The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-05-02

AMERICUs, April 29.-In our dIurnal
rounds in quest of items of interest
Saturday, we notice that L. y. Wood,
at tbs blacksmith shop, was venturing
out little in new departmental of
handling road carts and culuivatOrs.
Noticing our interest in the cultivators
he explained the perfect manner in
which it is balanced, the adjustability
and automatic action of the shoVelS.
doing away with the "break pin' nui-
Sance. also novel way of holding the
ploWs when on the road and explained
very ingenious, coupling which no
other cuitivator has. 1t IS wrought
iron frame and wheels and he is selling
them to introduce them at eighteen
dollars apiece.
Henry Curtis, of Dunlap, was in our
city Saturday on business.
Elias Moorhead is very low. He has
been feeling quite poorly for few
days when he was suddenly taken much
worse, with what is pronounced as heu-
raligIa of the heart.
Charles 10y and Miss Ida Carpenter
came down from Council Grove and
spent Sunday with F. D. 10y and
| family.
Chinch bugs were flying thick Friday,
| but the cool rain soon settled them and
with good prospects for more they are
not to be feared by the farmers, as dry
seasons are the chinch bugs glory.
! The young peoples Lyceum closed
very successful season of entertain
Inent at the school house last Saturday
night, with long, varied and interest
| ing programme, which had been espe-
cially prepared for the closing night.
| The two rooms upstairs were thrown
| together by means of the large doors
| N lnd
it's seating capacity, nevertheless the
large audience was quiet and orderly,
although'many were unable to hear or
see scarcely anything that was going
on. In this connection we wish to re-
mark that the interior arrangements
of the two upper rooms of the building
are not Just as perfect as they might
be, as has been evidenced by the crowds
IN attendance on at least three occa-
sions. which we all remember very dis
tinctly-Which were the school contest,
the republican rally and the present
Lyceum, when at least one-third of
the audience were Oblivious to what
was going on at the rostrum. The de-
feet might be arranged by building a
platform in the center of the two
rooms, SO that whenever the doors are
closed it would do for teachers plat
form in both rooms, or by making the
rostrum on either the east or west
sides, without mourning a very great
expense. We would like TO have this
matter talked over among the voters,
and some action taken in regard to the
matter at July school meeting.
Constable John Floyd Is the happy
possessOr of a girl baby in his old age.
, The little stranger arrived last night.
OF course John had an attachment,
for the little one, and will hold the same
, without requiring an indem-nifying
bond.
Mrs. T, s. Hill and boy, of Salina ar
rived yesterday to visit Mrs. L. A. Hill
for while.
George Colt came down from Her
rington to-day and will remain in
Americas long enough to plant his
lot.
Miss Patty returned from Greeley,
Kansas, last night.
L. w. Sutton shipped a car load of
hogs to Kansas City yesterday. They
were shipped by way of Council Grove
and Bushong, leaving here at O'Clock
in the evening instead of in the morn
ing, and arriving at Kansas City for
the early market next morning.
BURLoW.