The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-21
KANSAS NOTES.

Two days more until Birthington's
Washday.
Redhead is the name of man at
Hutchinson.
Mrs. C. H. Race of Burlington died
Friday morning.
There are those who predict a wet
and prosperous summer.
C. II. Coney ex-Tnayor of Coolidge is
under arrest for stealing $4,000.
The w. G. L. q. are more feared by
Winfield druggists than the White
Caps.
The Leavenworth chef of police has
resigned. He couldn't please every
body.
L. 81. Crawford anil syndicate have
purchased tho Warder Grand Opera
house of Kansas City.
Buffalo Bill is said to be getting to-
gether another wild west show with
which to invade Paris.
The doctors of Kansas will soon have
an organ in a state medical journal to
be established at Topeka.
The old court house at Lyndon is adj
Vertised for sale. A good chance for
some new county seat to strike bar
gain.
From newspaper accounts the tramp
| is abroad very numerOusly. The pro
fession is being worked for all there is
| in it.
An association Of ex-prisoners OF
\ war has been formed at Fort Scott.
| The plan is to organize such bodies
throughout the state.
The governor pardoned James w.
Little Monday convicted last July in
Comanche county of obtaining money
under false pTetenses.
w. C. Davis became insane iDTopeka
Monday afternoon. 1t is supposed
that he had been spending the day in
the house of representatives.
The Lebo courier denounces in un-
! measured terms the scheme of some
| body to vacate by legislative enact
ment the town site of Lebo.
Alex Butts intimates that Editor
| TomlinsOn of Topeka would become a
Jack the Kisser" but for the wells
now in vogue among the ladies.
Colonel Smith says that there is nc
truth whatever in the rumor that ID
R. Anthony will resume editorial con
troll of the Leavenworth Times.
A Humboldt man has made the finest
broom in the United States and will
send it to Mrs. Carrie Harrison at the
White house. 1t will arrive there OF
March 4.
The Atchison flambeau club will
blow in 81 90 in fire crackers and rec
fire at HarrisOn's inaugural. That''
the way the money goes, and pop goes
the-cracker.
The Topeka Democrat thinks tn
verdict of the committee that InVesti
gated the penitentiary matter will b
substantially a Scotch one, Guilt.
but not proven.
The Young bIoods of Wichita tax
their lady friends to salon wheI
the evenings are spent in gamblin
and so forth. Hence the rumors O
savory scandals afloat down there.
The ''Kansas state sugar company
has asked for charter. The cOncer
will establish, sugar, salt, and pape
, factories in number of place
throughout the state.
This is the way Sol Miller puts it uI
Kansas sent a delegation to Harrison
last week, to recommend Senate
u Plumb for secretary of the treasury
} 1t was not because Plumb wanted tn
place, but because others wante
Plumb's place.
The Colorado and Northern Kansa
railway has filed articles of associatiO
with the secretary or the state OF kaI
sas. The proposed line of the road wi
; be from some northern point to tn
western line of the state. The lin
with its branches will be 500 mile
long.
There is yet time before the legisla
: ture adjourns to appoint committe
f to go in search of John Baltimore. Nj
Baltimore has got good man in troI
8 BILE, and he will be in bad shape unit
} Mr.. Baltimore is found. OF cours
{ nobody doubts the existence of Nj
= Baltimore, Atchisun Globe.