The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-19
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. |
Senator Plumb recently presented |
handsome set Of mapa 10 The Wichita
schools
Clay Center Is 10 have = akating rink.
II will be very picturesque spectacle TO
see Writ WALTON on rollers
Campbeli and Bennett are billed for
temperance addresses At Olathe, the
home of Gov. ST. John. Talk about
carrying Goals TO Newcastlel
Mr Frederick CunkIing seems TO hsve
3 mouth very like his distinguished |
brother. Roscoe. He lately IN = public |
speech referred 10 Speaker Keller as
.itilat noted public maIefaelor''
Stewart l. Woodford, Of New York.
makes The prediction that Hayes will be
wanted again. We have always under
stood that Mr. WoodFord held 10 the be-
lief Of a physical resurrection
Judge Geddes, who combines under
one canvas the attractions Of being q
Methodist. a temperance maa and .
Democrat. is talked OF Is Democratic
candidate for governor Of Ohio.
Carter Harrison, OF Chicago, says that
protection is hydra headed monster"
Meanwhile, Gen. Hancock 10 said to
cherish the una1terable conviction that
the tariff is simply ''Iocal issue.''
Judge Bill Campbell. of Wichita,
thinks thai the man don't wear trousers
who can beat Ingalls, fog q. 8. senator
IN 1885. We should like 70 hear Goa
gresham Anderson's opinion of the
judges political sagacity.
They are commencing TO "throW
dirt ON the ST. Louis s. Emporia pro-
posed road says the Colony Free Press.
The company has 3 force at work in
Mound City and Blue Mound townships
in Linn county. about ten miles apart.
Ex-Governor Samuel ]. Crawford, of
Kansas, has formed Law partnership
at Washington City, with Mr.. W. T. 8.
Curtis, formerly connected with the
law firm of Shsllabarger s. Wilson.
They will practice in all the courts and
departments.
We understand that since the appoint
ment Of the railroad commissioners by
the executive council Judge Muse has
become such bad medicine on the rail
roads. that special precautions have
been taken at Newton to guard the
| track of the Santa Ee
Atchlaon Champion: If the Common
acealM will take breath q moment we
would like TO make the suggestion that
whoever may be responsible" for Gov.
Clicks election, he was elected by the
men who voted for him. II might be
well 10 preach 10 them awhile.
The new mayor of Leavenworth has
taken the sidewalk bull by the horns by
employing one man in each ward tC
look alter them. Heretofore it has been
nip and tuck IN the matter of man-traps
between Leavenworth and Emporis with
the odds, we believe, in favor Of the latter
Mrs, Langtry sent the buff shoes she
wears in "Rosalind" to a shop in Pitts
burgh to be repaired. Some lsdIes Al
the Central hotel heard of it and per
susded the shoemaker to let them Try
them on. Only one of them could gel
into Mrs. Langtry's No. 4, although she
has been charged with being beetle
crusher.
Senator Vest is making his opposi-
ton to prohibition pay. He is now ths
salaried attorney for the liquor dealers
and Is relied upon TO influence hii
friends everywhere throughout the state
1t is sometimes very easy for stasesman
to make his campaign speeches pay IN;
directly.
1t has been discovered that on the
29th of April. the date fixed by Coy
Click for arbor day. the trees will be il
full leaf, thus greatly lessening theiI
chances of life after transplanting. II
is very evident that if Kansas is ever u
be timber country the people will have
to elect Father Baker. of the Common
t0eGIth, governor OF the state.
We acknowledge a call from Franz
r. Tiffany, very pleasant gentleman
and a brother of Fred Tiffany. Mr.
Tiffany has lately resigned his position
as chief clerk in the adjutants Office al
Fort Leavenworth on account of il
health. He has been nearly Eve year
in the regular army and for severa
years was vice consul in the UnitsC
States Of Columbia, 8. A where he wa
in the newspaper and printing business
Abilene Chronicle: Hon. T. c. Henri
returned from Denver last Saturday
He is general manager of the Denve
Circle railroad, which is already com
pleted six and Ealf miles south Of Den
yer, to Jewell Park, and will be extend
ed around the city at no distant day
He is alsp president of the Denver Cir
Gle Real Estate company, which has
capital of 100000. This compan.
owns already 1000 acres of land in ant
around Denver. MIR. Henry has tn
absolute management of both enter
prises. He is also chairman of the 81
ecntive committee of the Denver Expo
sition company.