The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

1 aEoul 81. LbulrI HAS loCdtSu IN LIN JOfld-
He put up the attractive wire sign for
| the Famous" boot aud shoe store.
The contract for laying The founda-
ton of the new Welsh Congregational
church has been let Ia jones s. Gabriel
j. w. Upton is doing the excavating.
Eighty acres If land in Elmendaro
township, near The w Il. Ross farm, was
sold by the sheriff Monday Ia Gu.
net, Brown & Co, Scott 81 Lynn acting
as their agents
Owing TO many of the club being un-
able To play ON Saturday, the Emporia
nine have accepted the Hay makers
challenge, provided they VIII play on
| Friday afternoon.
A very elegant walnut writing desk
cards OF different leading firms of the
city was placed in the office of the Ho-
tel Coolidge Tuesday.
j. w. latham, OF The Illinois store,
ings in front of his place of business.
We are always pleased To note snch evil
dences Of prosperity.
G. w. Squires has completed the front
and side elevations OF the new Welsh
Congregational church and they afford
a very good idea OF tn" fine exterior of
the proposed structure.
The plaques of a newspaper Office ale
| I,g,r..u 4
errors, delinquent subscribers, and tie
man who slept with and knows all
about the last small pox patient.
The trial of The state of Kansas vs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macke has been post poned
until next Monday, at the request of the
| defendants. One witness who is about
to leave the city was examInedOMIundAy.
The young friends of James and Ira
Conner were very pleasantly entertained
at the family residence, an Merchants
street. on Saturday evening. Dancing
and other pleasant pastimes rendered
the occasion one of great enjoyment
a delightful party was given Monday
evening AT the residence of Andrew
Scott, at the corner of Fifth avenue and |
Union street, in honor of Miss Grimes,
of p Irsons. who is visiting the host and
hostess.
Walker, the negro who is alleged la be
the party that shot Babb at Strong City,
is supposed to be now in Texas He was
in Council Grove shortly after The shoot
ing, and had our officers been commits
stoned 10 arrest him, lie would now be
in duress.
The new cannon ball" train an the
Santa Fee made It's first trip west
Sunday, passing through Emporia at
9 30 p. m, and was comprised of
sleeper, three coaches aud baggag car.
The first one going east passed through
EmpOria at 1895 Monday.
Mr.. PIT Burch died Friday evening,
May 18th, at his residence near Allen
pos,oflice, sged 2i years. He Was
young man who was much esteemed in
the community where he lived and his
taking off is sincerely incurred by
his many friends.
Mr.. G. f. Fuller, representing the
wholesale grocery house Of Ridenour &
Baker, of Kansas City, last Monday
purchased of II. j. Bird very hand
somely engraved gold Rockford watch
for $3.50. II would seem that Empnria
retailers can sell goods for less than
| those ON The Missouri river
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Rev. Peter McNicker, president of
Washburne College, preached two most
excellent discourses at the Congregation
al church Sunday and was listened 10
} with marked attention by coed congre-
, cations morning and evening The sub
} ject matter of his sermons showed pro
found thought and great literary merit,
: and the manner of his delivery was
very pie asing and effective.
DIR. Page, who has treated many cases
OF smallpox, has made AN agreement
with the board of health To attend all
cases of the disease which may occur in
Emporia. The Doctor is an experienced
and skillful practitioner and if any one is
1 so unfortunate as TO fall a victim to that
: malady they and their friends can have
3 the assurance that they will be well
cared for.
Lewis Bruno, who came in from RatoI
/, on the train with Thomas Smith, the
= man who died near Horton of smallpox
ON Saturday. developed supposed symp
= toms OF the disease last Monday, anC
WAS placed in Il spring wagon, in which
q bed WAS made for him, and removed
: Ia an uninhabited locality near the Ne
Y osho, where he will be cared for if i
. turns out that he is afflicted with til,
# disease TO which he has been exposed
IT Those who doubt the remark
IS able intelligence Of some horse
SGT wa iva
'e Nutting. Over year ago this hors
al was purchased of Gilchrist brothers
'e While in their possession it had beel
"a tanghta good many tricks, and obeye,
he words and signs quite readily, hut il wa
hardly thought that it would. withou
practice, remember them a year hsnc,
Not So, however, for this an
NAL now answers TO the wafd AMI sig
at Us quickly as ever, and will follow ii
+ former owner wherever lac wishes.
Al the CaristiYn church, Elder II.
Lott preached two very acceptable Sc
mons Sunday to large and attentiy
audiences. Subject in the mornin:
THE New Birth" from which he pIail
~ showed from a scripture stand poiI
that it consisted in being begotten b
The Gospel" through faith in CHRIS
and obedience 60 his commands.
Subject in the evening, THE Unto
of Christians" from which he success
fully argued that Gods people cam,
unite on any human creed, but must a
cept the doctrine of Christ and h
apostles as the only basis Of union.
Immediate results, one accession
the church in the morning and three
the evening.