The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-14

The Garnet for the Masonic temple I
has been ordered by g. w Newman & b
Co.
The gas main on Merchants street is }
to be extended from Finh avenue to
Second,
Luther Newton froze his ears last
week while. driving from Madison to q
Emporia.
The X 4. band will play Tor Ma
sonic ball at COTTONWOOD Falls on the
evening ofthe e7th.
w. A Curry, from Ohio, has purchas.
ed the Patterson restaurant on West
steeet and took possession Monday.
Between twenty-five and thirty chick ,
ems were stolen last week from Ran
dolph Il Randolph, and n dressed hog
weighing 100 pounds from Tom Ladd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van II. Holmes gave
very elegant and elaborate supper TO
large party OF friends at their handsome
dwelling. at the corner OF West street
and Sixth avenue, last:evening.
The annual season of forty hours de-
votion will begin at the Catholic con
vent on the 18th and continue three
days. Some eminent divines will be pres
ent from Kansas City and other places.
J.E. Kline, Of Mcpherson, was in the
city Friday evening In search Of his son
Amos, aged thirteen years, who left
home about four weeks ago. Any infor-
nation of his whereabouts will be CRATE
fully received by his anxious parents.
Charlie Evans, who has presided over
the cuisine at the Hotel Coolidge almost
uninterruptediy since the opening OF
the house, and who enjoys the reputa-
ton of being one Of the best cooks in
the west, is taking vacation Of few
weeks.
The horse belonging to GilchrIst
Brothers, which was fatally injured at
Americas during the recent political
campaign by running a sharp board in
10 his body, was paid for Saturday by the
Republican Central committee of Lyon
county.
4 fair will be held between Christmas
and New Years at place yet to be de-
termincd upon, the proceeds of which
will be applied TO liquidating the in
debtedness ON the Catholic school build
ing on Cottonwood street. We hope 10
see it literally patronized
Mrs. Fisher, the wife of Engineer
Fisher, who was killed some months
since in the railroad accident tat Salem
on the Santa Fe road, has received ST.
900, the amount OF Insurance upon her
husbands life in the Masonic Mutual
Benefit association of Kansas.
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Topeka Commonwealth: The new
public library building, now being
erected in the state house grounds by
the A,chison, Topeka & Santa Fe road,
under the supervision of Mr.. +. Wilder,
will cost when completed $4,000. 1t
will be the handsomest building IN the
state.
The Queen Victoria Historical club
was organized last Friday at the rooms
of Miss Viola Price, ofthe Normal, who
was elected president Of the organiza- I
ton. The club will first take up the s
history of England, beginning at the
18th century, and after completing it '
will read the histories of Germany and
France.
Usage County Chronicle; The condi-
tion of j. $. Danlord, the Usage City
banker, is deplorable He is able to be
about, but his mind is gone. Though
perfectly quiet, he requires constant at
tention and watching Time may help
him, but the recovery of his physical
health, with vacant mind, gives little
promise of 1t.
In the case Of the Emporia Electric
and Gaslight company vs.. Chambers
Bros, which came up for hearing before
Justice Culver Saturday, motion to dis
solve the attachment was overruled, and
motion entered TO discharge exempt
property from the lein of the attachment
writ, pending which the cause is con
tinued until Tuesday, December 18th.
Jesse Foster. formerly resident OF
this county, but who has resided in Kan
sas City for the past two years, has pur-
chased OF Captain Warren and Col. J.
N. Steele farm OF 100 acres on the Neo-
sho river near the Ruggles place and he
and his family will make it their fu-
ture home. Their many friends in En-
poria and Lyon county will be rcioiced
TO hear OF their return.
We understand that Mrs, ). l.. Rug
giles, of this county, has been recon-
mended 10 Mr.. Click for appointment TO
the board of regents of the State Nor
NAL school. Mrs. Ruggles has always
shown a great interest in educational
J. matters, and is lady who is possessed