The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-01
THE ANNALS OF TIE YEAR.

win the closing day Of the year Q
look OF retrospect Is natural, and hence
there win attach to the annals Of the
year il. Emporia a degree Of interest that
cannot fail to awaken suggestive
thoughts. The summary of
news items. ss taken from our
files tor the yeAr which we append
might afford food for reflection in many
ways but we call attention TO only one
thought, the evidence there given Of
Emporia's continued prosperity and pro-
gress. During the year our annals rec
ord the inauguration Of the street rail-
way, the occupation Of the A T. &
y. F. depot, the opening
Of travel on the K. G. & z. Railroad, the
establishment of the Emporia public
library, the dedication OF four churches,
the commencement of work on the col
lege OF Emporia, besides numberless
business improvements and the erection
of substantial residences referred 70 ct
length in another part OF this issue. The
usual record of meetings OF
various associations at EmporiA
and the prominent position and active
steps taken by our citizens IN matters Of
public interest OF all kinds-industrial,
financial, political, social, educational,
moral aud religious-are also evidenced
by the summary Of events. Emporia, a.
whole, while TO many individual
hearts have come sadness, and reverses
and misfortunes have doubtless
befallen some, has enjoyed q
year Of uninterrupted pros
perity in all lines of growth that may
well Inspire her people with PRIDE for
the home Of their choice, and with reso.
lutions of hope and determinstion for
the future:
January /. General observance oI
New Years by calls and social gather
ings.. stephen Fagg, we'll known Cit
zen Of Jackson township, died.
2. Second term Of the College Of EN-
plEiA opened with excellent prospects,.
party of 120 Boston excuFsIonisIs stop.
ped of In Emporia.
3. Several saloon men bound over tC
District court given up by their bonds.
men and lodged IN jail.
4. The coolest night ever known IN
Emporia, thermometer reported 81 q
"a degrees below zero.
B. District court in session. Attempt
cd arson Of the city engine house.
o. First meeting OF the EmporlI
Young Mems Christian association.
Death Of Mrs. Sarah +. Page Of NeoshC
Rapids. aged 80.
2 An accident while shooting at Dow
creek cost James Reeves the use Of hi
eyes. The commissioners made dlstri
button Of the award for the discovery o
the Mcmillan murderers.
0. Gen. Croker made an anti-mcnop
oily speech At the court house. The Mac
IGtosh and Reed boys taken TO the Re
form school.
IA. The county officers.elect assumes
their respective duties; presentation b.
ffiends of testimonials TO the retlrin
county officers. The new A, T. & 8.
depot opened for use.
II. DIR. ]. w. TrueW orthy decides Z
remove to Kansas City,
10. Appointment OF s. +. Murphy q
postmaster at EmporIa.
90. Capt. /. A. Taylor of Hartford al
pointed agent TO the Sac and Fox In
clans, vice J. v. Garter, resigned. TIL
NEWS Office took possession OF its ne'
Quartcro ON DlXln avenue.
%. The EMPoRIA NEws publlshe
full description Of its new quarter
with cuts of the new CottreIl press, Del
ter folder and Tuerk water motor. .HeI
Svendsen and Miss Tvede gave Q concel
under the auspices of the "No Name
society. st. Mary's hospital formal
dedicated.
%. Literary contest at the State No
nal school. X. u. Band fair at Jay
opera house.
%. Passenger tram ran through I
Ottawa on the K. 9. & Z. road.
&c. Arrest OF John G. jackson, charge
with the abduction of Hattie KitzmillG
Closing OF all the EmporiA saloons.
20. Announcement in THE NEWS I
the marriage, January "a, at Rock I
land, of g. II. Rowland and Miss AliC
Lloyd. .Evangelistic meetings bein
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Burnell. Ma
rage OF Mrs. NJ. j. Melick to Mr.. VIII
lam Bullock of Longview, Texas.
81. Excursion train on the X. q. s.
railroad 20 Ottawa, attended by meI
beers OF the press and others.
February l. Purchase by g. B. Pete
Of the Weaver & Bill building for 81.
900.
8. Dedication OF the new NJ. E. churC
nc Reading.
5. Death Of Mrs. H. w. Slower. tt
Santa Re reading room opened.
8. Funeral Of Mrs. w. ]. Brewer
Hartford. .Almerin Gillett appoint,
state railroad commissioner.
10. The Normal school regents !
turned TO the Atheneum the books of q
original library association. "A braDS
of the National Union League Of color
citizens organized. Leap year party
the Hotel Coolidge.
10. Funeral at Reading OF Mrs. Je
ME Clark, daughter OF w. II, douglas
10. Fay Templeton at Emporia. L
cation OF q free Methodist college
Neosho Rapids.
81. Charles b. Aull, of Pittsburg, p,
aud Miss Anna f. Mitchell married
Ezra Lamborn and Miss Anna Luptt
married ut the church Of the PrimitI'
Friends.
%. Republican central committee
the fourth congressional district met
the Hotel Coolidge. james Martin,
Neosho Rapids, drowned in the Cotto
wood.
%. T. s. Jones and Miss Nellie Jon
married.
%. Will A. Snoddy's large public 50
OF trottIng stock. Death of Miss
Weaver. Death OF Il. Scarth Of DuG
Greek.
2S. Marriage of John 3. Tytherleil
and Miss Emma Thomas; and at Reat
ing of Joseph A. Nickel and Miss Ell,
Stratton. Tragic death Of Michael II
loney on his return from q meeting
the state board of charities.
March 2. Twenty one accessions
the Congregational and % to the NJ.
church.
Q. Chancellor Lippincott lectures
the State Normal school.
4. The city lots on Merchants ar
Sixth sold to Murphy Bros. for 81. 600.
5. John Thomas, a brakeman on Il
A, T. s. s. F., killed at Wakarusa.
o. ]. l.. Daugherty shoots Prof. Fl. ]
Nutting. The subscription books of Il
L. NJ. l.. & s. association opened. d.
number OF Emporia citizens accompar
Gov. Click and Messrs. Holcombe an
Sims to Woodson and Coffey COUNT,
TO Investigate the foot and month" di
case.
2. Camilla Urso at Emporia.
8. The DAILY NEWS free Teadin
room opened. Excursion trip TO eel
brAte the opening Of the EmporiL sire,
railway Rev. e. r. Rice Of Empori
elected delegate to the Methodist gel
eral conference.
10. The foot and mouth disease repor
cd At Jimmy O'Toole's place at Neosh
Rapids.
II. Nineteenth annual session of th
grand encampment l. o. q. F. met
Emporia. Methodist conference at Paol
closed; Rev. j. r. Hanna appointed DR.
sldlng elder; Rev. G. r. Rice sent {
Eureka.
IL. Meeting of ladies to take actio
relative TO public library.
10. Death Of Patrick Burke, who ha
been an important witness In the McMi
Ian case.
10. The Sedgwick county train for th
Ohio Hood sufferers passed through En-
poria. Several additions to the CIT
added to the corporation. Wayne LIE
run over by the cars at Chicago, x. T
band concert at the opera house.
20. Meeting and organization at EN-
poria of the Kansas Real Estate Agents
association.
%. Death of Mrs. Jacob Rizer.
90. John Egan OF the K. T. band &C
cepls position at Topeka.