The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-19


street lots IS beginning TO assume pro
portions.
l.. T. Heritage. administrator, made
final settlement Monday in the'estaie of
Isaac Epstein, deceased.
The Methodist ladies Will give their
Madam farley Wax Works exhibition
some evening next week.
About 1.O0e feet OF track has been
laid on the grade of the K. G. s. E rail-
road. at the Emporia end.
The stone-masons began to lay the
foundation for Major Hoods new resi-
dence on State street Monday.
wille,t & Waite have just completed
a very fine wat.r-color picture of Mrs
DR.. Northington, of this city.
Col. ]. Nj. Steele will probably build
this summer at the northwest corner of
Neosho street and Sixth avenue
T.G. Wiblev is going to build an adj
dition 10 his handsome residence at the
corner of Union street and Sixth avenue.
John Rees and Miss Martha Evans
were married at the Evans homestead
Tuesday on Dry Creek, by Rev. Henry
Rees.
Soden 6 Hslleck have partitioned of
-four and feed store on Commercial
street.
A double Towering plum tree, in full
bloom, is worth seeing, at the residence
of Rob't Mllliken, Oh lower Constitu-
ton street
H. Llewelyn Jones, the city assessor,
requests the parties with whom he has
left blanks to call on him at the county
clerks Office.
Major Hood has rented the Mcclure
property on Sixth avenue and will oc-
cupy it until he completes his new resi-
dence on State street
DR.. j. w. Trueworthy has begun the
work of making new house out of his
residence at the corner of Merchants
street and Seventh avenue.
4 large photograph of the little son
and daughter of II. E. Norton attracts
much attention in the showcase of Viii
lett & Waite, on Sixth avenue.
The Young Peoples society of the
NJ. E. church cleared about $33 on st.
Johns lecture besides afording the
people of Emporia great treat. 400
The funeral services OF the late G.
Foley were conducted on Wednesday of
last week by Rev. E. Jones, of Coal
Creek, instead of Father Meier, as
stated. e." I
Stafford s. Smith are entarging their
barber shop, and will put ia some new
chairs in a few days. Jim and. Alvin
are bound to keep up with the process
sion.
CT. BarwIck received to-day very
fine side-bar wagon from the Oshkosh
Buggy company at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
1t is very handsome and smooth run
ming vehicle.
A little son of Samuel Watson who re-
sides in the north part of the city,
drank lot of kerosene oil last evening,
and the effects of the dose came near
proving fatal.
THE News Is indebted to Francis s.
Co. for case of delicious pop from
their mandatory on Commercial street.
1t is a most delightful beverage, and
was greatly enjoyed by the attaches of
the Office.
H.G. Wiser, of the Dominion Cattle
company, is enclosing with a stone
fence 1000 acres of land in the northern
part of Lyon county, which he will
shortly stock with cattle from the COM
pany's Texas ranch.
The funeral of LavIna Brown, which
took place Sunday from the Second
Baptist church, was very largely attend
I'd, and the expressions of sympathy
showed how highly the deceased was
esteemed by her friends and neighbors.
The old News building, whose re-
moval was noticed in this paper the
other day, will be converted into hotel
by j. K. Finley, and Will be called the
Severy House. 1t will stand on the
corner northwest of the new Santa FL
depot.
Messrs. Hardy & Walden, of New
York, who are stopping at the Mer-
chants hotel, are engaged in taking
views OF the business portion of EN-
poria The pictures are large and cred
table. They will begin upon residences
In day or two.
In the court of Police Judge Elstun
M, nday, Barney Green, colored, was as
sessed $500 for drunkenness, and
Chas. Miller. for Drunkenness and dis
turbing the peace, $40 and costs, ag-
gregating Sl9s In default of pay
ment both were set to work on the
streets
Geo. D. Orner, of Medicine Lodge J.
II. Crichton, of Chetopa; Isaac Sharp.
OF Council Grove; s. Thanhauser, OF
Beloit, and H. d. Dickson, Of Neosho
Falls, members of the board of State
Normal regents, are in the city and VS.
tied the Normal Tuesday. The new
board will be organized at this meeting.
Injunction proceedings were filed
Monday in the district court by Sterry s.
Sedgwlck to enjoin the collection OF
special tax levied on property owners to
pay for grading on Sixth avenue west of
Commercial street. The ground for
| bringing suit is that no ordinance was
ever provided for the improvement in
question.
J.R Guest, of st. Louis, has arrived
in Emporia and Is experimenting the
construction of a five-retoIt bench at the
gas works He represents the same firm
that built the first bench, and is gen.
tleman who thoroughly understan DIS his
| business. This Improvement will near
ly double the producing capacity OF the
| works.
Death of Mrs. Elder Lotz.
Mrs. r. L. Lott, wife of Elder Lott,
pastor of the Christian church, who has
been gradually failing since New Years,
quietly passed away at II 30 O'Clock
yesterday morning, leaving her hus-