The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-05
AROUND TOWN.

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w. II. Suppe sold . baby carnage
Monday which goes several hundred
miles into the Indian Territory.
E. F. Sprague has just completed and
shipped a lot Of very handsome pews
for the Baptist church at Strong City.
LF. Pruyn bought . handsome build
ing lot at No. 15I Union street on Bat
urdsy, Of Warren d LeighiOn, fog $500.
Several lots OF neW wheat have been
offered in this market. The price will
rule Eor No. red At about sevsntY
cents.
w. H. Morehouse has the contract for
building the addition 10 PSters' hard
ware store and began work there this
morning.
DO. Jones, leader Of the choir Of
the Welsh Presbyterian church. has jpsI
purchased from W. II. Suppe. . hne
Standard organ.
Prof. Frank Kizer Is very busily On
gagged in arranging the cabinet belOag-
ing "a the high school, work for which
he Is peculiarly fitted.
There were five accessiOns TO the
Christian church Sunday aud the fol-
lowing persons were bapaised 1t Rink
er's ford: Edna Hall, Pet Gilmore and
Miss Fishback.
An infant son Of Mrs. l. TicsF, OF
Winfield, died at the residence Of U.
Ticer in the north part Of the city on
Saturday evening and was buried Monday
at 10 O'Clock Ia MapleWOOd cemetery.
The ladies of the Welsh CODgregA-
tional church will run an Ice cream and
lemonade stand 1t Thew & GrifIith'S old
store room tomorrow, and the public
can be RECALLED with the most palstsble
refreshments at the lowest figures.
Irwin Bridges, who MAS arrested by
Sheriff Ryan at Junction City yesterday.
for stealing horse from Marion Bell,
OF this county, 10 . brother OF Sam
Bridges, who was implicated In the
Babb shooting affair at Strong City.
A Ane roadster belonging 70 Harry
Price, In attempting Sunday TO jump
over u fence suTrounging . lot in which
he was enclOsed, ran . sharp picket into
his flank, and was 50 severity wounded
that It became necessary 10 kill him.
x. N. Mills sold out his flock Of sheep
on Saturday 70 u. n. Spar. The bunch
consists of 100 ewes. $50 lambs and II
bucks, all Of which are high bred and
in excellent order. Mr.. Spar has g.
cured one of the best fiOcks Of sheep in
Kansas.
Sheriff Ryan arrived home Tuesday.
having in custody Irwin Bridges. who
stole the nurse OF Marion Bell, on
WrighI's creek. few nights ago. The
horse was recovered. Bridges Was ar
raigued before Justice Payne. waived
examination and was bound over to dis
tricI court in the sun OF $500. He is
now in Jail in this city.
Robert jeff and John PeFTieT forfeited
the bond Of Erick Peterson to-day Tor
his appearance in the district court in
September, To snswer the charge Of sell
ing liquor, aGd he gave . nav bond to-
day with ]. ii. Campbell. Major Frank
Davis and Catherine Wind - sureties.
Charles Wilson. of Greenwood coun-
ty, who recently stole q horse, saddle
and bride of w. r. Hendricks, OF e.
msndaro township, pleaded guilty Mon
day In the district court. and was SEN
fenced by Judge GraTss tG iHpFisOn.
ment in the penItentiary for three VeRrp
from this data
J. X WAlkup to-day shIpped . ne!
wagon to where his men are working on
the Kansas City branch OF the Santa Fe
road II 10 W be used as . boarding
wagon, his old one hsViDg broken down
last week. He now bRS sig gangs OF
men at work in different parts Of ths
state and Is pushing work very Fsp!dly
j. p. TalEord made final settlement
ford. of NeoshO Rapids; Chas. Schultz
made final settlement of the estate OI
James Hooley, of Waterloo township
and Alfred Roberts nlGde Anal settle
ment of the estate of the late Jacob Rec
tor, of NeOshO RaDlds.
The train on the Howard branch nov
leaves EmpOria. at 3:15 p. m, and AZ
riges at 1915 p. ~. This allows persons
living along the line Of that road 4
come to Emporia and return home ~
tho same day, and to have several hour
here for business. The change will b
very generally acceptable.
A beautiful instance Of the paternRI
Instinct in the animal creation was note
on Saturday st the Fesidence of j.
Richardson, where the psFeRt birds Of
little brood Of fledglings peFched ahOv
the nest. which was exposed TO the sun
and sheltered their young from lis aerc
rays for several hours by forming sort @
q canopy over them with their wings.
BY references to tbs proceedings Of th
city council. it will BE- seen HAT r. "
Jeremy was elected superintendent Q
wAterworks at the meeting Of that body
He fled his bond to-day, with y. "
Morris and r. d. Thomas % SureGiei
and has entered upon the duties of hi
nav position. which We regard him q
thoroughly cspable OF fllling To the en-
tire satisfaction OF the pAblic.
The following officers for the Wells
Congregational Sunday school weE
elected Sunday for the ensuing 81
months. Superintendent. David {
Jones assistant superintendent, DAME
Thomas; secretary, Horace Jones treas
urer Miss Maggie Thomas. The tim
of holding the school was changed froE
O'Clock in the afternoon 70 Q 10 th
morning.
A joint petition, signed by lsl al
payers OF Lyon county and lS7 tsxpay
ers Of Chase county. asking for . bridg
aen'Ss the COitonwood south OF the wei
end of the Plymouth switch on the lin
separating the two counties. was pr
scented tn the board Of each county 4
day. with q favorable prospect Of sua
cess, the work TO be done at the joint e.
psnse Of the two counties.
r Col. David Taylor has Just traded u
, acres of land in Montgomery end Il
bette counties for Chicago property, ala
his coal lands and the machinery o
: them, In Usage cOunty, for . catI
ranch in the Vicinity Of AedIci1
Lodge. Pratt county. The latter trAC
was made with ]. G. Raymond = CO
A who will work the valuable minss thl
secured.
J At 9 meeting OF the directors % q
Lyon County Cooperative assocIaaio
J. held In this city on Saturday, the Pssl
3 nation Of @. e. Paine - agent was .
y ceptsd and w. s. Cook Was elected 10 Z