The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-16

The seed market is booming.
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New onions have made their appear
Gnce in the market
Isaac Lewis and Mary Z. Moses were
married Monday at the court house by
Probate Judge Kellogg.
| Richard Storey aud Miss Louisa
Hartman were married by Justice Cul-
yer in this city Monday.
The honey bees are busy at work ON
the maple trees in the vicinity OF EN-
po'ia. This does pretty vel for the
rliddle Of February.
The constitution Of the Lyon County
Horticultural Association was revised
at meeting held ut the office Of the
president in this city last Saturday
A horse belonging to Davis, tie livery
man. was driven INTO bArbed wire
fence near the soap factory last evening
By party unfamiliar with the road, and
considerably Injured.
The t.ia.I5 II Ia" late T j. Evans
wish a. .Xt sd iDeir s'nccrt- tnauks 10
their many Il ,eads for kindness and
sympathy shown during their great
afflicjIOn and bereavement
Wen venture the prediction that the
farmers who help 10 build up Emporia
by trading with our business men would
vote solidly against the repeal of The cow
ordinance if they had chance.
-. " Brainard, connected with the
la Vela coal and mining company ar
rived IN Emporia Monday from that
place, having driven 800 miles with G.
W. Fredcrick's little mare, Nellie
Grant.
Arrangements are being made 10 hold
a mass mt citing in IhIs cIty on the 22d
of this month for the purpose of giving
expression TO the sentiment of the poo
pie on The crime Of polygamy as prac-
ticed by the Mormons.
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Adam Mohler is right up ION his ear''
about a missing auction flag that he
thinks some boys stole Saturday even
ing Adam thinks those hoodiums will
imagine they have had fight unit Sig
ell, if he catches them.
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Harry Emmons, six year old son of
Samuel Emmons. residing on Congress
street, between Second and Third
avenues, died last Monday of neuralgia
of the heart. The funeral took place
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Eureka Herald: The Whitley opera
House is not the largest one in the
world, but it is the neatest and best ar
ranged one we have seen in Kansas, and
is living monument to the enterprise
and public spirit so often manifested by
the citizens of Emporia
On Saturday week, at Central school
house, Fremont township, there will be
debate, en- the second plank of the
Greenback platform; affirmative, p. b.
Maxson, r NJ Gilliland and T. T.
White; negative, l.. r. Wright, J. NJ.
| McCown, and Luther Res
T. A. Jones has sold his confectionery
and oyster stand to f. w. Grow, of Kan
sas City, and F. F. Broughion, of Law
renee, who will continue the business
under the firm name of Grow & Brough-
ton Mr.. Jones will remain in Emporia
till his business matters are settled,
then himself and wife will visit relatives
in Wisconsin and probably return to
Emporia.
Sheriff Ryan started Tuesday for Rose
dale to take in custody Henry Wright,
who some weeks ago went to the house
of Mr.. James White, residing near the
Missouri Pacific railroad, southeast of
the city, and threatened To shoot him
and his son-in-law, aud who was recent
~ ARE stcd by he CRY marshal of Rose
date. who tcleg pied The authorities
Ii re Monday 1" come and set their
man.
y committee consisting of Messrs. ID.
ID. aud w ). Il nnett and w. w. Scott
waited upon General Manager Wheeler
at Topeka Tuesday in relation TO trans
portaiion on the occasion of the con-
ducto.s' ball aud banquet To be given in
this city ON the evening of the 221, and
obtained all the favors they demanded,
and secured free transportation for all
persons holding tickets of admission to
the ball We learn that a number of
the officials OF the road will be present
on the evening of the party.
Isaac Epstien, whose death at Bur.
lington WAS noted in the News of Sat
urday, had insurance on his life to the
amount of $4,000 divided as follows
Knights of Honor, Walkup Lodge, So,
600; Masonic Mutual Benefit Associa.
ton of Topeka, $1,000; Wyandotte MI
; tual Benefit Association, $500. The pol
icie were made ont in favor of the
brothers of the deceased, J. E, of this city
anu J., VI AVWNs anu NAS ~
600 policy was turned over Saturday
night by the former in settlement of The
Sudduck claim and the suit against hin
has been dismissed.
1t will be remembered that in Octobe
VIC offered copy of Memory Gems t.
each subscriber in the two counties hav
ing the largest per cent. OF their teach
ers subscribers to the Educationist OF
the 2Sth of December. In pursuance o
this, Supt. VIM. Bishop, of Salina, anc
w. II. Tucker, Supt. of Atchison county
examined the mailing books on the 29tl
of December, and pronounced the result
as follows: Lyon, 76 per cent; Chase
, 72; shawnee, 20; Atchison, 90: and But
D Ter, So. So Lyon and Chase hold th'
I flag. In the first week of JaAuary,
copy of Gems was sent to each subscri
: Der in Lyon and Chase connties.-Kan
sas Educationist.
g The committee on arrangements 70
: the conductors ball and banquet to b
D given in this city on the evening of thu
e 22d, have secured the services of J. r
!, Stafford, who will have charge of al
j the wraps and will provide two ftmal
) servants to assist the lady guests an
!. two males to have charge of the gentle
: mans coat room. He will also have
$ BARRIERS chair and appliances for tonsol
ial work and a full corps of boot blacks
d These conveniences will be provided q
e the expense of the conductors and guest
: will not be permitted to remunerate an
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