The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-21
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SATURDAY. Feb IS.
+ Cattle did not bring Is high prices 81
the sale yesterday As was generally ex-
pecied they would.
There is some talk now of fencing the
public square.
MONDAY, Feb. 18th.
A letter received by Zane Adair, of
Empcria, states that George Beard, In
dian agent Of the Ponce tribe. will move
70 Emporia now soon. Mr.. Beard was
citiz-n of Americas for q number of
years and his many friends will welcome
him back.
d. W. Martin returned Saturday.
The Shockley house was bid on by
Martin McCleery Saturday tor $3.50.
A co operative cheese company is be
ing organized on Allen creek IN the
heighboVhood of ]. s. Steadman.
Some parties from Horton have nm
loaded . hay press near the depot and
are commencing to make arrangements
to press and ship hay.
Parties in town are making arrange.
ments to build q billiard hall 20x4O
somewhere on the Sutton block.
IS. A. Brown 81 Co. open the spring
campaign in the lumber business by du
plicatiug all bills and giving entire sat
isfactlon in ali respects. For proof of
this assertion give them trial.
Bond ordered garden seed from
VIck, New York.
The bes, family medicines at NJ. W
Gibson's.
-Tressler s. Lowry now carry five
different brands OF -four to suit all Gus
toners, ranging from 81 per sack up
ward. You are sure TO be suited. Call
on them.
is different brands of tobacco-aIl
prices from 25c up, at Tressler's &
Lowry's.
Window shades and fixtures at Lesh
Bros.
Look at the ready made clothing at
J. D. Gibson's.
Cash for grain at Tressler &
Lowry's.
Tobacco and cigars at Bonds
-BFeech- loading shot-guns and sport
ing goods at Lesh Bros.
j. W. Floyd now carries four differ
ent kinds of coal Orders left at the
depot will be promptly flled.
TUESDAY. Feb 10.
Allen Peabody, the old phrenologist
10 making his annual tour and causing
merriment by the examination of heads
In the store.
The lay press is now in full operation
making good market for the farmers
surplus hay.
The shoe and harness shop of James
Crock is fast taking first rank as one OF
the manufacturing institutions of Ameri.
ems. Mr. Crock keeps from two to four
hands employed, never resting satisfied
unless the best workmen the country
affords are at work for him He is now
putting up premium harness that fol-
neatness and durability would be hard
to beat in any market. By taking ad
vantage of the prices in stock and buy.
ing in large quantities and superintend.
ing the work himself, he is enabled &c
put up work-whea the quality is con
sidered-in competition with Emporis
or any where else. We wish him the
success that his enterprise merits.
The cut in the prices of lumber il
causing considerable excitement in thi.
place.
John King is in town buying horses
j. D. Gibson is clearing out his
stock of Overcoats, gloves, chiIdrens
coats, shawls and all kinds of wool
wraps at large discount. Do not fail
10 buy some Of these goods at the reduc
ed prices.
M. W. Gibson the undertaken.
We are handling a new line of the
latest patterns OF glass and queenswarC
which are bond to please at Lesh Bros
-Warner's safe kidney remedy a
Bonds.
Avery, John Deer and Leidy stocl
cutters tor sale by ] s. Gibson.
Mote paper and candies at Bonds
Motions and toilet articles at Bonds
Union package dyes at Bonds.
| Rubber boots, rubber overcoats anC
ladies' gosssmer ulsters, at Lesh Bros
Clocks repaired by D. G. Grlnnell
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 90.
Jas. w. White agent of the NJ. P. rail
road at this place. kindly furnishes III
the following compariuve figures for Jan
uary of the years 1888 and 1884 at thi
place: 1888. 1884.
Car load lots forwarded. 8
Less than car lots. ......$ 1880 S 89.4
Ticket sales. ........... 5000 1898
Total way bills re'd..... 594 SO H7.7
Josiah Lamb, the wsgon-maker, sol
his stock of wood work TO J Craig Ar
derson who has employed Mr.. Lamb 70
the next twelve months at the sam
shop.
Bill Wise is suffering with erysipela
in the eye.
Quite an animated discussion on tn
subject of pneumatics was engaged in 9
Lesh's store yesterday evening; in fac
we had good debating club, with g
abundance of spectators.
The next regular meeting of the U.
social will be held at the residence of
s. Gibson, on the evening of Februsr
Goth. The following is the program:
Select Reading Mr.. Torrey
} Essay-Mrs. EdmIs,on.
, Reading Z List.
RAcitatIon.-AlIceG Gibson.
DeclamatiOn-NettIe Stanley
Music by the choir.
} Question Box.
W. Fl. Clark was qualified as tow
ship trustee this morning.
, -ConfeclIonery. cigars. tobacco an
; flour at NJ. w. Gibson's.
Bird cages at Lesh Bros.
-MiSed paints at Bonds.
-CutlerYi cutlerYI at Lesh Bros.
BUY the old reliable John De-
pillow of j. 8. Gibson,
-Notionsi notions! notions! notions
At Lesh Bros. Notlonsi notions! n
1 tions
A Rare OppOrtunity
In another place we insArt the adve
tissment of the Chicago Lumber Cor
pany. 1t appears that the winter h,
been unusually favorable for getting o.
: logs in the pine woods, and that Il
railroads are making special rates c
lumber. The Chicago Lumber Comp
o ny have on hand Ia their Chicago var
at all Missouri river points and also 1