The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

at McAuley Broe'.
For the Pekin, Deere, Deere spring, Smith
and Buckeye corn cultivators, both riding
and walking, any other farm implement
you may want. you will find it ut j. s. Glib
sons.
SATURDAY, April, 10.
J. II. Clay will move into the Willard
building soon. The Herald is now I'M
der the control and ownership of ID. ].
Roberts, while Mr.. Trask takes exclu-
sive charge of the Dunlap Chief. >. Pat
Brynes sold his place northeast of town
TO the Rev. j. A. Collins. "A slight
frost last night. Jacob Lesh is making
some Improvements on his town proper.
ty... Corn planting is being rushed
along briskly.
Our assessor tells good one on him.
self: Stopping at house on his diurnal
rounds, he asked if the man of the house
was about. Yes" replied the lady,
but if you are one of them pesky tree
peddlers, you had better git" We sup
pose he went. William Pagan has
purchased the property lately owned by
DIR. Starbuck.. =. w. s. Award expects to
move into his house in the north part of
town the first of next month. w, An
derson has purchased the property of
Mrs. Hill in the north part of town for
S1O0.. Few mistakes in our items last
week; we will not try to correct them.
Our spring and summer goods are now ar
irving in large quantities. Our motto:-The
best goods for the least money. At J, ID. Glib
sons We study to lease.
The bcsttea in town at McAulcy Bros
MONDAY, April II.
DIED-At his residence in Americas,
MIR. John Heasley, in the list year of his
age MIR. Heasley was one of the Oldest
settlers of this section of the country.
He settled IN Kansas in 1853; was born
in Ohio, October H. in the year 1911.
For nearly 90 years he had been a con-
sistent member of the U. p. church, and
lived and died with the assurance of
blessed peace with his Maker. HIS i'll
ness was of short duration, being taken
suddenly i'll but two weeks before his
death, with neuralgia of the heart His
death occurred Friday, April 18th, at
half past seven o'clock, without any ap-
pearance of pain or great suffering. The
funeral exercises were conducted by the
Rev. j. \. Collins at the L. p. church on
Sabbath, April 16, at II O'Clock, assisted by
Rev's. +. ID. 10y and j. A. Barker. The
theme was taken from the fourteenth
chapter of John, first to third verses in.
elusive, from which very able and
touching discourse was made. A large
number of people viewed the remains
before they were taken to their final rest
ing place in the Americas cemetery. He
leaves a large circle of friends and rela-
tives 10 mourn his loss, who have the
sympathy of the entire community.
l.. n. Wood was taken suddenly sick
yesterday with impaction of the bowels.
The latest word we had from him this
morning his life was despaired of, and
| they had sent to Emporia for another
| physician to holdconsultation with our
home doctors. -. Mrs. Smith, sister-in-
law of Mrs. Barker, is visiting here at
| present. DIR. Sax, of Toledo, was in
town to-day. =. 4 good many of our Cit
| liens will take in Janauschek this even
| ing. MIR. Mcmahon, formerly princi-
pal OF the Americas schools, is up from
| Emporia. Mrs. Bond is convalescing.
have opened up a new queensware and
| grocery store in Americas, in tho Miller
building. with an entirely new stock Of goods,
and Will sell as cheap the cheapest. Call
and get prices before buying elsewhere, as
am bound to please. &c BROWN.
| The hardest hail storm ever seen in
this section of the country passed over
Americas on Tuesday. HaIlstone five
inches in circumference fell in many
places, doing severe damage to fruit and
gardens. VIII Morgan, of Fruitland,
reports the hail as being six inches in
circumference, splitting shingles and
breaking limbs off the fruit trees. VOL
Lesson, on Allen creek. had over thirty
glass broken, the NJ. E. church eleven,
and several smaller losses. The editor
of the Herald was knocked senseless
while trying to make his way to his
domicil. The duration of the storm
did not exceed five minutes, and the
ground was completely covered with
ice and water. The wind was not
blowing much at the time or the
damage would have been terrible
A large area of land in this section of
the country will go uncultivated this
spring, owing to the scarcity of teams
and hands to work IT, William Petty
John has quit working for Crock, of
this place and takes his way to EN-
poria. L. A. Wood is resting easier
this morning, but is still under the in
fluence of opiates :. Land buyers are
Iexpected to be numerous in this section
of the country in May. Pay car went
up the road this morning. :. Roads are
drying up very fast and some will com.
mence plowIng this afternoon.
FoR SALE on RExT.-SO acres all fenced.