The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-04

Two sections OF the ceiling of the
AIGitorium of the new n. Z. church are
finished, and they are very handsome.
The Wandering Star band will give
festival at jays opera house tomorrow
evening Turn out and give the boys a
lit
The new shoe firm OF Qnetsch i
Doan are nearly ready for business. Their
store will he credit 10 our fiourishing
city.
G. w. Frederick sold his bay lrotter,
General Grant, to F. ]. Curran, of Kan
sas City, yesterday, for good, round
price.
The Young Meas Debating Club, slt
their meeting last Monday, determined
to meet every two weeks during the
summer.
There are few idle house mechanics
in the city, nearly all finding employ
ment on the numerous buildings now
being erected.
Billy Heusiis, with an eye to business,
surmounis u neat little barber pole with
q gas jet in the window of his ionsorial
establishment.
County Superintendent Wharton
moved his Office Monday 10 the room in
in the court house formerly occupied by
the district clerk.
The Welsh Congregailonslists viii
after next Sunday hold services in the
court house, awaiting the completion OF
their new ediflce.
There is hardly day passes but we
hear some stranger remark on the beau
tiful and business-likc appearance of
Commercial street.
Robert Brothers have sold their Gu
CINE to Watson & Grove, and have or
dered II larger one, demanded by their
rapidly growing trade.
Walkup Lodge has paid over to L. T.
Heritage $4,000. the amount Of insur-
ance in that organization ON the life Of
the late Isaac Epstein.
Between $35 aud $40 was realized as
the result Of the festival and dance given
by the Wandering Star band at Jays
opera house Tuesday night.
G. w. De Camp purchased yesterday
Of +. McHardY, the fine short horn bull
Baron Ardrie, and Hereford COW and
calf for q good round sum.
Mr.. Frank Aiken and Miss Geneva
Rogers will open three nights engage
ment with MAUD Muller" at the Whit
ley opera house on the 18th inst
DIR. McCarty, who recently came to
Emporia from Newton, has rented for
an office the room in the Sayings bank
block vacated to day by County Super
intendent Wharton.
A large bill of goods was purchased
of /. d. Fox & Co., last Saturday by
Mrs. Nellie Murphy, of Strong City,
who will start book store aud news
stand in that town.
The smoothness with which every.
thing is running, and the monotony OF
events in Emporia is getting exasperat
ing. Let's have an elOpement or a
greenback convention.
E. M. Lewis feeds SD many people al
his restaurant that IL has become neces
, sary for him In double the capacity ot
j his dining room, an addition tn which
: will be made forthwith.
1t is quite likely that Mr.. Corydon F
Craig will bring some tirst-class dra
I matte attraction TO Emporis on the Gath
n the date of the congressional conven
ton for the Third district.
Drs. Jacobs and Page took possession
OF their new rooms over Sawyer's dr.
goods store Monday. They are very neat
ly fitted up, and it would be difficult Il
find more elig ible location.
Religious services were held at tn
/, Jail last Sabbath by J. F. Culver for tn
benefit of the prisoners. Several ladie
were in attendance, and the exercise
p were very acceptable to all concerned.
n Mr.. Chas. Rice, deputy surveyor, ha
&c gone to the upper part of Allen creek
about eighteen miles from the city, I
.e establish some section lines and corner
g for some grangers who have lost tracl
" OF their boundaries.
The Grand COmmandery of Knight
-a Templar of Kansas will hold their al
:, nual conclAve in Topeka, on May ct
m and 10th, opening on the first name
d date at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. .
big attendance is expected.
= w. G. Swartz was arrested on Satu
:. day, on complaint filed by J. A. Shelle
charging him with assault and batter
and upon u hearing before Jusiit
Bachelor, was fined 500 and cost
elf amounting TO about $500.
nc We are informed by the proprietors
~ truck patches that there was a very s
" we're frost on Saturday night that C
down the beans and peas. cooked Il
ed potato tops and nipped the early col
ar- Happily the fruit was not injured.
he Thos. Belleny and Sidney Brow
les were arrested Saturday evening charg'
with assault They were brought befc
Police Judge Barnes. fined 81 apple
-" and costs. aggregating 500. and In (
fault of payment were placed in jail
The Ed. Cannon was arrested Monday
complaint Of DIR. ]. A. Young for usi
profane and indecent language. a
ad, upon hearing before Justice Bach
the Ter was fined 500 and costs. An
clip ample of this kind was much needed
ing Emporia-
. President Welch, of the Norm
Ipn sold his residence at the corner of c.
and stituticn street aud Twelfth avenue
in Saturday to j. s. Kenyon. of the fur
ner ture firm Of Hardcasile & Kenyon,
Get s., 800, which is somewhat less than
cost OF the lots and building.
gre The fourth Raymond excursion, &C
Doui prising over one hundred persons fr
=. Boston and vicinity passed thrOU
ing Emporia Tuesday afternoon on their '
res west The party will travel over alb
om- the same route as the preceding exc
sions, and the trip will occupy alb
two months.
,ges J. A. Janus. q portrait painter
Ious artist who recently came TO Emp.
fol, from Washington, ID. c., has rented
s.a west rooms on the second floor of
sale new HOlderman block, and is fitting
OIL them for studio. From what we
lers been able 70 learn of the merit OF
riea Janus work, we should think he on
to find EmporiA good place to loo