The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-05-10
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The kite flying boom has reached Rus
sell.
The Leavenworth Times is the mortal
and hereditary foe OF "snide" insurance
companies. .irf "ts
Topeka is talking OF boring Tor coal,
has been struck by the "pink tea" and
has burglars.
Lawrence denies the allegation that
she has ten cases of small. pox, and holds
heFselfin readiness to lynch the sale
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The agricultural editor Of the Topeka
Commonwealth says that winter wheat
Is "crotch high" in many Of the fields Of
southern Kansas. tH9Ufa
The police force At Atchison has a
mission, after all. Thirty one dogs were
recently killed by the "cops" at that
place in one day. =
Since the attempted enforcement Of
the Sunday law at Atchison there is
talk OF laying 9 double track between
ta0s PA4CC nu0 Ah1o4o Wy
Rocks county contemplates the build
ing OF two sorghum syrup factories this
season. This announcement - sufficient
70 paraIyze the anti GLUCOSE editor of
the Capital.
It's reported that the wheat crop will
be about % per cent short all over the
country this year. Grecnback news
papers promise to be pretty fair property
this season.
among her other varied and extensive
resources, Kansas has 1913 dentists. The
superb digestion OF the average Jay.
hAWker may be attributed to this liberal
supply Of tooth carpenters.
A Topeka pianist was arrested last
week on . charge OF disturbing the
peace. And yet the Capital has the gall
to complain of the laxity Of the munich.
pal government at the state capital.
We learn that negotiations are pend
ing between Mr.. Barnum, the great show.
mau, and the Douglas county jury which
required only I've minutes to return 9
verdict Of guilty against the proprietor
Of Q gin-mill.
The Junction City Union, Geo. w
Martins paper, has Just attained its ma
j0rity. But It was fully competent te
take care Of itself and devote some at
tention to its contemporaries long before
1t became of age.
Preacher Harris bank at Olathe hal
failed, sntailing suffering on many
worthy people. We are constantly be
ing reminded of the fact that there is nj
natural affinity between theology ant
commercial success.
The state board of railroad assessor
has completed Its work by slightly in
creasing the valuation of the railroad
lines of Kansas. The valuation for as
sessment purposes varies from $4,000 4
413, SEQ per mile; 5000 is about the av
erage. Telegraph lines are valued a
e7O per mile.
In speaking of a smash up on the K
O., & 3. r. r. near-Iola, the Registe
says; One peculiar freak in the wreck
a. noticed next morning, was that tw'
OF their kegs labelled Bourbon" ant
"Peach BRANDY" had small holes in tn
end. but were not otherwise injured.
Atchison Globe Now that Kansas
prosperous again 1t is flooded with dea
beats and charlatans of every descriI
ton, who are selling everything froT
graveyard lie insurance to dog powe
churns. The people ought TO prepar
themselves for rainy days during pro-
perity, and not throw their money away
LArned Chronoscope: Elder Buck
ner, Of the III. E. church, dedicated
fine church at Iuka last Sunday, costin
$500. He refused to proceed with tn
exercises until $500, the amount du'
was raised, which was done on the spo
The Elder also dedicated fine ston
church at Schoharie. Ness county, tw
weeks ago, costing $1,000. 49,
Miss Mary Griffith, formerly of ELL
worth, who was married few evening
since, was couple Of years ago SUI
posed to be dead, and just as the cofi
was about to be closed, after being e.
posed to the view of friends two day
II WAS discovered that she gave signs (
consciousness. Medical assistance WI
called. and the young lady was soon r
stored, and now enjoys better health tina
ever.
The Lawrence Journal says that @
the 10th instant the conference proper
the German Baptists or "Dunkards" (
America will open ut Bismarck Grow
and continue several days. Large del
cations from the states of Pennsylvani
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, TIE
nsssee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, low
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorad
Minnesota. WIscoasin and Oregon wi
be present, SO that from 5000 to 25Ot
people may be expected to meet aga
in annual assembly.