The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-20
BITLERrOwN NEWS
BY ORPHAN BOY


TUEsDAY. Aug. 10.
The farmers are profiting by the old
motto and are making hay while the sun
shines.
We now have four hay presses
IN the town and vicinity. The last one
which has arrived is steam press and
is owned by Mr.. @. Altman who moved
here from Westphalia. Mr.. A will run
in connection with the hay pIess a corn
cracker, which is an enterprise much
needed at this point by the farmers
round about and beyond Eagle creek
valley.
Mr.. L. o. Priest had, on last Saturday,
an excellent calf valued at $1S killed by
train So on the Howard Branch.
The annual meeting of the school
board was held at the school house
Thursday Mr.. John Theye was elected
clerk of the board vice G. Ii. Bassett
whose time had expired.
The horse race that was TO have been
last Saturday was a failure. The En-
poria man failed to come to time. We
suppose he was afraid of being left on
the home stretch.
Miss Emma Gilman of Rock creek
has been on the sick list the past few
days.
We are glad to note that Miss Herman
is improving IN health and we hope
that ere long she will be entirely well
There was a select party Of young
folks at MIR. and Mrs. Washburn's, on
Moon creek, Tuesday
Crit. Hughes will on August 25 sell at
public sale all of his personal property
at his farm on Shaw creek, and Will then
move to Lebo, where he will enter into
the general merchandise business, We
farmer from our midst, but what is our
loss is LebO's gain.
Miss Maud Richardson of EmpOria is
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. James
Bratt, for few days.
Last Thursday L. o. Priest was the
happiest man IN town; its a girl, and the
boys all smoked at L. O.'s expense. We
say Bitlertown is on the increase, sir.
Mrs. Moses aud daughter has been
visiting her husband, DIR. j. E. Moses
for the past few days, and to-day leaves
for Lebo to visit DIR. j. Els parents.
Miss Ray Of Indiana and Mrs. Card oil
Emporia spent a few days last week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Stratton's, on
Rock creek.
The wrecking train passed through
town last Saturday evening with the
remains of engine 80, which was badly
smashed UP near Climax.
Mr.. Thee. Bushelmsn, who had the
misfortune of cutting his foot badly with
| q grubing ak, one day last week, Is able
to be up and around and the sore is rap
idly healing up.
We can see G. p. Jones' smiling face
on our streets every few days. We are
glad that G. p. has come among us 70
build up the town and we wish him an
abundance of business.
The shelves and counters are now com.
pleted for the drug store. and few coats
of paint on them will make them hand
some. Mr.. Lillard will have one of the
finest drug stores In the county.
We were pleased to notice Mr. Gilman
of Emporia on our streets Saturday
evening.
Mr.. Graffenstine, one of the large
farmers of Rock creek, showed US some
very fine apples and pears which he
raised on his farm. He also had sam
pies of this years corn, which was ripe
and in q few weeks more would do TO
CRIB. The corn Is OF the early Minne-
sofa variety and was planted on the Goth
OF May. Mr.. g. Is always up with the
times.
Mr.. Bradley, manager of s. A. Brown
= Co.'s lumber yard st this place. starts
Wednesday for Muscatine, Iowa, for a
few days, thence to Rock Island and
Chicago. He expects TO be absent about
two weeks. We wish him an epjoysb
time. Mr.. Ellis of s A. B. & Co.'s yard
at Madison will take charge of the yard
in Mr.. BIS absence.
HOlderman s. Nation shipped two car
loads of cattle to QuInlin 81 Montgom-
cry, Chicago. from the BItlertown stock
yards Monday.
There will be nine car loads OF cattle
shipped from this place to-day CTues-
day.