The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-26

The new seats for the Garfield school
have arrived and are being put in.
Three new feed stoles will be opened MP
In this city on the let of September.
Deputy sherf Wooster says tina. its too
near election time 10 think OF anything
else.
The location OF the camp grounds for
the GrAn1 Army encampmeut is at the far
grounds.
The contracts are all let for the building
OF the Lutheran church and work viii
commence soon.
Thursday night little stranger came to
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. A. Henshaw.
II was fine girl.
The track TOR the ri Dorado Shortline.
at Elnor, has been laid, and the z & E.
division Is now . fixed fact
The report that VAnderbilr's car would
rass through on the Santa Fe Thursday
evening proved to be . false alarm.
]. r Graham has severed his connec-
tIou with the Garden City Hearald. on &C.
count OF press Of outside business.
Garden q y is raiding her gambling sa-
lOOns. Topeka. also, has had q sudden
revival Of righteous indignation in that
line.
Mr.. ChAs. D Burdick brought into the
NKws ONCE Friday . mammoth tomatoe
weighing nearly pound and half, which
was grown on Dow creek.
r. Z. BruEer had the misfortune TO fall
down his cellar the other day. HIS in
iurIes were confined 10 q bruise on the
briage OF his classical nose.
Will Brooks started home from Yer
mont Monday. He will visit for few
days with relatives in Ohio ana will be in
Enporia BY the nrst of September.
Tramps are OCCASIONALLY seer, but not
numerouslV In this city. There seems to
be lack Of confidence on the part OF the
conStAbulSry in that class of tourists.
We are In receipt of a cory of the Nash
Vile Journal of Medicine and Surgery, ed
tied by u. y. Briggs. Il Is nicely print
ed little pamphlet and Is . storehouse Of
wonderful medical knowledge as well.
In the Topeka Journal of the 18th Is an
account OF the death of Constable E. j.
Cady, well-knOwn to many OF our citizens.
He WSs . prominent citizens OF Topeka
and q leading member OF the &. A. r.
o. K. Miller Is the hspplest man ID
tOWD. II is nIne-pOunds boy. Up to
going to press Friday p. m. he had not rs
yet collected his scattered thoughts In such
= manner as to be able to give an intelli-
gent guess a. 20 what the name would be.
That North End Ladies' Archery club
10 busted. 1t seems that the secretary
wrote 10 sporting house In New York
Tor the outfit and IN reply the nrm stated
that Il Was out Of bows. 1t seems strange
that this should break up the club. as we
are sure that any number of nice bows
(beAuxs) can be obtained In this city.
Townsman J. w. latham returned last
week from Hartford. where he had been
attending . Sunday school picnic. He
reports having fine time. The picnic
Was Joint affair between several Sunday
schools In that part of the county and the
whole thing was under the management o.
DR.. Sutton. Literary exercises and music
were among the attractions.
Mr.. Al. Tutcher, general agent at Otta-
wa Kansas, for A. Fl. Andrews s. Co.
probably the largest firm of Its kind In
states, was in town Friday assisting 81
e. Root. agent for this city, in filing out
Acontract for furnishing desks, etc, for the
Presbyterian college. preparatory 70 its
opening this fall. Mr.. Tuicher goes from
here to Eskridge, where he has q contrac
with the schools for large amount o.
school furniture.
DIR. Hibben has gone east. Il is saiC
that Emporia was too small 10 hold hin
since he beanie q grandfather, and 80 b
went east TO inform his many friends anC
relatives there Of the fact that Mr.. anC
Mrs. VIII Hibben had been presented
with ten pound boy. Father and chill
both - we'll a. could be expected, but tn
happiest Of the lot is grandma.
An impression mas gone out that be
cause OF the recent changes IN the train
masters department of the Santa FG
Aesars. Frank Burgess ana Wake
Coombs would remove from our city
This 10 an error, as the headquarters Of III
IrAinmAs'er are likely to remain at TIL
place for some time to come. The friend
k,aA ,.Ill 49,, -. a.,
Mr.. Robert Bean. proprietor OF the Wes
ern Fair and Driving park. Is . gres
friend Of the children and proposes I
mako them happy as far as be is able. q
intends To clear away the underbrush froI
the woods on the river bank which Is
part Of the fair grounds, and to put u
swings. benches. tables, etc and in fac
make q regular little gem OF 3 picni
ground which can b. used free at any tim
by folks who want to use II for picnic pull
poses. the grounds were evidently 10
tended by nature for this sort of thing, an
tue Improvements ne will put on It WI
make one Of the most beautiful little pic
mic grounds WesI of the Mississippi, an
what ~ better than all II Is tree of cost {
those who want 10 enjoy quiet aiteInOo
IN the woods.
There was gay fishing party went up I
Rock Canon yesterday. MIR. and Mrs. L
N. Hov,y, the Misses Hov'y, Miss Free
man and Miss COlbuTn and another youD
lady whose name was not learned, and Nj
James DOuRhterty. The day was speI
In fishing, eating, bketchIDg and relic hum
log. The party had an immense time an
ali came home feeling several Dound
heavier There Was some compliant be
cause more gentlemen were not along
but Messrf. Hovey ard Dougherty di
splendldly, ami even offered TO come I
come 10 the city and get Mr. Dan Phillip
and one or two Othere, Jus