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Seeds ! Seeds +!

We are just in receipt of a large in
voice of seeds of all kinds, and are
receiving new supply by mail daily.
These seeds are warranted fresh and of
the finest varieties, insuring certain and
the best results. Call and examine be-
fore purchasing your supply.
L. @. POWER 81 Bro.
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Notice.

Persons. crossing the upper or lower
ferry will be required to pay cash, as no
books will be kept from this date.
DAVID G. BROWNE &c Co,
M. T.. LYNCH.
Benton, M. T., Feb. 10, '83.
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Mormon Converts in the South.

CHATTANOOGA, March 3O-rElder
Morgan, presiding elder of the Mormon
church, left the city to-day with $50 con-
verts for Utah from all parts of the
south. There are ninety missionaries in
the south who claim 600 converts annu-
ally.
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School Election.

An election for one a. trustee and
clerk for School District No. 1, will be
held at the school house on Saturday,
April 4 '83, from to pm.
By order of the trustees
G.. w. CRANE, Clerk.
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Business N Office.

The business heretofore conducted un-
der the firm name of Murphy, Neel s.
Co., Helena; Murphy, Higgins & Co.,
Deer Lodge, will be continued under the
following firm names, viz: Jno. I. Muir
ply g. Co., Helena M. T.; Murphy,
Higgins & Co., Deer Lodge, M. [.
JOHN T. MURPHY,
w. w. HIGGINS.
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Letter List.

The following is a list ofletters remain
ing in the Benton postoffice for the week
ending March 81 1888:
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Adams Matt Biron Peter
Bledsau 3 Chute Chas w
Coburn E Collins VIM
Dare Jas Egan John
Davis Crow-Davis James, Reg. (reg'r.)
Efaw Chas Farrell P t
Ganty Joe Gelnke Fred
Haggens John, (reg) Hlldreth Chas
Jantes Sol A lIange Gus
Lambert Henry Martin Thos II Z
Mayhem A Morrow IL 3
Mcconnell Ed Mckay JAS (reg)
Moniger Sam Moran Martin
Nicol VIM Nilsson Carl
Powder Bull Ripley Mrs ]
Tweed Jas Woolsey Eph
VOLTS Head Williams Ia (reg)
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say Advertised
M. A. FLANAGAN, p. M.
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Helena, March 13, 1888.

The business heretofore conducted un-
der the firm name of Murphy, Neel 81
Co., at Fort Benton, NJ. T., will be con-
tinued under the firm name of Murphy,
Maclay & Co. JOHN 1. MURPHY,
E. G. MACLAY,
w. w. HIGGINS.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-03
RGLL AND BANQUET.

The 9Th anniversary OF the hide
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows was cele-
brated Wednesday night IN very enjoy
able manner. Early in the evening a
large number of Odd Fellows and their
wives, sons and daughters assembled at
Odd Fellows hall and enjoyed q season
of social intercourse, after which they
repaired to the armory where prepare
tIons had been made for q grand ball,
in which al participated with q
zest which betokened genuine enjoy
ment. The time until about half past
ten was spent In this pleasant exercise,
when It was announced that supper was
waiting 1T the Park Place, and all who
80 desired could 60 and feast themselves
to their hearts content. This invitation
was accepted by nearly all the merry
makers in the ballroom, and a right
royal time they had going and coming,
and as they surrounded the bountifully
spread board, which Mr.. Luther, the
genial and hospitable proprietor of the
Park Place. had specially arranged for
the occasion.
Supper over, the company returned to
the ballroom, where dancing was again
engaged in and continued until the cold
gray mantle Of night began to be tinged
with the eIfulgent rays Of this 27th
day Of April. 1888. All wendell theil
way to their respective homes, perhaps
. little weary but at the same time pos
sessing the ever recurring consciousness
Of having spent q most enjoyable night
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The residence Of Paul Beck, just
south Of the junction, had narrow es
cape from buring down Thursday night
between z and 8 O'Clock. Fire broke oul
from . defective fiue in the kitchen and
the house would soon have been con
snmed had Il not been for the prompl
aAd active efforts Of the neighbors- As II
was. damage to the amout of 500 was
done BY IRE and water, and the house.
hold goods were more or less abused in
being removed from the house. Mr.
Beck was fortunate enough to have his
property insured. and the entire loss il
covered by insurance. &c has been
confined to his bed for some time and
was considerably exposed during the
commotion caused by the hre, but It d
thought and hoped that the exposurI
will not redouno to his hurt.
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NORMAL NEWS.

The arbor-day zeal has not yet abated,
some of the people putting in spare
time Friday completing their work.
Very commendable work was done by
all. The trees were moi only shapely
and carefully transplanted, but the sur
rounding grounds we're tastefuily ar
ranged. The trees included elms, box
elders, naples, haws, cottonwoods, rcd
buds, locusts, ash, crab apples, pines
and cedars. Blue grass was
sown, and one group was hedged with
privet. Besides the good done for pos
terity, the affair was as good as q picnic
for us. Each group, while hunting for
trees, found some mishap worth relat-
ing, and tree planting was interspersed
with the portrayal of scenes" 1t seems
to me that most of the narratives began
with az SEEN" We were slyly informed
of one which we will tell you if you'll
promise not to tell it to any one else.
Our informant said: Gallagher and 1
were detailed to go down past the
brewery, oyer into the meek of woods"
/
we got down to the river pretty soon
and found what we wanted and began
to dig. Hearing a slight rustling look
ed up just in time to see stout farmer
woman crawling through hedge to-
ward US. One glance was enough. With
out saying anything to Gallagher start
ed to find better tree. I soon found
one about two feet through and stopped
to peep around the trunk at the situa-
ton. Gallagher was digging like dig
ger still talking and laughing to me,
when he was suddenly accosted with,
"Say. who set you could hat
dot dree?" I am afraid L have
told too much already, and think
you had better have Gallagher tell you
the rest. When the prizes are awarded
the judges ought to take into considera-
ton the difficulties encountered, for
some worked very hard for little
showing.
Miss Carrie Goddard, graduate of
'75, and Mrs. s. A. Hill and her daugh-
ter, of Americas, were visiting yesterday.
Mrs. Wallace, the mother of John NJ.
and Asa, came up from Eureka last even
ing to visit her SONS. She is staying
with her neIce, Miss France.
The chemistry class had their "pictur
tux" the other day by Willlet & Waite.
The group were watching the professor
show an experiment.
The societies, on account of farley,
we're not so crowded as usual last even
ing, and perhaps the performances were
below the average. In the Lyceum
Geo. Mays and Eli Pryne were elected
respectively president and vice-president
and Miss Jennie Noise, secretary.
| As signal that it was
thine 70 adjourn the ianitoI
lowered the gas before the election WAS
finished. Considerable dissatisfaction
is manifested on account of this pro
ceeding. The students feel that it is 8
very disagreeable way of shutting them
off.
The Lyceum have added to taeir ap
purtenances two luxurious chairs fol
their rostrum and a couple of flower
vases for the table. Their room is be.
ginning to look very neat.
The graduating class are to spend thi:
/. evening with Prot. Davis.
p. E. DAGoGUE.
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Indian TerrItorx An.ir.-

ST. LOUIS, April 28.-Advices from
the Indian Territory say that CHIEF
Bushyheau has called special session
of the national council of the Cherokee
Nation TO be held at Tahleq1ah April
80, to consider the differences between
the constitutional party and the turbu.
lent faction under Spichec, which has
caused so much trouble in the
late war; also what disposition
shall be made of three hundred
thousand dollars appropriated by con.
gress to the Cherokees for lands pnr
chased from them for the use OF the
Osages. The Wire-fence question, which
is giving good deal OF trouble, ano
other matters, are also TO receive atten
ton. The question as TO whether the
negroes in the Nation are citizens is al
so likely to come before the council.
The cSal miners at the McAilister anC
Havana mines, in the Choctaw Nation
are on strike, and a scarcity of Goa
and high prices will result, il is feared
unless a compromise with the miners j.
soon made.
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Imporsant Fonco Law

0-ND
The following 10 the barbed-Wire fence
law - amended and passed by the last
legislature:
Be Sc enacted bv the LegisEGtxre Of the
State Of Kansas:
Section /. That in addition to the
fence now declared by law TO be legal
fence, the following shall Be . legal
fence: A bsrbed-wire fence, Of not less
than three wires, with third wire from
the ground not less than forty-touE
inches. nor more than iorty-eight inches
from the ground, and bottom wire not
moro than twenfy-four inches nor less
than eighteen inches from the ground,
with center wire equidistant, or nearly
%, between upper and lower wires said
wires to be vol stretched and barbed,
barhs 70 average not moro than nine
inches apart; said barbed wire TO be
composed of two wires not smaller than
No. 13, or one wire not smaller than No.
8, wires to be securely fastened to posts,
which shall not be moro than two rods
apart, and not less than twenty inches
In the ground, and set In . WorkmAnlike
manner; or the posts may be not more
tAan forty-elght feet apart, with stats
twelve feet apart, between the posts, and
fagtened 70 the wires by staples, or with
holes in the stats: Provided, That in
townships or counties where hogs ART
allowed u run at large, there shall be
three additional barbed wires, the lowel
one Of which shall not be moro than foul
inches from the ground, the other two
20 BE- placed an equal distance apart, OF
nearly 20, between this and the loWeI
wire as required aboye.
Bee. 2. This act shall be In force and
take effect from and after tn publication
Z IN the statute book.
Approved March Q, 1888.
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TEE COLLEGE OF EMPORIA.

The FIRST meeting of the executive
committee Of the above-named institu-
ton was held Friday night at the parlors
Of the Coolidge, and an interesting re-
port of their proceedings will be found
in another column. The purpose of the
men who are pushing forward tnis great
enterprise can hardly be mistaken
They mean to command success.
We are assured that obstacles are dis
appearing one by one, and the road
leading to ultimate triumph grows
palmer. Our citizens need no betteI
guarantee that the plans Of the institu.
tion will be devised and executed with
An enlightened llberallty and wisdom
than the character of the men to whom
she great trust is committed.
We think the board of trustees is es
pecially fortunate in having at its head
the eminent Jurist Chief Justice Horton
Though not q citizen Of Emporia, hi
manifests the deepest interest in the col
lege, and signifies his willingness to de
vote both time and means to the found
ing and full endowing Of the institution
The full Significance of this great IN
| dertaking can scarcely be appreciated
by our people o-day, but If the sanguin
hopes of its projectors be at all realized
| the day may como when Emporia'
chief glory and boast will be the munif
Gently endowed institution bearing he
own proud nams-"College of Emporia.
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ITINERARY,

Matfield Green is situated on a hill.
side west of South Fork, eighteen miles
south OF Cottonwood Falls. 1t has two
stores, a blacksmith shop, postoffice
Methodist parsonage, and two or three
other dwellings. There is small -four.
ing mill on the creek near town. saw
two new buildings going up. The peo-
pie are talking railroad. The country
around is almost mountainous. The
Flint Hills, full of limestone and covered
with grass, almost Surround the town
] climbed up to the top of some of the
highest peaks, where the rolling blIiew:
of beautiful green could be seer
for miles 10 the south and west
The bottom lands and little valleys are
fertile and some of them are in a hIgI
state of cultivation. The hills, covered
with luxuriant grass, the living streams
of water, the shady little hooks and
caves along the creeks, make this coun
try a very paradise for cattle. There
will be free summer range here for
years to come.
The country between Matfleld Greer
and Cedar Point is almost unsettled
Here, for sixteen miles, is a waste of
magnetism limestone and flint. There
is enough stone to wall in the state
Yet there are many broad acres OF
glass. Great herds of cattle grazG
among these hills every summer
Now and then, along some little
stream, may be found settlement. Tn
fields are narrow and i'll shaped, bu
very productive. suppose the peopl
who live out hero are opposed to cit
life, and enjoy loneliness. They have
good opportunity to study nature ii
some of her aspects, and much time 70
meditation. They could spend some o
their time probably in gathering geo
logical specimens and investigating tn
Testimony OF the rocks" l saw mum
Der Of beautiful formations and fossil
shells. among the beauties some splendi,
| geodea. / never saw finer ones any
where C. r. X
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rrrsorAL arENrlox.

Mr.. @. w. Bennett has returned from
q visit of some weeks in Ohio.
Friend Thomas Stanley, of Americas,
has Just returned from six weeks tour
among the Indians in the Indian terri
tory.
s.A. Howard is enjoying visit from
sister whom he had not seen for thir-
ty-two yeers. Mrs. Watson, of Marshall,
Minnesota
Elder Rice has returned from trip.
along the north fork of the Cottonwood,
and reports everything in very pros
porous and encouraging condition.
Chas. Wood, who has sold his dairy to
Frank Grosscup, goes to Kansas City
the forepart of next week to go into the
grocery business with his brother Lewis,
success to him.
r. G. Ringold, Mrs. F. A. Walker and
her son and daughter, Miss May and
Master Ralph, all of Flemingsburg
KY, arrived in the city Friday
and expect to locate here.
Rev. ID. B. Shuey, of Bird-in-H Hand
Pa, who is to be the pastor of the Re
formed church, will start for this place
with his family, the 1st of May and WI
preach his first sermon ON the 9th.
G. h Gear, who has been prospecting
here for a day or two past, with view
to locaeing general mercantile estab
lishment in Emporis, returned 10 hi
home at Grundy, Iowa, Saturday
1t is probable that he will locate here.
|. ]. G. Allor and family have come {
Emporia to live and have rented hous
on Market street. Their former hom
was Clinton, Iowa. Mr.. Allor travels ic
Kansas City finn. and regards this q
a more central location for his business
@. w. Potwin, of Zanesville, Ohio,
in the city with headquarters at the Par
Place. He is largely interested in res
estate in this city and at Topeka, and
here on business connected with tn
same. He has eighty lots in Topek'
which are worth from $500 to $1,000.
E. s. Thacher has just returned froI
trip into some of the southern countie
of the state. The crop prospects dow
that way he regards as very favorable
indeed, and particularly in Cowle
county Is the outlook encouraging. Tn
wheat there is from ten to twelve niche
| high
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Joseph Miller, aged about 90 years,
died very suddenly Friday about
2 O'Clock, of heart disease, at his late
residence on the old Armor place. q
mile and half north oi
town. He had bean complaining con.
aidsrably for . week or 30, and was feel.
ing rather poorly this morning. though
he ate quite q hearty breakfast, sta
which he went to the stove and warmed
his feet, complaining Of them being
cold. While thus engaged he suddenly
fell over, and when discovered . few
minutes later. was apparently dead. he
was Immediately placed upon . bed
where he gasped once or twice and ali
was over.
The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon at Q o'clock from the NJ. E.
church In this city.
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AROUND TOWN.

G.. +. Dynes has taken the uptown
agency Tor the Emporia steam laundry.
Judge Bachelor has secured $500
back pension for James HAworth, Of this
city.
RingIs & Wells are making improve
msnts in their grocery room on Sixth
avenue.
President Taylor. OF the Normal, win
deliver hIs lecture, "The Struggle for
Life" on the evening Of the 9th Of Nay.
Mrs. Howard Dunlap now owns one
Of the finest family horses in town, hav-
Ing bought It from the GilchrlSt Bros.
TIE superintendent Of the water works
Informs n that there have been % taps
put In since the first Of the present
month.
The rear addition 70 Burton's grocery
is about complsted and they are begin
ming to move into Il. Altogether, II
makes . very commodious grocsry
room.
L. @. Wilcox has partitioned on and
fitted up neat ONCE at his grocery store
ct the corner Of Commercial street and
Seventh avenue.
The hoard Of toWnship trustees me
Saturday It the,court house and audited
number Of bills and transacted Othei
routine business.
Robt. 1filliken says the buddet
peaches are pretty generally killed but
that the seedlings have survived thu
severe weather Of last winter.
That alley in the rear Of the postofic'
IL being cleaned, and don't you forge
Il. The Thingsmajig had better sling n
OF . couple Of columns on the subject.
Harry Norton received from Topeki
Friday Q fine $3.50 buggy, which he vii
proceed forthwith TO initiate Into thu
devious ways Of the leader Of the Lyon
county Democracy.
A reception will be given al the resi.
dence Of VIII Il. SeYery, near Reading
% TIE evening Of Nay 9th, In honor o.
=. q riddle and his bride, who are ex
psc,sa nom the east in . few days.
W. n. Gilchrist is improving hil
hn11spme residence ct the corner Of
Unipn street and Eighth avenue, by sur
roun1ing It with nice picket fence
md b. erecting cOmmodi0us porch on
tbs east side Of the house.
n. J. Carncs, travelling agent 70
Oberne, HoSick & Co.. was Arrestet
Friday on charge Of embezzlement, OF
complaint Of d. H. 6toner. and upon
hearing before Justice Fletcher to-da.
was bound over to the district court Il
the sum Of $500. It seems that Carne
was short in his accounts with the com
pany to the amount Of 32o82e, and fail
ing to make any settlement the proceed
ing was brought with the result stated.
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Charlie NTcComas.

Hon. L. F. Ware has returned from
Silver City, New Mexico, where he was
called by the McComas tragedy. A Non
stor reporter called on him yesterday
and asked what had been accomplished
toward recovering the boy Charlie Nc.
Comas, who was carried off by the In
dams.
arrangements have been made" he
replied, "to secure the return of the boy
if he is still alive. There is every
reason to believe that he is alive,
as careful examination of the
trail for a number of miles from
the scene of the murder failed to discov-
er his body, and the prints of his shoes
were plainly visible in the sand at the
places where they camped over night
He says the country around and about
Silver City Is greatly agitated. About
4 500 San Carlos Indians are on the res
ervation and the miners and people are
determined that no reservation shall ex.
ist in Arizona. The Indians are greatly
terrified and can scarcely be restrained
from flying from their reservation. II
they do leave it will result in the miners
killing them wherever they see them
and their treating the miners in the
same way. Should this happen il would
greatly retard the chances of recovering
the boy. Judge McComas was widely
known and the people are all willing to
exert themselves 80 the utmost to rescue
the boy In addition to this, arran ge-
ments have been effected with several
different parties 10 get the boy If he can
be found alive."-H Scott Monitor,
ESTE
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Death of AIr1. A. ". manner

Mrs. Matte Tanner, wife Of A. w.
Tanner. OF Humboldt, died suddenly at
her home at 3 O'Clock Friday morning.
The news reached here by telegram
the same day Tanner Bros'.
store was Immediately closed
and was not opened again till Monday,
Andy Tanner. the husband Of the
deceased, made good many friends dur
ing his stay here when the Tanner e.
tabliahment was frst opened, who will
deeply sympathize with him in HE aore
l,ereoVonnRnf
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'.1Olanthe; or, The Peer and the PERU at


the Whitley Opera House.
We are glad to be able to announce to
our citizens that Col. Whitley has sue
ceeded in effecting an engagement of one
night with the famous Chas. z. Ford's
English Comic Opera Company, at great
expense, when they Will present Gilbert
and Sullivan's last and most brilliant
work, entitled "Iolanthe; or, The Peer
and the Peril Tor the first time in EN-
poria. Mr.. Ford's company is one OF
the largest opera companies now in the
country, and they are en- route to the far
west to fill their engagements in Denver
Leadville, and other places.
This company sung "Iolanthe" a few
weeks ago in Washington, d. c., against
Col. MaplesOn's company, with the
queen OF song lin this generation at least
at their head, and how well they held
their own may be inferred from the fol-
lowing extract copied from the EUeniAS
Star of that city, of the 25th ultimo:
One of the most notable events de-
serving of special mention last week
was the success of Chas. E. Ford's Eng
lish Comic Opera company in Gilbert &
SulliYan's new fairy comic opera enti-
tied "Iolanthe; or the Peer and Peri" at
Ford's opera house. With the greatest
singer Of the century at the National
Theatre-hcr only engagement in this
| city In twenty-five years-Mr. Ford's
company had the most powerful oppo-
sition that the world could furnish. YET
Ford's audience, large in the beginning,
| grew as great as her majesty's company
| before the week closed. They
were not only crowded but equally bril-
liant in fashion. The venerable w
w. Corcoran expressed his desire
to hear "Iolanthe," and the manager re-
ceived charming autographs note from
Madame Patti, and the week terminated
with the seventh and eighth perform.
ance of the opera in perfect ovation
Mr.. Ford's company, after weeks en-.
gagemeut in Baltimore, goes to the south
and thence to the west with all the pres
tige Of being in every way worthy inter
| prefers of Gilbert's sparkling wit and
Sullivan's exquisite Melodies
The sale of reserved seats for the ope.
"a of "Iolanthe" is now open at Trimble
g. Twins Post Office Drug Store.
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MnH RaatiNni.

The young ladies Of the Presbyterian
church held q meeting Friday after
noon, at which time it was arranged to
hAFe q May festival on the evening Of
the 10Th prox. They made the change
OF date from the 18th to the 10Th 90 as
not TO conflict with the entertainment to
be given by the Congregational ladies
on the former date. Our young PresbY.
terrain friends appear 10 be severely in
earnest about all their undertaking.
and there is no doubt but that they will
get mp an entertainment worthy OF theII
pretensions and the liberal patronage oi
the public.
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rev RaiIWaY TIme-Tahia

The following new timetable goes in.
to effect on the Santa Fs road next Sun.
day;
CONG WEsT-Nickerson accommo-
dalton, 12 % p. M; Colorado and Utah
express, ESQ p. m; Pacific express
AIS q. M; Emigrant. 1890 a. %.
GONG EKsT-Kansas City accommo-
dalton, $40 q, m; New York express
/ :s5 p. m. Atlantic express, II &c p. m.
Emigrant. z: 90 q. m. All daily excep:
the Niekefsou accommodation and the
Kansas City accommodation.