The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-28
AROUND TOWN.

The wool clip of Lyon county las
, year was l26.s99 pounds, worth at leas
$4,000.
Egan says the Fourth of July ceie
bration shall not be Gzzle, and thai
settles it.
H. w. Pearsall sold a polled angus
bull to party from Sterling on satur
day for $500.
Dan Hammond has sold his lots a
: Nos. 146 aud 14S Market street TO E
Borton for $40O.
RCity Engineer Hibben Is establishing
the grade for number of new side
walks in the city.
A passenger platform 500 feet long ii
being built at Emporia Junclion for the
K. c. 81 e. railroad.
L.o. Priest, Of Center toynship, had
a valuable horse stolen from his prem
Uses Tuesday night.
i. Arson p. Mills, OF this city. has re-
ceived commission IA notary public
from Governor Click
Mr.. A. F. Pack has just completed a
contract of seven miles OF grading on
the x. G. 81 E. railroad
| W.O. Edwards and Miss LIZZIE Keelel
were married by Justice Fletcher. al
his Office Monday evening.
A party of Texas rangers in linen dus-
tiers and crushed strawberry hats took
in the town and suburbs Tuesday.
The new transfer platform at Emporia
Junction is 10 he rooted over, and will
be 800 feet long by "a feet wide.
Griffith & Ewing sent gas filter to
Marion Monday to do some work in
one of the fine mansions of that city.
IA large new battery arrived this morn.
ing from Chicago for the city Office of
the Western Union Telegraph company.
Thos. f. OTToole died at Neosho Rap
ids at o'clock Monday morning. The de-
ceased was SON of Jimmie O'ToOIe.
well known ig this city.
A marriage license was issued Wed
nesdey by Probate Judge Kellogg TO
John A. Mitchell, Of Topeka, Clara and
Brooks, of Kansas City.
The addition which is being built by
Cunningham 81 Finley TO the NEWS
block is rapidly nearing completion,
and is very handsome structure.
The festival announced for next Fri
day evening. under the auspices of the
Young Peoples society of the NJ. E.
church, has been postponed for week.
A charter was filed with the secretary
of state at Topeka yesterday for the
Freedman's Academy of Kansas, place
of business Emporia, Dunlap or Law
renee.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
will be administered at the Congrega-
tien church next Sunday, and prepare
tory services will be held on Thursday
evening.
T. c. Watson Tuesday bought I. F.
Snediker s. Bros wool clip, numbering
1900 heeces, averaging nine pounds
each. It was one of the best lots in the
country.
II. h. Morse has sold his interest in
the hog ranch established by himself in
connection with r. Z. Torrington and
w. A. Gardner, to Charlie Schneider,
of the Chicago lumber yard.
The Chicago Lumber Company very
generously offers to furnish the material
tor platform for the fireworks display
on the evening of the Fourth, and to
haul 1t To the building place.
The real estate business Is more brisk
in Imports now than it has been tor
some months. Many transfers of farm
lands are taking place and considerable
town property is changing hands.
Marriage licenses were issued Mon
day by Probate Judge Kellogg to Jno.
A. Robinson and Julia ID. Rudd, of Gen.
ter township, and TO VIM. o. Edwards,
of Emporia, and Lizzie Keeler, OF To-
peka.
The jury in the case of w. s. Cook
VS.. the K. c. s. E. railroad returned
verdict yesterday evening in favor of
the plaintiff for $1,000. The defendant
in this case offered TO confess judgment
first in the sum of $3.50 and then for
$500.
Miss Lizzie Jones has organized a
singing class and meets it at the WEIGH
Presbyterian church every Tuesday
evening. NJ ISIS Jones is n young lady of
rare accomplishments and will doubtless
succeed to an eminent degree in this I'm.
dertaking.
Mrs. Trask Is having an eightinch
sewer pipe put in on Commercial street
to drain her cellar, which has had two
feet of water in il all summer. The
drain intersects with the one on Sixth
avenue, and the work is being done by
J. w. Upton.
II is estimated that there were more
country people in town yesterday than on
any Monday Tor six months past Both !
sides OF Commercial street were crowded |
with vehicles all day long, and all class |
es of merchants seemed TO be doing q |
lively business.
Jacob Schafer sold his farm on Fri
day last consisting of l51 acres to DA-
vid Vangundy, of Jackson township, at
$50 an acre. The farm Is located seven i
miles southeast of town in Jackson
township. and is one of the best pieces
of land in the county.
Mrs. Anna Evans, residing on Sylvan
street, fell Monday while stepping |
from the summer kitchen into the house,
and it is feared, by her physicians, dis
located her thigh. She suffered very
greatly from the accident, which was
succeeded by chills and terribly severe
PAIN.
1t seems to us that just now would he
an uncommonly opportune season for
the city and state officers here to unite
in vigorous crusade on the whisky
vendors ali along the line. Concerted
and active measures in this direction
would be attended, we believe. with sal
utary results.
A number of farmers conversed with
Tuesday give ii as their opinion that the
prospect for a corn crop is very encour-
aging Some of it is little weedy
yet, but it possesses q strong, healthy
growth and will easily survive the en-
croachments of the tares, which will be /
uprooted in due time.
Hon. J. Jay Buck and Rev. II. Mac
kay have ben selected as the orators of /
the day ap the Fourth of July, and will |
make addresses at Soden's grove on
that day, The reputation of these gen.
tlcmen as orators warrants the predic- |
ton that the eagle will soar maiesticalIy |
in this city on Independence Day.
The floors of st. Mary's hospital have
been laid, and the plasterers will be |