The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-02

There were seven cases of drunken
ness in the police judges court Monday
with an aggregate fine Of $500. a
bad showing, that.
The college soliciting committee arr
going TO "push things this week. Lee
every shoulder be put to the wheel fol
the next six days.
: An infant child of Mr. Reilf, of Allen
Creek, died Sunday morning of cholers
infantum, at the age of ten months, AMI
was buried Tuesday.
A special orchestra is being organized
in this city which will play on the occa-
sion of Janauschek's appearance here ON
the evening of the 23rd of August.
Lyon county, according to the report
for this year, has an estimated pOpula
tion of 1926, which would be gain OF
1896 over that returned in 1882
q. w. Squires is drafting plans for q
neat cottage to be built by Mr.. Abra-
hams of the Famous shoe store, on
Twelfth avenue. opposite the residence
of VIM. Jay.
The newspapers OF EmpOria will pay
AS we'll as talk for the college. Gov
Eskridge may conclude u join the
81 900 list, while brother McCown will
do something handsome.
4. G. Whitley purchased 800 head of
fat steers Monday of VIM. DOugla IS,
OF Reading. They are as nice bunch
OF cattle as have changed hands in Lyon
county in many day.
- A Contractor and builder said the 9TH
or day that The moment il is decided
that the So, OOO IOr The college IS raised
cOunlracts would bc let ior at least nifty
ne" buildings III the city.
y large cattle sketch, III OIL, painted
by j. A. Janus, and very handsomely
Trained, is displayed in the window OF
the city book store and has elIcrted much
favorable comment.
Rrmember, you have Two years aud IL
halt IA which u pay your subscriptions
Ia The college fund, and remember II is
To be an institution for the stale and not
one WereIy for the ncighDOrhOud.
Thcrs Was quite III uIcr,sse at The
MIsslUn Sunday school, WHICH MAS held
Sunday at the Friends church Oh
Sylvan street. There were sixty sch0l-
ars and ten teachers present
Among the civil engineers who have
received specially ilatlering mention III
connection with the big bridge bCtw cen
New York and Brooklyn is u brother Of
q. b. Painc, former agent of The Grange
store in this city.
lIey. Mr.. HendY has already receiy, d
BONE twenty letters from abroad inquir
ing about the prospects of the college,
from people who want To become per.
nanent residents if the college is located
here.
A line large boy, the first one born in
the family for thirty years, arrived at
the residence of r. c. Cowling, near
HortonsbGrg, Sunday Mr.. Cowling
has given up ali idea of returning to
Ohio.
A union convention of the Welsh
CHURCHES of Kansas will be held in this
city beginning ON Friday anu continu-
ing over the Sabbath. Some noted
divines from Wales will be- in atten.
daace,
WIN. Polling, farmer residing in
Amerlcns township, has recovered dam.
ages against the Missouri Pacific rail
road in the court of Justice Payne, in
the sum oil $50 Tor stock killed by the
cars.
S. F. Denison, the popular agent OF
the Wells, Fargo 81 Co.'S. express, was
at his place of business to-day, and is
doing as we'll as could be expected IN
der all the circumstances. Boy; weight,
ten pounds.
DIR. Sherburne received Monday from
Washington, Iowa, four sorghum mills
and five eYaporators. A part of them
will be used by him at his factory at
Dunlap and some were ordered for
other parties.
A tramp entered The residence of A.
ID. Shockley, at the corner of East street
and Third avenue Monday and rum
mayed around for awhile, but took uolh-
ing, so lar as could be asceItaincd, bot a
pair of MIR. Shocklcy's boots.
| Rev. J. +. Hcndy of the Presbyterian
chuIch preached an exceptionally abb,
discourse yesterday mourning, bearing
upon tue College Of Emporia, and in
view of the small attendance, ami at the
earnest solicitation of the congregation
it will be repeated next Sunday
Jim Ludy caught yellow Cat fish in
the Cottonwood river Tuesday
which weighed hfty-five pounds. Il
was bought by Rutland. and we have
arranged with him TO preserve the head
OF the monster as an evidence of good
, faith. The fish is doubtless the larges
one ever caught in the county.
4 MyrOn Baker, who keeps a gln-mil
on Sixth avenue, was badly punished
!. about the head in a row which occurred
> At his place Tuesday. He came out O
the fracas with considerable loss of bloc,
q and plentiful supply of scalp wound
which were dressed by Dr. Trueworthy
NextS
a Marshal Fleming tells as he has tw,
2 animals, horse and a mule, in the
A pound, which will be sold Saturda,
o next unless claimed and cost paid befor
that time. The horse is white an,
about twelve years old, and the mule
a sorrel, tour years old with "switc
p tail" and "greased heels"
h James Hale and ). F. Cartier had
l. hearing IN police court Tuesday O
the charge of disturbing the peace an
were found guilty and fined IS each an
costs. Hale settled the bill against hi,
q and was released, but Cartier was nm,
BILE TO come up with the REQUIRE
q cash and went to Jail to board out b
t. account.
n Our young friend A. w. Stubs. VII
- has been engaged IN the real estate O
4 fee of A o. Wharton for the past fol
4. or five months, has concluded to try Il
"a same occupation on his own hook
= connection with his father, and to-ds
Il transferred his quarters 20 the office
I'd the latter, where he will be found in Il
ct future ana where we hope he NAV me
with the success he is deserving of.