The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-05
The EmpOria News.
AROUND TOWN.

AROUND TOWN.
\ very able address by Rev. John
kirbv, formerly Of this city, will be
nnd in this paper.
The good people of the west side
c ,mplain Of hog pen that would chase
= log out Of lanyard.
!. A. Brown & Co. have painted the
"ttice at their lumber yard and are
nskIng other good Improvements.
Three new brick buildings were
started last week at Hartford. That
town Is enjoying 4 verltable boom.
f. Isaiah Jones is putting down q stone
:. y. lswslk in front Of his lot on CONNER
cial street north of Whittlesey's feed
u,re.
u 4 marriage license was issued Thurs
\ s,y by Probate Judge Kellogg 70 Homer
/ Ii White and Jerusha NJ. Couit, Of Jack
/ -.,n township.
e. McHardy's sales OF Galloway cat
r,e for the last week aggregated $1,000
! Ave head, including four yearlings
n. one calf.
The grocery store Of Thomas & Jones
wts closed Thursday during the fu-
ueral Of Freddie Thomas, who was an
e"ploye of that Arm.
Mrs. Ellen Morrison is fitting up the
d -sement of the Adds block, at the cor
Of Commercial street and Sixth
Avenue, for q restaurant.
there is on exhibition al /. ID. Fox &
4 CD's q most elegant set OF decorated
pearl plate ware, just received from Con-
nscticut II must be seen to be appre
I.ted.
some young local "thugs" appear to
q, hurting to enter the prize ring. This
N rning couple of these young and
IustIye strikers had bout In the alley
east Of the Masonic Temple.
Watson q Grove hAYe purchased the
kickabaugh lots at the northwest corner
III sixth avenue and Mechanics street,
ALL are filing them up with earth from
me excavation at G. B. Peters store.
The jury In the case OF ]. II. Davis vs..
the Santa Fe road, In which the plaintiff
sued for damages for q horse killed by
Ine cars, brought in verdict for the
plaintiff for $3.50.
An infant child of Thomas IRrotheroe
4 ed Saturday At the Slocum residence al
. lns corner of Ninth avenue and Me-
cn.Gnics's street, and the remains were
taken 10 Kansas City.
The Chicago Lumber Co. received 30
carloads Of hard coal Saturday. They
awe purchased a thousand carloads
AID are shipping thus early TO take ad-
vantage OF the water rates from Buffalo
. Chicago.
y. w. CleaVer and j. +. Harnit, of the
rnY Telegraph office, handled 44S mes
ssgss Thursday between the hours OF
e.I o'clock p. NJ. This is jerking
lightning at pretty lively rate, but
Charlie and Harnit are the boys that
can do that.
Marriage licenses were issued Friday
BY Probate Judge Kellogg to John w.
5.ouder, of Center township and Mel.
VIVA Wardrip, of Greenwood county, and
10 Jas. Z. Miner and Mary j. Wardrip,
~ Greenwood county.
the advertisement OF the Emporia
democrat will be found in another col
u,nn Of to-day's paper. We are glad TO
Anow that IL is succeeding >because 1t is
@, all odds the best Democratic paper
loser PRINTED here. Mr.. McCown IL
I 4 .-,t., =. .,a,u.al .nt;eud.. for tho I'm ii .
q, IS.
y very fine specimen Of what Is sup
-. sed TO be lead ore, discovered on n
:. ct Of land in the southern part OF the
unity, is on exhibition 1t the office OF
lI..Imes & Holden. The land on which
a. vas found belongs to parties in this
wy.
rudolph Ripley is erecting albuilding
the southeast corner of Commercial
rect and Sixth avenue, to be used as u
grocery and bakery. Hoilenback s.
kirkpatrick have the contract and ex-
poet to have to have the building ready
iur occupation by the first of August
Our enterprising real estate dealers,
Holmes & Holden, have purchased OF
Senator Plumb ten-acre tract of land
adjoining the city on the northwest
They will plant it in trees and otherwise
,nibellish and in time will sub-divide
1, and sell 1t for suburban building lots
Einporia is growing SO rapidly thai
property of this description will be
) cry valuable in q few years.
Governor Sharpe, of Council Grove
" no has been inspecting the inside
painting at the Normal, which was done
by Fox s. Mays, pronounces it good
and some money has been advanced on
il.e work. The wood work on the out
side and the other trimmings will be
painted light stone shade, which will
w Q great improvement on the present
81 Tor, white. The fence will also be
painted.
Messrs. Randolph & Randolph deliv
cred To Messrs. Greer & Way last week
~ head of fat hogs, that averaged 35S
pounds. This is the finest load OF hogs
hat have ever left this place. They are
: very fat, will average one year old
snd they brought thar owners 81 ,230.50
ill Randolph says the hog may not bt
handsome, nor so desirable Tor pei
As some other animals, but taken all in
III he Is the squarest animal known, and
lar quick and substantial returns he has
1'b rIYal.
4 base ball club was organized at q
meeting held Friday, and the fol:
owing officers were elected: Captain
win Burke; treasurer, Harry Kirk
rcretarY. L. Baird. The club decided
,, blue pants, white shirts and stock.
"gs, and also determined to order bats
b standing invitation is extended to all
Zines who may wish TO enter the dia-
ahnd field against this new organiza-
ron.
Cards OF Thanks.