The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-16
MONDAY, Aug. Is.

MONDAY, aug. Id.
The school board met Saturday to en-
pIoy teachers for the coming term. Miss
Anna Goodrich was engaged for the
primary department and Miss Alice
Overstreet to teach the intermediate.
Both of Emporia. The place of the
principal of the high school is still
vacant, awaiting the meditation of the
board.
The "boys' are out en- masse awaiting
the arrival Of the Emporia boys.
A good deal of fun is had with the
mechanical telephone connecting the
drug store with the photograph gallery.
j. 8. Gibson contcmplates erecting tel
ephonc between his residence and hard
ware store.
A little more ram and not quite so
good hay weather as it was.
U. p. social at the residence of a.
Tressler tomorrow night.
The store building is progressing
finely.
Elias Lesh contemplates putting up q
telephone connecting his store with the
dwelling.
If you want good sulky rake you
can get it of j. 8. Gibson.
-Wanted.-Butter and eggs at Tress.
Ter 6 Lowry's.
Cash for grain at Tressler &
Lowry's.
-Tressler 6 Lowry buy the Enter
prise -four in carload lots, and for
prices, wholesale or retail, will not take
back seat for any one.
Oils for lubricating at Bonds.
Mixed paints at Bonds.
-Lesh Bros have received a full car
load of salt. You can now be supplied
in any quantities to suit.
When in need of light or heavy
musiins, ducks and denlms, or cotton
aaes, call at j. D. Gibson's dry goods
house.
TUESDAY, Aug. II.
A good deal of interest was manifest
ed in the base ball game yesterday.
which was witnessed by quite large
number of spectators. Considerable
money changed hands during the play
ing, and ''wInd work" was plenty. The
score at the end of the ninth inning stood
Is to 33, in favor of Emporia.
At the end of the second
inning the score stood nine
to one in favor of Americas, when the
catcher of the Americas club, Del.
Wood, got hot ball splitting the sec
Ond and third fingers apart, when the
Americas boys virtually gave up the
game. Had they pitcher that could
take Abraham's balls they think the
walk over" would have been an easy
one.
j. F. Drake was in town this morning
soliciting subscriptions to the synodical
college to be located at Emporia.
A candy hummer and grocery run
uer completes the list Of to-day's arri-
walls.
The Emporia boys played we'll and
attended strictly to business and got
away with the baggage-S25 worth.
Lewis, Of the Emporla club, caught a
hot foul, but coon recovered. Several par
ties from Emporia were up and witness
ed the game.
--FoR SALE-One hundred acres of
corn and one hundred acres of grass one
and one half mile west of Agnes City,
Lyon county, Kansas. Feed lot can be
L. A. GRIAsLEY, Agent
Agnes City, Kan.
NorIcE-Bids will be received up to
the 25th Of August, 1888, for repairing,
painting and putting in order the school
buildings at Americas. The board re.
serves the right TO reject any and all
bids. For particulars call on the un-
dersigned. j. A. COLLINS, Director.
"WEDNESDAY, Aug. Is.
Charlie SeWelI, of Council Grove, is
visiting Mrs. L. A. Hill and family.
Mrs. s. d. Cahill went. to Emporia
last night TO attend the lecture at the
Normal, snd will return to-day.
The tents and tent poles have arrived
fog Free Methodist meeting, to be held
on the public square Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. the oath, e5th and 18th of
the present month.
w. a. Anderson Is experimenting on
the telephone. Now would be a good
time 70 talk Of connecting Emporis and
AmeEicus by wire.
G. Stevens. contractor, Is doing boss
job on the new store front.
8. d. Bell is still shipping corn, not
outstanding the depression in the mar.
ket Of that cereal.
judgment was rendered in the courl
OF Squire Grinnell yesterday against
the Missouri Pacific railroad COMPANY
on garnishee sworn out by Lesh Bros
| to the amount of $50.