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

AROUND TOWN.
Ray salisbury reports a ten-pound
girl AZ his house.
A handsome new butter case is being |
put in at Wilcox's grocery.
Smith d Hail received consignment !
Of handsome road wagons Friday.
L. F. PruYn sold TO DR.. Frost Thurs
day hne bay family mare, for $50.
j. X. WaIkup Is putting gas in his
new store room At No. 107 Commercial
street
II. j. Bird is putting together q tine
gold 72 pennyweIght watch for J. B.
jacobson.
II Is gong TO take lots OF work To raise
the money for the college but the work
n being done.
There is still room for . few more
names on the subscrl ptIon paper for the
Emporia college.
Surveyor Milliken Is preparing n road
map OF Lyon county. He 10 assisted in
this work by his son Arthur.
How would it do TO make IL $4,000
and costs 20 Anything TO relieve the
monotony Of the old racket.
DR.. Trueworthy received to-day u
present OF a pair OF young peA-fowls,
male and female, from Robert Beat
Commonwealth: EmpOrIa Is discuss
ing the new railway project and nine
cent coal with considerable confidence.
p. p. Hillerman will move his law
office into the southeast room In Cum
ningham's building east OF The NEWS
office.
Our old friend Ross Thomas, Of Pike
township received Thursday two Hop
kins mowers, the only two In Lyon
county.
August Engleland has purchased the
Avery property on Rural street in Cop
ley's addition and took possession OF II
Thursday.
Has any one heard any kicking among
the saloon keepers, at the way the pro-
hIbitory law Is being enforced ~ in
this cItYY
Ira Laughlin has just completed an
addition 70 his residence at No. 105
Constitution street between Seventh and
Eighth avenues.
n. w. Stratton, administrator Of the
estate OF George McGaftin, sold his two
lots in Reading few days ago for the
sum Of SIS.
A brilliant comet Is reported as al
object OF interest in the northeastern
heavens. II can be seen at about 4
O'Clock in the morning.
G. w. Frederick, as agent for Robin
SON Funk, sold Thursday the veterinar
hospital on Constitution street, to j.
Hall; consideration, 81 1900.
Capt. Lee, is having his new res
idence in Normal painted in the nation
al colors, the body OF the house white
and the corAice red and blue.
Mrs. K. j. Rice, through G. w. Fred
erick, has purchased OF Holmes & HO
den the North property. at the corner c
Fifth avenue and Merchants street, nay
ing $500.
Business on Commercial street sout
OF the railroad seems TO be hourlshinI
A new addition Is being built to one {
The BrAgunier buildings, making it tw
stories high.
EmpOria don't need cheap coffee an
sandwiches half so much as q set OF of
GERS who will use their efforts TO Wind
cate the laws which they have sworn
enforce.
One OF the pleAsantest summer resort
in the west is at Sweet Springs, Nilsson
ri, only a short distance from as. tn
Missouri Pacific trains take you Their
See local notice.
District Clerk TraYloT received u
order today, from Judge Graves,
draw thlrty-two jurors for the Septen
Der term OF court, which will be done c
Monday.
Mrs. Maria Schmidling, who fell an
spraintd her ankle some days ago on
defective sidewalk on Merchants stree
has Instituted proceedings against Il
city 10 recover damages in the sum
$4,000.
Three more cases OF "$25 and cost
In the police court Saturday: L. Mack
Catherine Wind, and d.. Morgan. II
license system in Emporia is very sat-
tactory-to the whiskyites.
The Dunlap Stone 81 Lime compal
come nobly up to the help of the Co
lege with subscription OF 1000
stone, which is just ~ acceptable
money. Keep the ball rolling
VIM. II. Widner and Mary A. KeI
OF Pike township, were married Thur
day by Rev. j. II. Hanna, OF the ii.
church, at the residence OF Mrs. Sar'
Lockerman, southwest Of the city.
We heard an eastern. gentleman yt
terday say some very pleasant thin
about EmpOriA. We told him TO brul
up on his adjectives and come back ne
year and see the synodical college.
Don't put down $500 for the college
you can possibly give $500. The bulk
the subscription must be raised in lar
amounts, and the more properly u M
has In EmporiA the more he is intere:
cal in its prosperity.
In the grand march Of the q. A. H.,
Denver, the Emporia Knights Tempt
was the headquarters band, Col. Dav
Taylor was = staff officer and q
FeighAn commanded the second bI
gade.
The new town which is being laid q
by p. b. Maxson, IN California tow
ship. COtfey county, ON the line Of I
x. q. II 4. railroad, Is To be called Lei
the name Of u creek running close
the town site.
Secretary OF Stale Smith and Alt
Ley General johnson paid their respe'
TO the county officers Friday. They
pressed themselves AS greatly pleas
with Emporia, which they regard as o
Of the handsomest towns in the west.
Mrs Rice is preparing TO enlarge al
make some handsome improvements
the property ut the corner OF Filth ~
nue. and Merchants street, which $
purchased al ilOlInes aud Holden Thu
day. Aeidrick Is making the rlal
Surveyor Milliktn This morning lo'
led and slaked I'll the ground Tor /
new fountain just southeast OF the cot
house. Mr.. Beers will attend To the
cavsilon. which work will common
Monday, ana be finished in tame for /,
completion Of the stone work nj
week.
We have the premium list OF I
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