The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-19
BITLERTowN NEWS
BY ORPHAN Boy.

! BY ORPHAN Boy
MONDAY, March 10.
Miss Belle Stralton of Hamilton, is
spending few days with her uncle Mr.
Stratton on Eagle creek.
1t is reported that there Will be
wedding in the neighborhood in the
near future.
j. Swartz, book keeper for s. A
Brown 81 Co. at Emporia. called Satur-
day looking after the lumber business
| here.
II. G. Larson Is confined to his room
with the measles. We think he Will be
out again soon.
Mr.. Charles Priest OF Iowa, who has
been visiting bis mother, brother and
sister, returned home few days ago.
The young people VIII assemble at
Mr.. Needler's new residence next Tues
day night and again "trip the light tam
tastic toe" Dances are plenty this
spring.
A few of our yo'ng people got stuck
in mud hole last Friday night while
attending a dance, and had to leave the
wagon and jump out and walk back to
the house OF Mr. Benedict. Then one of
the young fellows returned home after
another team and buggy, aud had the
misfortune to let his horses run away
and break the tongue out Of his buggy.
His horses ran through hRrbed wire
fence, but came Qua of the scrape without
a scratch or any one being hurt. So
much for dance.
J. Theye has commenced the erection
of new house over in OIpe. One by
one they commence u bu II.
B. A. c. Winters, one OF our carDen-
krs. VIII, in the course of few days.
commence new residence over in our
suburban town, Olpe.
S. V. Bitler has purchased ten lots in
the Bltlert1wu site aud VIII commence
to improve them. ae viii put no a new
business block in the near future.
Samuel Burdetl bat large crowd at
his sale, aud stock sold fer good price
An infant child of Nelson Phillips Is
very sick.
P. n. t5rolh will ia the near future
commence the erection of 40 addition to
his dwelling. Pete is bound TO be up
with his neIghbors.
The young people had chance to trip
"the light fantastic toe" Friday evening
at the residence of Ira Benedict, who
will move from our midst this spring,
having sold his farm.
The weather is somewhat winte=Ish,
and the tanners are looking after their
coal pile.
j. A. Larson, who has been working
in Arkansas City. ana was here few
days visiting his brother Il. G. Larson,
left on Monday for Illinois To visit his
father.
Good time aud good work. Train No.
SO left Emporia Friday at II O'Clock a.
m. with J. L. Patterson, conductor, max
ing the run to Howard City and back,
distance $50 miles, till O'Clock p. m.
and handled 125 600 pounds OF local
freight besides shifting quite number
of cars on The different side tracks.
II is rot the number 81 acres planted
but the number Of bushels harvested
that makes prosperity among the farm
ers as we'll as the business men. Do not
forget this. Plant less and farm better
the coming spring.
A number of our citizens would like
to see the home news. Why don't you
subscribe for the WEEKLY NEws2 Ii is
only 81 so per year, and F. E. Ringer
will send 10 your name ana receive your
money. Yon need not be deprived OF
the home news when you can get pa
per so cheap.
No one can help bling pleased with
the visible improvements which meet
the eye vhea on our sLreets-aud the
improvements seem 10 be extending
elseW here-no place SO visible as the
mustsche which adarns Georges upper
lip, or The magnificent burnsides which
add to the attractions OF another Of the
citizens IT'S truly encouraging Motto
keep the bali rolling
1t is quite smusing TO Z! ar the sTgu-
ments of those who appear 20 BE- most
interested in the removal Of the post
Office from BitleTtowa 30 our suburban
toWp, OiAe--a aHs4H : from las 4act thab
some of these very loud persons are the
recipieht oi PCS al c-rd month and
weekly nswspsper- Proof that the
charges embodied within the petition
were true before you sigaed the same,
was what the casual observer card before
he signed the same Il is easy 10 see
that this i nrt the spi eai u the feelings
OF chriS,ian neigh5orho1C for the re-
maval of the p,stofIlce from one who
has n8fe II What II is to-day 10 one
whose IL arciEl conditions are rad to
run way no. mol nai Silence then.
Whiis this august body ~ receiving the
holy -truf ~ vfts 'srrcrf'' aceompani-
meat. The T. Z fon la gone, and OF
course our remarks Ire Of no good.