The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-14
OVER THE STATE.

rink.
Burlington has voted bonds for a new
S. 1000 school house.
Coffey county claims $4,000 bushels OF
wheat yet unmarketed.
The Winfield Daily Tribune-News has
suspended publication.
There were eighteen lives lost at the
recent Medicine Lodge flood.
Two Atchison boys recently caught
200 pounds OF fish in one day.
A daily four-horse coach now runs be-
tween Medicine Lodge and Sun City.
Several fields of corn are said to be
up and growing nicely in Chase county.
Usage City reports safe robbery. A
money safe was robbed and the robbers
are safe.
The Wichita Beacon is to have new
Office in a new building to be known as
the Beacon Block.
Dodge City saloons closed up on the
LIST, in compliance with orders issued by
the city authorities.
The sale of stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards at Dodge City amount
ed to $699.11 for last months.
1t Is reported that the conductors on
the Gulf road will soon be provided with
frock coats, by that company.
The Burlington high school gradua-
ting class consisted of five girls, while
the male sex was not represented.
Mr.. Owens, an ex-convict, was only
out of the pen. few DAYS until he had
stolen gold watch at Leavenworth.
Gov. Martin has appointed John L.
Waller, colored, of Atchison, as steward
of the state penitentiary at LesvenWorth.
The value of the wheat crop In Kan
sas last year was $2O,O31, 942. while the
corn crop reached the handsome figures
of $50. SIP 734
The colored people at Strong City
have been holding series of religious
meetings. Much good and no small ex
element is reported.
Within the last month q man named
Schebmeir of Colony, Ksns rs, has been
twice arrested and fined as often for sell
ing liquors. First fine 500, second
$500.
On last Friday evening a man named
Eaiherly shot ana killed his father-in-
law, John Messmore. Both parties
lived at Elk Falls. The murderer made
his escape.
High school CON mencements are now
in order. The Burlington high school
commencement wa held Thursday, and
Garnett will follow with high school
commencement on May &c b.
A commercial traveller VS. arrested
and fined SO and costs for drinking
whisky in Topeka. 1t is now discover
ed that it was the trick of some sharpers
and not the legal officers who did up
the drummer"
Winfield Tribune: A young man
from Montana came TO town last night.
He seemed from outside appearance 10
be very ordinary man, but has sold his
western ranching interests for $500,
and wants to invest IN Winfield.
Two little boys ten years of age were
taken from Burton last week and lodg-
ed in the Newton jail because they had
been tampering with and injuring mill
machinery. The party consisted of five
at first but three paid their fines and
were sent home.
Hutchison News: Thursday night
about half past O'Clock, when Tailor
Beam went down to lock up the two
horse thieves in their cells he found to
his chagrin aud great surprise that the
gentlemen had taken French leave. The
alarm was at once sounded, as it was
known that not ten minutes before gong
down they were heard walking around
A reward Of 5000 was offered and cards
sent IN every direction by the early
morning mails.
Fredonia Times: We have, as one of
our honored citizens, the oldest Free
Mason in the United States-Mr. Wn.
Gardiner. father-ln-law of Rev. James
Wilson. Mr.. Gardiner was received
into the order In Fifeshire, Scotland
December, 1916. In few Jays he will
be 80 years of age, and Is quite active
for his years. Mr. Gardiner has made
HIS home Tor many wears with his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Wilson, and. having just re-
turned from paying a long visit to his
children of the third and fourth genera
ton, IN Missouri, has concluded to re-
main in Kansas and "grow up with the
country"
} The Wichita Eagle says that Mr.. E
F. Coleman, farmer living five miles
west of the city. says he has thirty acres
of wheat. of the Orion (May) variety
that surpasses any previous crop be ever
had; that is, it looks that way now. II
stands about two and a half feet high
and is as thick and even as can be. Il
was sown on new land. He also has
about Seventy acres sown on corn land
that is very good. We believe that II
; will be found that the wheat crop will
. be much better than was expected. The
recent rains have done much in that
/ direction, but, on the other hand, they
l have kept planting back wonderfully.
NJ. &. KlttIeman, the champion foot
racer of the world, returned to Harper
Kansas, yesterday from California. HI
was issued, through the Daily
Graphic, challenge to rur
him at Harper for 81 900 upward, seven
ty-fve to one hundred and Ofty yards
sprint race. The challenge is directed
: especially to II. NJ. Johnson and Geo,
Smith, who ran the race in Cincinnati
on Monday. 4 forfeit of $500 has beer
: placed in the hands of the Graphic edI
tor to show good faith, and the race cal
be made by the gentlemen named, o.
any one else, by putting up his money
Kit will allow 500 travelling expenses
= Atcbison Globe: T. r. Shelly, thu
, East Atchison merchant, was robbed o
$3.50 in cash at his place of business thu
morning by stranger who put in gooC
, deal Of time loaf1Dg about the store
Shelly had the money in pocket book
and was in the act Of counting it, when
lady came in for something which re
quired him to go to the cellar. Instea'
|, |, of putting the money in his pocket, h
allowtd the money to remain on tn
counter, and when he returned found
and The stranger gone. A vigorou
search is being made for the thief, VIII,
is supposed to be hiding in the wood
near the bluffs, and if he is found it is q
: likely as not that his dead body vii
have to be cut down from a telegraph
pole by the coroner.
y Institutions OF learning, especial,
e those Of a state, should be scrupulousl.