The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-25

Personal MENrIoN

Charles Clark, of the branch office of
the Chicago lumber company at Clay
Center is IN the city visiting Tor a few
days.
Mr.. M. CochTane has returned and
will spend several days with his wife at
the Hotel Coolidge.
Miss Madge Overstreet returned by
last nights train to Underwood college
al St. Charles, Mo.
Miss Lillian F. Hoxie. one of the most
enterprising teachers in Kansas, has
gone TO St. Louis on business connected
with her department 10 the State Nor
NAL.
Miss Grace Cotton. of Hartford, Con
nccticut, Is the guest of her friends and
former schoolmates, Misses Porter aud
Maria Waite.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Thompson, OF
Waterville. Kansas, are in the city visit
ing friends and have headquarters at
the Hotel Coolidge.
Ii. F. Rizer, of Eureka, who has
been attending the Kansas City fair,
spent short time IN EmporIa and left
for home on this mornings tram.
Rev. DIR. Cordley made THE NEWS
office call this morning and expressed
his pleasure in once more getting back
to his old home and seeing so many of
his old friends.
A b. Newcomb. edition Of THE EN-
PoRIA News. lefttor Washington, ID. O.,
this morning on business trip. It is
ntIcipated that he will make a speedy
return to Emporia.
Professor A. G. Binkley. of Oberlin
college, made The News Office a pleas
ant call yesterday. Professor Binkley
takes the position OF assistant principal
In the Emporia Business college.
Mr.. Arthur and Miss Jennie Nichols,
of Oakfleld, New York, are visiting
Mr.. Millington, assistant train dispatch
or on the Santa Fe. Mr.. N. is agent
for the N. Y. West Shore railway.
4. l. Houk, wits and child. of Ken.
lucky, are the guests OF w. G. McGlary,
bcothGr-in-law of MIR. Houk. They
have been on u pleasure trip through
Indiana and Illinois. and will remain
here about d week.
Hon. +. l. BOnebrake, chairman of
the Republican state central committee,
who was in the city yesterday to attend
the Hibben Severy wedding, stated
that the committee had provided for Col.
john A. Martin TO come ~ Emporia on
the l7th Of October.
President A. Il. Taylor has been ap-
pointed by the national teachers COM
mittee AS one OF a committee of leading
educators To represent this state in the
educational department OF the south at
the Worlds Industrial Cotton Exposi-
ton at New Orleans next winter.
+. McHardy returned to-day from the
Usage County fair at Burlingame. which
he reports as in all respects u success.
MIR. McHardy was awarded, as he de-
served To be, five premiums, three first
and two second, on his exhibits of fine
Galloway cattle. They take the ribbons
every time.
Wesley Watkins, the fourteen-year.
old colored boy who lost leg in a rail.
road accident at the Junction last July,
was sent TO Kansas CITY this noon BY
Frank Romano, to live with his sister
who resides there. He is now fully able
TO leaYe the hospital, where he has been
staying since the accident.
Charlie Branch has been appointed
conductor on the Chicago 81 Alton rail
road. and leaves to morrow evening to
assume the duties of the position. His
headquarters will be at Slater, Missouri.
Mrs. Branch will remain at Emporia for
the present. Mr.. and Mrs. Branch have
hosts OF friends here who wish them the
greatest happiness and prosperity.