The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19
AROUND TOWN.

Keller q BabcOck are completing q
very handsome delivery wagon for Hard /
castle s. Kenyon.
The committee engaged in soliciting
funds for the college are meeting with
the most fiattering success.
Perry. Edwards brought IN several
tons Of nice timothy hay Wednesday, and
sold It for 90 ton.
Policeman Williams is building dog
pound at the corner of Fifth avenue and
Mechanics street.
Isaac Newell was fortunate enough
I'd receive $3.50 back pension
through the efEortso Of Judge Culver.
J F. Culver Is laying out into town
lots u block recently purchased by him
nj q w. Potwln. south of Hallberg's
gardens.
i. Q. Edwards. who resides 1t No. %
Mrry hants street, is having his house re-
pnlsted and Otherwise renovated and
b.n stAed.
ii.s. Ross was before Police Judge
sun Saturday on a charge Of vic.
IatinE the liquor law, and was fined $25
and costs.
q. Q. Chase has just received . fneI
buggy from Cincinnati, and initiated IL
into the mysteries Of western ways last
evening.
l9h't it about time 20 take down the
E scatf I'D at Tenth and Commercial, from
which the fireworks were sent up on the
night of the Fourths
A special meeting ofthe officers OF the
Grand Lodge of the A. o. U. w. will be
held in this city Monday to consult on
matters relative TO the order.
NJ 8. Piper is making large ship
uients Of fruit TO western Kansas and
Colorado. lie sent off number OF bar.
rels Of harvest apples to-day.
The pay Of track-layers on the K. G.
i Z railroad has been advanced and all
inc colored men who can be obtained are
desired to push forward that work.
A heavy hail storm prevailed Friday
night on Duck and Dow creeks, but no
ssnous damage was done. The stones
thai fell were phenomenAlly large.
A. x. Ice passed through Emporia Fri
day with 9 car load Of splendid short
horn cattle which he purchased at Kan
sAs City for his stock farm IN Chase
county.
Tine auditors Of the Lyon Co. Coop
eraIiye Association are reviewing the
accounts Of that corporation and report
things as being in very flourishlng
condiiion. ssa4lf
An iron fence is being made at the
Emporia foundry for Chaplain Lutz, for
merly of this city. who is building q
handsome residence at Las Vegas. New
Mexico.
The stock of goods Al the stand for
merly known as the Fair, which has
been in charge of ]. B. Hinkle, has been
turned over to ]. Z. Caldwell, who will
close out the assortment.
Mrs. J. N. Steele received Thursday
from her husband . pleasant remem
brance In the shape Of q handsome
phaeton, purchased Of the EmpOris
Hardware company.
I. G. whitley shipped 70 Kansas City
Friday three car loads of the
finest cattle in the country. They were
purch ssed Of Zenas Grove. who lives il
ths southern part Of the county.
Oyer 81, COO have been raised for the
U. r. church TO be erected at the corner
of sixth avenue and Neosho street, and
the week of securing subscriptions Il
progressing with encouraging success
A small sum of money was found this
morning by a little son Of Deputy Sher
III Bsers, which the owner can have BY
proving property and paying for thii
notice.
same vandAl who ought to have the
cour, house placed on top OF him, de
m0lTalIed the gas lamp at DIR. True
worIhy's corner Saturday night with q
rock
T. Beck sold his horse shoe photo
graph gallery yesterday TO j.. w. John
sion, formerly of the Grange store, and
he will take possession on Monday. We
bespeak for Mr.. Johnston liberal pat
Tonage.
rae new seats for 81. Anr ew's
church, which are being made by II
H,lmes, will be placed in position to
morrow. They are of pine, trimmed
with walnut and are very neat and hand
sOmr.
Il. Walkup is preparing to put In q
brick front at his lot No. 107 CONNER
cial street. He will make of It first-
class store room which he will either
rent or occupy himself with a stock Of
gonds of some description.
ID W. SturdevAnt, charged with keep
ing house OF i'll fame, was arraigned
IN Justice PaYne's court Thursday al
0 n'clock. The defendant waived ex.
animation and was bound oyer to the
district court In the SUN OF $500.
Tue Emporia Trotting association, va
Understand, will offer $50 and otheI
prizes for bicycle contests at the fair
grounds this fall. Competition open tn
both hemispheres, the editors of the
wichita Eagle and Walnut Valley Tunes
included.
Some interesting developments arr
expected In connection with SOme land
entries In Agnes City township, which
w. y. Drew Is in this vicinity to inves-
tixsls. 1t is alleged that fraud, in not
aisw instances, has been practiced in
connection with the entry OF claims. and
that the perpetrators of these frauds
will be dealt with IN accordance with
their importance,
A stone quarry man named Pritchard
was held M on Dry creek few morn
.ngs since ~ he was returning home
IiohI Emporia at an. early hour by n
eauple Of foot pads who demanded his
money AZ the point OF the revolver
lie hnd nothing with him but All over
c.'aI. which, IN his fright. he offered Ia
ih.. highwaymen. but they did not take
81 AID when they found he had M money,
allowed him To- pass On.
Thursday senator Plumb met at Kan
sss City Governor Foster, OF Ohio, Sen
ai.'r Vest, OF Missouri. and other dlstin.
Lu.shed gentlemen, and with them pro
-.ded to visit the new town OF Walnut.
la iiAtes county, Missouri, which is al
present attracting so much sttentiOn.
Walnut is located ON the proposed line
at The st. Louis s. Emporia railroad, and
r..misea TO become town Ot no mean
Importance when that thoroughfare 10
completed.
w. j. Brewer, y former resident OF
ih's city. and who at one time kept the
o.d Fifth Avenue hotel, died Friday