The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

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Il the r. 4 4. May iS,ti Lc,c. tsi-
ey souIits.
I1-oi'f ming OF the Emlori ia run sei.o IL
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IN Empora.
2i-The q. a. u Posts OF /. efs-s 0unis hoIsi
a re- union. Henry Ward Beeehrr IA ciurr,I
in EmParia on The Reign OF ihv Common
People,, ..--.-a---.sez-
as-D,ath oI Elijah Nichols, an OIL ami ,e
spe ted c.tiz. Of Ihis ely. gsF
"a Races Of tht Emp9rlA Tr,H ting and
RAINING Associ tion At the fair ground.
~ srhe annnairtALe eoaysaiIon al the "
Z. I. L. assemblies in kmpOn Meeting OF
the Kansas annual conference OF the n. =
church at Fowler chapel. three mites ea>t OF
Emporia. Death of 7. /. IIurIburt. an olri |
and respected citizen OF Fremont township.
z9-Ar bar BTamhili. of Waterloo, ACCT
iental1y shot hirass'f while ont hunting,
which caused his death. GreeHbaek county
convention held and ticket nominzted.
October 1.-The taIlors Cr Empoii IA go an a
strike
2--The annual ministerial convention OF
the s. W. Kansas Conference OF the Evangel-
zeal Association assembled NJ Americas.
3-The Emporia Presbytery meets in EN-
PorIa. with = very large attendance.
4-The board of trustees located the College
| OF EmpoFiA on site northwest of the city.
j. ID. Holden purchases cars for the EmPOriA
street railway 1t St. Louis.
1 6-LyOn county Republican convention
held and ticket nomina ted.
s-The corner stone OF the new Christian
church laid with appropriate ceremonies.
lc-The EmpOriA Rines and many citizens
| go 20 Leavenworth 10 attend the soldiers
reunion.
H-YeaFly meeting of Primitive Friends
opened At the meeting house ON Sylvan
street. -as-- So
ls-Forty men go to work on the Street rail.
way.
l7-Meeting ofthe Kansas Anti Horse T.Iel
Association in this city.
2s-New Second avenue school house com.
plotted.
zs-The Hartford Cali purchased by DR.
Lamphear.
2S-The annual contention OF the LyoI
| county Sunday school Association assemblies
at the II. y. church
SO-The frat trip made by an EmpOrii
. street car from Sixth avenue to the Norma
school.
sI-Gso. &. Min played -Hamiet" at tn
opera house.
II November 1.-The college of EmporiI
opened its ArsI session in the third story O
the Adds building.
IL 4-w. H Mcmillan OF Topeka, murders
in cold blood on the track OF the AIchisO
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, in this city.
-EiectiOn-The Republicans of LyO
/ ka nd
their entire ticket.
ri 9-SeW hose cart received by the Empori
are department. The county commissioner
a offer a reward OF 800 for the murderers c
Mcmillan.
1O-Death OF Uncle John wilson. a Kansa
pioneer.
ao-Lyman Belts, of l42 creek, brought
: the county attorney Two overcOats, which ha
blood spots on them which were found in til
possession OF Pearce and Reed, two men VII
we're in jail on suspicion OF being the mu
derers OF Mcmillan.
|. 2s-The Franciscan Sisters take possessiO
OF st. Mays hospital in this city.
- 27-AndreW Reed of Center township a
kaulted his teacher. NJ. Marshburn, wonndin
|, him severely, for which he was arrested.
ss-An attempt by the prisoners in Il
"a county jail TO escape. discovered and the
plans tWhwarted by the jailOF.
z9-General observation of Thanksgivin
q Several OF the churches united in services
the M Z chuach, Rev. r. Cordley preachir
the union sermon. Union services were lie
" morning and evening in the Welsh churchC
Emporla's annual charity tan was gre
success. 1t was given under the auspices of Il
Ladies Benevolent society and netted near
:. 900.
December lone firm in Hartford bOuG
=, 81 wagon loads of corn. Another attempt
y the prisoners To break out of our cOun
a. jail.
~ 4SThe Emporia NEWS issues the Pre-
dents message TO the people of EmpOI
ahead OF all contemporaries
IO-WOrk commenced on the Sixth aVen
street railroad line. Meeting TO OrRani
I" the Y. N. c. A. in EmpOria.
1l-Fair being held of the new III. 4. chur
rs at Reading during the week. which clos
u, with q concert, the net proceeds being $500.
:" I2-Statement OF Willie Mcintosh and &C
-, fession Of Elmer Reed in relation to the
MILAN murder, which leads also to the CO
IessiOn Of John Pearce, who says that he q
Reed murdered Mcmillan. Considerable {
element in the city, and fears OF an attem
" to lynch the murderers, which happily is !
undertaken.
ls-John Pearce and Elmer Reed pie
nd ssISi,,s - .S. -, ~ Trstico EIct.,
and are remanded without bail.
1.-THE A. 0. u. w. hold grand soc
TIA with music, speeches, supper, etc.
l7-Emporia Post G. A r. hold camp-1
We and reunion at Jays opera honse. and
splendid supper was served by the ladies.
90 1e-Wreck on the Missouri Pacific betwe
~ Emporia and Americas. Brakeman j
N Mclean crushed to death under the caboo
Organization of Young Mems Christi
Association.
NC is-Dest ructiye fire at Hartford. Nj
thousand dollars worth OF property destrC
/. ed. ID. W. SturdeV ant attG mpts 20 esca
Do- from the jail and Is shot in the neck by Jai
Hines. Lecture or Prof j j. Mcbride
the Normal on 1.-THE Words We Use"