The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-02
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Have you bought a ticket for the
charity ball?
The jury room was furnished with
gas fixtures Friday.
Richard Thomas is putting gas in his
upper business block on Commercial
street.
The county surveyors office at the
court house will hereafter be used as q
jury room.
The contract for putting gas into the
Welsh Presbyterian church has been let
to Osborne & Jeremy.
M e. Felty has secured the contract
for furnishing the new seats for; the
Welsh Presbyterian church.
The question of building a new
church is being agiiated in the Chris
tian congregation of this city.
Remember the proceeds of the char
ity ball go toward ameliOrating the con-
dition of the worthy poor of Emporia.
We learn that party from the east is
in the city with a view to opening an ex-
elusive undertaking establishment.
A beautiful orange tree in full bloom
at the dry goods store of Sherman &
Richardson is an object worth seeing
and smelling.
The "power'' is beginning to mani
fest itself in the revival services at the
Second Baptist church on North Com
mercial street.
The furniture factory of Robert Broth
ers was robbed of full set of brace bits
ON Friday night The police are on
track of the thief.
w Fl. Suppe, of the 80 cent store, has
purchased a 1926 piano, list price, which
will be given away al q grand prize
drawing next fall. re
F.W. Drake secured over seventy sig
natures to the remOnstrsnce against the
repeal of the COW ordinance in almost
an. hour Friday morning.
w. Fl. Sisler has purchased the very
eligible lots at the corner of Union
street and Eighth avenue, and expects to
build on them this, season.
w. L. Atom, the operator at the Santa
Fe depot, has purchased lot at the cor
ner Of Constitution street and Seventh
avenue, and will erect dwelling there
on at cost of 81 400.
The heavy gun which will be used in
putting on the military drama of sour
Heroes" at the Whitley opera house
next week. was tested Friday and
found to be satisfactory. ...,+l.
Capt. Lee, of Fort Stanton, New Mex
leo, has purchased of Mr.. Borton one of
those front lots in Normal, and will
make Emporia his home on his retire
ment from the regular army.
The high school boys received
their new caps Friday from Columbus,
Ohio. They are navy blue with gilt
cord and the letters "E. H. s." in front,
and are very neat and handsome.
/ The people the more remote streets
who are taxed to pay for the gas con-
lsumed on the thOroughfares supplied
with lamps. want light and should have
have it at the earliest practical moment
The hoard of directors of the gas com
pany held meeting Friday after
noon, and besides auditing a number of
accounts, determined to put down an
additionalmile of pipe, an order for
which will be forwarded forthwith
Excellent music will be furnished for
the charity ball next Friday evening at
jays opera house, and if the matter is
taken hold, of in the right spirit the
event can be made one of the pleasant
est social occurrences of the season.
Six new pupils were admitted to the
city schools Monday. We must have
more room for our school children, and
the proposition to Issue bonds for the
construction OF two new ward school
houses should be carried by big ma
jority. -'
Emporia needs more dwelling houses.
There are applications made at this
Office every day by parties desiring
to rent houses, and the demand. is far
enough in excess of the supply to justi-
fly the investment of some capital in
this direction by our monied men.