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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-03
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For President,
BENJAMIN HARRISON
Of Indiana.
For Vice President,
LEVI P. MORTON,
CT New York.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN L. WALLER,
AT Large EUGENE F. WARE.
First District-A. w. ROBINSON.
Second District-FRANK R. OGG.
Third District-T ?. ANDERSON.
Fourth District-JOHN MADDEN.
Fifth District-D. A. VALENTINE.
Sixth DISTRICT. B. MCGONIGAL.
Seventh District-W. G. EMERSON.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS, SEVENTH DISTRICT
SAMUEL r. PETERS
OF HARVEY COUNTY.
For Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court,
W. A JOHNSTON, of Ottawa County.
For Governor,
LYMAN L. HUMPHREY, of Montgom-
cry County.
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. }. FELT, of Nemaha County.
For Secretary of State,
WILLIAM HIGGINS, of Shawnee County
For Treasurer of State
j. W. HAMILTON, of Sumner County.
For Auditor of State,
TIMOTHY MCCARTHY, OF Pawnee
County.
For Attorney General,
J.. B. KELLOGG, of Lyon County.
For Superintendent of Public Instructions,
GEORGE w. WINANS, of Davis County.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
TICKET.
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For Senator Goth District
o. II. BENTLEY.
For Representative, SD District,
GEO. l.. DOUGLASS.
For Representative SD District,
Z. w. PHILLIPS.
For Representative, S4th District,
II. G. BOYLE.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For District Clerk,
CHAS. H. LULING.
For County Attorney,
w. S. NORRIS.
For Probate Judge,
w. 7. BUCKNER.
For Superintendent Public Instruction,
d. s. PENCE
For Commissioner I'd District,
c. A. VANNESS.
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For County Attorney,
w. S. MORRIS.
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For District Clerk,
CHAS. II. LULlNG.
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For Probate Judge,
w. T. BUCKNER.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
DON'T BE TOO FAST, JOHN!

Speaker Smith was more bitter than
any republican on the floor of the house
of representatives in the matter of
changing the name of st. John county
to Logan county. He left his chair as
presiding officer and from the 1ioor in
dulged in the most violent invective.
This appeared to be his recommends
ton, and he was forthwith hailed as
the next governor. From that day to
this the entire gang have been shout
ing themselves hoarse for Smith for
governor. He will be nominated and
elected lust as sure as two and two make
four, and Usage county is going to help
do it. Such is the mathematical pre-
cision of our state republican politi-
clans. ''-Burlingame Independent.
The editor of the Free Press, who
was member of the house of repre-
sentatives, and voted against the fool
proposition to punish St.John by chang
| ing the name of st. John to Logan
county, then considered and still con-
| slders it one of the smallest and silliest
pieces of demagoguery that great pO-
| litical party ever fathered. Speaker
Smith was not the only prominent re-
| publican who went out of his place to
| aid in the contamination of this petty,
| despicable piece of malice. Mr.. Smith
| left his seat at another time to go upon
the floor, and indulge in flood OF
abuse and billingsgate against Sam
Wood, which, we do not believe, he
would ever have had the hardihood to
do. if he had not known that Wood had
no means of replying Sam Wood
with all his faults, has never been &C
cused of cowardice, or jumping upon 9
PROSTATE and helpless enemy. We Dc
not know by what authority Mr.. Ras
stall asserts that Usage county i.
pledged to his nomination, but one
thing we do know, and that is that the
Free Press has no sympathy whatever
with any such an absurd and indefensi
BILE proposition.-O Usage City Free
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
4 LEss0N By WE LADIES.

The extremely pleasant leap year
party dance given Wednesday evening
by the young society ladies of Emporia
at jays hall, besides being one of the
most enjoyable occasions of the kind
ever participated i'll by our people, has
left behind it lesson well worth pom
dering, especially by the amusement
loving public, as also those who make
it business of catering to the pleas
ures of the people.
We refer to the point the ladies made
of punctuality. 1t was stated by their
invitations, programmes, ETC., that
dancing would commence promptly at
$50 p. m. And, to the credit of the
young lady managers be it said, that
$50 with them meant just half past
eight o'clock, and not nine, ten, OF
whenever was thought best or most
convenient.
This example set at the outset of the
leap year is one that the gentlemen
should follow.
1t is one that should be followed in
all our theatrical performances. It has
been the custom in this city to begin
performances long after the advertised
hour. 1t is growing evil, for the peo-
pie, expecting the performance to begiI
late, come late, and the managers wait
the longer for the assembling of the
audience. One of the effects is to tire
those who go on time before the play
begins, and they are not in a humol
to appreciate and enjoy it.
That this evil can be cured was
proven Wednesday evening by thu
young ladies, who not only began thu
programme on time but also had nearly
every guest present to take part il
the opening grand march. Let ou
theatrical performers uniformly begiI
on time and the public will be only to-
| glad to learn to be there on time.
This delay in opening theatrical per
formances is an evil which is universe
drought the length and breadth of tn
land, and one against which the pres
of other cities have lifted up stron
protests heretofore. 1t is one tina
should be remedied, however.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
THELEAP YEAR PARTY.
Fifty Couple OF The Young Folks
Enjoy q Pleasant T.me

Fifty Couple OF The Young Fo1kS
Enjoy Pleasant T.me.
Long before eight o'clock last night
ali the hacks in the city were whirling
here and there after the ladies' who
were enroute for their partners for the
leap year ball. The oddity of the
affair embarrassed many of them, but
by half past eight they were in the
brilliantly lighted ball room in jays
block feeling very much at home.
The young folks were very warmly
welcomed by delegation Of the recep-
ton committee, composed of Mes
danes C. s. Cross. and G. w. New
man.
At an early hour Rasmussen's full
orchestra struck up the opening grand
march and in an instant over fifty
couples were keeping time tot the merry
music. The programme consisted of
eighteen numbers, and during the
evening two extras were added. The
programmes were very pretty and
unique, having on the outside a spider
web, with the fly entangled and the
spider looking on. Every one in at
tendance took part in every number
with very few exceptions, and the so
cial part of the ball has never had it,
equal in this city.
The costumes of the ladies were thu
most elegant and becoming possible
, and added greatly to the brilliancy o
the room. The gentlemen were man!
J of them in full evening costume, anC
7 played their part of being waited upol
with good grace.
Number ten was announced as tn
5 leap year quadrille, and when tn
: ladies took the gentlemen's posi-
3 ton for the dance, then the req
2 merriment began. Nearly every set i
3. the room was bewildered with the odd
t ity of it, and at the end of the frs
D change the hall fairly rang with tn
: merry laughter and clapping of hands
3 The programme was finished little al
! ter midnight and the merry dancer
3 departed for their homes.
q Too much cannot be said in praise {
q the management of this affair by tn
: Misses Ida Moore, Essie Evans, Lilli
Odlc, TS1IlO UIOooOI anu MID. LIE
: Peters, and the young gentlemen {
o the city will be compelled to acknow
t edge that they have been out-done. A
t present were very loud in praise of I'll
: way it was conducted before and du
ing the evening.
Those present from out of the cit
: were the Misses Duffey of Hanniba
), Missouri, Jones of I4eavenwOrth an
= Haskell of Dubuque, Iowa, an
Messrs Harry Bancroft, of Wichitt
: Geo. NJ. Carson, of Cottonwood Fall
= Harry irwin, of the city of Hope, Ere
Lakin and F. Harrison, of Concordii
DIR. Walker, of Great Bend and Lieu
c. NJ. Truitt of the U. S. A.
The total receipts last evening wei
s73 so; expenses, $3.50, leaving ba
lance of 40, which, we are informe
. by Misses Moore and CLOSER. will |
donated to the Benevolent societ
Good for the girls.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,

Jan. 6, 1888.
Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
The personal property assessment Of
Thomas Schofield, in Emporia city, be
stricken from the rolls, as said prop
erty was legally assessed in Emporia
township.
The county clerk was instructed to
write up the real estate assessment
rolls of Lyon county for the ensuing
assessment.
The minutes of the last regular and
subsequent special meetings were read,
and on motion approved.
Messrs. G. o. Hughes, R. Funk and
William Graffenstein, were appointed
viewers on petition of John Newman,
and Messrs. D. w. Leavell, E. r..
Marcy and Frank Roberts, were ap-
pointed on petition of c. Otto Johnson.
Township officers reports of Agnes
City, Pike, Center, Ivy. Jackson, FIRE.
mont and Elmendaro townships, were
approved, and those of Americas,
Waterloo, Emporia and Reading, sent
back for correction.
The following bills were allowed:
| G. W. Crane & Co., books and stationeryS % 20
Smith Deli .o ITO oC
1 Roland Lakin, salary deputy clerk. - 1IU 90
R. w. Younggreen, blacksmithing for
l poor = W
/ Calvin Cowles, road damages. 10 "
Henry Westfall, same............ .--.... Is OK
J. H. White, attending probate court. OK
The board adjourned until Monday
morning, January Q.
ROLAND LAKIN, County Clerk.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
SOUARE VIZ ACCOUNTS.

In the Leavenworth Times of yester-
day we find the following pertinent and
seasonable advice in the shape of an
editorial:
The first days of the new year should
be devoted to squaring accounts. Even
If all balances due others cannot be
paid, there should be settlement so
that all parties may know where they
stand. There is no such cloud upon a
mans credit as the fact that he has a
large number of unadjusted accounts.
because it is an evidence of careless
ness, slackness and procraStination. 1t
matters not if he has property, the fact
that he does not use it to discharge
just debts, deprives him of all the val
ne it is to him in the world of credit
Furthermore, the knowledge that he
has large number of un adjusted &C
counts leads people to suspect that he
has not the means to pay balances
which may be due, and as the result he
is refused credit on reasonable rates or
upon any terms whatever when he
might have it upon the best rates, if he
were prompt in closing up accounts.
But, says one, 81 cannot pay now
he season has been hard and those who.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
WEARs THE O. 4. r. BADGE.

WEARS THE u. a. n. 6AOGH.
A Washington special says: DR..
Mary Walker was among the most no
ticeable of the many hundreds of New
Years callers at the White House on
New Years. She came early and after
shaking hands with the presidential
party passed into the east room. where
she remained until the reception was
nearly over. She was attired in pair
Of loose-ftting black pants, lOw-cut
vest and Prince Albert coat of dark
material. A white shirt, turn-down
collar and modest tie were portion Of
her masculine costume, and a neat
Derby hat gave her the air of a man Of
business. DIR. Mary Walker attracted
great deal of attention as she
stood quietly in one corner OF
the room, and she was stared
at by both men and women until
she must have felt greatly annoyed,
unless long since accustomed to it.
Most of the observation bestowed up
on her was cynical and cold, and the
charming ladies who thronged the
room, arrayed in the magnificent ap-
parel of femininity, gaZed in pity and
disdain at the delicate little doctor.
It was evident that she was socially
ostracised, but occasionally a gentle
man who knew her would exchange Z
word of greeting and then INTRODUCES
his wife or lady friend in a patronizin[
way; they would chat few moments
and then retire, leaving the thinfaceC
little woman alone. The crowd would
only state the harder that any on
should be bold enough to talk to her
and on every face was an expression
which meant, if it did not say, Its ;
pity she wears pants.
When the Grand Army representa-
tives came into the room, however
several of them spied the doctor, ant
leaving the line they greeted her cor
daily. for she was as gallant and brav
in battle as any who wore the blue. Sh
was in the field of battle during NOR
than one engagement, and her heroi
deeds in camp and hospital have no
been forgotten by the Grand Army o
the Republic. She wears its badge o.
the lapel of her coat, and as an honore
member of the order, she received kim
greetings from the veterans.
And right here we want to say tina
DIR. Mary Walker-or any other man
who is entitled to wear the G.. A. r
badge, has just as good a right to ''wea
pants" The badge on her breast
proof positive that, whether she b
male or female, she is more entitled t
respect and honor than those incline
to sneer at Der. All hail to Conrad
Mary Walker.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

SPEAKING of reducing letter postage
to one cent several Kansas papers sug-
gest that the people of the state would
rather pay three cents and get a more
efficient service. Kansas City joins
Kansas in this opinion. Not enough
money is spent in this section of coun-
try by the postofice department. The
Times showed last week that Kansas
City is allowed less money than any
city in the country in proportion to
the business done. The carriers and
collectors are overWorked, the clerical
force is not numerous enough, the
building is too small and everything is
under a strain to keep mail matters
moving. No doubt it would be a pretty
feather in Mr.. Villas cap, or in his
successors, if the one cent tariff could
be introduced, but if to do it Kansas
City has to be limited to basis of one
half her actual needs it is an unwise
and short-sighted policy. In short, we
kick. The Kansas brethren are right.
The facilities afforded are not what
they ought to be, and the only way to
make them adequate is to keep ham
mering into the Washington mind the
fact that there are three thousand
miles of railroad in Kansas which were
not there January !, 1886; that there
are three hundred thousands people
more in Kansas and a hundred thou
sand more in and about Kansas City
than there were then. Our congress
men and senators ought to know nc
rest until the pOstofice department
and congressional committees commit
these western figures to memory
i K. c. Times.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
Drowned IN ghe CosssnwOod

The sixteen-year old SON of Daniel
Toms who lives nine miles west of
here started out Friday morning
with his dog on hunt along the Cot
tonwood river. About noon the dog
returned alone and was noticed setting
on the porch and looking towards the
river at short intervals. The family
were not alarmed, but supposed the
boy, Upton had gone on the hunt with
some Of the neighbors' boys. When
night came, however, they became
much alarmed and hurried to the
neighbors in search of the boy, but
nothing had been seen Of him. They
went to the river and found where he
had slid on the ice and whers
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

On the occasion of the fiftieth ami
versary of his ordination as a priest,
Pope Leo XIII, received gifts from
every ruler in the civilized world, the
King of Italy alone excepted. Hum
bert, it is said, would have cheerfully
rendered token of his good will but
for the Pope's positive announcement
that he would accept nothing from the
house OF Savoy. Even the Sultan of
Turkey sent by Il special ambassador
ring valued at $50,OO0. Religious
prejudice appears to be dying out. Men
are not so much disposed as formerly
to quarrel about the means of getting
to heaven. They are becoming toler-
ant and more inclined to allow
every person to seek the goal of eternal
bliss by the route which suits him
best.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
APIeasanf Xeddinr.

Tippecanoe City, o., December %.
Miss Ida Rohrer. of this city, and Mr..
A. r. Carver, of Beloit, Kansas, were
married at noon Tuesday, Rev. Charles
Wirick officiating. The ceremony was
performed at the elegant residence of
the brides father, Mr.. Jacob Rohrer.
The floral decorations Of the spacious
parlors were elaborate. The bridal
party descended to the parlors to the
sweet strains of Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march, executed by Miss LIlriie
Won Huben. of Springfield. The
bride, a beautiful and attractive young
lady, will be missed by a host of
friends, among whom she has grown
from childhood. She wore a snuff
brown travelling suit, with corsage
bouquet of Marechal Neil roses. The
groom. an active young business man.
of Beloit. Kansas, wore the conven-
tionaI Prince Albert. The wedding
presents were numerous and elegant
The wedding was a quiet one, the
guests being near relatives and init
mate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Carver
left at once for Beloit. Kansas. where
they viii reside.-Springfeld (O.l Re-
n1hlic
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
Jan. 4. 1888,

Board met as per adjournment, all
members present.
The chairman and clerk were di-
rected to execute such document as
would be necessary to release an ap-
parent but erroneous claim Of Lyon
county in the ne of NV of section 8,
township 81, range II.
Walter O'Neil was ordered released
from Jail until further orders.
The personal property assessment of
E. Abrahams was reduced $1,000, and
the assessment of lot 127 Union street
was lowered $3.50, at the request of the
assessor, Oh account of error.
The road petition of J. B. Moon was
rejected.
The road petition of Jenkin Rees
was granted between sections Is and
II, township 20, range II, and balance
rejected.
The following bills were allowed:
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

WHY would Albert Griffin not be the
proper man to lead the Kansas delega-
tion to the Chicago convention next
year?-Leavenworth Standard.
Several influential papers in Kansas
have expressed themselves in favor of
sending Mr.. Griffin as a delegate to
Chicago. We believe there will be nc
opposition to him.-Manhattan Ma
tionalist.
We are glad there is no opposition to
him. lie is a national character and
may succeed in forcing the republican
party to take decided stand on. the
subject of prohibition. Kansas should
send a delegation to Chicago that will
make the national convention either
fish or cut bait. We want an honest
campaign on honest issues next time
Leavenworth Standard.
From the above one would naturally
infer that the Standard was prohi
bition paper.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

SOME of our exchanges are holding
up their hands in holly horror and
shouting DIRTY personal fghtl'
simply because the republicans object
to President Cleveland's effort to place
the unconstlucted rebel Lamar on the
bench of the supreme court of the
United States. In this connection an
exchange says: IF the southern con-
federacy had established itself, would
it have consented to put in its SUI
preme court lawyer who declared the
secession ordinances invalid and who
avowed his belief in the constitutional
duty of returning to the union on the
ground that the nation was above the
state? Certainly not; and neither
would the general objection to such a
Judge have been characterized as
dirty personal fight"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

THE "Kansas Notes column in the
Kansas City Star are said to be edited
by Alex. Butts, formerly of this city
But we are inclined to think that were
it so such items as the following would
not appear in it:
The Nebraska State Journal says
that the editorials of couple of Kan.
sas papers which are Guarreling bitter.
ly, are written by the same man. The
Journal must refer to Governor Esk.
ridge of the Emporia Republican and
Governor Eskridge of the EMPoRIA
NEWS.
Alex, Butts knows the above insinua-
tion to be a lie, and we have too good
an opinion of him to think he would
father il.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

A vAGRANT put a judge and court
room spectators to flight at Cassville,
Wisconsin, last week by drawing from
his pocket what appeared to be piece
of gas pipe of the regulation anarchist
bomb size, and lighting fuse which
protruded from one end. In the mad
rush that followed, several witnesses
and spectators plunged through the
windows and sustained severe cuts and
bruises. The justice fell down an en-
baukment and broke his leg. The sup.
posed bomb proved to be a harmless
continuance made out of a piece of ell.
der. The vagrant got sixty days fol-
his practical joke.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

On the 3Oth of March, 1s47, the
water almost ceased to flow over the
rocky ledge at Niagara, dwindling away
to the appearance of mill dam. The
rapids above the falls disappeared, leav-
ing scarcely enough on the American
side to turn grindstone. Islands and
places where no human foot had trod
appeared, and were visited, and Gags
placed and mementoes brought away
The reason for this cessation to the flow
of the water was an accumulation Of
ice at the lower extremity of Lake Erie
which formed a sort of dam between
Fort Erie and Buffalo.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

owe me haye not paid; and it is no use
to attempt to settle bills which ! can
not pay" This il the very reason why
settlement should be made and notes
or due bills for balances should be Civ
en-. because it shows those you owe
your purpose to pay, while if you avoid
creditors they suspect that you are not
intending to square your accounts. OF
course if Is better, far better, to square
every account, but If this cannot be
done the next best thing is to know the
balances due to one and those one
owes. 1t is better, because it affords q
tangible starting point at the begin
ming of the year.
The Times has once before called at
tention to this matter. It recurs to it
because it believes that no one thing
can give business about town such a
healthy and prompt start as the adj
justment of the small accounts which
are kept in every community. Such a
general clearing would give confidence
and activity to local business and in
duStrY.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

THE FL Dorado Daily Republican
win be suspended for the present,
owing to the sad calamity which has
befallen Mr.. T. b. Murdoch. who ex-
poets to visit Philadelphia for treat
ment. The Weekly, however, will be
continued. Mr.. Murdoch has the sin
cere sympathy of his many friends in
Emporia, and we hope to be able 30
chronicle before long his happy re-
covery from this affection.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-12

An astonishing experiment may be
performed with no apparatus but a
piece of string five or six feet long. A
persons hands being held over his ears,
this string is passed around his head by
another person, who holds both ends in
one hand, and by drawing the fingers
or nails of the other hand over the cord
produces upon the tympanum of the
subject impressions of almost startling
intensity. Sharp peals of thunder,
changing into distant and prolonged
rumbling, are effects that may be read
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