The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-09
PERSONAL nzENrIoN.

| Mrs. S. W. Call has returned from
Parsons.
Daniel King is out again. bat carries
his arm in sling.
I. A Tsyior returned Sunday from
the Indian Territory. :.
Judge Cunningham is home from
Denver now, sure enough.
Mrs. T. C. BiddIe. of Reading. i.
spending few days in Emporia.
Mrs. o. Hoover, OF Eureka, is a guest
al the residence of Pete Stromberg.
E E. Weaver is going about on
crusches as the result of spraiHed
ankle.
7. 81. Perry. who was hurt yesterday
in row with the Mannings. is better
to-day.
We were pleased to receive a call
Monday from Francis Brogan, Jr, OF
Hartford.
Charlie Martin. Robert Ward and
wiz Popenoe, OF Topeka, spent Sunday
in Emporia.
Judge Watson's condition to-day was
not materially different from that OF
yesterday.
M. Birdsall is writing in the office of
District Clerk Traylor. Mr. Birdsall is
a good and rapid penman.
A. A. Beck will be employed in the
clothing house of Joe Hess during the
absence of tie latter in the east.
d. H. MAnley, of Twin Mound, is Wis
ting his grandson. Ernest DERRICK, in
this city, and is purchasing hogs.
II. L. Richmond has removed from
his former place near the train dispatch
er's Office TO No. 80 Neosho street.
Miss Matte P. Spencer has returned
from Usage City, where she has be
teaching in the county institute.
G. s. Griffin, formerly in the employ
8. A. Brown s. Co., in this city, but now
of Moline, is in town for few days.
A. ii. White, editor of the Florence
Herald, was in the city Monday On bust
ness and called at THE NEWS Office.
The order of knighihood was con-
ferred upon Hon. w. w. Scott at meet
ing of the Emporia commandery last
evening.
Mrs. Lucinda Brash. Of st. Louis, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Wolf, and
Mrs. Chas. Weaver, and her uncle, w.
T. Soden, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Lewis and Mrs.
Thomas H. Lewis intend starting next
week for Colorado Springs. They will
ba gone about two weeks.
]. w. McWhorter has taken charge of
the third chair at Lovelace's barber
shop. and John Doering has been pro-
NOTED TO the position of foreman.
Mrs. D. G. Jones, who has been under
medical treatment at Kansas City the
past ten weeks, returned home last
night greatly improved in health.
G. B. Peters leaves this evening for
PIqua, o., to visit friends few days
and then accompany his wife home. who
has been spending a month or two ther,.
Justice Payne, Alex Norton. S. q
johnson and D. A. Stoner started Gu,
this afternoon on a shooting expedition
into the northwestern part Of the county
Frank Petit will have charge of the
books at ]. K. Tyler's lumber yard dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Tyler, who start
ed tor Ohio on Wednesday. for few
weeks visit.
T. c. Evans has returned from Gran
Vile, Ohio, where his wife is still visit
ing. He was present at the soldiers re-
union at Columbus. and reports de-
lightful trip all around.
Ms. Walton. nee. Miss Belle Barber,
Of Sterling, is visiting at the residence
of N. WhIttlesey. Mrs. Walton has
many good friends in Emporia, where
she formerly resided.
Rev. DIR. Cordley and wife have re
turned from their trip to st. Louis, Law
renee and other points. The people of
Emporia generally will be pleased : :
hear Of their return.
Mr.. Edward B. Thomas, of this CITY,
will start this evening for Highland
University, in this state. Mr. Thomas
is studying for the ministry and is very
able young man.
Mrs.J. K. Tyler left to-day for Pet
ersburg, Ohio, where she will visit two
or three weeks with her mother and
other relatives. She will stop at Chi
cago and st. Louis on her way back to
visit friends.
M. Day, general agent for Geo l..
Squires, machine manufacturer of Buff
falo, New York, was in the city .yester-
day evening on business in the interest
Of his firm. He Is negotiating with DR.
Sherburne, with a view to placing some
of his machinery in the Doctors sor.
ghum mill at Dunlap.
John Burke, who has been employed
for some time past as night clerk at the
Coolidge will shortly return to his old
position at the Park Place hotel. He is
very popular with the travelling public
and will prove q valuable man to his
employer, Mr.. Luther, who contemplstes
making some valuable Improvements at
his already popular hostelry.
Joe Smith. of Cottonwood Falls, is up
attending district court. He says the
Falls is far from being dead, notwith-
standing the big fire which cleaned
things out there SO completely several
weeks ago. Enterprising business men
are at work erecting new structures on
the sites of the old ones, and it will not
be long before the town is IN as flourish
ing condition as ever.
q. 3. Alexander has. taken his final
departure from Emporia, having COM
pieted his contract with the Kansas
City s. Emporia railroad company. 1,
is the general expression that he has
done his work well, and consequently
has given the best of satisfaction on all
sides. ". E. Crltzer, will be here two
OF three weeks yet. Strengthening up the
books, etc.
o. d. Rasmussen met a good many
old Emporians during his stay at Color.
ado Springs recently. among whom
were John HeminwsY, Lewis Herman
and Mrs. Nellie Hewitt. nee Blake, who
. number OF years ago was deputy DIS
tElct clerk under Felix Hunt. Mrs
Hewitt sends back greeting to her many
old friends here who will doubtless b
glad hear from her.
We are glad to note that StilIma
Smith. who was 90 badly bruised up bI
the runaway last eyening1s still able Z
De about. He walked home last nigh
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