The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-10
OVER THE STATE.

The Lawrence bridge is on Its pins
once again.
The wheat In Sedgwick county Is
looking fine.
There are one hundred and five houses
now being completed or in course OF
construction in Mcpherson.
More than four hundred people from
Warren county, Kentucky. have moved
into Sumner county within the past
eighteen months.
Butler county is the first TO fellow the
example OF Sedgwick county, and Sat
urday started q train of twenty-six
caE loads of corn TO the Cincinnati SUIT
ferers over the Fort Scott s. Wichita
road.
"rhe Pirates of. PenZance" will be
presented in Atchison next month by
Leavenworth amateurs. We had no idea
that the hostility between those towns
would ever lead to anything so serious
as that.
The Lawrence Journal claims, in the
result of the recent election at that place,
q victory for the water works. Is It any
wonder that Father Baker has become Q
bowling prohihitionlst.
The entire bar at Wyandotte, without
regard to party, including the Republi-
can County Attorney have endorsed Hon.
John r. Goodin for Supreme Judge in
| F,Iano nf TnAua nAoAf, l.,
strong man for the pace.
Congressman Peters has sent en- order
for 325 sample boxes OF sugar msnufac-
tured by the Kansas Sugar company, to
be presented to the different members of
congress. When it comes to an effective
and judicious disbursement of saccha-
rine, the Kansas statesman will always
do TO tie to.
Marion Record: G. W. Miller of
Florence, came up to Marion in re-
Spouse to official invitation. and stood
trial before Esq. Thompson for selling
liquor last week. The testimony was
"agin" G. W., good and strong, and he
was found guilty on FIVE counts, and as
sessed $5Sa.15.
Lawrence Herald: II is surprising
how very few desirable unoccupied
building lots there are in Lawrence.
Nearly everything convenient to bust
ness is either sold or contracted for.
Lots that two years ago could haYe been
bought for one and two hundred dollars
are now hard TO get for five, six, or even
seven hundred. Lawrence Is indeed ex-
periencing a healthy boom. May ii
continue till we have Kansas City.
Champion: The prohibition amend
ment when submitted, received only 643
votes In this city, out of a total 1851
cast at that election. On Tuesday the
candidates our esteemed Democratic
contemporary declared, for weeks, were
prohIbiuonists, received an average oil
$50 votes out Of q total Of 1900 cast
Prohibition is growing in strength in
Atchison city.
Tom Fenlon and John Foster, late
prosecuting attorney Of Saline county,
have gone to Washington to upset the
! prohibitory amendment to the eonstitu.
tion Of Kansas. a photograph of these
efulgent statesmen presenting their case
to the supreme court, should be obtained
as a companion piece to the picture OF
the old woman sweeping back the sea
with her broom
Daniel Kynaston, the south CONNER
: mercial street shoemaker, received q
: telegram to-day announcing the death a
{ Eureka Springs, Arkansas, of his brother
/ Edward. The deceased had been an In
D valid for many years. and was very badly
5 crippled with rheumatism. The re
{ mains win be brought to Emporia TO
1 burial. Mr.. Kynaston was unmarried
{ and had made his home for many year
/ with his brother. He was quiet MAJ
and an excellent citizen.