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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

LAWRENCE TRIBUNE: The editor of
the Garden City Herald has sued the
editor of the Garden City Sentinel for
libel. This is not the proper way for
these two talented editors-who are
holding down the southwest corner of
the great American desert-tO settle
their grievances. They should have
hung their coats-if they have any
on a tumble-weed, rolled up their shirt
sleeves-if they wear stirts-and
settled the difficulty with their bare
huckles. The idea of two manly
western Kansas editors resorting to the
effeminacy of law suit to settle a
little personal grievance, LOO
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Cash for hides at White & Sheible

AMERICUs, Jan. S1.-Ira Davis, an
old resident of this place. departed this
life this morning about o'clock, after
an illness of less than a weeks dura-
ton. Mr.. Davis came to Kansas some
seventeen years ago from Indiana, and
had made for himself during his stay
here a large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances. He leaves large family
of children to mourn the loss of a father.
Mrs. John Riggs and two of the Mrs.
Frost, daughters of his, are at present
living on Allen creek. Mrs. John Lem
mons, another daughter, resides in
Iowa, and Mrs. Safer, living on Dow
creek, is also a daughter of Mr.. Davis.
One son, Tennyson, is married and at
present living in the Indian Territory.
There are also three smaller boys and
two girls living at home. The remains
will be inferred in the Frost cemetery
on Allen creek tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
BURLOW.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

THE new charter election was de-
feated in Kansas City on Monday.
Party politics did not figure much in
the struggle, and, with the exception
Of the Times, none of the Kansas City
papers took a decided stand either fol
or against the proposed new charter
until after the election. The Times
however, was unfortunate enough to
be on the wrong side so far as defeat is
concerned. However, as only about
one-sixth of those entitled TO voted, il
may be, as claimed by the Times. that
the hummer element controlled the
election, and the respectable portion OF
the people stayed at home.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Charter FfIed.

As was stated in these columns some
days ago, the citizens of Olpe were or
ganizing company to continue the
prospecting for coal and coal oil.
The following charter was fled at
Topeka Tuesday:
1.-THE Bitlertown Mining and Manu-
featuring company, capital stock, s25.-
600; incorporators, s. v. Bitter, j. e.
Moses. Charles L. Bitter, F. H. Ringer.
Q. I. Thornton, C. II. Bassett, j. C.
Star, II. C. Thornton, John H. Ferren. =
The incorporators are some of the
best business men in that vicinity, and
there is not q doubt that the work will
be pushed along very rapidly.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
The HOIidaYa

And the colder winter weather are now
rapidly approaching. The joyful season
is eagerly anticipated by young folks in
thousands of homes; but in nearly all
there are one or more older ones to
whom the cold wave and the storms
mean renewed suffering from rheu-
matte back or limbs. II is not claimed
that Hoods Sarsaparilla is a positive
specific for rheumatism; we doubt if
there is or can be such a remedy. But
the remarkable success Hoods SarSa-
parilla has in curing this affection is
sufficient reason for those who are suf-
fering to try this peculiar medicine.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

THE Y I ranch, one of the largest
ones in Texas, has completed a contract
with Chicago firm by which the top
wire all around their pasture fence will
be charged with electricity, so as to
give a shock to all cattle touching it,
and enabling their cowboys to make
telephone connections by attaching a
portable instrument to the wire from
any part of the pasture fence. Also a
break in the fence will ring bell al
headquarters. The use of this inven
tion is valuable one and of great val
ne to pasture owners.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

ANOTHER scheme has just been de-
vised by the sharpers doing business
with the farmers. They now make
their notes read mot transferable. y
In a short time, however, it is found in
the hands of another party with an ''e'
TO the mot which makes it read
mote transferable" Our advice to the
farmers is, sign nothing.-Wyomine
post-Herald
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

A few days ago we published the
following: "A medical gentleman just
from Hutchinson says the smallpox is
raging at that place. He asserts that
he saw four cases himself-an of the
most virulent character AS our
authority was DIR. w. c. Mccormick,
who afterwards delivered a sO-called
lecture in this place, in which he at
tempted to prove there was no God,
we are of the opinion that his small
pox story may be on a par with his lee
ture, and, as we may have done Hutch
inson an injustice, we retract.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

KAsNAs papers sometimes quarrel
bitterly with each other, but it is
beautiful to note with what un-
animity they one and all agree on
''cussing'' eastern editors who mis-
quote Horace Greely's advice to young
men to go west and freeze up with
the country
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The Emporia and Ottawa branch
of the Southern Kansas has phe-
nomenon as brakemen. Before ar
irving at a station he never fails to
announce its name, and Immediately
after leaving he goes through the cars
and announces the name of the next
stopping place. The phenomenal part
is the fact that in every instance he
pronounces his words in so distinct
and clear tones that there is not the
least trouble in understanding him.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
DBNOoRATTo STAN.
FROA

The Atlanta Constitution, reliable
democratic authority, exposes favor
tie pretense of the free traders in the
following lucid style:
Our friends, the free traders, talk
very glibbly about the burdens that the
tariff places on the necessities; they
talk glibly, but it is plain that they do
not understand what they are talking
about. A suit Of ready-made clothing,
owing TO home competition, brought
about by protection can be bought
as cheaply here as in London. That is
to say, durable suit can be bought in
Atlanta at prices ranging from $40 to
$15, and 1t is not slOp work, either. The
duty on calico prints is five cents a
square yard, and yet calico prints sell
in New York at five cents a square
yard.
If the free traders are in earnest in
| their desire to repeal the taxes on ne
cessities, it is a little singular that none
of them ever refer to the 400 per cent
| on alcohol. This tax is not only an ex-
| traordinarily large one, but its contin-
uance can only be described as legis-
lative enormity. 1t Is thousand times
worse than the tariff tax on Quinine
for that tax fell only on one article
while the revenue tax on alcohol
price of a great variety of medicines
that are absolute necessities in every
household.
But do we hear the so-called reform
ers protesting against this taxi Not
one of them has ever lifted his voice
against it, and there is not one of then
that would not perpetuate it if thereby
they could cripple the Industries of the
country and turn the people over tt
panicS and poverty. Here is a tax thai
costs the public in thousand different
directions-a tax on the medicines o.
the poor-and all that the free traders
care about is to turn the business O
the country upside down in order tina
manufactures who pay no taxes her,
and who have no interest in the coun
try may have control of the American
market.
/ Just how long this free trade spasn
may last we do not know-prubabl
long enough to bring the democrati
party to its knees again-but it will las
T in the south only until the farmers an
! the laboring people open their eyes t
the situation.
l Every word of this is just as applies
3 BILE to Missouri as to Georgia, and eac
Y days agitation and discussion of thi
= free trade issue is weakening the knee
of the democracy all over the land.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The moon arose Saturday evening
covered with the shadow Of the earth
and also covered from Emporia gazers.
The clouds dispersed towards the lat
ter part of the eclipse and those who
watched were enabled to see the shad-
ow pass of of the upper half. Even
the latter half was well worth seeing
and was watched with unabating inter
est until it was clear again. Follow
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
A SOAP factory is ringing |

a SOAP factory is ringing the door
bell at Emporia.-K. G. Star.
''Soap Factory didn't find anybody
at home and he came down here where
the latch-string can always be found in
reach of every manufacturer.-Ark.
City Rep.-Trav.
If "Soap Factory attempted to pull
the latch-string he must have found
the door barred at Arkansas City, for
he is right here in our midst busy at
work
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

A STRAW: One of the passengers of
the Santa Fe cannonball going through
here to-day took vote on presidential
candidates of those in his car. The
following was the result: Blaine so,
Sherman 8, Lincoln 2, Sheridan 8, For
aker 4, Edmunds l, West 1, Cleveland
40 IIiII
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Died

At the family residence on Badger
creek last Thursday at $50 O'Clock
of lung fever, Mrs. Martha A. Robin
son. She was sixty-six years of age
and leaves a family of seven, three
daughters and four sons. The funeral
will be from the house Thursday at
10 n m
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

a LARGE number of the posts in this
part of the department are instructing
the delegates to work and vote for ].
w. Feighan, of Emporia, for the next
department commander. The Win
field post by unanimous vote at the
last meeting gave the same instruc-
tion.-Osage City Free Press.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

II is reported that the weekly pay
roll of a sewing machine company at
Elizabeth, N. j., amounts to $50, 600,
while that of the same company in
Glasgow, Scotland, where one-third
more operatives al employed, amounts
to but 800. Facts and figures are
the best tariff argument.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The Cora Lee trial ended on Satur-
day afternoon in an acquittal. The
jury we're out only about seven min
utes. Tears of joy rolled down the
cheeks of the defendant and Mrs. Mol
10y as they received congratulations
from their friends.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

MRS. T. b. MURDOCH has received
the following telegram from her hus-
band, Bent Murdoch, dated at Phila-
delphia: Am already able to distin-
guish objects at a short distance.
have great hopes of partially regaininG
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

THERE may not be much poverty
but there is lots of truth in the saying
of Senator ingalls,, about the prohibi
tionists of Kansas, that they have ''al
the law they want, and the whisky
drinkers have all the whisky the!
xyout -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The building outlookSin EmpOria fol
the coming year promises to be good
one. At least that is the opinion OF
one of our most prominent architects
who says he sees three times as much
work in prospect now as he did at this
time last year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

We have a beautiful sample in this
city, in the shape of so-called news
paper, which gets even its home news
set in type at Kansas City at about one
sixth of what the cost would be If done
at home, and prints the news about
four days after it occurs. Yet this
combination of real estate speculation
and newspaper business pirates about
patronizing home industries, and has
the eifrontry to find fault with our
board of trade because it does not drop
its own plans and take up little pet
scheme of the plate paper. Better pull
the beam out of your own eye, Mack
ere you attempt to criticise the mote in
that of others.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

READERS of the plate telegraph pa
per will be pleased to learn by way of
fast freight kilograms to that sheet
that coal oil and coal have been found
just south of this city. While this was
published by THE News on Friday
evening last, yet the fact that the
Democrat has at last given it to its
readers-by way of Kansas City-is
worthy of commentator. and goes to
show the wonderful resources of the
plate telegraph system.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
RsrurrIe Tor l,see ana Libertv

The above is the title of a four-act
drama to be produced at the Whitley
Opera house, Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 8, under the auspices of the Sons
of Veterans. In order that all may at
tend the price of admission has been
placed at 10 and zoe; reserves. soc.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

THE st. Joseph News says that city
needs fifty first-class funerals in order
to boom the place, and we know of an
other city in like condition not far
from the junction Of the Cottonwood
and Neosho. Kickers seem to flourish
in some vacinities better than others.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

Among the senate bills introduced
Monday was one by ingalls,, appropriate
ing S75, 600 for a public building at
Atchison, Kansas, also one by Senator
Quay, granting pensions to union sol
diers who were confined in confederate
prisons.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

For some weeks past an unusually
large quantity of potatoes has been
exported from Irish ports for America.
At present the potatoes are being
rapidly bought up in the north Of Ire
land for the purpose.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

AMERICUs, Jan. 3O.-Ira Davis is
very sick this morning with typhoid
fever and other complications. He is
scarcely expected to recover.
Harvey Birckett is in from Herring
ton.
An organized hunt was got up to
search for the wild animal whose
tracks have been seen at various times
in the timber On the Neosho four or
FIVE miles northwest of town. Some
thirty or forty joined in the chase. The
tracks, however, was all that was seen
of the animal.
There were two accessions to the NJ
E. church yesterday.
Our local prophets, who are great or
| the moon" predict considerable wet
weather for the coming summer and
large crop returns.
Lesh and Anderson are unloading &
car load of flour this morning.
| BURLOw.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

several days and as the time was up
ne was taken into custody. He warned
the officials not to take him as he would
sue the county and threatened venge-
ance for his imprisonment.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The Chicago Herald says Cleveland
is the author of ''Mary's Little Lamb. :"
This is evidently mistake. Possibly
the Herald meant ''Maria's Little
Kfd -
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Headlight Oil at Bonds.

The King of Kansas This is the
flour on which we stake our reputation
for truth and veracity when we declare
it to be the best flour in the country
and also the lowest price, at Tressler &
Lowry's.
Cash for bides AFT White g. Sheiblev,s
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

BETTER late than never-the plate
telegraph sheet announces-by way of
Kansas City-that 'coal oil has been
discovered near Emporia.'
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

The Mcpherson water works were
run last year at net profit of 1888 to
the CITY.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Tu1s is ground log day.

KANSAS CRY beats the world-fOr
mud.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

THERE are twenty-three newspaper
men in the fiftieth congress.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
BEADING NEWS.

READING, Jan. 27.-W. H. Doug |
lass was filling his ice house last week
and when driving his team with load of |
ice last Wednesday, the sled slowed |
about on siding place and threw Mr..
Douglass on some ten feet and he fel
upon stump, injuring his back and it
hurts him to breathe. He is confined
to his bed and will be for week more
probably, even if he gets along well.
Walter Keller was also thrown from
q horse last Thursday and injured his
| back so he is laid up for a few days.
| DIR. Morrison attended both the above,
and says they are not injured seriously.
Mrs. Henry Jacoby and Mrs. E. p.
rage are both on the sick list.
L. }. Price has horse sick with lung
fever.
w. o: Davis is mining coal; also
Mensel Cox.
The citizens of Reading are confident
that there is twelve inch vein of coal
under the town, and money is being
raised to sink coal shaft.
j. L. Stratton s. Co. have put in a
five cent counter and sell things new
and good.
DIR. DEMO, a brother of Mrs. John
RusSey, is visiting here for short time
and viii then go to Vicksburg, Missis-
sippi,
Arvonia Winers put up coal one cent
bnshei Monday morning on account
of the cold weather, but Tuesday a
kind Providence gives us warmer
weather so we shall need less fuel.
READING, Jan 80. An item of inter
est to our city is that William Agrelins
8 has been appointed justice of the peace
by Governor Martin. Mr.. Agrelins il
: a great reader and a man of goot
t judgment. While it is a surprise tt
d us. we think it good selection and be
:. lieve he will do his duty.
, Mother Hebbe was eighty years OLD
last Friday, and enjoys good health TO
a person who has passed the time limi
Il of man by ten years.
o w. II. Douglass is able to be abou
the house again.
l. Young VIM. Fitzpatrick, that live,
IL here last year and went with his pa
10 rents to Arkansas q few months age
+ came to a sudden death recently. II
was riding on horseback alone
and it is supposed he was riding fas
u and his head hit q tree in the roa
le as when found he was dead by tn
tree with his head bruised and spli
10 open enough to let his brains ooZe out
The frost is nearly out Of the groun
lg and the roads are getting to be good
lie Rev. D. F. HoltZ is holding reviv;
to meetings this week.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

Until further notice we will sell -four
and feed in quantities for cash at 10
per cent discount. This will enable
you to buy sack of patent flour for
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

When you get ready to paper call on
D. G. Grinen. He is prepared TO do
you a good job on short notice.
Highest market price in cash paid
for hides at Bircket's.
Anderson s. Lesh sell high patent
for S1.35 at the Americas mills and
every sack warranted.
:! The White Elephant -four at
Anderson & Lesh, takes the lead;
other brands as low as 80 cents a
sack.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

All other goods in same proportion.
Remember the place. John F1uker
6IO Merchants street.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
AMERICUs NEWS,

ANIERICUs, Jan. 27.-L. w. Sutton
was buying and shipping hogs Wednes-
day.
George Shepherd took in Emporia to-
day.
Robert McCaw lost the other horse
out Of his team few days ago. This
makes three work horses Mr.. McCaw
has lost this season.
John L. Butler has returned from
his visit in the southeastern part of the
state. BURLOw.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
LETTERS ADVERTISED.

GPPT q WAITED. cas- . week and ex-
1G1 penses paid. Steady work, new Goods
Samples free. J. p. HILL & CO., Augusta, he
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02
Money, MoneyG Money

Money! Money! Money
| We loan money on first farm mort
cages. We loan money on second farm
mortgages. We loan money on chat
tel mortgages. We buy all kinds of
/ secured papers.
| FILKINs & SIsLER, Brokers.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

ing the eclipse was q halo that at
tracted as much attention as the shad-
owed moon.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-02

DR.. Liilard who was tried sometime
ago by the police judge for unlawfully
dealing in spurious liquors was lodged
in jail Thursday on account of
failure to pay the fine. He was allowed
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Visitation of a Strange Amin al.

The generally peaceful little town of
Scietoville, six miles east of Ports.
mouth, Ohio, is at present. from So
ciety to subsoil, all scratched up over
the appearance there OF q strange
animal of the cat species. 1t is de-
srribed as about the size of a full.
grown shepherd dog, black in color,
and evidently strong and dangerous.
Its cry is strange and weird, and ap.
pallng to those upon whose ears IT
ialls. AS - result promenatling about
the village ut night time has been sus-
pended, and the bclatcd traveller is
on the lookout for tho strange beast.
Some people aver that there are a
pair OF them. and that they occupy
lodgings among the shelving rocks in
the wild, woody hills near Sciotoville,
and like ghosts roam exclusively at
night. Not more than one is seen at
II time, and it appears after the
shades OF night have lowered, and
walks about the town with impunity.
One singular freak OF the animal is
its apparent exclusivcncss of diet. So
far it has molcsted no animal except
the cat, and it's appetite for cat meat
seems uncomfortable, rendering feline
frivolitics IL dangerous pastime. So
great have been its inroads already
on the cat race that the feline popu-
lation has dwindlr,l until scarcely q
chorus OF voices can bc obtained to
tempt the wooers OF sleep to words OF
wicke'lness. A party is to be formed
to hunt the animal down, and the
scared Sciotovillian MAIDS and house.
wives, nervous husbands and chill.
dren, hope that success will attend
the enterprise.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-04
Foreign News Nuggets.

A crowd Of 500 persons rescued ~ prise.
nor in Ireland and stoned the police. Eff
teen officers were injured. four of them
severely. The police were subsequently re.
inforced and arrested five Of their assail-
ants.
decision was given in London in the ex.
tradition case Of the Woolhall sisters, who
were arrested on the charge OF swindlins
the late John Gill Of New York out OF Il
large sum of money. Alice Woodhall was
committed to stand trial in America
Harriet Woodhall was discharged.
Copies OF the official report Of Sir Charles
7urcrs speech on the fishery treaty, dc.
livered recently in the Canadian house ol
commons have been received by the Presi.
dent. the secretary OF state. the members
OF the house and Senate and other govern.
ment officials.
A Berlin dispatch says that Mr.. Pendle.
ton The American minister, while travel
ing to Frankfort. was stricken with apo.
plexy. Mr.. Pendleton's son. Francis H.,
lawyer has received cable dispatches in.
formin; him that his father condition
was not at any time considered dangerous,
nor is danger feared now. Mr.. Pcndleton' !.
daughter has been stopping with him in
Berlin. but is now visiting friends in Itly
MIR. Pendleton was striken while in train
car at Weisbaden. He was conveyed tn
the hospital at his own desire. He is
paralyzcd on one side.