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

Election OF Officers by the Grand Lodge
and Close of the Session at Atchison.
Champion: The session of the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Honor, closed at one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, after har-
mouious and interesting meeting, In
which considerable business of great
importance to the order was transacted.
Grand Dictator Miller convened the
lodge at half past eight in the morning
and the election of Grand officers fol-
lowed.
As Mr.. Miller had to leave at ten
O'Clock, his successor in Office, Mr.. j. V.
Donaldson. took his place in the chair,
and presided over the deliberations until
the close of the session.
The election of officers was the first
business transacted, and resulted in the
selection of the following gentlemen to
fill the Grand offices of the order:
Grand Dictator, ]. Donaldson, La
Cygne.
Grand Vice Dictator, a. B. loinkston,
Leavenworth.
Grand Assistant Dictator, j. C. Fra
zier, CoffeyvIlle.
Grand Reporter, E. II. Luitweiler,
Atchison.
Grand Treasurer, C. T. Ewing, Thayer
Grand Chaplain, T. Bowman, Au-
gusta.
Grand Guide, S. B. Riggs, Emporia.
Grand Guardian, w. D. Butler, Pea
body.
Grand Sentinel, H. H. Patton, Paola
Grand Trustees, w. NJ. Pinkston
Leavenworth; S. NJ. Pratt, H1awatha
R. E. Torrington, Emporia; j. E. Davis
Sterling; S. B. Bradford, Carbondale
Committee on Finance - Enocf
Maris, Eldoradoi r. Z. Falkner, Atchi
son; P. 1. B. Ping. Girard.
Committee on Laws and Supervision
H. L. Milliard, Sterling; w. N. Pinks
ton, Leavenworth; J. d. Davidson, EN-
poris.
Committee on State of Order-J OH
Price, Atchison; H. E. Fox, Emporia
A. Leck, Fort Scott.
After the election of officers and thu
announcement of the committee, reso
luton was adopted making the sessions
biennial in future, and appointing For
Scott as the place for the next meeting
two years from this date.
The closing exercises then followed
after which the lodge adjourned. ant
most of the delegates departed for hom'
during the afternoon, though a few ar
still enjoying the inequalities of tn
Atchison Knights. The delegates wer
unanimous in their appreciation of tn
efforts of the Atchison lodge to max
their visit here pleasant and agreeabl
and were not slow in expressing thei
gratitude. The meeting was in all re
spects successful one, and cannot fai
to benefit the order.
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STOLEN STEERS.
The Cattle Recovered and the Thief in

The Cattle Recovered and the Thief in
Custody.
Tuesday night a week three head OF
steers belonging to Almerin Gillett
were stolen from his farm near Hart
ford, in this county, and as afterwards
appeared, were driven TO Burlington, in
Cof,y county, and the sale of them bar
gained. The cattle came under the no.
tice OF VIM. Martindale, of Madison,
who recognized the brand and tele-
graphed his suspicious to Mr.. Gillett
Wednesday morning. For several days
past Mr.. Gillett, in connection with
Thomas Cross, sheriff of Coffey county,
has been engaged in working up
the clue. Last night their efforts
We're crowned with success by the
arrest of young man named Freeman
s. Myers, a son of ID. l.. Myers living on
the farm adjoining that of Mr.. Gillett.
The arrest was made on the farm of
Dan Griffin in the same neighborhood
and young Myers acknowledged his
guilt and was taken to Burlington where
he is now in custody, and will have his
examination on Wednesday. The cattle
were all duly recovered. Much credit
Is given Sheriff Cross for his activity
and success in prosecuting the case.
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Bound for Las Vegas,

Kansas City Journal April 16: Last
evening large party left this city for
Las Vegas at the invitation of the Santa
Fe officials to accompany an excursion,
and to attend the opening of the Monte
yuma hotel in that place. The excursion
comprised some of the prominent peo-
pie not only of Kansas City, but also of
neighboring and distant cities. The
party left at 8 80 on the regular Santa
Fe train. AT Topeka an excursion train
was to have been made up which would
carry the excursionists the remainder of
the journey. The party will arrive at
Las Vegas tomorrow morning and to,
morrow evening the opening of the no
tel will take place. On the 18th inst,
the excursion train will return arriving
in Kansas City on the goth.
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BECOMES A Nov1TIArE.
Miss Mary specht Takes the White Veil
OF the Order of st. Francis.


Miss Mary specht Takes the white Veil
or the Order OF st. Francis.
Sunday morning the auditorium OF
the Catholic convent on Cottonwood
street was crowded to its utmost capac.
ity in pursuance of an announcement
made from The pulpit the preceding
Sabbath that on the following sunday
Miss Mary Specht would take the white
veil of the Order OF 81. Francis.
This Interesting ceremony was inaug-
urated by the appearance of the candi-
date for the solemn rites, who was con-
Quoted u position in front of the altar
by Father Dominic and his attendants
in the service of mass. According to
the custom Of the church she was hand
somely attiIed as gay daughter of the
world, wearing flowers upon her head,
and her costume being tasteful and ele-
giant by way of the strongest possible
contrast with the sombre garb which she
was about TO assume. The services then
began by the celebration of high mass,
after which Father Dominic Meier
preached an eloquent ando effective
sermon, setting forth the empty vanities
of the world; showing the ephemeral
nature of all earthly pleasures, and i'm
pressed upon the minds of his hearers
the solemn fact that the immortal soul
alone survives the wreck and ruin
wrought by-time, and was destined to
eternal joy or endless pain. He drew a
picture of the sweet and enduring COM
pensations of life devoted to the SER
vice of the church, and warmly com.
mended the step about To be taken by
the lady who had signiiled her determi-
nation to renOunce the world and be-
come dead To its allurements.
Upon the conclusion of Father Meters
able discourse, Miss Specht was asked
by him whether she was acting in ac-
cordance with her own free will, and an
swering this and the other ques-
tons propounded in the affirmative,
she was conducted below by the sisters
in attendance, where she put on the
robes of the order and assumed the
while veil, taking the name of Sister
Conrado. Thus she becomes noVitiale,
or enters upon a probation of two years,
during which period she may at any
time return TO the world if she is so in
clined. AT present she will remain in
EmpOria in the capacity of a teacher,
but in a few months will enter the
mother convent ut Lafayette, Indiana,
where she will pursue the studies re-
quisIte TO tit her for taking the black
veil two years hence.
Miss Specht, who is eighteen years of
age, is the daughter of Rinehart Specht,
of Fremont township, and is the
first person in this parish
who has ever taken the veil.
She was student of the Normal
for two years, and afterward taught for
some time in the Catholic school at this
place. She is very highly respected
young lady, and the social standing of
her family rendered the event one of
special interest to the adherents of the
Catholic faith in this county.
The novitiate, rs well as her relatives,
express themselves as highly satisfied
with The step she has taken, and the GER
emony at the church was followed by a
joyous feas; at the home of the Francis
can Sisters, near the convent
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Fallen a victim to smalI.pox

The friends of Mrs. Josephine Man.
ming, nee Brown, will learn with regret
that she has fallen victim to small
pox. Sunday her brother-in-law, Mr..
]. W. Truitt, received telegram from
Pueblo, Colorado, announcing her death.
She died Saturday night after lingering
fifteen days with this terrible malady.
At one time the physicians in attend
ance felt hopeful of her recovery, but
when the crisis came it carried with ii
its victim. Though no advices as yet
have reached here, it is most probable
that her obsequies occurred at Pueblo
yesterday. The deceased was daugh.
ter Of Elder Solomon Brown. of this
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Proceedings of the Board at Its Regular
Quarterly Session.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,


Quarterly Session.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
April 10, 1882
Board of county commissioners OF
Lyon county met in regular session at 9
O'Clock a. m.-present, H. F. Holmes,
chairman; J.E. Jones, P. G. Hallberg-
when the following proceedings were
had:
On motion, the bids of the following
named persons for an assignment of the
tax sale certificates on certain lots in the
town of Plymouth were taken up, and
after careful examination of the same
it was, on motion, ordered that they be
accepted in the sum of % cents for each
lot.
The bidders were J. A. Dixon. P. r.
Osborn, Samuel Bogue, VIM. Hewitt, NJ.
E. Cochran and John Alien.
Jos F. Culver was allow ed an assign
ment on nine acres of land in section 10,
10, IL, for the sum of $15.
8. E. Hunt was allowed an assign
ment on certain lots in the town of
Reading.
Ordered by the board that the tax
heretofore paid by P. B. Plumb, on the
east half of the northwest quarter of Sec
ton 81, 10, IS, be refunded, the said
land having been enormously sold in
the year 1850.
Ordered that the county treasurer re-
fund to j. Jay Buck the tax heretofore
paid on certificates No 246 and 251,
sale of 1881.
The appointment of ]. P. Ross, D. H.
Holmes and S. T. French as appraisers
of the northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter, the south half of the northwest
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, all in section SO, town.
ship 81, range 10, was confirmed.
The quarterly report of the superin-
tendent of the poor asylum was APP
proved.
Bond of J. G. Schoeck as constable of
Pike township was approved
Bond of o. F. Richmond as justice of
the peace of Jackson township, was ap-
proved.
Bond of G. E. Wilmington as treasurer
of Agnes City township was also ap-
proved; also the bond of ]. S. Grimsley
as justice of the peace, of Agnes City
township.
Bonds of T. johnson and L. r. Yer
non, as constables of Emporia City, were
approved.
On motion a large number of bills
and accounts against Lyon county were,
after examination, allowed, and orders
the county treasurer.
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Upon the authority of gentlemen
who knows him very well, we stated,
some days ago, that Neal Ford. Of this
county, was . cousin Of the man who
recently rid Missouri of the noted des-
perado, Jesse James. We have since
bsen informed by Mr.. Ford, that while
he has relatives Of the same name in
Missouri, he does not know Of any reIs-
tionship existing between himself and
Bob, and We take pleasure in making
this correction.
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Ouick Work.

Monday night at about 8 O'Clock, the
railroad bridge across the Marais dss
Cygnes, near Reading, burned down,
the fire originating, it is supposed, from
Goals dropped from the engine. The
accident occasioned no delay, as in for
ty-fiFe minutes new bridge took the
place of the old one, which, we ventura
to say, is the most expeditions piece OF
civil engineering which ever took place
on the Santa Fe line. The dispatch
with which the damage was repaired
speaks well for the executive ability OF
Train Master Gardner.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The eleventh annual meeting of the
Kansas state dental association viii be
held in Topeka, Kansas, commencing
May 2, 1882.
Reduced railroad fare has been Sc
cured from ali points upon the follow
ing roads:
The Union Pacific, Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Pc, Kansas City, Fort Scott s.
Gulf, Missouri Pacific, n. x 8 T,
Central Branch of Union Pacific, Texas
and Pacific.
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The distance to construct ON the Kan
sas City s. Emporia railroad, between
this point and Ottawa is $50 miles and
the estimated cost will be $21 200 per
mile, showing that the work through
out will be strictly first-class, and
that none but the best of
material viii he used. The
bridges. fourteen in number, will all be
Of iron, and the road will be fenced inn
mediately upon its completion There
will be at least $1o0, 600 worth Of mason
nv done on this line.
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A Trip by Wagon.

LAST Monday We had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. A. Graham, of Cass county,
Missouri, who is stopping a few days
with his old Missouri neighbor, Mir. D.
c. Allen, in the eastern part of the city.
Mr.. Graham is in Ill health, and he and
his family are taking long tour by
wagon, both for pleasure and in the
hope of gaining lost health. They will
leave in a day or two for western Kansas
thence on TO New Mexico and Arizona,
expecting to consume the summer in
sight seeing. Mr.. G. is the father of the
Graham brothers. proprietors of the
Harper Times.
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Monday afternoon Mr., James Smith
sd very p leasant surprise. He was
called upon by Mr.. Shirley Smith. stage
manager of the Janauschek company,
who proved to be cousin of his whom
he had not met fog thirty years. The
meeting, Of course, was mutually q
pleasant one, and old associations AID
friends afforded a pleasing theme OF
conversation.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Jacob V. Carter, the new Sac and Fox
Indian agent, is getting his affairs in
readiness to go to the Indian Territory
10 enter upon the discharge ofhIs duties.
Mrs Carter will act rs matron at the
agency. The old homestead will be
left in charge of young Walter, the son
of Mr.. Carter, who has just returned
from college at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Kansas City Journal: DIR. Richard
Cordley, of Emporia, Kansas, prepares
the Sabbath school lesson for the Mid
die Continent. The lessons are pre-
pared in a practical and popular man
ner, instead of a technical, and are at
tracing attention, as everything does
from the Nugget Preacher" The
printer, after setting up one of the les
sons, said, at was . handful of gold.'
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our PreunIun

As announced several weeks ago we
are giving to all our subscribers for 1882,
both old and new, DR.. B. J. KendaIl's
valuable treatise on the horse. The book
Is neatly printed, well illustrated and OF
much interest and value TO all horse
owners. We sgain remind subscribers
who have not yet availed themselves of
the premium offer to call for the book.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The Santa Fe railroad Office ut Marion
Center was burglarized Tuesday by
parties who effected an entrance through
the window and succeeded, in getting
away with about SO in money and
stamps. The safe was not disturbed
and no tiokets Were stolen.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The ladies of the Catholic church are
making every preparation looking to
the success of their fair, which will be-
gin at jays hall next Monday evening.
Several handsome and costly articles
will be on exhibition and will be voted
for, and nothing will be lefLundone that
can tend to make the fair a success.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Sheriff Ryan levied upon the goods Of
Charles Groth Saturday, by virtue OF an
execution issued against him at the last
term of district court, for the payment
of dne and costs in liquor case. Since
Groth's Imprisonment his wife has been
conducting the business, which is closed
out by the action of the sheriff. A par
ty from Kansas City, who sold the goods
to Groth on time, got IN just few min
utes too late to file his claim.
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CIV. FRosr. Sec.

B. D. King. of the engineer corps Of
the Kansas City & Emporia railroad,
has just completed fine map Of the
located line Of the road. between this
point and Ottawa. Mr.. King is q gradu-
ste of the Michigan University at Ann
Arbor and is 3 thorough civil engineer,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

PUBLIC SALE or SToCK-l will offer
for sale ~ public auction at Jay farm,
five mites west oi EmpoTia, near the
Baker ford, On Wednesday, April Goth,
1882, commencing mt 10 O'Clock, II. m ,
the following stock About 20 head of
cattle consisting of COWS with calves,
COWS that Will soon have calves, two
year old heirerS, yoarlinG heifers and
one thoroughbred bull, four years old
next June.
Terms uf sslc-Ten months time will
lie given CA good baukable paper, with
out interest. Five per cent. discount for
cash. j. " CARTER.
H. w. pEARsALI., Salesman.
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Hon GRADE CATTLE FOR SALE
-Four hundred head of high grade cows,
calves and heiters; eight or ten thor
oushhred bulls and il few pedigreed
cow fnr sale. SAID stock is offered for
sale for cash or hanl,rhlr paper. These
cattle were shipped from Illinois and
Kentucky and are from two To four
Yeas oid. FUILENwIpLR ~ Co,
III Dorado kaDs
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aAn through Advertising remarked
ex-Aayor Gergozy, TO Us IS he went
homeWard with Q bottle of st. Jacobs
Oil, shat bought this. Your pspeE
contains so many wonderful cures-oi
course they are facts-and 50 thought
I'd try bottle for the rheumatism.'-
Madison (Wis.l Daily Democrat
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The Ncosho Valley Hay Company is
shipping considerable quantity of hay
from the Neosho Rapids station on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. The firm ia
composed of VIM. II. Wycof, W. A.
Snodiy and 4. b. Crawford
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Seven or eight tramps. who found
lodging in the calaboose last Tuesday,
were marched in body TO the rock pile
on the city lots, by Marshal Bell, this
morning. On reaching the place one of
the cosmopolites took TO his heels and
redoubled his speed when the marshal
discharged his revolver by way of aGieu.
The rest refused 10 work, and upon
agreeing TO leave tbs city, were escorted
as far IS the FoIRd house, where they
struck out for the west, presumably to
grow up with the country. 1t is always
safe scheme TO make a tramp work for
what he gets before you give it 70 him
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The Union Pacific, the Atchison. To-
peks & Santa Fe and the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad companies have issued
joint circular to general passenger
and ticket agents requesting them to
prepare and place on sale, on May LIST,
first-class round trip tickets to Colorado
points for the coming season. The rates
are almost the same as last year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

BREAEISG PLows-Wc have "a mum
Der If Rod Breaking Plo~s, mauufac-
tured by W. II. Long, Emporia, for sale
regardless of cost. Parties wishing TO
purchas' breaking piow viii DO well
10 examine them be'"re purchasing.
! NJ. GRIFFITI IL Co.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

w. F. ChaIfant, register of deeds. is
preparing to make some handsome i'm
provements at his residence at the cor
ner of Fifth avenue and NeoshO street
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notice

The committees appointed to examine
the several schools are requested 10
make out written report of the exami-
nation and send the same to the superin.
tendent as early as possible.
P.J. CARMICHAEL.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

~ Howard gold watch, valued at $500,
was sold Saturday by T. NJ. Fry to a
young gentleman of this city, who or
dered it engraved with the monogram
&C. l. s." 1t is one of the handsomest
time-picces ever brought 10 EmpOria,
and was made to order for the purchaser.
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Constable johnson WAS appointed
guardian today of John Gilbert, of Pike
township, who was adjudged To be Of
unsound mind on Tuesday of this week.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Mrs. Ben. Wheldon received lot of
orange blossoms, roses and other flowers
from Los Angeles, California. last Fri
day. They were sent by Miss Hattie
Davies.
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At The great sale of Short-HoTns, at
West Liberty Iowa, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, April &c, % and %, 100
bulls and and 100 COWS and heifers will
be sold. There is no better place IN
Iowa TO find such cattle.
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Immediately after the robbery at the
fremont house steps were taken by-nnr
officers for the apprehension of the bur
glars, and the authorities of neighboriug
cities and towns we're notified, both by
wire and letter, but as yet no arrests
have been made. Whoever the thieves,
they covered their tracks equal 10 old
nrofcssiOnals
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FoR SALE on REST.-SO acres all fenced,
water running through IL, house and orchard.
three miles west OF Americas. Forterras ap-
ply TO Anderson Butler, AmeriOus, Kansas.
Two nobby sets OF glassware aad wares of
the finest patterns in town. We cannot be
beaten at the new grocery of J. C. Brown.
Fresh cider, lemons. oranges, pFunes and
full line Of dried fruits att C. Browns.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Fourteen patents were issued by Aud
itor BOnebrake during the past week,
for school lands, embracing 1850 acres
at $500 per acre; and 4S0.acres agricult-
ural college lands, at $025 per acre.
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Charlie Fiest of the Adams p,

Charlie FEST, of the Adams express
Office, showed US last Monday large
horned toad, caught on the Howard
branch, which is in transit to parties in
the east Whether tae eastern con-
signees intend to go into the toad trade,
Charlie could not inform US.
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We learn that our legal friend j.
Harvey Firth has entered into n partner
ship with a young gentleman of the
same name. The partnership dates from
last Saturday hight, aud the little fellow
weighs 10 pounds and looks just like fits
M
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

Miss Laura Belle Miller, whose pa
rents reside short distance This side of
Neosho Rapids, died Sunday night at 2
O'Clock. and was buried last Monday
at 4 O'Clock. Miss Miller Yves in her
twentieth year We were unable to
learn the nature of her ailment.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-20

The Robert Jones farm on the Cotton
wood river, three and half miles sonth
of Emporia, was sold tins week to John
II. Griffith for 81 $50, just twenty dollars
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Mrs. Anna Evans, widow Of the late
Thomas Evans, has purchased the Ken
worthy property ut the corner of Sylvan
stree, and Sixth avenue, Tor 81 300.
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Elder O. w. Miller will preach in the
school house, District No. 81, on Plum
Creek, Lords Day morning and even
inr April o3
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4 handsome monument is beng made
ut The Southwestern Marble Works,
which will mark the resting place ofthe
late James Spillmnn.
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LoTs FOR SALE.-In Normal, con-
tanning more ground than six lots in
Emporia, 1925 u $500; cast fronts.
These lots mast be sold aad great bar
gains in real estate can he had by pur-
chasing soon. Special inducements to
those that build Call on