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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19


other rooms are finished in cypress.
The parior, sitting room and front hall
are finished in cherry; the study, in
oak and the dining room, in ash. In
both parlor and sitting room there are
Ere places with carved and over man
ties. The rooms in the second
story are finished in white pine.
The first story is ten feet
and six inches In the clear and the
second, ten feet and two inches. The
windows are OF French plate glass, ex-
cept in the front and south, the top
sash is filed with ornamental loaded
jewel glass, the most beautiful as well
as most expensive In the market. The
east front vestibule door shows
carved pannels and cathedral glass.
The vestihule is by 8, with
tile floor. The main hall is eight feet
and six inches by twenty feet, from
which you can ascend the main highly
and richly finished stairway, or enter
the parlor, study or sitting room direct.
The south front door also opens into
the sitting room from the veranda.
The windows are supplied with inside
blinds. Seven dormer windows and
one semi-window with plate and cathe-
dral glass admit light into large'a and
commodious attic, which we have
found to be one of the most useful
rooms in house-a place where we
can put things which We never have
any use for and yet don't wish to
throw away. Three chimneys built
from the ground up, rise, dressed stone
capped, above the iron cresting that
ornaments the roof. The building is
warmed throughout by furnace. This
elegant residence was constructed fol
the very reasonable sum Of $12,'
10000. c. W. Squires, of this
city. drew the plans and specification
and superintended the work. Daniel L
Thomas was the contractor for thu
stone work, wood work, tin work anC
plastering. Griffith s. Ewing, of EN-
poria, put in the furnace and did thu
plumbing. Davis & Turton are doinl
the painting. It is not out of the Way
in this connection to state that Mr.
Thomas, in whose hands the entir,
work, almost, was placed under hi
contracts, so faithfully carried out ever!
detail as to quality of material ant
/ workmanship that after he haC
completed the building and settled
with Mr.. Martindale the latter gentle
man made him a present Of two hun
dred dollars, in recognition of hi
faithful services. Mr. MartindaIe, hi
Ioc hIo 70 ond fonniIu foClr v,Oacoo
} sion of their splendid new home som
weeks ago. Their friends join in OK
, pressing the wish that they may al
live long to enjoy it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

HON. WILLIAM II. HARPER, author
Of the Illinois high license law, has
been gathering statistics showing the
effects Of that measure, and the follow
ing are selected from the tables: I'm
der the old law Chicago had $500 sa-
looms for 500 1000 people, and derived
from them revenue of 5000, 900. Now
she has $500 saloons for zoe, 600 people,
and receives revenue of 81 800 900.
Springfield, which, under the old law
had 157 saloons, yielding revenue of
s15, 600, now has 103 saloons, returning
a revenue of So, 900. The whole num-
Der of saloons in the state has been
decreased 25 per cent, and the revenue
increased 81 800 ,OO0.-St. Louis Repub,
lican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

The New York World, staunch
democratic paper. referring to Speaker
Carlisle's committees, says: But, per-
haps, the greatest error of the whole is
to have entirely ignored on the COM
mittee the states of New York, Con-
necticut and New Jersey. No state in
the Union is more deeply interested in
the tariff and taxation question than
the state or even the city of New York
and it is remarkable policy which
oyerloolls three such states as these we
have named and selects tariff advisers
from Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Ken
ucky and Arkansas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

COMMENTING upon the boycott pro-
posed to be placed upon Iowa and Kan
saS barley by Milwaukee and Chicago
brewers because of the prohibition
laws that are enforced in the states
named, the Des Moines Register per-
tinently remarks that 1.-The prohibition
farmers of these states are not depend
ent upon a brewers whims to find a
market for their crops. They can find
plenty of market for their barley with
out selling it to Chicago or Milwaukee
markets, and if they didn't raise a
busheI of barley a year they could still
flourish and be happy. Do these how
cotters who propose to punish two pro-
hibition states think that the farmers
are doing nothing but raising barley
for thems Iowa and Kansas could
move right along the highway to happy
homes and prosperous farms if there
wasn't brewery between Maine and
California"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
A Fine Residence.

From the Republican.
The elegant new residence of Hon.
William Martindale, s11 Constitution
street, is nearly completed. The cold
weather has delayed the outside paint
ing, but otherwise, the finishing
touches have been given it. In it's
architectural style, strength and gen.
eraI appearance it will be classed
among the best and finest resi-
dences in our city. 1t has been con-
structed with great care, of the best
material and in the most substantial
manner. Those who contemplate
building in the spring may feel an in
terest in a somewhat minute descrip-
ton of its construction, arrangement
| and finish. 1t is a two-story frame, 45
by 81 feet, with a basement story eight
| feet in the clear. In the basement
there are five rooms, all
the walls of which are eighteen
inches thick, constructed of stone,
resting on a footing course of large
stone placed in trenches excavated to
receive them. The walls are nicely
painted, the bottom smoothly and
evenly tagged and the ceiling plast-
cred. The walls outside, above the
grade, show rough ashler range work,
bringing the first floor, proper.
= five feet and two inches above the nat
] ural level of the ground. Upon these
substantial walls rest the sills and gen.
eraI frame work of the house. The
joists are by u. filed to the top, with
four courses of brick work carried still
above them, between the studding.
The studding are 2 by 6, sheeted over
with tongue and grooved flooring, COW
cred with building paper and this, with
clear white pine siding. The rafters
are by sheeted with by sheeting;
also, covered with building paper and
this, with California red wood dimen-
sion shingles. There are porches on
the east, west and south. The south
end of the main structure, unprotected
by a porch, is half octagon in shape,
which, in connection with the
handsomely finished verandas on
either side, gives a grand and
stately appearance TO the building.
On the north is a large bay window.
There are Eve rooms on the first floor
besides the front and back halls, pam
| try and closets, to-wft: the parlor,
sitting room, dining room, study and
kitchen. The four first mentioned can
all be thrown into one by means OF
sliding doors. The second story is di-
vided into six rooms, each having a
closet in connection. There is, also, a
general closet, which is finished In red
cedar. The building throughout, is
nicely plastered. The floors are of
white pine The kitchen and some
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
w. Il. G. Ius.alEatton.

Saturday evening, notwithstanding
the terribly incIement weather, quite a
number of people gathered at the K.
of P. hall to witness the installation
ceremonies. which were under charge
Of Mrs. Fletcher, as department
deputy, and were conducted I'm such a
manner as would put many of the male
orders to blush. After installation a
social time was had and music, both
vocal and instrumental, was furnished
by members of the corps and post, fol-
lowed by an oyster supper to which
the G.. A. r. members present invited
the ladies'
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE Republican of this morning is
inclined to censure THE NEWS for
printing the statement of Mrs. Irwin
and insinuates that it should not have
appeared. In this we do not agree with
the Republican. When domestic trou-
bles get into the courts they become
matters of comment, and as such, as a
general thing. should be gwen to its
readers by newspaper which pretends
to publish the news. OF course this does
not apply to the Republican, so far as
home matters are concerned, as every
thing Of local interest, having appeared
twelve hours previous in THE NEWS
has become stale before publication in
the Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
READING NEWS.

READING, Jan. l3.-Cold weather
again comes to us, and with it j. w.
Hubbard has teams and men at work
filing his ice house. The ice is from
seven to eight inches thick.
George W. Wilmore Of Pasadena,
California was married to Miss Hattie
L. Lawrence, Thursday evening by
Rev. D. F. HoltZ. The wedding took
place at the residence of A. G.. Law
renee, father of the bride.
Rev. D, +. Holtz is holding extra
meetings every night at the NJ. E.
church and expects to continue them
another week
The schools are all in session and
doing good work.
Last week there were several cases
Of dipJheria, but this week there are nc
sick ones except Amra Hyder. with
typhoid fever, and she is better.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

AMERIcUs, JAM 17.-Cassious Nc
AuIey returned from Illinois last Fri
day.
Cards are out fora big wedding at
the Egolf house Wednesday evening,
January Is.
In warming up the Pleasant Ridge
school house yesterday they got too
hot stove, in consequence of which
the floor took fire and lively time en-
sued before the incipient conflagration
was subdued, not however until quite
large area of floor was torn up, SO
much so, we understand, that it will be
necessary TO dismiss school for repairs.
The physicians report twenty cases
Of sore throat in town and fifty in the
surrounding country. BURLow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE Topeka correspondent of the
Kansas City Journal says: Governor
Geo. 7. Anthony will, February 1,
assume editorial control of the Ottawa
Republican. He will move his family
to Ottawa and become a resident of the
Second district. George 7. has the
genuine Anthony blood-good Quaker
blood-and VIII enliven the people
there ina manner that win surprise
them. Before he is six months at work
the chances are that some men there
will be ashamed of the dull life they
have been leading"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE third party prohibitionists are
fond of comparing themselves to the
old abolitionists. But the similarity
fails at several vital points. For in
stance, did any one ever hear or read
of the great body of abolitionists vot-
ing against the WING candidates who
favored the abolition of slavery? Yet
the prohibitionists blindly persist in
nominating their own candidates In
districts where the temperance cause
has no stronger or more conscientious
supporter than the republican candi-
date. This shows that the prohibition
party cares more for the maintenance
of its organization as party than for
the growth and extension of the pro
hibition sentiment. No such spirit ac-
tuated the early abolitionists, and no
such policy finally crowned their efforts
with success.-Champion.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

II used 10 be said that ''farthings
were coined TO give the Scotch an op-
portunity to subscribe to charitable en-
terprises.' When we look over the pen
sion roll and find six men getting s2l.z
month, and one S2.12i, 27S getting
$3.50; and so on, it would appear that
the cent is made capable of subdivision
in order toallow the government to b.
''lavishly generous" to the men who
gave all that they had to rescue it from
destruction. Tribune.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
Died.

Mr.. q. w. McWhorter Of Neosho
Rapids died Sunday afternoon at one
O'Clock, at the family residence, Of
pneumonia. He was sixty-three years
of age and native of Kentucky. He
moved to Mississippi from his native
state, where he lived until seven years
ago, when he moved TO his late home
near Neosho Rapids. He leaves an
aged wife and three children. The
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence Monday afternoon at two
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE friends Of Il. b. Murdoch will
be pleased to learn that his pension has
been raised from sl5 tos52 per month
the highest rate allowable. The medi-
cal examiners of the pension bureau,
however, declared him to be irevoca-
bly, blind ere they recommended the
inPraaSa
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
ONE of our exchanpes saw

ONE of our exchanges says: There
have been twenty-six new women
suffrage societies formed in Kansas
since October lst and there is scarcely
a man in the state who dares to ask
for latch key" 1t is probably un-
necessary to state that the writer OF
such an item must be an old bachelor
OF he would know that benedicts don't
know what a latch kew is.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

BILL HACKNEY of Winfield, the SEN
atorial champion of prohibition whose
jug" is said to be never empty, says
the women temperance workers of that
place are a "lot of old cats who neglect
their dishes and dirty clothes to come
into court with bustles as large as a
dish-crate. Newton Kansan.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

JANAUsCHEK, the eminent Emporia
tragedienne, has recovered S14, 900
from Henry Bull Of Providence, at
whose hotel she stopped and suffered
compound fracture of one of her
massive limbs. In her joy ut the re-
Enumeration the madame is said to
have exclaimed tragically: Who
would have bought de old man to have
had so mooch bloot in him!'-K. C.
Times
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

KANSAS CITY is driving out all her
thugs, loafers and sports, and it is
more than likely that we will get our
share of them. Indeed, it looks as if
we had already received some of her
foot-pads judging by the daring rob-
berry of night before last.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

A Boston paper says kissing is out
of style" We are not stylish. We
never were stylish, We don't want to
be stylish, If we are to be deprived of
one Of the greatest luxuries of life.
Wonder what old Tecumseh will say
when he hears of this edict.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

At his residence on Plumb creek sun
day afternoon at 100, Of paralysis,
Mr.. Elliott, aged about seventy years.
He was native Of Ohio and had lived
at his late residence about one year.
The funeral services were held at the
house at three o'clock Monday after
noon ana the remains inferred in
Maplewood,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

II it be true that the footpads who
infest the streets of Kansas City are
Wichita real estate agents out of job,
we earnestly trust that the boom in
Wichita will revive at the earliest pos
sible moment.-k. G. Journal.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

ALTHOUGH Gov. Martins name has
been mentioned in connection with a
candidacy for governorship, it is safe
to say that, unlike st. John, he is
neither third-tern or third-party
man
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE railroads have made a one fare
rate to the G.. A. r. encampment at
Winfield in January; also one fare
rate to the /. o. o. F. encampment at
Fort Scott in March, and one and a
third rate for the Kansas Medical asso-
citation, which meets in Topeka in
Anril
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE New York Nation, (free-trade)
makes the statement that fifty eight
per cent of the manufacturing estab-
lishments of Prussia are run on Sun
day. 1t is also well known fact that
many Of them are run until late at
night, yet the wages paid for these
long hours are less by one-half than
those which are paid to the similar
class of operatives in the United
States, who labor only sixty hours
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
TheIrwtn Case.

The case against W. H. Irwin was
withdrawn Wednesday by the COM
plainants, and Mr.. Irwin was released.
He is very much dissatisfied with the
proceedings and wanted a hearing in
order to give him an opportu nifty to
state his side OF the story and relieve
himself from the embarrassing posi-
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE statistics of the life insurance
companies show that there are fewer
deaths i'm Kansas than any other state,
yet Kansas has i've times more drug
stores than any other state.-Patriot.
Well, this only goes to show that
drug-stores are doing what they are
never credited Withholding not killing
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

at his residence in Burlingame, Mon
day, Mr.. George Bratton, aged sew
enty-one. He was an old resident of
the state, coming to his present home
in 1854. The funeral took place
Wednesday The deceased was an I'M
Gle of Mrs. ]. A. Lucas, ami was known
by many of our citizens
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

One of the pedestrians lately
arrested in the city laid claim to being
United States detective and for
proof produced the time honored star.
He claims to be from Minneapolis,
MINI. He is helping clean up the
ioil to-day
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

THE Kansas City Evening Star of
flee was badly damaged by fire yester-
day. Col. Nelson, proprietor of the
paper, estimates his loss at $4,000,
with insurance of Sl7. 900.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

AFTER missing only one issue, the
Kansas City Star reappears on our
desk, in all its usual typographical
beauty and neatness. Well done, Col.
Nelson.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

TIE Kansas City Times has learned
that Senator Ingalls, is about TO turn
his tongue loose on Joseph Chamber
lain, n. P, who is over here to repre-
sent the British government as mem
Der of the fish commission, and it ad-
vises him not to waste his wit. The
Times thinks that the Britisher's cuti-
Gle is too thick for any intellectual ra-
pier to pierce. 1t says that ito deal
with the British fisheries commissioner
if we had to select an American cham
pion from Kansas, we would employ
Senator Plumb, whose fleshy hand is
heavy and whose Drawn is as the Drawn
of Sullivan. The plan of administer
ing the rebuke would be to take Joseph
wherever found, and cuff him with a
real Kansas hand, not forgetting tc
telescope his vertebra with real Kan
sas foot, until he wore through even
the skin on his knees begging some
body to take him home out Of the biz
card from the plains. Senator ingalls,
is well enough in his way, but for jot
like this give US Senator Plumb every
time. OTTAWA Republican.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

BorH branches of the Washington
Territory legislature have re-enacted
the woman. suffrage law, but exempted
women from jury duty.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

a HUTCHINSON man says that when
a woman gets pimple on her nose in
Wichita they hang out a red flag and
luarantine the house.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19
Corn for Sale.

Fourteen hundred shocks of corn for
sale, good feed lot and plenty of water,
six miles west of Hamilton, Greenwood
county. P. o. address, Hamilton,
Kanses. J. V. NUCKoLs.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

AND now it is claimed that even
cleveland has joined the immortal
band. The Courier-Journal is author
ity for clubbing him Colonel Cleveland.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

The annual meeting Of the Trans
Mississippi Associated Press will take
place in Kansas City on Wednesday,
January %.
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Now is a good time to register.

THE Lamar question is settled. and
he has been confirmed, the vote stand
ing 2s to 80.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-19

have farm of 100 acres to rent; 80
acres broken; house of rooms.
w. T. MCCARTY.
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Corner OF Commercial and Seventh |
Corner OF Eleventh and Congress. |
On motion of McCown, the report !
was referred back with instructions to
report lowest price and total cost at
next meeting.
Committee on city property we're
granted further time on claim of Ran
dolph as to sidewalk tax. Is State
street.
w. V. Phillips reported in favor Of
allowing bill of Buck s. Feighan
for legal services. McCown moved
that it be not adopted. Motion carried.
Committee on streets and alleys re-
commended that bill of John Nun for
sidewalk be rejected. Report adopted.
Letter from A. S. Kimball concern
ing 40 acres on which reservoirs were
| built was read and deferred until next
meeting.
Committee on waterworks reported
sale to John Hammond of 240 rods of 2
inch pipe for 1925, and sale was con-
irmed.
Committee authorized to sell inch
pipe at same price as paid by Ham
mond.
On motion of Spencer the following
resolutions were adopted:
Be it resolved, By the mayor and
council of the city Of Emporia, that it is
necessary to improve the alley between
| Commercial and Mechanics street from
Sixth to Seventh, by paving same.
Be it resolved. By the mayor and
council of the city of Emporia, that it
is necessary to improve the alley be-
tween Commercial and Merchants
street and Sixth and Seventh avenues,
by paving same.
Be it resolved. By the mayor and
council of the city of Emporia, that it
is necessary to improve the alley be-
tween Commercial and Mechanics street
and Fifth and Sixth avenues, by paw
ing same.
Be it resolved, By the mayor and
council of the city Of EmpOria, that ii
is necessary to improve the alley be-
tween Commercial and Merchants
streets, and Third and Fourth Avenues
by paving same.
Spencer moved adoption of similar
resolution for matchmaking, curbing
and guttering, and paving FOURTH
avenue from Commercial street t.
Neosho street. Motion lost. Also fol
Sixth avenue from Exchange street
Mechanic, and Merchants to State
street. Motion lost.
Clerk instructed to publish resolu
! lions adopted according to law.
On motion the following was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the city treasurer i
3, hereby instructed to pay the specia
p, street improvement bonds past due.
Wv. PHILLIPS.
The claim ordinance was thel
e taken up for consideration. On me
: ton bill of J. II. White was stricke
out and laid over until next meeting.
The ordinance was then adopte
nrox,idjno for the navment of the foI
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reports to date and found same cor
rect.
Committee on gas made the follow
ing report:
To the mayor and council:
Your committee would recommend that
electric light be contracted for at the places
named IN the accompanying list, provid-
ing SATISFACTORY prices can be secured
from the Electric and Gas Light Co, and we
would recommend that the matter of price be
referred 70 this committee, with instructions
70 report the lowest price which can be Sc
cured, and what the total cost of LIGHTING the
| city win be at such low price.
}. NJ HYDE,
JAMES SMITH,
W. V. PHILLIPS,
4 Committee on Gas