The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-05
money and 500 in postage stamps and

houcy anu SOO III lootdSc sldulpS anu
other goods stolen.
May 3. Building committee adver-
tised for proposals for work on the new
NJ. f. church. . The hotel Coolidge
opened with a grand ball and banque,
Pound ordinance approved by the
mayor. Death of Hon. ]. Il. Swallow,
of Topeka, formerly of Emporia.
10. Agitation OF project for "fine
driving course around the city. After q
good deal of talk, the project went to
join the b. of I. First number of the
Daily Bulletin issued. /. {. Heavy rains
and floods in all directions, causing de
lays of the trains, mails, and other
troubles.
II. Odd Fellows dedicate their new
hall, which is one of the finest in the
State, by speaking, marching. feasting
and dancing. The gathering was largely
attended by prominent members of the
order from abroad.
Is. Hail storm on Plumb creek.
10. Meeting of the NeOsho Valley
Editorial Association in this city. The
attendance and proceedings much inter.
ferred with by the continued rain storms.
Pleasant party at the Coolidge in the
evening. and sessions continued nsxl
day. Much talk about a new brick
$4,000 Santa Fe depot 1t. too, went to
join the board of trade.
20. Contract let for putting fre-prooi
vault in register of deeds Office in court
house.
%. THE DAILY NEWS commenced
furnishing TO its readers the afternoon
associated press report.
25. Work has commenced on the new
addition to the Santa Fe round house
and the new opera house project is as
Stunning shape.
%. Whitley opera house company
organized and charter filed; capital
$4,000; board of directors: II. G. Whit
ley, L. Severy, Van r. Holmes, VIM
Martindale and ii. c. Cross.
June 1. Kansas Wool growers Asso
citation meet in EmpoTia and hold n two
days session.
8. Colored Odd Fellows celebration
at jays hail.
8, Ground broken for the foundation
OF the new opera house.
0. News of the decision of the SUI
prcme court received, which sustained
the injunction of w. r. Sodeu, restrain.
ing the city from taking wafer from the
Cottonwood. Commencement exer,
cises of the Emporia high school at the
Congregational church. "A tornado
swept over Emporia and vicinity blow.
down churches, houses, fences, trees
carrying off roofs and chimneys, destroy.
ing crops and doing serious damage gen,
orally.
~. Commencement exercises at the
Normal. Baccalaureate address by
President WEIGH.
10. The work of tearing down the
old M. E. church commenced.
Is. Closing OF commencement exer
cises at the Normal. Annual address
by Hon. T. d. Thacher. Advertise
ment for bids for the construction OF
-tlae-Bey FIfsh,ayenue hotel.
1G. Graduating exercises of the elias:
of 81 at the Normal
"a. One Of the heaviest rains of the
year. . Contraealet for building of thu
new Friends church.
81. One inmate ofthe county Jail
and eight IN the poor house. This In {
population of over 1900. Twenty
four car loads OF merchandise for Euz
poria arrived by the Missouri Paci9c.
90. L. w. Lewis, IA Empovia con
tractor, has 200 men employed on bis
different works.
90. Katie Henderson SO badly burned
by an attempt 10 kindle a fire in
a stove with kerosene that she died
.iA-e-day or two of her injuries.
July g News of the shooting O.
President Garfield reached Emporii
about 10 O'Clock q. M, and at once thu
greatest excitement prevailed, and the
deepest sympathy was aroused.
3. News received of the suddel
death. at the Union depot hotel, Kansas
City, of Captain j. c. Bennett. Thi
and the attempted assassination of TIT
President cast the deepest gloom ovel
the entire community.
4. The sad news contained in the las
paragraphs, kept the people from gen
eral participation in the celebration
ceremonies. Early in the day little
boy named Munson, was shot and killeC
by a toy pistol, near the court house.
Celebration at Soden's grove, under thu
auspieies of the Emporia Rifles.
5. Funeral of Captain ]. c. Bennett
largely attended. Procession headed By
the X. T. band Clerk of the board o
education. reported for the year, dis
bursements for city schools, $11, Co.'S SO
paid for the new building, furniture
bell and clock, 9,3l067. Fire at In,
Fifth avenue hotel. q. . Hood s. HomsleJ
sold $35, $40 worth of cattle.
O. j. b. Merrill. from U. S. sigma
service department, Washington. arrived
10 investigate causes of our late st orms
10. Amos NJ. Spencer drowned il
the NeOsho, while bathing.
L. First board of health appointed
for the city: A. S, Tandy, Alex Butt
and j. II. Graham.
IA, The NEWS learned the Empori,
National bank would pay out $SO0,0
during the season for cattle which
would be shipped from Caldwell and
Hunnewell.
The four days and nights Guiding July
10th the hottest cheated term" remem
bered by the "oldest inhabitants"
25. Prof. Leslie appears here TO or
ganize class of 100 to take part in thu
Jubilee at Bismarck.
"a. Governor st. John spoke at Jay:
opera house ON temperance
90. Ex-Congressman Gillett, of Iowa
spoke TO the Greenbackers in Empoais
Aug. l. The crops begin to wan
rain.
3. VIM. Ramp, farmer near Empo
ria, died from sun-strOke.
4. James SpillmaD, deputy sheriff
killed by Edward johnson, colored
Great excitement and threats to lyncl
Johnson.
5. Arrangements made at meetin!
of Masons for the erection Of Masoni,
temple. An attempt made to &c
johnson, the murderer of Spillmau
from the county Jail to lynch him, which
was prevented by sheriff Moon having
removed the prisoner some hours be
fore. .Switchman Evan Williams, o
the Santa Fe railroad, crushed to death
under the wheels Of wrecked cars.
Z. Funeral OF James Spillman at thu
court house.
0. Mercury rose to 104 at noon.
johnson, the murderer, put in the in
sane asylum at Ossawatonie.