The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-24
AMERIcUs NEWS.

AdEEICUs, Dot. lbs. Gather has
taken charge of the wagon shop in the
place of Rev. o. Lineback, resigned.
The reverend gentleman started for
Matfield Green early Friday morning
to lake charge of the circuit there. He
will return temporarily, however, about
Tuesday.
Samuel McAuley has returned from
Illinois. after an absence of several
years. We welcome him back.
M. s. Hutchens has rented his half
interest in the mericus mills to Chas.
Goodwin, who will take charge of it for
the present.
The young peoples Iyceum talked the
capital punishment question light
night.
Americus township holds their
township convention to-day at O'Clock
to-day.
The dampness in the weather the
last few days has rather retarded the
corn shocking. BUkLow.
fall and winter boots and shoes. Quail
ity excelled by none, Prices as low as
any house in America! We mean it'll
TREssLER Il LOWRY.
Buy your fresh meat and bologna of
Bircket s. White, at the Old reliable
city meat market. Americas,
l will make a special sale for the
next thirty days OF light harness, both
single and double, for the actual cash
&C st OF the same.
VIM. CHARLEswoRTH.
Headlight coal oil at Bond s.
The famous Gold Belt flour. tOur
bakers use it, and the I. Y. L. at Fress-
lers & Lowry's has no equal ia the
market. Special prices on large lots.
Graham. corn meal etc, try them at
FTesslers s. Lowry's.
Don't buy boots and shoes that have
been on hand for years, but go to j. w.
Lesbos and clOthe your feet in good
leather aud new goods by buying the
famous Fargo boot and shoe where
every pair is warranted and prices
marked in plain figures.
e. 3. Lesh carries full line of coal
heating stoves. The famous Acorn
stoves cannot be excelled,s and soft
coal base burners and he will sell them
if low prices will make them move.
Wood by the load or cord. Fence
posts at $500 per hundred, near the
Humphrey bridge. Inquire of John
Bond, Fruitiand, or McAuleY & Heas-
ley, Americas.
Now is the time tosecure one of those
fine oil paintings at Tressler & Low
Ty's, size, 36x24 inches, with gilt frame
given away!l When you have pureh-
ased twenty-five dollars worth of goods
in their store.
If you want the best wagon on
wheels. buy a Moline of j. S. Gibson &
Co. We have also the Mitchell wagon
and full line Of buggies and spring
wagons. and must sell them.
AMERICUs, Oct. 21.-Rey. Wilson
preached a very interesting sermon at
the NJ. f. church yesterday, which is
only intended to be the first of a series
of more instructive ones to follow. At
the close of the sermon Thcs. Stanley
gave the audience ten or fifteen min
utes talk.
The small boys. when around the
depot, lave acquired bad habit of
informing the conductor whenever they
see tramp stealing d ride. They
should stop this as it not only works a
hardship to the tramp, but unloads
from to of this kind of nuisances
upon our community weekly, often
times to be kept at the expense of the
city, or by the generosity of the citi-
zens. Boys let them go on through.
We do not need them dumped here.
The republicans OF Americas town
ship held their nominating convention
for township officers at the school
house Saturday. Be it said to their
credit that everything passed OFF har-
moniOusly. The house was full and
every road district except one in the
township was represented. a. G..
| Sackett was chosen for trustee, E. b
Lesh for treasurer, j. C. +. Wright
clerk. John w, Floyd and James T.
McAuley constables. For road over
seers, District No. 3, John Guthrie:
No. 4, A. +. MAXWELL; No. 5. VIM.
Myers; No. 9, V. Stubs; No. s, .. L
Foster. All the candidates nominated
are at present filling their respective
Offices.
Albert Lowry went to Hutchinson
/ Saturday to visit his brother. and will
return with Mrs. Lowry who proceeded
/ him. They are expected to return to-
| day or tomorrow.
The farmers alliance at Americas
now has a membership of twenty, with
prospects of large increase.
The Ladies Relief Corps gave quiet
supper at their lodge rooms Friday
night.
A Horning and son went to Kansas
City Friday sir. HOrning will be alb
sent week or ten days, while his son,
a lad of fourteen, has accepted clerk
ship. and will remain IN that city.
The regular quarterly meeting ser
vices # the NJ. Z. church VIII be held
in this city November and 3.
The Royal building Will be occupied
in the near future by a feed store.
This is strictly private.
AMEKIcUs. Oct. 22.-LoIa Tomlin-
son, accompanied by her brother, went
to Chicago yesterday on a visit. Miss
TomiiDson has been making her home
for the past ten years with w. II. An
derson.
Lewis Bach eff Bushong visited our
city Sunday.
81. T.. Willard went 70 the city of
Bushong to-day.
Sundays mail was three hours late.
Frank Moore got his nose badly up
set with ball Yesterday.
James SwaTtz has received letter
from Senator Plumb. imparting the
pleasant information that bis pension.
hack dues and all have been granted.
The amount is not stated.
John Terri Of Emporia was in the
CITY yesterday.
s. L. Sargent came down from Dun
lap to-day on business trip.
The legal case of Mrs. Y. Arms
baugh OF Dunlap, vs.. Lsawis TOmpe0n,
is set for hearing on Friday, the 25th
inst, before Squire Lawtone
Miiton ToOmey is grading the ap-
prOaches 20 che Asleu creek bridge at
the ~ 1ne5zr FORD HUZfoTF