The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-02
BIrLERrOwN NEWS.
BY ORPHAN BOY.

SATURDAY, March %.
Our section men have been, the past
few days, busily engaged in putting
down new iron on the side track at this
point.
1t has been reported that some time
this coming summer the A., T. g b. F.
folks will add thirty miles on the south
end OF the Howard branch, making the
branch 105 miles long.
Liss York has been confined to his
room for the past week with the ''meas-
ly" measles DIR. Moses reports that he
will have HIM up aud around in few
days.
A number of our farmers have been
engaged IN huskIng corn the past few
days that was left in the field last fail on
account of the cold weather, and the time
is here when they should be making
preparations for planting new crop.
VIM. Bergerhouse is IN receipt of a
great amount of hay each day, and has
now on hand nearly forty tons. He Is
running his hay press nearly every day
and bailIng from six to seven tons per
day. This is quite an enterprise for. our
town. as it brings great deal of money
here, which is paid into our merchants
for groceries, dry goods and hardware,
thus making them happy
Mr.. A. Flusche has secured the ap-
pointment as postmaster under the new
administration, he being the fret Dem
Ocrat appointed postmaster in the coun-
~, and, We think, among the first in the
state under the Democratic administra-
ton. The name of The pOstofice has
also been changed to the same as the
depot. MIR. F., permit Us to extend our
hand and congratulate you on your sue
cess.
Invitations have been sent out to our
young people, as we'll as TO some older
ones, to assemble on next Tuesday, March
81, at the residence of Mrs. Stroud, three
miles southeast of town, for the purpose
of willing. away the pleasant hours in
tripping the light fantastic toe. Parties
and dances have been quite numerous
this winter and spring.
The crowd al the public sale of Ira
Benedict was not very large, but those
who were present came there to buy the
first bidding. The sales amounted to
nearly $500. Mr.. Benedict will next
week move to Emporia until he can
purchase another farm in some other
part of the country. The farm that he
vacstes will be taken charge of by Mrs.
Glover, whom we welcome to our midst.
Wells Fargo s. Co. hsYe opened
out their express office at this place, and
have installed Mr.. o. l. Thornton as
mansger of the Office. This is some
thing we have long been needing, as
there is a great amount of express re-
ceiyed and shipped from this point. Mr..
Thornton made his first shipment Fri
day night.
A child of Mr.. Grafnstlne of Rock
creek, has been quite sick for the past
few days. There is considerable sick
ness this spring In the vicinity of Rock
creek, and DR. Moses will be kept busy
ere long.
] NIX. w IL OLuhA Vi GLupOEldS was Al
our town a few days this week looking
up the insurance business for the Home
in this vicinity. He reports that he is
doing all other agents up, and that his
company is dandy.
Mr.. Jacob Hess was called to his
fathers bedside in Brown county few
days ago by telegram, stating that his
father was not expected to 1--we. Mrs
Jacob Hess left Friday night to meet hel
husband, who let; Thursday tor his
fathers sick room. We trust
that Mr.. II. will recover, as
we expect him to be one of our cI.Izsns
in the near future, having bought several
hundred acres few miles southeast Of
town last fall.
Our experienced architect, Mr.. Joe
Heidrich. completed the plans and spec
ifica.IoDs of a new Catholic church
which is t. be crested in the near future
in Olpe. The sizs of the building is t.
be 24x50 and will be quite church edi
nee for the town. The contract will b.
let at once and the work will be rapid,
pushed until it is completed. We hops
that Joe will secure the contract, as b,
is fiFst-class carpenter,