The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-28
The Normal Cablnet for september Is

the Christian church
Over one hundred new pupils wer
admitted To The city schools this week
Frank Mayo has engaged date a
Whitley's opera house for Novembe
24th.
The NEWS acknowledges the recein
of complimentary tickets t" the Ly q,
county fair.
The total special tax for street i'm
provemenIs made this season aggregates
$40, 1856.
The new comet is now visible just be-
fore sunrise in the eastern horizon, and
is very brilliant
a marriage license was issued to-day
to ClelIan Z. Norton and Ella Letter, Of
Elmendaro township.
j. V. Randolph is back from Biz
marck, where he took a number OF pre-
miums on his hogs.
The large stained windows in the au.
ditOrium of the IL. Z. church have been
set and are very handsome
A party of "slick looking" colored
gentlemen came down IRON Lawrence
yesterday TO attend the fair.
1. Z. Perley is putting down stone
sidewalk in front Of his business block
at No. 119 Commercial street.
Heidrick & On. are preparing plans
on1 .Y,.,c;0 lions for tho concentration
of cottage for g. T.. Jones on West
street.
A little son of John Humphreys, Of
Dry creek, died Monday at the age of
eight years, and was buried Tues
day.
H. 4. Dale, w. 4. Pollock, ID. F. Ro-
maine and Z. G. Nichols were sworn in
last Tuesday as deputy sheriffs during
the fair.
Ii. w. Swift, of Great Bend, is buy
ing apples in Lyon county for shipment
to the west. He is paying from % 10 80
cents per bushel.
Miss Minna Wright has severed her
connection with the Swedish Lady
Quartet, and has been succeeded by
Miss Eda Eliel
Do not forget that John Dillon will
appear ut the Whitley opera house on
Friday evening in the popular drama of
States Attorney"
The grand lodge of Free and Accepted
MasOns (colOred) wall meet in this city
on the Sd of October. A large attend
ance is expected.
r. McHardy sold Monday 10 Messrs.
Scott & Thrall, of Fullerton, Greenwood
county, two Galloway cows and heller
for the sum of $3.50.
w. I. McCarty and j. K. Finley have
purchased the Tomlinson tract OF land
near j. M. Grifiith's west of the city.
paying $4,000 for 80 acres.
Father Guido. of the Franciscan con-
vent at this place, is working up
grand fair TO be held soon in aid of the
Catholic church at Cottonwood Falls.
The army sermon delivered by Rev.
A. Ii. TOmlinson, of the Baptist church,
is spoken of in the most flatterlng terms
by the many who heard it.
A private letter from Topeka indicates
that the people Of that city will take
lively interest in the musical convention
to be held in this city next week.
The dwelling house of DIR. Reaser, OF
NcoshO Falls, WAS consumed by fire Sun
day night shortly alter IL O'Clock. The
family were absent from home.
Ira Andrews, a stranger in Emporia,
died at Mrs. French's boarding house
on Commercial street Sunday and was
buried Monday IN Maplewood cemetery.
The San Francisco Medical Company
arrived in Emporia last evening, aud
will give free open air concerts on the
streets every evening during their stay.
The handsome silver cup won by G.
s. Severy at the recent bicycle tourna-
ment at Topeka was received by him
yesterday and is ON exhibition at T.
NJ. Fry's.
The special train which will be run
on the Howard branch during the fair
arrives in EmpOria at 10 O'Clock II. IN.
and departs shortly after o'clock in the
evening.
John Dillon, EmpOrIa's favorite, APP
pears to supreme advantage in the draN
ma of Estates Attorney" which will be
produced at WhiLley's opera house Fri
day evening.
Isaac Weston shot a white pelican
near NeoskO Rapids Monday which
measured seven ieet from the extreme
tips of the wings. Ii is on exhibition at
<. NJ. Lewis restaurant.
The new Bethel NJ. Z. church, five
miles north of town, will be dedicated
Sunday next, services commencing at
1O; 80 u. IN. Revs. Hanna and Buckner
VIII Otliciate. All are invited.
Pilgrim BOggs, the character which
John Dillon Assumes III States Attor-
ney" is his very best PRESERVATION. None
of his friends IN EmpOria should fail to
see him in this role on Friday evening.
The ground for Ben Wheldon's new
house at the corner Of AeoshO street and
Seventh avenue was staked of this
morning and the contract for the fOua-
dalton has been let To Bob Richardson.
We learn that, in view of the declina-
ton of Miss Spencer, the Democratic
county central committee will endorse
w. Z. Mcmahon, independent candidate
for county superintendent of public In
stFuction.
President Tayl Tor, of the State Normal,
requests US to say that he attended sever
al musical conventions led by DR.. Pal
mer, and that he regards hum as very
successful and popular leader and in
structor.
w. NJ. Holiday came in from Usage
county lasteyening with some fast horses
which are at RarWick's stables and will
go in the races at the fair. Ar. Holli.
day is the owner of the celebrated stall
lion, Highland.
Mary Parks was arraigned before Po-
lice Judge Barnes Monday on a charge
of selling liquor in violation of the law,
and upon pleading guilty was assessed
SIS in costs and fine, upon her agree
ment to leave the city
States Attorney" has been having an
immense run in the great cities, and is
one OF the most popular dramas on the
stage. It will be presented by John
Dillon and his company NJ WhItley's
opera house Friday evening.
Tickets will be on sale at the Missouri
Pacific office, September Both, to St
Louis and return, Tor $12.95, good until
October 10Th. This Is one fare for the
round trip, and this low rate will induce
many people to attend the fair at st