. o. +. held last Tuesday the follow
ing officers were installed for the en-
suing term: Lewis Devices, N. g.; A.
salisbury, V. G.; F. w. Hirth, secre-
tary; Robt. JEFF, treasurer.
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Mr. A. Cory informs US that ii is a
mistake about his going to Michigan.
He is going to remain in Emporia, and
continue in the jewelry and restaurant
business. all reports TO the contrary not.
withs;andipg.
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Every body will buy cattle when big
corn crop Is certainty. Now is your
chance to get cattle cheap. Go T."
Keys grand cattle sale twelve miles
southwest OF Emporia July 10
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Col Raglan, L prominent horticultur-
list, OF Independence, Missouri, is ex
pectod To be present ut the horticultural
picnic on the goth inst and will deliver
II lecture on fruit growing, etc. MIR. r I,
is man of much experience in this
line, and being an able taiker, his lee
turc will prove an entertaining and in.
structive feature on that occasion.
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Lille, daughter of G. w. Manning,
died at the family residence ON Badger
creek last Saturday evening, from the
effects of whooping cough ut the age of
six yeaIs, and was buried in Maplewood
cemetery Sunday afternoon. This is
the third child which the stricken par
ents have lost within the last few
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Remember that J s Gibson has coal tsr
! for sale by &c pint. quart or gallon 4. Amer
icus, Kansas.
Mrs Edmiston has marked down the price
of her hats;at an unusually low figure. call
and see them before you make further pur-
chases second door north of the postofhce.
WEDNESDAY, July 1e.
Lemuel Johnson:lost a valuable mare
night before last. She got stuck in a
mud hole in "Pester creek" Two or
three other head of stock have been
pulled out near the same place. The
water for stock is becoming so very
scarce that unless it rains to fill up the
branch, they must soon suffer. Died.
John Grimsley, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Grimsley. The immediate
cause of death was Inflammation OF the
bowels The little sufferer was but
year and half old Miss Ella Haz-
lett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Hazlett, of Hartford, is visiting among
her schoolmates in this place. :. Robert
Henderson fell out of wagon yesterday
and broke his shoulder-blade. We did
not learn the particulars of this painful
accident. 1t seems that broken bones
are becoming almost an every day &C.
Business dull, loafers scarce,
weather warm, and items plenty.
The Americas boys expect to play the
a friendly game of base ball
in town day after tomorrow. a week
from next Saturday they have set apart
for visit to Dunlap where they expect
% leave the boys two to One... A nice
shower passed over this section of the
country and although not so very much
ain fell, vegetation looks very much
:. . Prof. Cheny came to town
o-day for the purpose of getting his leg
hat was broken out of the "box".
Thomas Terril has purchased the farm
ately owned by J. d. Gibson about four
niles north of town and contemplatos
he immediate erection OF q dwelling
lodse Harvest hands seem to be in
,ood demand. Americas has now 6
irs;-class cooler"
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MoNEY.-MGney to loan in any
amount by the Central Loan and Land
company, at lowest rates. Cali and see
US before making your loaHs, ns We can
do you good.
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keep only first cless groceries,
queensware aud glassware, which | will
sell as low rs other deiers in the same
class of goods. Call anu see
NJ - PIPER
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IMPORTANT TO FARMERs.-Go TO N
Amsbaugh's New York storr, Dunlap,
Kansas, and get 10 cents pound tor
your butter in goods at prices you can't
duplicate in Lyon county. Come and
see for yourself. N AMsHAuGn
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THE NEWS of several weeks ago made
mention of the fact that J. S. Ingram,
Sam 10y, Jack Roberts and families, of
Emporia, and DIR. Starbuck, of Ameri-
Gus, had set out by team for Washington
Territory, leaving here on April 10Th.
By letter received from the party. We
learn that they have safely arrived 81
WalIa Waila, after long and pleasant
trip. Some of the party were sick with
mountain fever. but not seriously SO,
and at the time of writing all we're in
good health and spirits, and much
pleased with the country beyond the
Rockies.
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Grif Stewart, who quarrcled with
Geo. White at the residence of Ellis
Roberts, south Of the city some weeks
ago, and who shot him in the head, was
released from Jail Sunday. having
been imprisoned twenty DAYS.
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Every body will buy cattle when a
big corn crop is certainty. Now is
your chance to get cattle cheap Go TO
Keys grand cattle sale twelve miles
southwest of Emporia July 10.
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The following item from the Pueblo
Chicitain seems to indicate bow some of
our Emporia boys put ON dog" when
they get away from home:
"a party of Santa Fe railroad officials
were in the city and took apartments al
the Numa last night, They are F. A
White, a. Z. Ireland, George NJ. Bandy
and ChAs. A. Schneider