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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
SMALLPOX.
Ed. Richardson, q brakeman OHfhe Santa
Fe Between Imports and NielCer-
son, Is Down With the Dis
eAss at His Fathers
House in this

Last Friday this city was thrown in
to nervous state of excitement by the
unpleasant Tumor that a member of the
household of Conductor Fafnum Rich
arisen. who lives on Neosho street be
tween Fifth and Sixth avenues, had fall
len victim Ia smallpox. This morn
ing a NEWS reporter was early in he
field, and gained the following facis:
Ed Richardson, son of COndusrnr
Richardson, and II brakeman OIL Il
fathers train, which runs from Emj.. ria
to- Nickersnn, is now lying i'll at his
fathers residence on Neosho street with
coailuent smallpox.
Last Monday he was out near the
round houss playing ball with num-
her OF other boys, when he was taken
i'll with what was thought To be Theuma-
tism, and went home. His attending ply
stefan became alarmed at certain peculiar
symptoms in his case. notably a rashy
breaking out not usually accompanying
rheumatism, and in view of the fact of
the prevalence of small pOx IN the coun-
try, thought il advisable TO have con-
sultaiiOn with a physician who had
treated small pox and was familiar with
its symptoms. Accordingly yesterday
| forenoon DIR. McCandliss was called in
consultation, and upon an examination
| OF Iut pat Cit, ht IlIOuOunC0u HIS us
| ease continent smallpox.
The board of health at once took steps
to quarantine the family residence OF
Mr.. Richardson, it being thought that
this action would be less dangerous 10
the citizens of the town than to remove
| the patient through the streets to some
other place where he could be cared for
The services of Marshal Bell were
brought into requisitiOn, and the resi-
dence is now guarded, a red flag being
hung Oat and ropes stretched across thG
street TO keep all outsiders from ap
preaching the house. and also to keeI
those within from coming forth.
The case is now in the hands of DIR
McCandliss and will receive the mos
careful medical treatment, and every
precaution will be taken to confine the
cOntagion 10 its present limits.
Il behOoves every one, however, u
use all possible care to prevent the con
tagion from spreading, and vaccination
should at once become general and
thorough, and such disinfectanis re
sorted TO as those competent to judg'
recommend.
We apprehend no epidemic, bu
to avoid this diligence must be used
Rumor says that Mr.. Richardson con
tracted the disease at Nickerson. l
seems there have been several case
there, and one of the houses lately va
Gated by a family who had had tn
disease was rented and fitted up as
boarding house, and when in that tow
Ed. Richardson had boarded there, an
it is believed there is where he cor
tracted the disease.
There are rumors of other cases /
, town, but we have been unable to trac
them to any reliable source.
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Half Fare.

Commonwealth: We learn that ar
engagements have been made with Mr.
w. F. White, general passenger and
ticket agent of the A, T. & s. F. rail-
road company, whereby round trip tick
cts at one fare each will be sold for the
congressional convention to be held at
EmpOria, May 24th. These rates will
apply from Topeka and Alma on the
east, and from the state line of ColoFa-
ate branches. They will be sold on the
22d, 23d and % inst, and will be good
to return on OF before the Goth inst, In
elusive
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Preliminary Eyamina,in,,.

At the preliminary examination of
Brakeman, Briggs and Ray, at Cotton
wood, each was bound over to appear
for trial at the next session of the dis
trict court of Chase county. 1t seems
there is no serious evidence against
Brakeman, only he was fearfully filed
up with artist John beverages, and at
the time the fatal shot was fired result
ing in the death of Babb, he was in the
hall. We understand that the evidence
against Ray and Briggs is more direct,
but it is thought that Walker, who is
yet at large, fired the fatal shot There
appears to be no very great exertion
made for the apprehension of Walker,
only a reward of $50 being offered for
his arrest. We further hear that the
prosecution will try and prove q conf
spiracy, and if successful, it will go
pretty hard with those now waiting for
jury trial.
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Last Thursday evening the residence
of Mr.. John Mcmillan, about one mile
east of Emporia, was the scene of a
most happy family gathering, the same
being a birthday party given by the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. M. TO their ia
ther, who is an old Lyon county resi-
dent. The father was the recipient
of a handsome gold watch and chain,
and the mother was remembered by a
costly silver castor. Short and apDro-
pirate speeches were made by Rev. Rid
die, pastor of the U. P. church, George
Johnston and others, and some choice
selections of music were rendered by
the children, after which all partook of
a bountiful and well served dinner. The
occasion was one fraught with much
joy, and will long retain a place in the
memory of both members of the family
and the invited guests.
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From Badger Creek .

jackson township made it warm for
NeoshO Rapids on the 4th. NeOsho
Rapids has a band, and the members
play well for new beginners. Fred.
Willison is the boss sheep-shearer of
Badger creek. . Mr.. John Hirsh is i'll
with consumption. :. r.. Laiferty, the
boss melon-raiser, is planting his patch.
-. There is a good stand of corn in
Jackson township. The farmers are
happy, and a great many have COM
Mr.. John Marcellus, of Badger creek
is afflicted, and the little girl, Effie, is
seriously ill :. John Hall has had sick
ness in his family for quite while, but
ailing ones are getting better. :. They
have the pOstoffice yet at Horton, but
they have the smallpox, too. City
lots in NeoshO Rapids are cheaper since
the bond election. HARD PAN.
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Washlneton Terrltorx or Rust.

A small colony of Wilson county far
mers, residing near New Albany. passed
Emporia last Saturday headed
for Washington territory. Among the
outfit were the families of E M. Light,
Tom Carrick, Tom and 3. F. Stanley,
and Ray Vog. They were making the
journey by team and expect to be from
two to three months on the road. We
hope their most sanguine expectations
for lettering their conditions may he re-
allied. but we opine before they have
crossed the alkali and sage brush re-
giOns of the Rockies, they will wish
back in sunny Kansas.
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pERsnsAI nENrInN

Nose Lewis has gone TO Ration, New
Mexico.
T. w. Kitchen AMI family are pre-
paring TO GO 20 Color do for visit.
Mrs. HI ale, OF Colds ater, Michigan, is
visiting az the residence of Mayor East
man.
Mrs. Rudd, of Owcnsborough. KY, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. G. Morse. in
this city.
Mrs. r. \. Tuggle and her daughter.
Maud, of Parsons, are the guests OF
Mrs. ]. G. Burnett.
Joe and Sam Murphy attended de-
lightful party AT the residence OF I. l.
Marshall, in Usage City, last Friday.
Advices from J. a Hemsteger' resid-
ing at Piqia, Ohio, inform Mr.. g. b.
Peters that he is again grandfather
Boy.
Will Chalfant delighted his many
friends in Emporia last week by run
ming down from Kansas City for short
visit.
Captain S. Il. Warren returned last
week from ILLINOIS, whittier he &C
companied his wife and son some days
ago.
Dan Dryer, who was bitten by a dog
Thursday, is strongly in favor of .enforc
ing the ordinance requiring all caninrs
TO be muzzled.
Mr. Geo Hume, wbO has been visit
iting his daughter, Mrs J. T. Burton,
for some weeks, returned TO his home il
Indiana last Thursday.
Train Master Gardner was presented
last week with an elegant gold walci
chain by a number of Santa Fe EN-
| Dlnyas in his laDaffnpnf
A. b. Crawford, who has been stop
ping with w. A. Snoddy for SOM
months past, has gone on visit to hi
old home in StilesVille, Indiana.
Mrs. &. NJ. Parker, Friday acc6 n
panied Mr.. j. g. Parker and wife o.
their trip to Kansas City and Omahf
She will be gone several weeks.
: J. b. Tanner, of Humboldt, arrive
! in the city last Friday, and will al
! sist IN conducting the grocery bushes
Of Tanner Bros. on Merchants street.
|. Abe Steinberger, of the Winfield Cou
J. ant, and Tom Thompson, of the HowaT
: Courant, took in the "Ticket-of-Leav,
e Man" at the Whitley opera house la
: Friday.
}, Mr.. G. ii. Pahlman, quite well know
e in this city, being for long perio
, CleIk NJ the + iIln Avenue HE StCuIC
: a similar position at the Hotel WindsC
5 at Topeka.
= We met in the city last Friday j. /
y Ferguson, Of Adel, Iowa, brother of OF
fellow townsmen, VIM. o. and job
= Ferguson. The latter have been heI
: for some twenty-five years This is II
!, elder Ar. Ferguson's first visit to Kal
= sas. and we trust he will enjoy himsel
I Division Engineer +. W. Grant, VII
+ has occupied an office directly north
!. the Santa Fe depot, has accepted sin
i liar position at Topeka, and left Flida
a for the new field of his labors. II
|; many friends in Emporia will regret b
!. departure, but their best wishes wi
4 follow him.
r. A. Rutland closed his resta
r. rant Saturday and will do no business
d Emporia until September, 1882. He !
" tends to spend the summer in ColOrad
D. where he is largely interested in go
l. and silver mines. Mrs. Rutland al
her daughter Alice will go east to speI
the summer among friends after an a
seDce of four years.
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The board OF health have ordered

The board OF health have ordered a
supply of tents which will be put up
should occasion require il. at some SUIT
able locality outside the city limits, for
the accommodation of smallpox pa
TENTS They found il impossible to
procure building which could be con-
verted into hospital, and the city ply
sicians most all agree in saying that
tents are admirably adapted for
the purpose in question and have many
advantages over temporary or perma-
nent buildings. We trust the necessity
for their use will not occur, but II is a
measure of prudence TO have them at
hand IN case Of an emergency.
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The high school alumni choose this
method of expressing their thanks to
those who so kindly aided US in our en-
tertainment, Especially to the Am
phion Q1artette club for their excellent
music; to Colonel Feighan for his adj
mirAble address, and to the trustees of
the First PRESBYTERIAN church for the
use of their building.
LEFA FARNHAN, Vice Presf.
NETTIE SMITH, Sec.
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FRIDAY. Nav 10

FRIDAY, May II
The receipts al the Americas cheese
factory this morning was 800 pounds.
Though not 50 large as il was this time
last year, the outlook for the patrons is
encouraging, as the high price of
meats, govern To some extent the price
of cheese. The COWS are not milkin g
as we'll as they should, owing to the
GOODNESS of the weather. Mr.. L. Trask,
editor and proprietor of the Dunlap
Chief. informs Us that the paper still
lives, and We had not better write its
obituary, unless we are prepared for 3
sudden demise 8. +. Graft, travelling sales
man was in town to-day. He faced
the north wind from Emporia. and re-
ports the mercury below zero on the
prairie between here and there. The
weather is too cold for corn to grow very
fast. We hear reports from several
different sections of the country similar
To that made by Mr.. Wood in regard to
Mondays wind damaging and blacken
| ing the corn.
A slight typographical error in our
last, which we wish to correct. In re-
gard tn the Willard building We were
| made to say "light inch studding" in
stead of eight inch. Quite difference.
| We also wish to thank THE NEWS for
| the few mistakes that have been made
lately. The sale of the Plumb quarter
is reported. -. Cold. A good many peO
pie are wishing they had little Hades
| to carry in their pocket. Could not they
supply the want with pocket stOve?- :,
Prairie schooners are passing through
town in great numbers, mostly goiDe
north. . Fishing is becoming quite 6
paying occupation, many that we know
Of having caught 81 so worth in one day
with hook We have made consid
cradle inquiry of the farmers lately il
regard to the chinch bugs, and they art
unanimous in saying that these LITTLE
pests are not doing any serious damage
yet, the newspapers to the contrary not
withstanding.
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The Amphicn Quintette club returned
last Saturday from the meeting OF the
Arkansas Valley Editorial association at
Lyons. The party. consisting of Charles
Fletcher, Chas. Holmes. J. S Evans.
Prof Fowler and wife, Miss Anna God
dard and Mrs ID. d. Bennett, report a
royal time and handsome treatment
They were rendered the use Of a special
train and enjoyed an excursion down
the Eldorado brsnch as far as Douglas.
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IA Inl.e stal.,nent

The next day after the removal of
Tom. Smith from the car which con-
veyed him TO Horton station, to the tent
provided by the board of health, and
while the car was yet in that vicinity, it
was thoroughly cleansed of all germs of
small -poX. DR.. McCandliss informed
us of this fact several days ago, and
also that he saw that the disinfection
was thorough and complete. Just the
exact SaOdus OperdRdi we do not know,
but part of it consisted in making the
car as tight as possible. then burning
on the inside. charcoal and birthstone,
allowing the smoking process to con-
tinue for some time. There is no truth
in the story that the car or bedding has
not been disinfected, as can be ascer-
tanned by calling upon either DIR. Nc
Candliss or DIR. Jacobs.
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ARoMANNA-Holdste Great Dys-
pepsia Cure is warranted, not only to
relieve, but to cure the worst case of
dyspepsia or liver complaint. 1t will
produce g natural appetite and docs not
become ncutralized to The system. II
you are afflicted with any of the sYmp-
toms of dyspepsia or indigestion, use
this valuable remedy and be cured. It
never fails. In fact, ArOmanna is q PAN
acea for all the ills arising from q disor-
dered liver or stomach. Price p and
s cents. For sale by j. A. Moore.
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A SmaII-SIxed ExnIosIoD

The boys at the depot last week
thought for a time that they had encoun-
tered a condensed cyclone or dynamite
explosion. A large bottle, holding
probably four or five gallons. filled with
carbOlic acid, arrived from Kansas City
for Mr.. Chas Ryder. In removing il
from the car, by some mishap il went
off, the bottle bursting as if blown up
with powder. The contents were show.
cred around rather promiscuously.
Chas. Wilcox got goodly share on his
clothes. and in about two minutes his
wardrobe was considerably depleted.
The entire amount of acid was lost, and
the planks upon which it was spilled
look as though they had been visited by
a delegation of Mississippi wharf rats
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To An Conductors,

As an appropriate token of respect to
Conductor j. s. King, deceased, IT is
the desire of many to wear a badge to
his remembrance with his name, u. S
King inscribed thereon. Although
not q member of our order, he is a
brother conductor. The sympathy of
the order is extended to his bereaved
wife and family.
ORDER R'Y CoNDUcToRs, DIV. No. II.
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b. F. Card, an old-time resident of this
city, has returned. Many of our citi.
zens will remember him as the photog.
rapher whose gallery was on Sixth
avenue, in the rear Of the Savings bank,
about dozen years ago. Mr.. Card,
like many others, could not shake off his
old attachment for Emporia. and las
come back and opened a photograph
gallery at 162 Commercial street
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Mr.. VIM. Tweedale, state house con-
tractor at Topeka, and also contractor
for getting up plans for complete sys
TEN Of sewer drainage for that city, was
in Emporia Friday. He came here
with view of gaining information in
this'line. and was kindly shown around
by Mr.. Robert Milliken.
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The man who has not had a fifty per
cent. increase in salary in the past
twelve months, does not go into the
butcher shop as he did year ago. and
loudly call for tenderloin he meekly or
dcrs 'small chuck" and then thinks
from the way the butcher talks that by
next week liver will be luxury.
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A portion of the Sherman d Richard
son stock of goods, embracing lot of
sewing machines, was sold by Sheriff
Ryan at the court house this morning
a safe which cost 5000 was sold 10
Stillman Smith for 1925. The sewing
machines ran from S17 to SEQ.
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Eureka Herald: Rev. r. NJ. Over.
street came down from Emporia last
Saturday, and on Sunday conducted SER
vices in the Presbyterian church. Some
years ago Mr.. Overstrect discourscd To
our people from the pulpit quite fire.
quently, and of those who resided here
at that time he has many warm friends.
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Mrs. f. j. Rice experienced very
pleasant surprise last Thursday at the
theatre. She recognized in the person
of one of the company, Miss Roma
Mosely, former friend and acquain-
lance of Columbus, Ohio. After the
play was over they had mutually
agreeable handshaking, and talked over
former associations.
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Thursday afternoon Under Sheriff
Cramer attached five horses belonging
to M. w. Sawyer, who lives about eight
miles southeast of Emporia on the Ne.
osho. They were attached at the insti.
cation of the National bank of Hadley
Falls. Massachusetts.
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CnIfnr,n Iecinre

In speaking of the lecture which Mr..
Colfax proposes to deliver here on May
%, the Alton Qll) Telegraph says: :
A very large and cultivated audience
assembled at City Hall last evening, at
tracted by the announcement that ex.
Vice President Colfax would deliver his
celebrated lecture on Abraham Lincoln,
including also our last martyr president,
James A. Garfield. The noble example
afforded by the life and death of Garfield
was dwelt upon in eloquent, touching
language, in consonance with the great
interest in the subject felt by all. He
merely mentioned the assassin with the
words:
"How sad it was that Lille so mean
Should murder life so great.
The speaker then took up the life OF
our first martyr president, and for an
hour held the audience spellbound with
vivid pictures of his magnanimity, kind
ness of heart and sympathy with the
woes of others, even when so burdened
with his weighty responsibilities thai
he prOfessed willingness to exchange
places with soldiers of the army of the
Potomac, sleeping on the ground
Many points were greeted with ap
plause, showing the appreciation by thu
deeply Interested audience OF the elo
quent periods of the speaker.
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KendaII's SPAWN cure.

Wilton, Mimi, Jan IL, 1881.
Is. j. Kendall y Co, Gents Having got n
horse book OF you by mail u year ago, the
contents of which persuaded me to try Ken
dalIs SPAWN Cure on the hind leg of one OF
my horses which badly swollen and
could not be reduced by any other remedy, .
got two bottles of Kendall's SPAWN Cure OF
Preston q I.udduth. druggists Of Waseca
which completely cured my horse. About
i've years ago had a three yeSr old colt
sweenied very badly. ! used your remedy rs
given in your book, without rowel'ng, and I
must say 10 your credit that the colt is en-
tireiy cured, which is q surprise not only 30
myself but also 10 my neighb0rs You sent
me the book for the trihing sum of - cents
and II could not get another like il would
not take twenty-five dollars for it,
Yours n
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The Topeka base ball club want to
come here and play our nine during the
month Of July. Ii our Topeka friends
find that July weather in Kansas is not
hot enough for comfort they are taking
the right plan for getting thoroughly
warmed
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Mr.. John A. Janus, whose studio is
in the new uolderman block, is doing
some work in the way of portrait paint
high order of talent. Several Emporia
parties are sitting for pictures and speak
in high terms of his skill.
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Paola Spirit: Randolph d Randolph,
of Emporia, are doing a booming trade
in the swine business, sending out Po-
land.China or Berkshire porkers all
over the west. They propose to beat the
world at the fairs next fall.
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Capital: Chas. Brown, of Emporia,
who has been incarcerated in the Shaw
nee county Jail for violating the revenue
law with relation 20 the special liquor
case for four months past. was released
by I. 5. Commissioner Austin on an
affidavit of imDecunlosity.
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At the drill of the Emporia light
guards Friday John Thomas won one
of the guns for the third time in success.
sion, and 1t is now his. The other was
won by Bob jeff Owing tn there not
being a full attendance the election of a
second lieutenant was deferred until
next Monday evening.
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On board the train that arrived here
Thursday from the west was n gentle
man from Las Vegas, N. NJ, helplessly
i'll with rheumatism, who was trans
ferred to the branch and went to How
ard this morning. We were unable TO
learn his name.
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The AMERIcus News.
En1rEn aY RuRLow.,,
THURSDAY, May II.


Sprague, the "silent" sewing machine
man was in town yesterday. :. G. I.
Barwick visited Americas. George
Cramer, deputy sheriff, was up yester-
day and levied an attachment on Noble
Prichitt's farm north of town. An
extra train passed over the Missouri Pa
cific yesterday Carrying the inspectors OF
the bridges and the various other de-
partmenls of the company. Roderlck
Cheney and family and Nellie A. Cheney,
wife of Prof Cheney, left for De Kalb
county, Illinois, this morning on 8 visit
May they have a pleasant time. Eli
sha Holderness has taken up the avoca-
ton of painting in our midst. Cold
and threatening Vennor seems to be
on the right track this time. =. Willard
Brothers will commence the erection oil
their house Immediately. -. We agreed
to say nOihiog in regard tn the final de.
parture of - and of course we wOn'i
mention il.
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A multitude of little folks had n most
joyous gathering at the residence OF
Governor Norton last Saturday, the oc.
casion being the celebration of the ninth
birthday of his little daughter Lucy.