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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-07
A BoId Rad Man

1t is not to be wondered at that pro-
hibition has such STRONG footing in
this state. The zeal and eaEnestness
of it's advocates are extraordinary, and
sometimes trifle unique as will tie
seen from the following letter to the
editor Of the Kansas City Times in re-
ply to short screed in that paper
touching the state Of Topeka's fnan-
ces. Both are given herewith.
Mayor Cofran of Topeka, in the dis
cussiOn of the fact that the expenses
of the city exceeded it's revenue by
about 81 ,000.a month, asked the city
clerk point blank if prohibition had
had bad effect upon the city's finan-
ces. And the clerk pulled the books
on him and showed that there had
been no deficit prior to the adoption of
the prOhibItory law, and that there
had been one ever since. Here are the
major and the minor premises. VIII
our prohibition friends across the line
please draw the conclusion?-Kansas
City Times
Yes. Mr.. Editor, we will 'draw the
conclusion" viz: That the editor of
The Kansas City Times is the biggest
liar out of hell, and if he keeps on at
such living as this inside of a hundred
years he will be the biggest liar in hell
Shame on you, you disgrace your moth
er and curse to your country, to sell
yourself to the abominable whisky oil
garchy for such low. degraded, base.
mean, hellish purpose as attempting
to drive the rum traffic back on any
people: 0, you nasty, dirty, beastly,
lying devil, may God have mercy on
you who so debaS eS your manhood
when He made you for something-high
and noble. y. rise and shake off the
shackles of this damnable ally of hell;
for although consider'you all that the
strong terms above picture you-yea, a
thousand times worse-yet it was
just such lost. enslaved wretches as
you that Christ died to save. o, rise
and go to Him; He waits to receive
you; yea, is seeking you, for 1.-The son
of man came to seek and to save that
which was lost" Arise, go, run, fly!
for you he came to save. Assert your
manhood; be somebody; not sneak
ing, trucking sycophant. parasite,
for God wants you to be noble. Will
you? Yours truly,
A. 0. NEMAN. Topeka. Kan.
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an interesting hand in the chat. ne
was typical printer past the middle
age. His hair was long and grizzled
and his mustache gray. A weeks
growth of beard covered his chin. He
wore spectacles and he seemed dry and
tougheued like some of the big wood
type about him. His shirt had seen
many days Of wear and his pantaloons
many months of service. His SLOUGH
hat was well pulled down to protect
eyes grown dim from sticking type.
The name of Senator Plumb of Kan
sas was mentioned incidentally.
" Plumb, said the old old printer,
leaning forward why, 1 knew him like
brother. We slept on the floor of a
printing office for whole year, along
with the rest of the boys, and in win
ter We got our knees together wher-
ever we could to keep them warm
You knew the senator, Ell? Where
was that?''
In Emporia, Kan. Plumb and l
had each half interest in the Empo-
ria News but was the boss. We were
pretty solid men for all that we had to
sleep on the floor. We had the whole
political machinery of southern Kansas,
and had a death grip on the Neosho
valley can tell you. Plumb? 0, he
was as thin as beanpole then, with
no hair on his face and light crop on
his head. He was only 20 then, but he
was daredevil and afraid of nothing.
He couldn't pay his board in the first
days knew him and used to skip from
one boarding house to another the
neatest ever saw any one do the act.
Girls? No, he never bothered much
with 'em. He was taken down with
the smallpox there and moved out on
the prairie. I saw published state
ment recently that he was nursed by a
colored man. That's wrong. He was
attended by Mrs. Hunt. the mother of
the Hunt girls, who are authors of
some reputation. But Plumb-why,
used to say that he'd be great man
some day.
81 started in at Emporia in 1857 and
went in with Plumb in the News in
1853: He sold out in about year to
Jacob Stotler for 81 900, and when he
got the money took every dollar out of
the town that was in it. He got rich.
1? Well, I'm setting type yet
"Then Dudley Randall, the old part
ner of Senator Plumb, went YEARLY
back to his case. kansas City Times.
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LUTHERAN CHURCH DEDICATED.

Imposing Ceremonies and an. Able Sermon by
DIR. Bowers. The Chu-ch Debt Nearly Re-
moved. Ia
Sunday was a beautiful Sabbath,
one of the few pleasant and sunlit
days we have had of late. The
churches were all filed, and many who
are not in the habit of attending
church, were out of doors enjoying the
sunshine and the fresh autumn air.
The announcement made several
days ago that st. Marks Lutheran
church would be dedicated, drew a
large multitude to that very pretty
tabernacle. The space around and in
front of the chancel was handsomely
decorated with flowers, and the choir
composed of several ladies and gentle
mrn was stationed to the right of the
pulpit. Besides the pastor, there
were seated on the pulpit
platform, DR.. Bowers of Peabody,
the Rev. Spar, of Eureka, and DIR.
Hendy. The dedicatOry sermon was
preached by DIR. Bowers, his text being
AIKEN from Timothy. LAS, Religion
is profitable, etc." 1t is only justice
to say that as an argument in favor of
the Christian religion, and its profit
ableness as mere matter of dollars
and cents, to say nothing of it's moral
worth, the DOCTORS sermon was one of
the best we have heard in long while.
While it would hardly be called elo-
quent, yet it was better, it was logical,
forceful and ingenious, showing in q
| convincing manner that religion pays.
At the conclusion of the sermon, the
pastor, Rev. Altman, announced the
state of the church's finances. Up to
date the church and site had cost tri-
fle over $4,000, all of which had been
paid but about 81, 100. About half this
sum was raised at the morning service,
and good portion of the remainder at
the evening service. The bulk of that
pledged yesterday was spot cash. Only
about S400 remain to be raised to liqui-
date the entire Indebtedness on the
church. This is a mere trifie that can
easily be disposed of in short time.
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AGRICULTURAL MATTERS DISCUSSED

Uncle jeremiah Rusk has just made
an official report of the condition of
things in the agricultural department.
Uncle Jerry proves to be a reformer,
and mentions a few improvements he
would like to have made for the bene-
fit of the farmer, and incidentally calls
for an increase of appropriations to
enable him to carry out his bene6cent
purposes. He favors a continuance of
the experiments with sorghum sugar
making, the care of forests whose
climatic influence is highly beneficial,
and says a good word for farmers
Institutes" which he thinks are doing
good educational work.
lie wants the wool tariff increased.
He finds that since 1888, when the
tariff on this article of commerce was
reduced, the number of sheep in the
country have decreased 1000, 600, while
the imports of foreign wool have
increased from 7S,350,651 in 1884 to
l26, 4S7 ,729 last year. Uncle Jerry
thinks this is monstrous and should be
stopped. Clap on more tariff and stop
the Importation of foreign wool. Then
we will have to Raise more sheep or go
naked.
He also desires that the farmer
should have 1.-The fullest enjoyment
compatible with the rights of his fell
low citizens, of the protective tariff. -
Now what Uncle.J Jerry means by that,
is not quite clear, unless he means to
say that where there is no tariff on
farm products, one should be laid as
soon as possible. In fact he says that
produce, the farmer justly asks that
protection which will insure him all
the benefits of the home market
Uncle Jerry has great faith in the
''home market which if properly
cherished and jealousy guarded, ought
to make us all happy and contented
If he will invent some waV to make
people eat more bread and meat, and
wear more clothes, and thus consume
at home the $500, 0O0.0 900 worth of sur
plus farm products sent abroad, he
will not only prove himself create
than Epicurus, but will be in an ad-
mirable position to glorify the home
market and urge its jealous
guardianship. He would be just
as sensible and no less prac-
teal if he should recommend
to congress measure providing for
the enlargement of peoples stomachs
and the increase of their appetites, as
to prattle about fostering the home
market in the interests of the farmer.
Who is competing with the farmer in
the home market, and reducing his in
come? No one 1t is all his, and his
alone. If congress should rut tariff
duty of dollar an ounce on every
pound of farm stuff of any and every
sort produced. would thai add one iota
te'the capabilities Of the home market
or have the slightest imaginable effect
in increasing the price of domestic farm
products?
Uncle jerry slipped up badly on Kan
sas sorghum sugar a few Sweeks ago,
but he is farther OF this time than ever
He rides a horse bareback with rare
skill and grit, but-well, Uncle Jerry
is in the procession and must cry hal
lelujah, or be set down as mugwump
and a sinner.
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THE results of to-morrow's elections
will carry good share of political sig
nifcance. In this state where only
municipal and county elections are
held, there is nothing political at stake
save in Leavenworth and Sedgwick
counties where the elections turn on
the resuDmission question. In the
former county which has been uni
formly democratic, the ticket viii pro-
badly be reelected, although Colonel
ID. Il. Anthony whose political aspira-
tons are-said to be very strong, is
making herculean effort to swing
the country into the republican col
umn, a victory that he would make the
most of in pushing his claims for gu
bernatorial honOrs. In Sedgwick
county, the republicans have a major
ity, but are distracted by divided al
legiance. n large element want re-
submission, and as their county plat
form declares for prohibition. there is
no way for them to vote their senti-
ments on this question but by supper
ting the democratic ticket. Many will
do so. How many is matter of con-
lecture that leaves the result in that
county in doubt. In Douglas county
there is bolt in the republican ranks.
with fair chance for the success of
the boilers. Elsewhere in the state,
the political pot SINNERS gently.
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Royalty Received.


On Friday evening November lsI the
First Congregational church of Empo-
ria was the scene of a large and delight
full social gathering, the occasion being
a reception rendered by the church and
congregation to their ne paster Rev.
w. a. Mckinley and his wife. The
church was most artisticallY arranged
for the evening and beautifully decor
ated with prafusion of flowers from
Emporia homes and Mr.. Millikan's
green house. A number of the pews
were taken out and the space thus OBJ
tanned was set about with easy chairs,
library table lamp, &C., giving that
social and conversational air which is
so often missed from company of this
kind gathered in the audience room of
a church.
Here Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley stood
and cordially greeted the throng " hich
assembled about them. The pulpit
and the platform were banked with
rarely beautiful chrysanthamufns,
rich curtain was hung
between the audience room and the
lecture room, and in the latter room a
number of tables were daintily set, on
which an elegant repast was served to
the large number present. Included
among these were the pastors of the
other churches. the faculty of the
Normal and the Emporia College, the
editors of the city papers, goodly
number of other prominent citizens,
all bringing a warm and enthusiastic
greeting to the honored pastor and his
wife. Mrs. Simpson and Prof. Penny va
ried the pleasure of the evening by rem
dering solo upon the pipe organ with
the fine taste which eharcterizes all the
performances of these finished musi-
clans. The brilliant lights, the rare
fiowe rs, fine music and the delightful
social intercourse gave charm to ths
evening, and the easy and graceful
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Ginley made the acquaintance of all
caused them to feel, when the time
came for parting, that this reception
had been one of the most agreeable
social events that have occurred in
Emporia in many years.
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ROBBERY.
4 Supposed Friend Relieved His Companion
of Twenfr-flre Dollars.

4 supposed Friend Relieved His Companion
OfTwenty-flye Dollars.
Sunday two young fellows, ar
rived at the Emporia Hotel and reg
istered as James Foster of Council
Grove and T. Little of Denver.
They were assigned rooms together
and went to bed last night. This
morning at O'Clock Little came rush
ing around inquiring for his partner
and what time he had left.
1t appears that Foster left last night
about O'Clock, and took, as Little
claims, S25. But the story appears
pretty thin, as Little stated to a gen
tleman this morning at o'clock, that
he had gone through all the coaches
of the trains. However, as he had got
ten out Of bed fifteen minutes before,
and no trains leave town
at that time. this story
seems without foundation, yet he
wished to sell his watch for S. to Mr.
Patterson to-day, in order to have a
little money. The story may be true,
whether they are working game OF
not is yet to be found out. Little was
asked why he did not deposit his mon
ey with the proprietor, wherupOn he
replied that he knew he should have
done that, vet he had known Foster &c
long he never found anything bad
about him. No arrests have yet been
made and it is safe to presume that
the fellow is out of town.
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COUNTY ELECTION,
A Light Vote and Little or no
Enthusiasm.
The Same Old Story; the re-
publican Ticket Wins.
Bitter Probably Reelected to
the COmmisSiOnership
BY \ SMALL MAJORITY.

The county election Tuesday was "A
quiet and tame affair, aud the polling
was light throughout. Enthusiasm
was dead or slept, and general apathy
kept many of the voters at home.
Only at general elections when the
spouters have done a considerable
share of whooping up, and some one
Ike David Overmyre strikes the bee
gum, do the clans muster their full
force.
The republican county ticket was
elected as matter of course, although
by reduced majorities. There was
some scratching in places, but this
was confined mainly to township
tickets.
In Fremont township, Worster tor
sheriff ran behind Whitmore. The
latter's residence in that township ac-
counts for Worster's falling off. But
whatever Worster lost in Fremont
township, he made up in Jackson
township, his old home, where he ran
away from his ticket.
Eliza Moore ran behind the ticket SO
votes in Allen, Is in Bushong, in Ag-
mes City, and IS in Fremont. In his
own township, Ivy, he had a plurality
of only ,. In the southern part of the
county he ran up with his
ticket except in NeOsho Rapids, where
he had a majority of 3. Boyle gave him
about ali he could do in the
northern townships, making very
creditable run for young man whose
acquaintance was SO limited.
The chief interest III the southern
part the county lay in the race for
commissioner between Bitter the pres
ent incumbent, and Levi Dumbauld of
Eimendaro township, the democratic
candidate. This race was holly con-
tested and the result at going to press
is not known to certainty, although
| there is reason TO believe that Bitter
has tritliug majority of fifteen Neo-
sho Rapids gave Dumbauld 50 MAORI
ty and Pike township gave him ma
| jority of rs, making IA tot in both
| places Of So.
| Bitler's majority in Center is "A, in
Union and in Traylor = total of 81
| also, with Elmendaro township to hear
/ from. Squire Welty who brought i'll
the returns from Olpe this afternoon
says that Dumbauld carried both Ell.
mendaro and Summit townships, and
that dispatch received at O1pe to-day
from Hartford says that Bitler's ma
| jority i'll Elmendaro township is Is
AS the vote outside of that township
was tie, this elects Bitter, if it is as
stated. He must have had a majority
of % in Hartford alone to insure this
result and that seems trifle doubt III
| LATER.
l Later advices give Bitter a majority
of 40 at Hartford, thus electing him by
majority of 8 in the district.
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BUSINESS PROGRESS.

Sketch of a Successful Enterprise and its Re-
cent Improvement.
When posterity shall demand the
roll call of eminent men who founded
the business interests of Emporia, the
name of William T. Soden will stand
at the head of the list, written in lum-
inous letters. He was among the first
to invest his hard-earned capital here,
and cast his lot with the future of the
town. In 1850 Mr.. aSoden commenced
the milling enterprise on the north
banks of the Cottonwood, and placed
5000 in jeopardy, by enlbarking in
business at a very uncertain time in
the history of the country, but sagacity,
ability and tireless efforts have
won grand success, evidenced
IN the large business now en-.
joyed. The Important era of this en-
terprise eliminated on
JULY 1sT, 1899,
When Mr.. Soden enlarged his build
ing and contracted with the North
western Manufacturing Company of
Leavenwortffto place therein improved
machinery, embodying the best prin-
ciples of the roller process. Nearly ten
thousand dollars are invested in appar-
atus, and on entering the working
floor, one is surprised by the neatness
and business-like air which pervades
the premises. Here moving as regu-
larly and almost noiselessly as fine
chronometers, may be seen
eleven PAIRS OF ROLLS
Operating upon the wheat. and four
teen pair of reels and scalps performing
their Office to produce the finest -four.
A novice in the milling business can
not fail to understand the perfect char
acter of the process when explained by
Mr.. Soden, and when it is known that
$50 barrels of flour and 400 bushels of
corn are prepared for market every day,
it speaks well for the capacity of the
mills, and its eighty horse power tur-
bine wheels
The first fieor of the building is occu-
pied by the q
PURIFIERS AND STOCK HOPPERs.
Cleaning machinery quickly purifies
the products and flour chests and stock
hoppers of superior make have
their uses in this large apartment.
The second floor of this large es-
Enlistment is occupied by
IMMENSE BoLTING CHESTS,
Which tower high up toward the roof
some tWenty-seven feet from the floor.
These devices for perfecsing the staff
of life, are splendid samples of the
machinists' and joiners' art, and per-
form their work admirably.
THE News considers the remodelling
and refitting of the Emporia Water
Mill to the full roller system with CEN
tTifugal and round reels, an important
public improvement which Mr.. W. T.
Soden's enterprise has brought to sue
cessful elimination and as a result,
places before Emporia people and the
residents of thirty mile cycle Of glad
country. the finest products of the
milling art The limit of reporters
description are inadequate to depict
the operationof this industry. and a
visit to the mills offers the best Oppor-
tunity for knowledge of the import
ance and merits of Mr.. Soden's enter
prise and business talent
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-07

KANSAS needs a decent, sort Of an
assessment and taxation law; a law
providing for a uniform system of
school books to be printed by the state;
a general reduction of the salaries of
county officers; usury law that will
compel insurance companies to pay
their policies; law that will destroy
the trusts; law that will abolish FIVE
or six useless boards and do away with
fifty or more Office holders, and a good
many other things too numerous" to
mention; but as long as things are run
as they have been, in this state, for the
last ten or fifteen years, we will con-
tinue 70 exist as we have been doing
Ell Dorado Republican.
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a HELENA, Montana, Associated
Press dispatch says that the state can
wasting board met yesterday at 10
o'clock and finished the canvassing of
the state ballotage. The vote in Sill
yer Bow county was counted as can
vassed by its board, this electing the
entire republican ticket, except Toole
for governor. The supreme court and
six out of eight district judges are re-
publican. The senate is a tie with a
republican lieutenant governor
to give the casting vote.
The republican majority in
the house is six. On the contest
in Jefferson county the republicans ex-
pected to gain one member in the
house which will give them majority
of eight on joint ballot. ThAre is q
tie for joint member of the house in
Beaverhead and Deerlodge counties
which will necessitate Il new election.
Out of 1000 votes only 1900 are
against the adoption of the constitu-
tion.' SO runs the dispatch. AS
nothing is said about the legal charac-
ter of the contest in Silver Bow county
which it was said, had been carried
into the United States court, it is not
quite clear how the action of the state
canvassing board in declaring the re-
suit can be authoritative and final.
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THE editor of the st. Joseph Herald
who knows all about the matter, says
that the Atchison man who SOLD real
estate to Kate Field, attempted to
swindle her out of $1,000 by persuad-
ing her that the property was worth
So, 200, when as matter of fact 81 600
the sum paid down by her, was stiff
price for IL, 1t is now in order for the
Atchison papers to revise their former
explanations of this deal.
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SOMEBODY has stiffened up Chief
Mayes' back bone, and that noble war
riOr is again in humor to buck against
the government in the matter of sell
ing the Cherokee strip. 1t is once more
claimed that there are no sound and
legal reasons why the Indians may
not sell the strip to the cattle barons
at double the price offered by the gov
eminent. If that proposition were
true. the Indians can do with the pub
lie lands what the government itself
could not not do, and that is whole
sale them out to wealthy capitalists.
Such a proposition seems to be the
heighth of absurdity.
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Jersey and Maryland went democratic

jersey and MARYLAND went democratic
as usual.
In Iowa sweeping democratic gains
were made in many places, and one
dispatch this morning said that the
republicans claimed the state by only
1000 majority. The republican plural
ity in that state in 1887 was 16, 600.
Nineteen counties according to the
Dubuque Herald last night showed a
democratic gain of 5000. If these 6g-
ures be correct. the republican outlook
there is rather gloomy, and indicates
the defeat of Fl tchinson. republican,
for governor.
Dispatches received this afternoon
say that the entire democratic ticket is
elected by 10000 majority, thus giving
prohibition the blacklist eye it has re-
ceived since the Pennsylvania Water
loo.
In Kansas no state officers
were elected this year, and the people
therefore had ne opportunity to indi-
cate their feelings toward the powers
that be in the state or nation. In
Leayenworth county the democratic
ticket was elected by a good majority,
and in Douglas county the bOlters'
ticket carried. Elsewhere save in
Sedgwick county, the elections had no
significance, the voting being light
and general spirit OF apathy preva-
lent.
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UNCLE JERRY RUsK thinks the far
mer should improve the quality of his
poultry. Now why does he not tell the
farmer what are the best breeds. and
how to get them, and where? A few
facts and figures from Uncle jeremiah
on this point would be received with
thanks. If there is snap for the hard
pushed granger in chickens and eggs,
the old man ought to put him on.