The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-07-18


are perhaps sufficiently advanced to
make an average yield if no more rain
should come, but that is all. To make
full crop, two or three timely rains,
or even more, are needed. That we
shall get them, seems probable.
In digging a grave in Potter's Field,
in the AtchisOn cemetery last Satur-
day, the sexton came upon corpse
that had lain in the ground for some
time. 1t was buried about two feet
beneath the surface, and was tumbled
into the hole, as you would bury
dog, no coffin being used. It was
dressed in common suit of clothes,
but had nothing about it by which it
could be identified.
There was remarkable occurrence
at the M. K. s. L. yards Wednesday.
F0r the first time in two years car
was loaded with corn by the
doubtful whether an engineer on the
road can be prevailed upon to take the
car OFF. the track; its such an unEom-
mon task they may kick on it.
Several movers teams were on the
streets to-day. Some of them were
from Western Kansas, others from Ok
lahoma, each and all declaring that
kansas and the west was no place for
poor man." That all may be true if
the ''poor man" is destitute of grit, :"
That's what makes the mare go in
Kansas.
The rain Saturday night was very
refreshing to the growing crops, and
the farmers are feeling rather jubilant
over the prospect of a big yield of corn.
One or two more good rains and the
farm mortgages will turn pale; that is,
unless the dealers form ''corn trust
and freeze the farmers out. as they are
trying to do on the wheat market,
thus making times harder than ever.
The attorneys of this city have petit
toned Judge Graves to set the time of
the September court in October. So
many of them find it necessary to be
absent from town during September,
that they think it best to hold court in
October. The judge has not given any
decision in the matter yet.
1t has actually leaked out that we
are to have 1.-THE greatest show on
earth" with us again this summer.
How strange. If Mr.. Forepaugh knew
how successfully the morals of En-
poria's young people had been trained,
he would certainly keep away with his
moral busting concern"
If you will examine the blasted twigs
on your apple trees you viii find upon
close inspection that the cause of their
decay is a small insect that bores into
the small twigs or branches aud make
their way down through the pith or
heart, blasting as they go.
at the ministerial association held in
Wichita Monday, after considerable
discussion, it was pretty generally
agreed that d woman should not aspire
to the pulpit. Have our EmPoria
ministers ever discussed that ques-
ton?
The State Journal says that the
ladies in Topeka ride bicycles, and are
becoming as expert in the use of them
as men. They ride and manage them
precisely as men do. High art has not
got that far along in this city yet.
Sunday school picnic and lawn so
cials are the principal rage here now.
1t is not out of the way to presume
that Emporia's next source of amuse-
mentwill be Y. NJ. c. A. camp meet
ings.
Thirty-five head of good horses were
bought of farmers at FIeming's barn
last Saturday. Although prices are
not high, the farmers in the majority
of cases get good pay for raising horses.
The district court met in regular ses-
sion last Saturday afternoon. No cases
of any great Importance were disposed
OF. The next session Will be Saturday
morning, July 10th, at 10 o'clock.
Among the Kansas postmasters APP
pointed Saturday were E. &. Marcy at
AA1OH anu a. q. <AnOACWo al NOoSAO
Rapids. Thus little by little are the
g, 600 getting their reward.
Twenty-six car loads Of cattle passed
through here to-day for the Kansas
city market, The cattle are in fine
condition and ought to Command first
class prices.
Topeka has decided 70 use vitriied
brick in paving her streets. The Capt.
tai thinks thers i : icb IN it. a job in