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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The Graphic Gllussrated), of Clncin-
natl, the only illustrated paper in the
west, ia in . most flourishing condition,
and celebrates les first anniversary this
week. In honor OF this event. the issue
of Sept mber 18Th will be regular hol-
iday paper In appearances, In size aud In
contents These will be ten pages of IL
lustrallons, one beautiful colored plate,
eight pages OF interesting reading mat
ter aud q handsome cOloFed cover.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
THE LIrERAra

The old ment .rs OF this sc ciety hAv-
lng NO examinations were seemingly
ubiquitous about the Normal this morn
ing. The Lyceun members also did
some good work soliciting memt -.
The society work is one OF the most
pleasant features Of the Normal and
each st.dent should associate himself
with one of the societies.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
NnHna.

In the District Court in and for Lyon coun-
iieWelyn Evans VS.. John Evans, Mary Ann
Evans, samuel Evaasa Margaret Evans, Da-
vid Evans.
The above named David Evans. Q non-rest-
dent of Kansas, will take notice that said
plaintiff, LieWelyn Evans. has nied his pet1-
tion In the above named court, ana that the
names OF the parties are as above set out ana
that said defendants have been sued, and that
he, said David Evans. must answer the Pesl.
ton fled by the plaiEtin on or before Erlday.
true and Judgment rendered in favor OF SAID
plaintiff, decreefnR that he is tn legal and
equitable owner of the north h6lt OF the
northwest quarter Of section Q, in township
49, of range Is, In Lyon county, Kansas, and
Guieting his title against All said Defendants
md Tor costs. BUCK & FEIGHAN,
ISt3 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
SherlR's Sale.

Lewis C. Morrison VS.. Rebeeca A. Morrison
ct al
Notice is hereby given that by vir.
tue of an order OF sale issued out
Of the Fifth judicial district court in
and fer Lyon county and state Of Kansas
in the above entitled cause and 70 me direct
ed / viii, on Saturday. the 18th day of Sep
tember, a. D. 1885, at IL O'Clock g. m. Of said
dRy at the front door OF the court house in
the city OF Emporia, Lyon county. Kansas
offer for sale and sell TO the highest bidder q
public auction for all the following describ
ed real estate, to-wit:
The northeast quarter [n-e ~ OF section
twenty six (36) in township twenty oDe(2l), o
range twelve (I2l in Lyon county, Kansas
said real estate to be sold as the property o
the parties to said action to satisfy said orde
of sale and decree In partition.
J. WILHITE,
SSt5 Sheriff Lyon County. Kansas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
a Wonllorful Dlsoovory.

Censumplives and all who suffer from
any affection of the throat and lungs can
find q certain cure In DIR. Kings New
Discovery tor consumption. Thousands
of permanent cures verify the truth OF
this statement. No medicine can show
such record of wonderful cures. Thou
saads OF once hopeless sufferers now
greatfuliy proclaim they owe their lives
20 this New Discovery. It will cost YOU
nothiag TO give Il q trial. Trial bottles
free at B. Wheidon's drug store. Large
ize $500. 90
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10


The Methodist church Is TO have =
new platform built In front Of the church
door, as the one that Is there now is liza
BILE to tumble down.
NJ. s. Piper, of Emporia, was in the
city Wednesday.
Mrs. Agnes Waite and two children
started to Genessee on Wednesday.
OLarius Reider was thrown from q
blackboard while driving colt the other
day. He hrs no recollection OF how it
occurred, but remembers distinctly that
he. Gilt" Had he been "under the buggy
seat" no such narrowing accident could
have occurred.
The two daughters OF Zane 8. Adair
are visiting with old schoOlmates in the
city.
Mrs. NJ E. Lamb returned from two
weeks visit with her mother in Iowa
yesterday.
Some boys entered the dwelling Of
Mrs. DOud on Monday, by prYing OF the
locks, and took therefrom q couple of
clocks ind other Fmsll things 1t was
kept pretty quiet until it was found
where the property was traded and who
the guilty parties we're. No arrests will
be made.
| Misses Anna and Mary Fox OF Council
Grove are visiting the Gibsons at thu
place.
Mr.. aud Mrs B. F. Bigler were up OF
q short visit yesterday.
A heavy RAIN, accompanied with con
siderable wind and hail and great e1ec
trical disturbance, passed over this placG
last night. The flashes of lightning anC
roar of thunder wore almost iDcessant fOl
q couple of hours.
Peaches, cream and cake at the re ii
denCe of n. w. Gibson on next Wednes
day evening. the 9th. in the interests o
the ladies' sewing society.
The house of Willian Atkinson wa
struck by lightning and cOuslderabll
damage done TO 1t. An Oat stack il
Fruitland aud a fine mare running OIL
the prairie near Crises were struck. Tn
cat stack of Stubbs was burned to tn
ground. Reports are coming in o
numerous other stacks which were ais,
unlicky.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

A. o. Wharton has greatly improved
his residence ON the corner Of Eleventh
avenue and Merchants street by surround
Ing the same with q porch and repaint-
ing the entire building. The Yerd has
also been graded and new walk laid
around the premises.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

George Plumb had two valuable colts,
valued 1t 500 each, killed by lightning
on Plumb creek during the recent storm.
The electricity was carried along wire
fence, and another horse standing near
nv was injured
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
Buello. Ans-- 49,

The oest salVe IN the world for c,,,s
hrHisess sores, ulcers. salt rheum- fs-e-
cores, letter, chapped hsnds. chIihIsi,,e
cosns and Al skin eruptions. and unai,'
lively cures piles or no pay re01srad rs n
Is guaranteed 70 give perfecs sasIsSsr.sr..,
or money refunded Price, IS cen,s 49,, ~
box For sale By B. Wheido1. 20
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Council Grove Cosmos: Rev. DR..
HsndV Of tho Presbyterian college at
EmporiA occupied the Presbyterian
pulpit last Sunday morning and even
ing. delivering two grand sermons. DIR.
Hendy Is one Of the ablest preachers in
tina weat
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
SATURDAY, Sept. s

OAAOAOAA1 SOPh' "
Another big rain last night.
Tne school house at Pleasant Ridge
was struck by lightning night before
last, tearing down the chimney, knock
ing over the stove pipe and splitting q
rafteE and otherwise injuriDg the build.
ing.
Mrs. A. HoWsrd is looking for the ar
rival Of sister from the east on the 8
O'Clock train.
a rather poor night for an ice cream
social last night.
A petition for q sidewalk from Main
street cast to the school house lie being
circulated. This Is 9 much needed
walk, and Is TO run on the south side OF
Walnut street.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
@ o. Smith and w. 3. Hebron Q

q o. Smith and w. B. Hebron of the
Burlington Republican were IN the city
last night and returned on the afternoon
train to-day. While here Mr.. Hebron
called at this office, and IN speaking Ofthe
missing treasurer, Mott, said that the
latIer's friends in Burlington believe
HIM TO be dead, and his wife,
who will listen to no other
theory, offers a reward Of $1,000 for his
body Mott was in Kansas City after he
left Burlington and stopped at Shaw's
saloon, q notorious place of wicKedness.
Mott had about $1,000 on his person, and
IS he would not play cards and was last
seen within about block OF the saloon
Il IL thought by great many that he
was murdered for his money.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Mrs. Walkup's attorney. w. w. Scott.
appeared before Justice Frsnk Payne
this morning and waived further exaui-
nation. The case will now te recorded
on the criminal docket of the district
court, and come up for trial in October.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
Notice.

To the creditors and all others interested in
the estate Of A. s. Smith, aseignor:
You are hareby Notified that on the 18th
day Of October, 1880, the undersigned as as
siGnee OF the said A. 8. Smith, will file in the
for Lyon county, Kansas. his petition
such assignee for his discharge, and at said
time, or 80 soon thereafter &c said mat
ter can be heard will apply 70 said dIstrtci
court for discharge from this said trust ~
P.B. PLUAB,
36t6 Assignee Of A. 8. Smith.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

A ie~L Of tho new postal cards have
been received by our business men. The
design Is on the ''ginger bread" order
and not as neat a. the old style
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The old plank sidewalk in front Of
the HinkIe building. on Commercial
street, was torn up this afternoon, pre-
parHtOrV TO LAYING a new stone walk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

A telegram r ceived Thursday from
West Point announces that d. 9. Hast
ings OF Emporis passed the exnmination
satisfactorily aud has been duly initiated
at that SCHOOL as q cadet.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Mrs. Merry A. McKeOwn, who re-
sides at No. 80 Rural street, has just re-
ceived = pension Of $2,556, obtained in
behalf OF her former husband, Samuel
George Fields, who died IN 1864 from
sIckness contract I'd In the army.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

A. q. Wharton and wife returned from
CharlevoIx, Michigan, where the latter
spent the summer and was Joined by
Mr.. Wharton about a month ago
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Rev. ChAs. 3. Albert OF Baltimore,
who was in Emp )ria about two weeks
ago, writes . vsIy hatterlng article 10
she Lutherf7 Evr1gslist publish d at
Springfield, Ohio, concerning this city.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

At last the distribution OF new rails
on the Missouri Pacific has TePrhed EN-
poriA. Several cars loaded with rails
ere side-tracked at this place. The new
rails will be put down IN few days.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The Cannon Ball. Thunderbolt end Cy.
clone trains are ali side-tracked for the
Sc. Louis Limited. Wis. the Missouri
Pacific, the only line running three ex.
pres trains from Kansas City 20 81
Louis. Sc. LOUIS day express et so q.
m. St LOuls night express at 0:l5 D.
a. To the third frein which leaves Kan
SIS City af 8 % p. m, the maaaRenens
Of the Missouri Paciflc wish 20 call the
special attention OF the travelling puhlIc
and the citizens Of Kansas, 10 the Rreal
81. Loeis Limited Train Of palace
coachee. Horton reclining chair car
free and the only line running Pullmer
buffet sleeping and parlor cars n ~
west. To avail yourselves of All me-
advantages without any extra cash v0,.,
ticket must be over the Missouri Psrif A.
j. n. LYoH, W. P. A.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The new desk for the Coolidge hOteI
hss been completed and Is q beauty.
The mirror in the desk is 36x4O inches,
and Of the best glass.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

A. B.JOues. Of Jones Bros. Is build
ing 40 addition - his properly between
Commercial and Merchents street on
Tenth avenue.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The Y. N. O. A. are preparing an
other en'TtAinment TO he gwen At the
rink IN about = week at which the
Knights Templar orchestra will furnish
the music.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Il Is rumOred thai the bicycle club viii
run The bases on their bicycles. 81 the
coming game of bail with The city Of
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Mr., and Mrs. 1. K. Perley entertained
q large number of their married friends
"Wednesday IN an elegant manner. The
rooms were brilliantly lighted and beau
tITully decorated with flowers, whose
sweet fragrance added delight to the
merrimeut. A platform for dancing
constructed in the yard was Tor many
hours center of attraction, and bOun-
,iful repast was served. After several
hours Of most happy pastime the
gusets departed, with many thanks to
host and hostess for the pleasant manner
IN which they had been entertained.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

NJ. Ford OF Finley, Ohio, has puT-
chased the 200 acre farm Of w. X. Will
liAms near Coal creek, six miles south
east Of EmporIs, and will move here this
tall or next spring and will engage in
the stock business. Ho is an old friend
Of r. L. Miller of the firm oil Harris 81
Miller, who sold him the place.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Ten thousand new railroad ties have
been stored In the Santa Fe yards here
and ten thousand more are 70 be ship
Md In
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
We want LOCO more BOOK AGENTS FOL
the Personal History Of
U.S.GRANT.

l0e0o copies already sold. We want one
fovTnehfp. Send for special terms to Agents,
on secure agency at once by sending 60css. IN
sfaups for outfit. Address F0rshee d nc
Nat IN Cincinnati. Ohio.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

John Fiuker now occupies the south
room Of his new building TO daV with .
stock OF -four and feed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

The crack 10 the court houte wall has
spread one-eighlh Of an inch since yea
'tsrdAy.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

q. W. Page informed News reporter
that = colOTed man named John
n. Hayes, whom he had arrested,
had confessed TO having burned Eureka
property and said that NetheringtcD had
hired him TO do II, saying that he could
make muney easier in that way than
In farming. NetherIngton was arrested
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10
RAILROAD TIMETABLE

R1ea0 mANEa may be fcuna On hle af
HIS fWEH Geo p. BoWen 3 Cas-
EeEspaesf Advertising Bureau 90 Spruce
ST., WkSze hdVeeefakzg con aa1faf NfsaF11F
txssss nay Be madef for istn NEW IJssA
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

24th Inst.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29
TERRITORIAL HENS
Boise Statesman. a5.l

w. L. Thurman had the mis-
fortune to lose two stacks ot
wheat last week by fire, contain
ing about two undred bushels of
grain.
The bullet which killed Joseph
Crawford struck him near the
center OF the forehead, passed
completely through the hraln.and
indented the skull at the back OF
the head. How he lived five days
after receiving such q wound Is 4
mystery.
The bids for the construction
of the capitol building will be
opened tomorrow. Quite Il num-
Der of contractors have been tig-
airing on the work, and it Is eN-
pected that some close estimates
will be made.
The g,z.sshoppers are 40 thick
in the hills that they are destroy
ing all vegetation on the creek
ranches They fly into tbs
streams in such numbers that the
trout have a Surfeit of food and
will not bite ut the tempting bait
anxious anglers throw them
Fishing for trout will not be In
teresting until the first frost nips
the grasshoppers,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29

glancing down I saw what | had
felt-a large rattlesnake on which
| had trodden. His head and
about two feet of his body was
free. He had coiIed about my
leg and was putting in his best
licks on my bootleg. / delivered
a blow with my butcher knife
against snake and leg without re-
gard to consequences, and the
snake fell in pieces, During
these terrible seconds the dog
had kept the bear away from me
and busy. Now | was free, and
| put the third shot where it
would do the most ood, and the
bear rolled over dead.
"Now all these horrors bad
crowded into few seconds. AS
soon as | had time to reflect. |
thought of snake-bite, for | felt
blood in my boots, but experience
ed relief on finding that | had
split pants and bootleg, and cut
a gash six inches long IN my leg
by the same blow that killed the
snake. The bear was dead. the
snake WAS dead. | was safe and
my dog was unhurt. When all
WIS over | became wcak-not
from want ot nerve, for that had
lasted as long as the danger con-
tinued not from loss of blood.
for | had cut no large blood yes
sci. | was weak from the reac-
ton which comes when great
dangers are past. | sat down be-
tween the bear and the deer. and
my dog came to my side with
friendly recognition that said
plainly: Il will never desert you
in any danger or fail you in any
emergency" RS Mob.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29
MARTINS HORN SILVER,
How Mr. Chambers Dropped Out
and Colonel Shaughn-ssy
Got In.
Tsslt Lake Tribune.l

About 4 year ago, il will be re-
mem hered, Frank Martin struck
a rich prospect on the cattle trail
Between Loon and Champagne
creeks, IN Alturas county, Idaho.
lust off the old wagon road Ia
Wood River. lie named the
ciaim the Horn Silver. and has
since shipped To this and other
markets \ number of carload lots
of very rich ore. and has done
considerable development wcrk
on the lode, which has from the
start given promise nf bong Il
marvelously valuable mine. Re-
ports have been circulated from
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29
A SNAKE CUCUMBER.

4 vegetable curiosity resem-
bling Il product of the animal
kingdom, is now on exhibition at
the Merchants Exchange, FIRST
street near Oak. II consists of
AN elongated cucumber of the
snake species, deriving ITS name
from It's resemblance to the SER
pent. The cucumber is about
one and a-half inches IN thick
ness, and is over four feet in
length. Ii is eurled up ike the
manner of Il reptile, and It's tap
er,ng tail and head. as If ready 10
strike. shows the origin of its
name. The vegetable WAS grown
at Buttevilie, Marion county. hv
Mr. Cohen. former resident of
this city. Portland Ne,rs.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29
RoBERT GILLESPIE

r. L. tiiisespie, jr., arrived at
Boise few days since from East
Portland, Oregon, says the Idaho
Democrat. He came to visit his
mother at this place, and bis Sis
ter, Mrs. ~.l. ..ttz-s. Ha4ss.,.4a ...4a-s3s4 s3s z
was brought to Idaho by his pa
rents in 1863, when but child.
His father was several times cleo
ted probate judge. and held other
positions of trust in this county,
and was Il gentleman of fine in
relIect and culture. He died
about eleven years ago. Soon at
ter his death, Bob, the only son,
left home to battle single-handed
with the world and carve niche
for himself. The years rolled on.
Finally tue news arrived that
Bob had settled in East Portland.
Then came tidings OF his mar
riage; of his election as recorder
of the little city of six thousand
inhabitants; then his reelection,
being the only successful eandi-
date on the ticket. And now ap-
pears Bob himself During his
absence he became a Jealous stu
dent anu ~tIs gTadtfate itr' sssssfs
cine and surgery next March.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29

time to time of its sale to capi-
tisists, the last one connecting r.
G. Chambers name with it as the
purchaser. Mr.. Chambers and
Alien G. Campbell visited the
property not long ago, and short
4yfter Col Thum got a. bond on
1t for $50, 900, of which s, 900
was paid down, the balance to be
paid in forty days from date of
the bond. 1t was understood this
bond was taken for Mr.. Cham
bers. and that bis money was put
up in the forfeit. He had prom
ised number of friends certain
blocks of the stock when the
company should be organized.
aud when be cane to adjust mat
ters with Col. Thum, be found
that If he acceded to the claims
of this gentleman for all the stock
ne wanted as his share, the
friends, or some of them. who
had his promise, would have to
be left out id the cold, or he for
felt the control. Hence Mr..
Chambers dropped out of the
deal, which was taken off his
hands at $4,000 by Col. VI .Shaugh-
messy lvha is to take ona-half the
property. and ex-senator Pad
dock, Ed. Esan and Col, Thum
between them, to take the other
half. The three last named gen
tlemen left for the mine sester-
day, accompanied by Mr.. james
Black, who goes rs an expert.
Those on the inside say the trans
fer is looked upon as an assured
fact, and that il will be cheap
buy at the figures named, for the
experts have reported that there
is already in sight twice the mon
ey that Is being PAID for the
property.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1885-08-29
TWO AGAINST TWO,

AieX olfers, OF Camas Prairie,
lately figured as a participant in
a bear fight. 1t was not his first
encounter in that line.
Speaking of dogs, said Alex,
IN ar-ssrt aensersA.iea with
some old Idaho friends. II had
one that never failed me in any
emergency. Common speech
does great injustice to this closest
friend of man-such as sdoygisb
Trick, as mean as dog etc.
some one says the horse was the
hfst conquest man made over ma
ture, but | contend it was the
dog, and he has renamed his
fastest friend ever since. These
doggish comparisons must have
originated where the people had
only trifiing breeds.
" | have seldom mentioned the
incident l am about to relate. and
only to friends who know me
LII was on the headwaters of a
western branch Of Salmon river.
In Idaho, some years ago. | had
Killed a deer, and was engaged
drawing it, when my dog gave a
signal of danger by growing.
Looking IN in the direction indi-
Gated by him | saw large griz-
ely bear standing on his hind
les, on the side of the mountain,
ahout fifty yards absve me.
- One look satisfied the bear
and he rushed down the noun
tam for me; one look satisfied
me, and ! jumped for my gun
near by ; but the strangest thing
here occurred-it would not hap-
pen with one man in thousand
and | don't know how it han
pened with me. | still retained
my large butcher knife in nv
hand. Events move with Iipht-
ming speed in such cases. | fred
ut the bear as he came rushing
down, and then jumped behind
tree to avoid his charge. at the
same time throwing another cart
ridge from the magazine into my
gun. l felt something pressing
my ankle and striking my leg.
but the bear was within n few
feet OF me and demanded al! nv
attention.. | fired the second
shot, when the bear WAS almost
touching the muzzle, and just
then my faithful dog came To the
rcscus by an attack in the rear.
which no bear can bear with
tomposure. Meantime, the blows
on my leg had continued, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-24
MCCORMICK & CO..
BAN KERS
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND
HALEY, IDAHO.

Careful Attention given % the Sale OF Ore,
Ano sutton. We solicit COn-ignmentE
guaranteeing the Highest Market Prices.