The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-27
Town Talk.

The air was 1ulI OF music FRIDAY night,
and Town Talk laid him down to slum-
Der to the music of two brass bands.....
Have you noticed, dear reader, that
there are getting TO be some very nice
looking places in Emporia-some hand
some residences with desirable sur
roundings? Emporia got start on
building elegant business houses. and
for many years residences were neglect
ed. The residences are being improved
now, and begin to make a good slow
ing. The great lack of the town is
street trees and handsome grounds.
The Emporia people have not done
their duty in these matters. A few
more years, though, will make a
wonderful improvement in these re-
spects There are here and there clumps
of old tumble-dOwH barns and sta
bles and pieces of patched and
horrid looking fence that look like they
had been on a bender for three years,
that ought 10 be torn out, rebuilt and
painted. A little work of this kind
would help the looks of the town Won
derfully :. DO we realize that we are
soon to be overrun by our Democratic
brethren-that every nook and corner
every hotel, boarding house, and private
residence is to be full of the brethren
who will gather here to save the coun-
try. All, won't that be a happy time
for Harry Norton, George Cooper, Bill
Randolph and George Kramer? Empo-
ria ought to be in her most accommoda-
ting mood, and have on her best abb
and tucker" We ought to make the
Democrats happy while they are
with Us, for it is mighty
little happiness Democrat sees in this
world. ;. Harry Norton has about the
incest side walk in the city. His resi-
dence and grounds will be the incest in
town when he gets through with his inn
provements. The Commonwealth says
now that hoped skirts are to become
the style 1920 carriers will have ashow.
Town talk is of the opinion that there is
not pair of 81 200 garters in Emporia.
Elder Rhodes camp meeting will
commence at SOden's grove in August,
and last at least ten days. We trust our
people will attend the meetings largely.
:. These nights are delicious. In fact
the weather in general is about as fine
as could be desired. There is nothing
to grumble about, and people ought to
be happy. ......... Town Talk
takes pleasure in commencing Cunning
ham & Finley and Howard Dunlap for
doing the sensible thing in making per
manent drains for their easements. on
the northeast and southeast corners of
Commercial and Sixth. These cellars
have been nuisances long enough.
We observe that our new furniture
dealers, Hardcastle s. Kenyon, have their
stock in splendid shape. We learn that
Col. Whitley has made arrangements for
some firstclass companies during the
coming amusement season. The fall
and winter promise to be gay at the
Whitley. Town Talk will be there to re-
port. Our grain buyers are looking
for pretty lively times this fall. The re-
gion of Fourth and Commercial streets
will "roll in clover" if this should
prove true.... AS the girl with
golden hair WAS "Chasing the Antelope
over the Plain the other night in the
parlor of one of our residences, with a
''planer'' which emitted the musical
strands produced by humping on an old
tin pan, Town Talk was reminded of
seeing a couple of droves of antelope
which visited Emporia in the spring of
SO. They came up over the hill north
of town and stopped just where the Nor
NAL stands, and when the boys started
after them they circled around east and
disappeared from sight just south of
where Mrs. SIocum's residence now |
stands. They were followed to the Cot
tonwood by an excited crowd of men |
aud boys, where they escaped without
the loss of one" We are frequently re-
minded of the incidents Of "early times'
by some circumstance that happens in |
these days. By the way, Town Talk
would suggest to som of the readers of |
THE NEWS who have been here Through |
thick and thin" 10 write an account of
"Early Times on the Neosho." We
would gladly give such production to
our readers.