The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-02-07
PERsoNAL MENrToN.
Major Hood has gone to Chicago.
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Major Hood has gone to Chicago.
Frank DOan has gone to Chicago on
business.
Mrs G. W. Newman has gone on a
visit TO Arkansas City
A. n. Blair went to Ottawa Mon
day on the new railroad.
We regret to learn OF the lliness Of
Mrs Slocum and her daughter Etta.
Mrs. Svendsen presided at the organ
at the Congregational church Sunday.
Herr Svendsen and his wife viii give
conceit at Council Grove on Friday
evening Of this week.
AL Glazier and his wife, from New.
ton, spent the Sabbath IN Emporia, and
were uesis at the Coolidge.
ReY. Mr.. Linge started ont again to-
day TO solicit contributions 10 the Evan.
gelical church in this city.
Mrs. N. r. Hubbard is in the city pre-
pairing to remove to NickersoD, where
she has been staying for some months.
1T. Vap Gundy. Of Jackson town.
ship, has received from PhiIadelphia
a pair of partridge cochins. eossing &1a
Griffith 6 Ewing have received an in
voice of fine buggies from the works Of
John P. Miller, Polo, Illinois, for which
they are the local agents.
Mrs. Laura Ellsworth. of Waterloo
township. died Monday at the advanced
age of 80 years. The deceased was an
aunt OF Mrs. G. B. Cooper, of this city
Mrs. Frank Goodnow is visiting at the
residence of j. C. Burnett, IN this city.
She is on her way 70 Denver to join her
husband, and they will locate at that
place.
Wilson County Citizen: John STRAIT
ton, having sold out his interest IN the
hardware business. will move back tc
Lyon county, and probably engage in
the milling business at Neosho Rapids
The NEWS had calls last Saturday
from J. 8. Spencer and Robert Stephens
of FaIrbsult, Minnesota, who were in
troduced by j. N. Griffith. They arr
much pleased with EmpOrIa, and W.
trust they will conclude to locate witt
as.
Miss Ella Campbell, B. A., of Pulaski
New York, arrived in Emporia Sun
day and assumed charge Monday o
the classes of Miss Leoasra Sedgwick
OF the city schools, who is seriously i'll
Miss Campbell is q sister of Mrs. c. II
Morrison.
| A special train, carrying Vice Presi
dent A. E. Touzalin, general manager
A. A. Robinson, 81. R. Nickerson an
other Santa Fe officials passed through
here Wednesday on lis way west. 1t halt
ed long enough to allow the officials I
inspect the new depot, with which the
expressed themselves greatly pleased.
David RoWlands has accepted pos
tion in the Emporia postotflce, and viii
/, enter upon his duties next week. He viii
be succeeded at the store of Lewis & &c
wards by David Jones, of Racine, Wi
consin. We think Mr.. MSrphy has mad
t a very judlcious selection In the employ
: ment of Mr.. Rowlands.
= We were pleased to meet Satur1a
E. B. KIrkendall. of Iowa, son OF Uncl
George Kirkendall, of this city. He ha
been on an excursion to Texas, an
L stopped off to visit father and mothe
1 and brothers and sisters. Mr.. z. Wi
3 one of the early settlers of Pike towI
8 ship, but left us nearly twenty yea
:. ago, aud took up his residence in lows
It Topeka Commonwealth: Col. Davi
/ Taylor, of Emporia Post No, 90. G..
R., is among the list of distinguish
candidates for the Office of Departmel
q Commander. Col. Taylor was a gallal
,, officer in the 18th Ohio volunteers d.
J, ring the late war, and has a milital
/ record of which he may we'll feel prou
}, If the old boys in blue select him as Il
:, chief officer of the Grand Army of Il
Q Republic of this state, they will have
1 representative who will do their ord
l. great credit.