The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-24

pear as AuLlQucS III tue rOAEin VI j u
ly demonstration.
The residence OF II. w. Younegreen
was connected with the central lele-
phone office to-day. This makes total
of sixty subscribers.
Maurice Mulconery, of Neosho Rap
ids, drove-home from Emporia Tuesday
in fine family carriage which he pur-
chased of T. L. Ryan.
Geo. Rock is putting down stone
walk on the north side of d. w. Jones'
grocery stand, at the corner of CONNER
cial and Fou. tn avenue.
w. E. Critzer, paymaster OF the K. q.
s. E. railroad, started out Monday
over the line to dlsburse the payments
for April, which will aggregate $4,000.
Denny Smith, son of Daniel Smith,
died at the family residence near the
Junction, Monday morning, at the age
of 81 years. The funeral took place
Tuesday.
The house of party residing on low
er Congress street, whose name we could
not learn, was entered on Saturday
night by thieves, who stole small gold
watch and So in money.
The First National bank building is
TO be painted red and penciled white.
This is the prevailing rage in the east
and we don't see why EmpOria should
not keep up with the procession.
NJ. Gilchrist, of the firm of Gilchrist
Bros, came in from Usage county last
evening with six sale horses. Among
the bunch is a handsome little Morgan
pony which attracts much attention.
The finest lot of fish we have seen IN
EmpOria this season were brought to
town Monday by NJ. d. Ogden, wig
caught them near the Junction. He had
20 buffalo suckers which averaged 10
pounds each.
"Old Major" one OF the best pieces of
hoFseflesh that ever stretched tug in
Emporia, died Monday. He was
owned by the Chicago Lumber company,
and in his paImy days was whole
team aud horse to let.
The county commissioners met Monday
to Inspect the bridge across the Cotton
wood at Soden's mill and the Kelley
bridge over the Neosho, both OF which
it is said were damaged to some extent
by the recent high water.
Michael Maloncy is soliciting sub
scriptions among our citizens to st.
MarY's hospital, and is meeting with
good success. This is an enterprise that
should meet with hearty encouragement
at the hands of our people.
The next time that J. w. Lynn and
Judge Culver run foot race with at.
tachment services for the constable, the
latter will insist that the former be
handicapped For further particulars
inquire of Justice Fletcher.
The band of Gypsies who have bt en-
camping south of Emporia for the past
week struck out Tuesday for Wichita
They came from Louisiana and expect
70 return there sometime during the
/ pToScnI ScdsOu. Aho Dduu uuuAOSIS Sew
enteen persons.
Messrs. Peyton aud Morgan, OF OsagE
county, passed through Emporia to-day
with coup OF prairie schOoners and
"a head of prime horses and mules
They were on their way to Wichits
county, where they are going to estab
lish horse ranch
A petition is being circulated and has
received a number of signatures asking
the city council to bring ~ grade Com
mercial street between Seventh anC
Eighth avenues, and u allow the own
ers of abutting property to have thu
same macadamiZed.
DR.. j. A Moore has material on thu
ground for building an addition of tw'
rooms to his elegant residence on Uniol
street, and fine large barn on the mod
ern plan. He is also preparing to pu
up q house on his farm east OF the city
We think the doctor has fairly earnes
the distinction of being the champio
builder of Emporia.
The case of Jos. H. Crabb vs.. th
: Santa Fe company, in which the plan
tiff brought suit to recover damages fo
goods injured in the recent wreck 6
: Carbonate, was heard before Justic
! Fletcher, Scott s. Lynn Appea
ing for the plaintiff and c. N. Sterry f
the defendant. Judgment was rendere
g for the plaintiff in the sum of $173 Il
The NEWS, some days since, made
Q notice of the death of Thos. Spellma
7 who was suffocated by gas in a well
the new TOWNSHIP on section IS of the
I. G. & E. railroad. The deceased was
y former resident of this county, but mott
u ing has been heard, up TO this tim
st from any of his relatives. and we NAL
this note by request, hopingit may a
.e in bringing 10 light some of the frien
" OF the dead man.
10 A horse belonging to Joe Briere, 1
If sistant bridge contractor on the K. C..
ct Z. railroad, ran away Sunday near 1
residence of Professor Sadler, wreck
le the buggy 10 which It was hitched a
IN throwing out Breire and compani
en- who occupied the vehicle with hi
es The parties named were cOnsideraI
a stunned but sustained no serious INF
i'd / les. The horse ran for some dIstan
ne and was finally caught near the n
dence of Mayor Warren.