The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-30
ARoUND TOWN

MARI Gilcbrist sold ten horses last
week.
Loan agents are doing good business
just at present.
A bicycle club of ten members is i'm
pending in the city of Emporia-
win ireland sold bis gray roadster
Friday to party named Pack.
w. H. Suppe is making arrangements
to move his SO cent store up town.
Two car loads Of dry goods were be-
ing placed on the shelves at Newman's
Thursday.
H. J. Bird sold seven watches Fri
day, and ii wasn't much of day for
trade either.
a new water tank is being put up on
the south side of Fourth avenue at Me-
chanics street.
C. r. Russell is just completing a
handsome job of kalsomining at the
Park Place hotel
The north and east walls of the Tan
ner store room on Merchants street are
about completed.
The dime concert at The Congrega-
ton church Tuesday evening. was pro-
nOunced success.
w. II. Morehouse recently purchased
lots Nos. pa and 246 on upper Com
meFcial street for $500.
Wolf s. Pickens are getting out q
handsome lot Of cut stone tor the tower
of the new NJ. E. church.
The next thing on the carpet will be a
phantom party given under the auspices
of the No Name Society.
Alex. Spencer purchased the Hamilton
property on Rural street Tuesday for
$3.50. The house is entirely new.
County Surveyor Milliken laid off the
ground for the foundation of the new
Catholic school house on Cottonwood
street Friday
Mrs, C. II. North has purchased the
Hart property. south of DR.. True
worthy's residence on Merchants street.
Price, $4,000.
Herman Proehl, of jackson township,
and Emile Queensland, of Americas,
were married by Justice Bachelor at hic
Office Tuesday.
The K. T. Band furnished some fine
street music for the Geraldine per-
Torrance at the Whitley opera house
Friday evening.
Eogineer Rollo of the Santa Fe, is
preparing 10 build two cottages on Ne
Osho street, for which Heidrick & Co.,
are getting out plans.
The lecture room of the new NJ. E.
church was furnished with gas fixtures
Thursday, and will be ready for occupan-
cy on Sunday without fail.
The "Black Book" is u new volume
just got up by the Grocers' Association.
We doubt whether il will become n pop
ular work, especially to those owing
little grocery bills.
A. NJ Jarrett awarded the contract for
the construction of q new frame resi-
dence on Union street to Holmes s. Jill
son Friday. This firm will also build
Mr.. Roland Lakin's new house on Con
sIituuOn street.
The flour, feed and hide store of o. NJ.
Pague s. Co, on Commercial street, has
been connected by telephone with their
sailing house on the alley north of Sixth
avenue between Merchants and Com
mercial streets.
Colonel Steele has sold, through the
agency of VIM Elstun & SON, nine lots
on upper Rural street, TO Mr.. w. A.
Stewart, of Illinois. Seven of the lots
constitute half block, extending from
Eleventh 10 Twelfth avenues.
To gain more room and Il better
chance for showing goods, Baird Bros.
have been induced to rent the store room
recently vacated by Sherman & Richard
son, and will remove their stock into
the new quraters some day next week.
We are requested to call the city mar
shals attention to the enforcement ofthe
dog ordinance. Now that mad canincs
are abroad in the land-at Americus-it
might be we'll to "collar" few of the
many roaming about the streets of the
city.
The marriage of Mr.. Martin Cort-
right and Miss Mary Gibson was sol
emnized Tuesday at the residence Of
the brides parents northeast OF the city,
Elder A. B. Tomlinson officiating. THE
News wishes the happy couple bright
and prosperous future.
AS evidence of the beneficial results
to our grocers from their recently organ
lied protective association, we would
mention that a bill of some eleven
months standing, and one that was about
TO be charged up to profit and loss, was
settled in full, at the store of S. r. Hall,
Saturday.
AS q result of the work of some En-
poria "hOodlums," we are panied to learn
that Mrs. Dr. Frost, last Thursday. re
ceived quite painful though not serious
injuries. While passing along the street
she was tripped by a wire stretched
across the walk, fell and came near
breaking her limb.
A petition is being circulated for the
purpose of organizing, in this place, a
post of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. Enough names for a charter have
already been secured, but fifty names
are desired. The petition is now in the
hands of w. o. Ferguson, who will give
information concerning it to parties in
terested.
The Fort Scott committee, who were
in the city Tuesday, viewing the water
works, were much pleased with their
appearance, the reservoir system, and
also with the general outlook in Empo-
ria, and their report will doubtless re-
suit in the establishment of water works
at Fort Scott. They left for home by
the noon train Wednesday.
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