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

II
! ne hotel property was made to the city
Wednesday.
D, Michael clabbey purchased Monday
a quarter section of land adjoining Ne
OSLO Rapids.
> Corn sold on the streets Tuesday for q
cents per bushel, the lowest figure it hal
reached in year.
We are glad to know that the weeds
have TO 90. Let the harvest proceed
without delay.
The Dunlap Stone and Lime company
filed its charter with the secretary Of
state al Topeka Monday.
The first detail from Emporia Post
No. SIS win start next Friday for the
G. A. r. encampment at Denver.
| F. McHardy returned Sunday from
Caldwell, where he made & closing Out
sale of his Polled Angus bulls.
COrraling dogs has superseded going
in swimming as a'means OF diversion
among the small boys of EmpOria.
E. F. Sprague is going to put up a
number of buildings on the Welcome
White lots which he purchased Tuesday
G.. N. Stone, OF the firm of Janus &
Stone, has just completed very fine and
lliTe-llke crayon portrait of II. 3. Morse,
of this city.
The lease ON the old Fifth Avenue ho-
tel does not expire until the list of jan
uary and the city will not occupy il be.
fore that time.
The plate glass window in the Central
Loan and Land Office, which was broker
some weeks ago, was replaced to day
with q new one.
The office of City Engineer Hibben
has been removed to room No in the
Masonic temple and is in charge of
George Goddard.
ReY. ]. w. Muse, of Jacksonville, Ill
nois, purchased Monday OF Holmes &
Holden a fine quarter section of land in
Fremont township.
johnson Bros, of this city shipped 81
head of cattle to Kansas City one day
this week, which averaged 1 800 pounds,
and which brought top prices.
A very handsome monument Is being
erected by a Topeka firm over
the grave of the late Mrs. E. n.
Forde, in Maplewood cemetery.
Griffith & Ewing placed handsome
new delivery wagon on the road to-day,
which was built by T. L. Ryan, and ia a
credit to his establishment.
Janitor Weeks is putting the high
school room in order for the Lyon
County Teachers Institute which will
begin in this city on next Monday.
Mayor Warren's "Ring" was the first
dog in the pound. and the "Csp,"
"doughed up" to Policeman Williams
like a'little man TO get the animal out.
City Clerk Forde has issued twenty
seven dog licenses within the past few
days more than has ever been issued for
a single year in the history of the city.
The horses of VIM. Tague, OF Ameri-
Gus township, which were reported
last Saturday as having been stolen,
were found IN the evening near his prem
ises.
M. Kelley has leased the fremont
house of Howard Dunlap, and has pur-
chased the furniture of Mrs. Morrison.
We wish him liberal support in his
venture.
Major G. Hood, Captain L. T. Her
itage, John Egan, j. NJ. Griffith and
Mayor Warren were mustered in Al q
special meeting of Emporia Post, g. A.
r., held Monday evening.
A little grandson of Abraham Wilson,
residing at the corner of Cottonwood
and Eleventh, shot himself through the
hand while fooling with an old pistol
Monday, inflicting a painful wound.
The sale of Rees M. Jones, heretofore
advertised in THE DAILY and WEEKLY
News to take place July IL, is postpon-
ed till Wednesday. August ], on account
of the illness of auctioneer Pearsall.
Walter c. Jay, son of VIM. 8 Jay. OF
this city, has been named by Congress
man Ryan for admission to West Point
and will report to the military academy
at that place for final examination next
June.
Paul Beck, while digging a well g
short distance east of the city, found
yesterday at the depth of tWenty-siz
feet a couple of petrified bones which
will be given 10 Prof. Frank Kizer FOL
classification.
+ Among the most important real estate
sales made lately was the transfer to-day
of what are known as the Welcome
White lots, eight in number, situated il
different parts of the city owned by A
; s. Houck. to E. F. Sprague.
. The old Isaac Wright farm located
northwest of Americas has been pnr
chased by VIM. McCarter of this city
It contains 100 acres and Is one of tbs
finest bodies of land in Lyon county
The sale was made by Wells Bros.
RI. Edwards has received a very
T handsome road-cart from Racine, Wis
consin. 1t was awarded as prize Il
!: the Welsh choir of that city by the Cas-
Manufacturing company. and afterwarC
purchased by the present owner.
N. Davis has appealed from the de
decision of the county commissioners
a which gives him $50 where he claimet
$156 for damages done by running
county road through his property in tn
a southern part of the county. +.
e A. s Houck has purchased the Rie
4 restaurant stock and the establishment
v was again oDened to the public las
d evening. The new proprietor, VIII
,. owns the building az well as the stock
8 will make this one of the most invitin
l. places in the city.
Il There will he social At the Rinke
e school house, Tuesday. July "a, fsS:
]. under the auspices of the Union Sunda
school, which meets at that place Re
Treatments will be served and genera
good time is expected. Ali are invite
ie to attend Admission free.
: The ladies Of the Christian churcl
" will hold ''silent'' sociable, July "a
= at the residence of w. II. Sisler, IL
Union street. Parties desiring to talk ca
do so by paying one dime. The order c
the evening will be music, recitation
and q general social. Everybody iavi
. ed.
h The Parsons Trotting Assoclstio
a sends greeting TO the Emporia Associi
m ton that they have already raised none
a tn make good the purses to be offered {
. the meeting to BE- held there from II
n 9th to the 18th Of October, inclusIv