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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-26
AknuNn TOWN

VIM. Powell has ordered q fine grand
piano for the new Fifth avenue hotel.
The residence of Howard Dunlap was
the first in the city to be lighted with
gas. Crs
There are over GOO feet of gas pipe in
the new residence of DIR. Moore in this
city, FpITif41R
II. K. Fleetwood took charge of the
shaving saloon at the Fifth avenue hotel
Monday
The chairs for the prOscenium boxes
at the Whitley opera house arrived last
Monday.
III. Bird filed quite handsome or
der for silverware for the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on Saturday.
.Emporia Lodge No. 9, A. o. U. W.
has 100 members and is receiving con-
slant accessions.
Pinkeye has about run it's course in
EmpOrIa, and there is only a lighting
chance for red-eye.
The foundation is being dug for a new
residence on the corner of Rural street
and Sixth avenue.
The X. T. Band are going TO begin
giving outdoor concerts as soon as the
weather will permit.
The cOlored Methodists arc making ar
rangements to build'a new edi1iee in the
spring. The location has not yet been
determined upon.
Rev. Mr.. Hulzhauser has been as.
signed to the pastorate of the Reformed
church of this city, and is expected in
EmporIa this week.
The Chautauqua literary and scien.
tific circle had very pleasant and in
structive meeting at the residence of d.
w. Eastman on Monday evening.
Mr.. j. A. Wielandt, of Canton, Ohio,
has rented the RidenOr room on CONNER
cial street below Fourth avenue, and will
shortly open up full stock of groceries.
Peter Hughes has the material on the
ground for the construction of an adj.
dition forty feet long to the Wilcox gro.
Gerry at the corner of Commercial and
| Seventh.
The court room is being cleaned out
preparatory TO putting down new mat
ting and making other changes which
viii add to the comfort and appearance
of the temple of justice.
Messrs. ]. Jay Buck and E. NJ. Forde
are engaged in preparing the necessary
papers to condemn the water privilege
on the site selected on the Neosho for
the location of the water works.
in. Swartz, while counting out some
eggs at Lew Woods grocery the other
day. which had come in from the coun.
try, was startled to find live snake
about 16 inches in length curled up
among the hen fruit.
The project of canning factory is
again being agitated in Emporia. II
we expect to keep up our present boom
We must establish manufacturing inter
esis Of some sort, and we know of moth
which would be more feasible than an
industry of this kind r..sf &.
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TATE n oRMAL SCHOOL,
EMPORIA, Ks, III 'Sg
Dots frnm Deli
SATURDAY 7.

SATURDAY, Jan. ~
This part of the county is keeping
pace with other parts in the matter of
improvements. :. "A number Of new
farms have been opened up along Duck
creek. james Graham has sold his
farm and Peter Symonds, who has
been living on and working the farm for
The past three years, is moving 10 Allen
county. this state. We are sorry to have
Peter and his wife leave our community,
as they are good citizens. .Amasa
Chapman has sold his farm near Duck
creek, and the purchaser has rented it 10
Charlie Saunders for the coming year.
Charlie has gone 10 housekeeping, hay-
ing lately taken TO himself 6tbetter
half. Fat hogs are sold of pretty
close in this vicinity, and so are fatcattle,
such as the butchers usually make use of
Some steers are being fed by different
parties who are feeding 80 cent corn,
and must get better prices than the
butchers are sfiering or they will be do
ing = loosing business =. Rev. Hnlet
OF the Free Methodist church is holding
meetings in our school house every night
this week VIM Orr, our postmaster
has been confined 10 his room ali fall
and winter with the rheumatism or some
kindred complaint. =, The health of tbs
community Is generally good. The
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THE READING News.
EDITED ny MARY DIX zEAN.

TUESDAY, Jan. %.
The change in time OF last Fridays
News was not so unwelcome us it was
unexpected :. A mad dog was shot in
Mr.. Wrights cellar last Thursday even
ing after having run about all day. -.
Mr.. Hayder, colored gentleman of
Usage City, Kansas, has opened the
D.. blacksmith shop He and his family
, moved into town last week. :. Dave
. Jones went to California aud Oregon last
week. /. g. Eugene Goll returned to his
home in Graham county Yesterday.
DIR. Mcdonald visited town last Satur-
day. Mr.. Holyoke, OF Illinois, talked
on temperance last Saturday and sun
day evenings, the school house being
crowded on Sunday evening, and also in
the Sunday schools. He set forth the
sinful serpent IN all its ugliness. >. The
organ has arrived and been put in place
in the school house for the benefit of the
whole community. II is the standard
Mason 81 Hamlin and speaks out well
for its size. Bill Southworth has
built him house about three miles
southeast of town and is getting ready to
capture his duck in n few weeks.
Shipment of hegs last night. :. "A cal
load of corn will be shipped in day OIL
two by Abel Rees. A car load OF props
is being shipped every few days tc
Osags City for use in the coal mines. :,
There Is 10 be a festival in the two
school houses February the 10th to rails
funds TO make the last payment ON the
new organ. Everybody is invited t.
come TO supper. We expect il will be ,
good one. as the table committee are w
H Douglass and wife, Will Severy anG
wife, NJ. w. Siratton and wife, Georg
Palien and wife and several others 4
assist. With w. o. Davis at the head O
the committee on amusements, We ma,
all expect good time.
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Announcements.


J. w. Workman will be candidate
Tor trustee of Pike township, nj the CON-
ing February election.
will he candidate for trustee of
Pike Iownship, at the ensuing February
election. MILTON LINDLEY.
will be candidate for trustee of
Pike township, n, the coming February
election. THos. N. DIXON.
At the request of many friends of all
parties, will be a candidate before the
people for the Office oftrustce Of Jack
son township. at the coming February
election. WALDO A. WoRsTER.
f. ID. Mosher will be candidate for
the office of trustee of Jackson township,
at the ensuing February election.
am candidate for trustee of Agnes
City township. ID. s. AVERY,
Allen, Kan.
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horticultural Meeting.

Owing to some understanding regard
ing whose duty it was to make report
of the annual meeting held January 18th,
the meeting Saturday was not very well
attended.
The meeting on the 7Ih INST. elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Robt Milliken; vice
president, j. G. Kleck; secretary, Mrs.
j. F. Stratton; treasurer, r. j. Rudisili
The executive comm ttec was appointed
and instructed to secure the services of
Prof. Hoss for lecture ut an early day
At the meeting on Saturday, the 21st,
j. II. Dole was made secretary pro-
tenn. The matter of appointing
standing committees was deferred until
the next meeting.
The president laid before the society a
communication from the secretary of the
state society in relation 10 the decision
of the United states land commissioner
excluding catalpa, Usage oranges and
ailantus from the list of trees allowed 10
be counted as trees in the Timber
Act" and asking an expression of the
of the society recommending reversal
of said decision. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare and forward petitions
to our senators and representatives in
congress, relative to the matter.
Committee on revision of the consti-
tuition reported progress, and were given
further time.
J. H. Dole and G. w. Murphy were
appointed committee to prepare, in
connection with the president, list of
the prices at which standard nursery
stock should be sold in this market, 10
prevent as far as possible extOrtionate
charges under false representations of
Irresponsible parties and for the benefit
of tine members of this society in partic-
ular, with instructions to report at the
next meeting.
On motion adjourned to meet Febru-
airy IL, 1882, at 1 80, p. m.
J. H DOYLE Sec'v DrO tenn
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Hts Just a I,oomIng,

Such is the expression from all drug
gists and dealers everywhere who are
selling DIR. Kings New Discovery for
consumption. No like preparation can
begin To have such an extensive and rap
id sale. And why? simply because OF
its truly wonderful merits. No cough
or cold, no matter Of how long standing
or how stubborn, can resist its healing
qualities. Asthma, bronchitis, hoarsc-
ness, hay fever, pain in the side or chest
and difficulty of breathing or any linger-
ing disease Of the throat and lungs rap
idly yield TO its marvellous powers. Il
viii positively cure, and that where eY-
ery.hing else has failed. Satisfy your
self as thousands have already done, by
getting Of your druggists, ID. Whcidou 81
Co, trial bottle for ten cents, or a regu-
lar bottle for 81. For sale by g. Wheel
don e Co
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PUDIIc SALE Commencing at 10
o'clock n. IN. on Tuesday, January 3Ist,
1889, at the Ramp farm, 81 miles north
east of Emporia and enc mile east of
the Rinker school house, will sell at
public auction the following property:
2 work horses, brood mare, 2 one year
old colts, 25 head Of number one cows,
. of which now have calves, 10 one year
old steers, 10 calves, good brood sows,
'27 bead OF stock hogs, 60 tons of hay,
200 shocks OF corn, 250 bushels of corn
for CASH, and all my farming uiensii.
& Terms OF salc-All sums of So and
under, cash; all over 50, six months
time with 10 per cent interest Deduc-
Jion OF . per cent. for cash.
JoIN A. SHULLEY.
HANK PEARsALL, Auctiuner.
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China wedding.

The twentieth anniversary OF the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey Hughes
was celebrated in the most delightful
manner at their residence on Merchants
street on Monday evening, when their
friends to the number of about twenty.
five couples gathered in to offer theiI
congratulations and 10 express theiI
kind wishes by many more substantial
tokens of regard, among which was a
beautiful China tea set OF the moss rose
pattern. In addition to most excel
lent supper provided by Mrs. Hughes
and which was greatly enjoyed by the
guests. there was music and singing, and
the occasion throughout was one which
inspired the most happy recolleciioni
with all who were so fortunate as 10 b
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T-aek ropies

Tee Central. Branch ro8l has 81 ,O4J
acres Of land still unsold; the a., T. & S.
F. company owns ]. 40, s95 acres; the
Kansas Pacific, 1,s73. 207 acres; and the
NJ, K. & T., ,29s acres.
The A., T. & S. F. company are I'LL
| ing their ice houses at Atchison and To-
peka with ice brought from Nebraska.
The ice question promises to be serious
one If We don't have some more freezing
weather.
Capital: The A., T. & S. F. railroad
officials. General Manager Wheeler,
General Solicitor Peck. Treasurer Wild
er, Assistant General Superintendent
Mellen and Chief Engineer Robinson,
who left for New Mexico few days
ago, returned Sunday from Santa Fe
The operations of this company in the
Territory are just now exciting consid-
cradle interest there 4 line has just
been surveyed from Engle. on
the New Mexico main line,
across the Rio Grande to Robinson
City and other points in the Black
Range mining regions, "a distance of
about forty miles, and work viii be com
menced at once. THIS Will be a very i'm
portant branch as it will run from an
outlet TO what is now regarded as one of
the richest gold and silver mining dis
tricts in the west Another line is to lie
surveyed from Socorro in the same d.
rection, while branch into the White
Oak district is contemplated. The filing
of a charter in Santa Fee covering cigh- |
teen different routes through the terri |
tory, which was referred TO few days |
ago in the Capital, is but the first step |
in the construction of magnificent rail |
way system extending over the most |
available routes in the territory and is |
esteemed by the people of New Mexico |
as of the highest Importance 10 them. |
Having now experienced the great ad
vantage Of frstclass railroad facilities |
in the development of their country,
under the liberal administration of the /
Santa Fe company, they can the better
appreciate the fact that this means for
New Mexico in the near future a rapid
ity of development and growth such as
she has never known
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a sERIOUs ACCfDFNT.
Jepiha Feyten Fan. from a Movil

Jepiha Peyton Falls from a Moving
Car and Fractures His Skull.
At about o o'clock Sunday evening,
Jeptha Peyton, son of Judge E. b
Pcyton, of this city, fell from the side
door of a moving way car, at the Santa
Fe switch yard, striking his head
against the truck of freight car stand
ing on parallel track, fracturiag the
base of his skull and sustaining injuries
from which it is feared he cannot re-
cover The unfortunate man was taken
as soon as possible to the residence of
his father east of the city and medical
attendants were summoned who re-
rsRined with him all night. Yesterday
afternoon an q operation was per
formed by his physicians which re
suited fayOrably, several specula
of bone being removed from the brain
and the depressed portion of the skull
being raised, which, it is hoped, will
have saiutary effect The patient al
latest advices, was just recovering
from the effects Of the anesihetics ad
ministered previous u the operation,
and it was somewhat difficult TO judge
of his true condition II is certain
however, that he is very seriously hurt
and grave doubts are eHtertained. rAeaEa
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EmporIa street Railway.

Col. Charles Hathaway, of Cleveland,
Ohio, an experienced street railway
builder, was in the city Tuesday and
drove over the route for the Emporia
Street Railway company's lines Of read,
with ]. w. Hartzell, the protector Of
the road. He expressed himself highly
pleased with the prospect of q paying
road from the beginning. He has built
more miles Of street railway than any
man in the United States. He furnished
the iron ties and cars for the Topeka
road, and his experience Is such that the
people Of Emporia should feel gratified
that he expresses SO much confidence in
the road that will be built here early in
the spring. Mr.. Hartzell informs US
that the company expects TO begin op.
n -
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EDIToRs NEws:-As Plymouth is fire.
quently heard from through the columns
of your valuable paper, and Jacobs
creek occasionally speaks in a like man.
ncr, We, in school district No. II
commonly known as Patty's mill OF
Liberty think it will not be amiss 70
ssspeak out in mcetIn'' Nearly an OF
our farmers have been blowing more OF
less this winter Cattle are doing well
so far, and feed will be plenty, unless
vennor gets more Of a winter on as than
we think he knows Of in the future. :.
The local politicians and candidates for
township offices are becoming quite
numerous. We all take great pride in
our new school house, which is now
nearly completed. The building Is
Of blue fiiBsy stone. excert the
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To those who so kindly assisted dur
ing the long and severe illness Of my
wife, they not only have my deepest
gratitude, but what is far better to them,
they have the consciousness OF having
done all they could 10 relieve the suffer
ing and dying; and when their lives are
drawing to a close, may there be other
hearts as full of sympathy, and other
hands as willing as theirs to minister to
their dying wants.
G. n RAcURTEuR
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REpoRTER.

We were shown an ancient document
Saturday by our friend George Whiting
ton, of Alien. 1t was the commission a
his father, the late Chas. Wilmington, as
postmaster at Allen, in this county, and
bears date February %, 1855, and is
signed by James Campbell. postmaster
general. In reading it one is impressed
with the idea that James and his clerk
were not very well upon the geography Of
Kansas at that time, because the com
mission locates it in The Territory OF
Nebraska, and fails TO give the county.
In one place in the body of the commits
sion Mr.. Withington's name is spelled
correctly and in another it was spelled
CHARLES d." The apple jack of those
days must have beea peculiarly power
fal
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The funeral Of Reuben Rutland and
Charlie and Walter Madden, The lads
who were drowned in the Cottonwood
river on Tuesday evening will take
place from the room in the Moore block
formerly occupied by Graham 81 Ross,
book binders, this morning at halfpast
10 O'Clock Rev. Mr.. Kirby, Of the NJ.
z. church and Rev. Thos. Burrows, of
the Episcopal church, will ofiiciatc.
Yesterday the bodies Of the Inflated
boys were received by hundreds of their
former companions and many citizens
visited the bereaved families to express
their sympathy
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The Swedish Quartet Singers, ac-
companIed by Miss Emile Gavin, will
appear at jays opera house on the even
ing of the 18th of February, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Debating
club of this city. No combination ever
visited EmpOria which gave more thor
ough satisfaction than did these artists
when they appeared last season. and we
feel safe in predicting that the house
will be crowded on the evening fixed for
their second entertainment in En-
nnrin
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The CycIoDntIia

JOhnson's cyclOp9dia is the book, the
library, the n1ultum in par0O work of
reference.
Endorsed by the great American in
situations of learning-Harvard, Yale,
Brown, Dartmouth, Williams, Cornell,
Amherst. Hamilton, and many others,
it stands preeminent among scholarly
works.
American in its origin, it is acknowl-
edged as the standard among Americans.
Universal in its scope, the scholar or
business man who has this work need
not purchase an expensive European
work, to know what the great world
has done and is doing in respect to
science, literature or religion.
Economically but substantially pub
lished, the mechanic can save its price
from his wages, and he the richer for it
within three years from its purchase.
The high estimation in which it is
held by scholars in this city, is now
well known.
A few sentences of commenda-
ton from men of national, and
even Worldwide reputation, accord
we'll herewith: For example, Hon
Charles Francis Adams, l.. L. d.
says of this noble work, that
it IS "good authority for the next half
century,"
Hon. Joseph p. Bradley, L. L. D..
says of it: Not equalled by any other"
Bishop Potter speaks of it as "an
honor 10 the country"
President Howard Crosby, L. L. D.,
calls it, "a worthy movement of Ameri-
can scholarship"
John G. Whittier, the poet, adds the
words, "nOthing superior TO it,
U. 8. Grant, L. L. D. and ex-president,
uses the words, "will supply want
long felt;" while from the "power be.
hind the throne,'' across the water, come
the words, 1.-THE amount of valuable in
formation is wonderful" etc, and the
stamp of authority, in the name of the
honored courtier the Right Hon. w. E.
Gladstone, L. l.. ID.
The state Normal school speaks again
in the same direction, this time through
her president, as follows:
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
EMPoRIA, KS, 1'17,-'S2.
Chester f.. adams, Esq;
DEAR SIR:-I have spent about two
hours examining Johnson's cyclop9dia
From the well known ability of the con,
tributors and from an examination ol
some of the subjects with which l am
familiar, / conclude that the work
Is what the publishers calm foI
it-a library of useful knowledge, oil
general information 10 all classes of in.
telligent men and women. It IS not 80
exhaustive in its treatment of subjects as
the Britannia, but in some respects it is
a better book for the American student
Yours truly,
X. B. WEIGH
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A CRUEL cAsUALTY.
Three EnpOriA Lads Drowned While
Skating ON The fatfoDwaod

Three EmpOriA Lads Drowned While
Skating on the Cott0nw God.
The people of this community were
terribly startled last evening to hear
that Reuben Rutland, son of r. A.
Rhuland, aged II years. and Walter and
Charlie Madden, sons of +. NJ Madden,
aged respectively 13 and 10 years, had
been drowned while skating on the Cot
tonwood river n short distance below
Randolph's bayou.
1t seems that the younger Madden
boy, who was in the act Of STOPPING TO
pick up marble, broke through the ice
first, at a point in the middle of the
river where the water is about fifteen
feet in depth. HIS elder broth
er, in attempting TO rescue him,
by extending stick, was also drawn
into the hole, and Reuben Rutland, who,
in turn, sought 10 aid his perishing COM
panions. shared their fate and met a
wateEy grave, OnsIlae bank of uIe river
were Elmer and Channie Prouf, John
ME Faust, Saul Brown and several other
boys who did all intheir power to save
their drowning pIayDates, by reaching
them poles and pieces ofbrush, but find.
ing their efforts unavailing, they started
TO run to the slaughter honse, short
distance away. where they notified
Messrs. Varnell, Randolph and two 9TH
er men, who, with pieces of plank hur-
ried to the scene of the disaster only to
find that the struggle of the unfortu-
lads was over and that death had already
claimed them for his own.
The sad inteIIigenc being conveyed
TO the parents of the fated boys, large
party of citizens Immediately proceeded
TO the river and began the search for The
bodies which was rewarded at ab0nfI
8 O'Clock by the recovery Of the drown
ed boys, who were found at almost the
spot where they went down.
The bodies of the Madden bows were
taken to an undertaken to be prepared
for burial, the serious Illness of their
father rendering ii inexpedicnt to take
them home, while that of Reuben Rhu-
land was conveyed to the home of his
parents where the agOnized
mother was waiting to receive
her dead boy. The latter it was the priv
ilege of the writer to know, the little
fellow having been employed for some
months past as carrier of THE News
in the third ward. He was "a lad of
rare promise, and we feel Thai we can
in no small measure, the |
terrible sorrow which the quenching of |
this bright young life will entail in the
household Of which he was the joy and
pride.
A coronet's inquest was held last night |
in the Sheritf's office at the court house |
and a verdict of accidental drowning |
was rendered IN accordance with the
above facts. The following named per-
sons composed the jury: II. Il. Lowe,
James Lewis, l.. F. Pruyn, Dr.J. w.
b. F. Romaine and r. A. Jones |
The affair has cast feeling of gloom
over the entire city, and the stricken
families upon whom this terrible dis |
pensation has fallen, have the sympathy |
Of the community in their deep sorrow.