The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-12
AROUND TOWN.

MEN from Topeka to-day 70 work on the
Il q. g e. railroad.
Among the late arriyals into the world
is fine baby at N. w. Brewers end one
al Prof. Davis.
, w. r. ChalfAnt 10 painting his house
: Al tue corner Of Neosho street and Fifth
Avenue, IN very handsome style.
The Imports banks are only paying
80 cents Tor trade dollars, owing 70 the
action Of banks In the eastern cities-
0rifith & Ewing have just finished
putting in gas fixtures At the residence
Of Z. Borton, on Market street
We trust Il Is no reflection npon our
patriotism 70 say that we wish the
Fourth Of July came in December.
.. w. Wilcoxsen was made happy
FRIDAY by the advent into his family
VI little boy who turned the scales at
eleven ponds.
LsWis Bros. are bound 10 close out
= their stock Of straw hats, II they have t.
make . bonfire OF them. Go and get
oas 1t your own price.
Charles Aud cut the end OF one OF
his thumbs Friday while driving lAlh.
at the new building In the rear OF the
News ONCE.
An infant child vi Mr.. Tabor. OF
Reading township was bitten Friday
by rattIesnako. and died from the a.
iecls OF the poison to-day.
Harry Leonard. one Of the popular
Missouri Pacific freight conductor, has
taken the passenger run tor few days
while Conductor Foss has enjoyed few
days vacation.
EmporiA Post No. So have secured
confidential rAtes 10 the National En-
cAmpment OF the G.. A. r. 20 be held at
Dsnser beginning on the 25th Of the
s present month.
J.hnAdAms, Of .BItlertoWn. was ar
fes,ed 70 day for obtaining . quit claim
deed from his mother under false pre-
teusvs. and will hsve hearing before
Jus,ice Fletcher tomorrow.
$50 Il. 8. Jewett hAs Royal George colt
2 which he has just broken for which he
refused $500 few days since. He is a
beatty and no mistake.
We are inTorme d that d. w. Sturde-
want, Of the 81. James, struck woman
and knocked her down near the Friends
church on Sixth avenue to-day. That
might be expected of man in his bust
ness.
The Jay family, numbering some TWEEN
iy odd, had q very enjoyable excursion
and picnic up the Cottonwood on the For
est Queen Friday, leaving Soden's land
ing about O'Clock and returning at 0.
The tipplIng joints in EmpOria were
sill closed on the 4th, and not an arrest
for drunkenness was made in the city,
This il the way it should be every day
In theyear.
County Surveyor Milliken Friday
finished plating the addition Of Col
David Taylor. adjoining the city on the
east. 1t contains forty acres and If
1 divided into thirty lots.
Reuben Harris and Charles Wilson
I both convicted of grand larceny 81 the
Fec.nt term OF district court. were taken
tDihe penltentiaTy Friday By Sheriff Ry.
an. who was accompanied by VIM. A.
{ Smiihlss guard.
'ls We acknowledge q very pleasant call
Friday from our friend @. II. Thomp-
son, OF Agnes City. He wa
accompanied by an old acquaintance
s named o. D. sackelt, of Paxton, Ill.
Wlsnm he hopes 90 induce " settle Ii
Lyon county.
Mr. d. w. G. Berry has been appoint
ed assistant superintendent Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific road with supervision of thu
line iron, Hannibal TO MuscOgee, anC
from Junction City to Parsons, with
headquarters at Parsons. Mr.. Eddy. tn,
lats superintendent, has been appoInteG
superintendent, Of the Texas 81 Pacific
The following parties celebrated thu
Fourth In very substantial way, botl
ceremonies being performed by Judg
Kellogg At his office: w. A. Hindsley
of Waterloo, to Georgia Cilley, of Ere
mont township. and John Benjamin
Green, OF jackson township, 70 Mis-
,Eneline Allen. Of Emporia-
On the 4th VIM. Scott, who has liye(
for twelve years on the head wAteTs o
Eagle creek, but who Is now making hi
home with Peter DorSch. IN this city
went to the grove and participated II
his sSth Fourth of July celebration. Hs
sald to one of TEE News men, las
~ hi, that If he had not had his fee,
inz last winter, IRON which he walk
laa-, he could "get about almost N
i'v " as you can, SIR" He looks AS
IA igh he was good for several ceiehra
t,o - OF the nations birthday yet. as liz
walked down TO the city and back. a dis
ia-.ce OF mile, lame rs he Is.
John II. Spencer, brother OF !. N
5penceF. Miss Matte p. Spencer AND
Mrs. 8. L. Ruggles. was shot and killed
by q cowboy at San MArcial, New Mex
leo, the early part of last week. His
remains arrived in this city Tuesday and
the funeral took place "Wednesday After
noon at 3 O'Clock Il ON the residence 81
Judge Barnes on Constitution street
The services were conducted by Rev
DIR. Cordley.
so far as the streets, cellars and yards
are concerned, too much attention car
nnt be paid to cleanliness and disinfec-
tim Just now, and It well behooves eg-
cry householder who has proper re.
gaId Tor the health OF himself, family
and employees 70 look sharply after each
particular Of the cleansing and disin.
fec,ing processes.
Gabriel & Jones have secured the con-
tract for laying the foundation OF the
new Christian church, for $1.363. The
new edifice will be erected upon the
site Of the present structure. which will
hc moved 10 one corner of the lot and
will do service until the new one is CON-
pleted.
Dunlap Reporter: An exchange
aplly remarks that q newspaper must
contain great variety 10 suit all classes
Sime want solid matter, some want
oothing but foreign news. others want
lncsl news, while others care only for
te personal column, and still others
.i.rnAnd that fiction shall receive large
xmount Of space. Thas IL Is. and the
jniicious editor alma 10 give god
variety In order that each nay find
tomething 10 suit bis taste. So. II you
sh..uld ind an article in the paper that
'l.'es not suit you, rem embcr that il was
art written for you, bat for some other
patron.
A vender Of intoxicating liquors came
Va Saturday and stopped The News,
having taken offense at the account con.