The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-12-21
The AMERIcus NRws,
EDITED By aBuRIow."
THuRspAy, Dec. II.

7. C. Brown shipped car loao OF
wheat to Burlington this morning.
There is going to be shooting match
at Win Morgan's. about two miles south
of here next Saturday.
A good many horses IN the country
are now coughing; some with the pink
eye, others with the epizootic, distem-
ter, etc.
Arrangements were perfected at the
U. P. church last night for an en-
tertainment TO be held at the church
New Years night. The program will
consist of lunch, etc. We will make
more particular mention of it hereafter.
Ell. Holderness expects to leave US
for Illinois, sometime during the COM
ing week.
The grand hunt in district No. Al viii
come off in about two weeks.
The best display of china tea-sets, co,
logne sets, bouquet holders, vases and
dolls in town, at NJ. w. Gibson's.
Every purchaser of china ware gets a
doll free at NJ. w. Gibson's.
Those decorated plates are the leading
novelty in holiday gifts; found only at
NJ. w. GIbson's.
Celebrated feed mills at Us. Glib
sons.
The standard make of corn.shellers at
j. S. Gibson's.
]. C. Brown says he has reduced the
price of his boots and shoes 10 per cent
and does not propose to be undersold.
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FRIDAY, Dec 10.
Mrs Mary Isabella Harris departed
this life this morning al O'Clock, after
a lingering illness of the lungs. Mrs.
Harris was an estimable lady, but 90
years OF age, the wife of John Harris.
She was held ID high esteem by all who
knew her, and her early demise Is
hard blow on her husband and family.
She leaves large circle of friends and
relatives TO mourn her loss.
Butler Fouts, of Steel City, Nebraska,
arrived on the one O'Clock train yester-
day, on a week or ten days visit to his
brother, Jasper Fouts. of Alien creek.
DIR. A. j. Sax has purchased the old
Evangelical parsonage and viii move it
as soon as possible onto a lot of his own
to be occupied as dwelling house.
Craig Anderson has completed hand
some blackboard which he will ship TO
Wisconsin as Christmas present.
Mercury down to this morning, and
work pretty generally suspended.
Flour, feed, flour, feed, flour, feed
at NJ. w. Gibson's.
ALL the popular family remedies
for sale at Bonds.
Paints, oils and varnishes at Bonds.
THE best stationery at Bonds.
Wall paper cheap at Bonds.
The meat wagon has now stopped.
have fed you all summer, now pay up.
MARTIN MCCLEERy.
School books at Bonds.
MONDAY, Dec. Is.
We acknowledge the receipt of an in
vitation to attend the firemen's dance
and reunion Christmas night.
William Grimsley was the champion
shootIst; getting away with three tur-
keys.
4 brother of the Rev. J. A. Collins,
who has been a missionary in the west
for several years, delivered two very
fine discourses at the U. p. church yes
terday morning and evening.
A wedding is reported as on the tapis
for next Thursday.
Great preparations are being made
for the coming holidays.
The A. o. U. w. propose TO hold a
social at their hall the second Friday in
January. This is intended to be the
first of series of these gatherings.
Quite pleasant time was reported at
the carpet-rag social at L. w. Sutton's
yesterday.
Corn is now selling on our streets at
from % to % cents bushel.
j. S. Gibson is unloading the fourth
car load of wagons this morning.
There came near being serious con-
fiagratfon at the Office of G. Wsdsworth
Wright this morning. The roof caught
fire and was blazing quite freely when
first discovered. Had the wind been
blowing strongly from the north at the
time a serious fire would have resulted
as the building stands so near the hotel.
For McAllister coal leave orders with
James White, at the depot. For sale by
J. w. Floyd.
We are now receiving our winte
stock of boys and mems clothing; also
full line of ladies' cloaks; great va
riety of wooden hose. just the thing for
winter wear; slippers 10 suit the most
fastidious; ladies' cloaks and dress
goods which we nrnTnsp 10 sell Won Al