The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Conductor Hubbard has taken the run
from Mulvane TO Arkansas City.
E. B. Cause is clerklng at the Park
Place during the absence Of Mr.. Luther.
WI. Craig attended The Methodist
camp meeting at Hartford yesterday.
Miss Emma Williams, of Ell Paso, Hi
nois, is visiting the family of Prof. Kin.
zie.
Captain W. N. wilkinson, of Mis-
souri,, is visiting D. C. Allen, IN this
city.
John Ashley has entered the Business
college, and viii take course in tels-
graphy.
C. E. Worthington moved to-day into
Prof. NIsting's handsome cottage At No.
6S State street.
VIII Hibben got his hand pretty bad
ly mashed last evening while handling
some express matter.
w. +. Tomlinson, private secretary OF
Governor Click, is In the city. He is
accompanied by his wife.
Elmer Lnnbeck has Just returned
from protracted and very pleasant VS.
II to Malta Bend, Missouri.
Miss Nellie Rodgers has just entered,
and will take complete course in the
Emporia Business college.
We are sorry to learn that the little
girl of S. G. johnson, who lives on
Neosho street, is quite i'll with fever.
DIR. John billiard, of Kentucky, and
Mrs. G. o. Yeizer, of Nebraska, brother
and sister of J. N. billiard, are visiting
here.
L. w. Lewis, wife and two children,
Mrs. T. H. Lewis and Rev. John Jones
started Monday for trip TO Colorado
and New Mexico.
John Burke, late of the Coolidge, has
returned from a VISIT TO Topeka, and en-
tered upon his duties as clerk at the
Park Place this morning.
w. T. AtcElroy, who has done
eighteen years of newspaper work in
Kansas, editor of the Humboldt Union,
favored the News with call to-day.
Mr.. c. A. Dunakin, one of the leading
merchants OF Chunute, and his wife, who
is sister of Mrs. w. d. Brewer, are
visiting at the residence of the latter.
Mrs. Mary Chalfant and Mr.. w. Stur-
geon and daughter, of Springfield. ILL.,
nois, relatives of w. r. Chalfant, are
visiting at his residence on NeOshO
street.
Little Johnnie Martin had the mislor
tune Saturday afternoon to fall ont of a
tree and seriously hurt himself while
picking grapes near the Cottonwood
river south of town.
Tho family of T. q. Davidson have
broken up housekeeping for short
time. Mr.. and Mrs. d. will go to their
cattle ranch In ChautauQua county and
the daughters have gone to AtchisOn.
j. M. Golf, of Eagle creek, was in the
city Monday on his way home from
visit TO friends east. He spent con-
siderable time in Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, and New York.
"A. Rydcn and wife. young Swe-
dish couple of Brooklyn, came to En-
poria on their wedding journey, and are
so infatuated with the town that they
have determined to locate here.
Miss Belle SOmmers, of Newton, was
in the city Sunday making inquiries
about her brother whom she heard had
been killed in Texas. She learned that
the report was false, and returned home
this morning.
Prof. Rees, from near Danville, ILL,
and DR.. Mendenhal1, from Indiana, both
ministers of the Friends church. were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Rich
over Sunday. The latter is q cousin OF
Mrs. Rich.
Miss Lizzie Coult, one Of tho most
popular teachers in the Emporia schools,
is spending few days in the city and is
attending the institute. She has passed
most of her vacation. thus far, at her
home In jackson township.
Maurice Mulconery, one of the solid
citizens of Lyon county was in town
Monday. He says the yields OF oats and
wheat have been very large this season
and that the prospects for corn are better
than they have been for eight years.
Miss Winnie Crandall had a very
pleasant informal gathering at her home
at No. 81 Constitution street last even
ing. Music. dancing and general So
cial time were the order Of the evening.
Miss Winnie is a very agreeable and
popular young lady, and whoever she
undertakes to entertain is made thor
oughlY at home.
Mayor Warren returned Monday
from st Louis where he went q week
ago in the interest of the st. Louis, EN-.
pOria and Western railroad, which en-
terprise he seems to be very enthusiastic
oyer. The road has been located to 8
few miles this side of Rich Hill, with
the right Of way and all secured. The
captain says be rode fifty-slx miles over
the new line, but doesn't say whether it
was on wheelbarrOw or II Missouri
mule.
j. Stanley Brown and james r. Gar
field, the second son Of the late Presi-
dent Garfield, arrived In the city early
this morning from the east and have
been the guests Of the Coolidge to-day.
This afternoon they paid THE News
Office very pleasant visit, after which
they were shown around over the city in
carriage, courtesy which the
young gentlemen heartily appreciated
and thoroughly enjoyed. the many
pleasing features OF our city elicitlng
from them many handsome cOmpli-
mepts. They left on the
Howard Branch this afternoon
at O'Clock to visit Green
wood county, where Mr. Brown has
large real estate interests. we are glad
% note that the stay of hISth of these
gentlemen here was very pleasant, and
hope they may come again.
1
LOCOMOTIVE ENeINEERs.
The eighth annual meeting of Diyi-
sion No. $50, Locomotive Engineers, for
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, was held in this city Sunday
evening with the following result:
Chas. Raymond, @. E.; James ROllo,
r. E.; r. r. Jones. of Topeka, 8. E w.