The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-28

]. C. Harrington was in Getty from
hatfield Green Friday.

J.. C. Harrington was in city from
Matfeld Green Friday.
Cambridge City Tribune. 2lst: Daniel
Kimmels leaves for Emporia, Kansas, to-
day.
Miss May McGown returned home
Thursday, after a two weeks visit with
her sister IN Douglass.
Peabody Gazette: s a. Derrick OF
Enporia. was IN our city this week,
prospecting for a new location for bust
ness.
Elder R. L. Lott and ]. T. Burton az
rived home Friday last from the state
Sunday school convention at Leaven-
worth.
Frank Tully,a prominent banker of
Marion, Indiana, and james Nation of
Kokomo, are visiting s. Nation and
family.
Mrs. Smallhouse, sister Of Mrs. c. 81.
Branch, who has been visiting in the
city tor the last three months, lett for her
home Thursday.
Ex-Gov. Click passed through EN-
poria Friday on his way home from
Wichita, where he had been upon busi-
ness of Democratic nature.
ia. Mccoy of this city went to JEFF
ferson county Friday to look after his
real estate there. His wife and son started
recently to visit Mrs. McCoy's old home,
Columbus, OHIO.
Major c. Hood, Col. Il. C. Cross and
Capt. C. N. Sterry, returned Friday
evening from Pleasanton, where they
had been on business relating to the St.
Louis and Emporia railway.
VIM. P. Prentice and wife of Clifton,
Kansas, are the guests of Mr.. L. w.
Clark on Constitution street. Mr.. Prem
tice is a representative dry goods mer-
chant and is much pleased with Empo-
ria.
Mrs. DIR. Wood of Topeka, skillful
physician of large experience in the
west, has been appointed to take charge
of the new dispensary there. Mrs. Wood
is the mother of Mrs R. F. Fitzpatrick
OF this city.
Col. ]. w. FeIghan, r. Lakin and j. l.
Butler have returned from Parsons
where they attended the meeting of the
board of directors Of the Missouri, Kan
sas aud Texas railway in the interest Of
Lyon county.
j. G. Harvey of New York is in the
city. He is looking over Kansas with
a view of travelling in the state IN the in
terests OF a New York firm, and has al
ready decided that Emporials the place
for headquarters.
w. Jones returned to-day from {
most enjoyable trip to the New Orleans
exposition. He thinks the show i'm
nense, and is we'll pleased with the
southern people. He regards the Kan
sas exhibit as great.
Judge Bailey, one of the oldest Kan
sans and = most devoted admirer of hi
state, favored THE NEWS with a briet
call Friday. His present home is q
Garden City, where he reYels Ia the de
lights and advantages OF agriculture b!
the aid of irrigation.
Rev. D. B. Shuey returned Thursda.
last from a delightful trip through tn
south, including visit to the World
Exposition at New Orleans. Mr.. Shue'
will remain in EmpOria for several days
Mrs. Shuey and children have gone
spend the summer with friends at Lar
caster, Pennsylvania.
) ]. S. Richardson, formerly of Emporl'
but now of Omaha, favored US with
pleasant call last week. He is doing q
immense business in the MANILA builC
ing material at Omaha, and evidently
well pleased with his new home. Fl
tells US that all the old debts of the fri
of Sherman s. Richardson have bee
l settled. His business here concerns som
collections he has against parties IN b
debt.
DR.. II. D. Fisher. editor of the Kanse
? Methodist. published at Topeka, Kansa
t was in the city Friday shaking hanC
f with his Methodist and other friend
f Mr.. Fisher was presiding elder of tn
r the district of Empor!a from 1864 to 81
3 and twenty-seven years ago was mini
: ter at Leavenworth. Mr.. Fisher BIT
since that time spent several years anon
the Mormons in Utah and will deliver
lecture here sometime in the future c
"Mormonism."