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From Tuesday's Daily. FEOM UNIONVLLLE. From Wednesday's Daily. HORSE THIEF CAUGHT. Highest of all in Leavening Fowcr.

Hatest U. S. Gov't Report. It Pays to Buy, SHOES, CLOAKS and HATS of Sheriff Evans Captures a Horse Thief "Wanted if my. The Emporia Coal Coke Co.

are Pushing tie Work in the Missouri Mines. The following clippings from the Putican County Leader show that the Emporia company are pushing the work in their Coal mines at Unionville. Mr, A. II. Batcheler, of Osage City, has the contract to sink the main shaft for the iijiporla Coal Coke and Is nqw at work with a good force of men.

The work is to be completed in sixty days. Mr. Hugh Davis who superintended the work on the air shaft is now busy with his hands driving entries toward the main- shaft. The Emporia Coal Coke Co. appear to mean business and if the mine opens up properly, as the Leader has formerly said.

See if it Doesn't at Several Different Places. A man who recently sold a set of harness in this city to Cheap John and a saddle to R. P. Hill, was followed to Topeka by Sheriff Evans, where he was captured in possession of two horses that weie recently stolen at In in an, Kas. The man gave his name at the Emporia second hand stores, where he disposed of the harness and saddle, as W.

B. Johnson. Between here and Osage City the fellow stole anotter saddle and another set of harness. The first set was stolen of Orla Gauze of Cedar Point, Chase county. Cards offering a reward for his arrest were received by the officers here from N.

TV. Bridges, president of the A. H. T. A.

at Inmsn. Sheriff Evans left Topeka with the thief this morning. He was quite an old man and was allowed to ride with out handcuffs. When the train Reading Items. One car load ot very fine horses were CHASE COUNTY POPULISTS.

The Weekly Gazette. THURSDAY, AUG. 16. shipped from here by Mr. Falch Monday night.

Nominate a -'Middle of the Road Ticket" Our ice house has about yielded its A Farmer for County Attorney. The Chase county Populist conven last bit of ice. Very probably ice will LOCAL MENTION. be shipped in. tion was held at Cottonwood Falls Sat fields about here will go above 23 or 30 bushels to the acre at the highest.

Corn that was listed early and put in yeery thin, that corn is by far the best. Several teachers of experience in and about town, who took the recent examinations failed of getting their certificates on the arithmetic questions. A great deal of sympathy is felt for them since the examination seemed unfair and to lose a years teaching means a great loss to some of the young people. Mr. and Mrs.

n. P. Hood and other friends drove up from Emporia last Saturday evening and spent the even Miss Nellie Austin, of Emporia, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Morrison.

urday. The "town crowd" was laid out cold and a ticket nominated which ATTEMPTED AESON. is warranted, not to fuse, tear or run down at the heel. The candidate for it will be a paying industry for Unionville. Petitions are being circulated to present to the Union and Lincoln township boards to open up a road to run east from, and in front of.

Peter Greggers' residence to the McCalment farm. This is asked for to give an opening to the new coal mines. The switch to the Emporia Coal Coke Co's mines is being built as rapidly as possible. The company will be ready to furnished coal for the local reached Peterton the old man went into county attorney, Mr. Sheridan, is a farmer who has never been admitted to the bar or practised law.

There are several lawyers in the People's party in George Emerson has returned home after an extended absence. Mrs. Sanders and Mrs. Waner are on the sick list. Both are considerably better at Dresent.

Rev. D. S. Morrison visited with his brother, Dr. Morrison, a short time lately.

Mr. and Mrs. McCormick visited at Hartford Sunday. Jas. Jacobv and brother.

Will, were the water closet raised the window, jumpped out side, and strr.ckthe ground Chase county but they weren't 'ia it." on the run. The movement was en Following is the ticket: tirely unexpected to Mr. Evans, but he An Unsuccessful Attempt to Burn the Home of a Colored Lady. Sunday morning about 4 o'clock the attention of Cobbs, a colored lady who Uvea at 922 Neosho street, was attracted to a bright light shining from under her house. Upon investigation it was found there had been positively an attempt to burn her home by some unknown miscreant.

The facts regarding the case are as follows. It seems that the house burner understood his business as he had procured a box about twelve inches square and four inches deep and in one corner was a place made to hold a candle and Representative, P. B. McCabe, of soon discovered what had happened and Bazaar; county attorney, Mr. Sheridan, of Cedar township; clerk of court, John down from Osage City Sunday for a visit with relatives friends.

James returned Sunday evening. started in pursuit. A NOTED SPEAKER. ing at Mrs. Bond's which is one of the nicest places In town to spend and a'ternoon or evening.

Mrs. J. D. Gibson is expected home next week from Iowa. She hopes to bring her mother with her.

Frank Lockwood of Kansas City is yisiting George Htinman and F.a-k Sax for a week. This last week has been warm enough to insure cool weather the rest of this month. School is to open September 10. The school building and the teachers are ready. Charlie Gibson is in the postoffice in trade in a few days.

SANTA FE EMPLOYES. Arch Hubbard has gone to the terri Perry, of Matfield; probate judge, W. G. iJcCandless, of South Fork; Superintendent. Mrs.

Gresham of Cotton tory, are not acquainted witn nis intentions while there. wood Falls. T. S. Gallagher and family, of Empo The populist party in Chase county ria, visited with Mr.

Jacoby and differs from the Dartv in Lvon. In Simktns and families this week. Question to Re Settled as to Garnishment Proceedings. On June 13 Judge Caldwell made an order in which he ruled that it would be impossible for creditors to garnishee debtors in the service of the Santa Fe company. There has been considerable In the opposite corner a can full of coal Lyon county the Pops refused to nom Mrs.

Naomi Anderson, Who Will Address the Colored People This Evening. The local suffrage club has secured the services of a noted colored lady orator who will address the colored people this evening at the Colored Christian church, corner of Eighth and Congress. The lecture will be free. The Kansas City i Journal says, regarding the speaker, as I follows: Frank Agrelius was home on the sick ist for a few days, returning to Empo oil with a hole la the bottom and the remaining space in the box was filled ria Monday. inate a farmer for any place, while in Chase all the nominees are farmers except with paper saturated with coal oil, Prof.

Van Voris was in the city on business Friday. When the box was found It was on lire Mrs. Gresham, who is the wife the Santa Fe attorner. All the teachers, with the exception but a few pails of water extinquiehed stead of Tressler's Lowery's. Rev.

and Mrs. nammond are visiting their sons at Anthony, Kan. Mrs. Goddard, of Topeka, has been vi. iting Aunt Lucy Wood.

Mr. McWillani is taking apples west every week now. The county commissioners were in and near town Tuesday. Namoc. of the primary teacher, are the same as it and no damage was done the house.

THE STATE REUNION. last term. The scheme was a very clever one as woman of Wichita, delivered an address Mrs. Robt. Brown, of Joplin, is 'Gathering of G.

A. R. Men From Over the he perpetrator could light the candle at the Fifth Street opera house last eve the guest of Mr. and Mrs. P.

J. King. doubt as to whether this ruling included debts which had been incurred previous to the date of the order and to place the matter properly before the presiding judge, Mr. Foster has promulgated an order permitting all people who have claims against the Santa Fe employes which were incurred previous to the date of the first order, June 13, to file the same in the offices of the United States circuit court and he wil and go away ana wtien it was burned State at Hutchinson Today. The G.

A. will go into camp today Geo. Retyer went to Kansas City ning on the equal sugrage amendment. Mrs. Anderson is the leading colored fe Monday night to meet his little son low enough the aper would ignite and continue burning until all of the oil was and tomorrow at Hutchinson for the Earl who is on his way home.

male orator in the state, and a large state reunion which begins tomorrow drawn from the can. Olpe Items. Mrs. Hunt, of Oklahoma, is visiting her uncle, J. F.

Stratton. The seven. months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. Foley died Saturday and crowd listened to her. She was fre morning. W. W.

Davis and W. F. Schlobohm were in Emporia Thursday on business. Mr. Geo.

Cowden, and son Fred quently applauded. She told of the 1 he police think they have a clew to work on and may bring the wretch to One of the busiest places in the state benefits the colored people would re left for Gypsum, Thursday night. today is to be found at Camp Reno, was buried Sunday. The Populist picnic at this place has celve if the amendment was adopted. justice.

IRON-HANDED CAPITAL. and predicted that they would not only been postponed till next Monday tin ac The citizens succeeded in rasing nearly enough money for the rebuilding of Mr. Dawney's shop. A new building is nearing completion. count of the wedding at l.

U. rnest's on Wednesday. support the amendment this fall, but would use what influence they possessed Nothing to Arbitrate Wages Reduced present the matter to Judge Caldwell for a ruling concerning these claims. Whether or not the presiding judge will allow the claimants to garnishee is a question, but in this manner he will have an opportunity to settle the matter definitely. EIRE LAST NIGHT.

and Employes Not Recognized. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Ellas Madl- A lawn social will be held at Mr. to carry it.

Mrs. Anderson spoke under where U13 finishiug touches are being made preparatory to the great encampment. Many of the small camp tents are already up. The large auditorium tent has been going up today. Electric lights and pumps will all be in this evening and then Camp Reno will be a city of tents by itself where the old com R.

Taylor's on this Tuesday eveniug by eon, an eight pound boy. Owing to unsatisfactory condition of the Epworth League. The band is pre-1 Lloyd Bitler returned home from Iowa the corn fields, corn cutting has begun. the auspices of the local suffrage club. RESCUED FROM BURNING.

paring to attend and furnish some music I last Friday, where he has been during but in place of the old time 8 and 10 All expect a pleasant time. the past year. He made horseback and was seven the trip on days on the cents a shock and board, the ruling price is 5 cents and board yourself. The rades can exchange greetings and relate A Little Niece of Dr. Wright Narrowly Es capes Death Last Evening.

the many thrilling stories of the fiO's reason for this cut in wages is very plain Gladys Myers, a little 7-year old niece to the farmer. whicn can only be told to the best ad who makes her home with Mrs. Dr, But there is one man who has been vantage by one who gave some of their Wright, accidentally overturned a lamp road. The following teachers are located In this end of the county for the coming term: At Olpe, Maud Brown, district 00; Ida Slocum, district 48; Edith Richards, SS; n. V.

Winter, Dixon; Georgia Had-ley, Section; Lula Thomas, Rock Creek, Gladys Crowe. The meeting in Stratton's grove wa well attended, especially on Sunday, and Indulging a great deal recently in dis Mr. Orville Emerson and I. J. Grimes and families were guests of Rev.

Emerson and family a short time lately returning home Monday. We failed to mention last week of the visit to our city of Mr. Warren Van Pelt a former resident of this place but now of Winfield, Kan. Mr. Van Pelt is advance agent for Mr.

Wetyel, state orator and a very fine elocutionist. Mr. A. J. Stratton accompanied by the Misses Edith Stratton, Nellie Austin best days to defend the old flag which they all love so well.

The House at State Street and Second Avenue Destroyed by Fire. The story and a half frame house at the corner of Second avenue and State street, occupied by John Wilson (colored), was discovered to be in flames last night about 11 o'clock. The family was away at the time, and the fire was under good headway when discovered. The alarm came from the Leland hotel, cussing the rights of labor and denounc from a bureau last evening, and bad a very narrow escape from death by burning. The lamp in falling struck upon ing tne oppression or capital, lie was especially bitter toward the railroads Mis3 Lizzie Cunningham arrived Saturday from a visit to her sister in and displayed his friendship for the the services were greatly enjoyed by all.

Portland, Ore. The trip to Portland and Ollie Sparks attended the Epworth Key. Culllson preached Saturday night strikers in numerous long street corner speeches. When he decided to cut corn he offered five cents for cutters. The was an eventful one and resulted in experiences which will probably never be and Sundav afternoon and the other ser League convention at Melvern, Wed the child's head and broke, saturating her hair and clothes with kerosene.

The little one was immediately enveloped in flames, and only the timely action of Mrs. Wright could have saved her life. The aunt heard the child's cries, and with great presence of mind quickly wrapped a quilt about her, and the flames were smothered. repeated. The train on which Miss neighbor boys, who wanted the job, near the Santa Fe depot.

The fire company made a good run and did good work upon their The fire was stopped promptly, but only the one story back addition and a few things nesday and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman enjoyed a visit from Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Harris of Ottawa and Mr. Lynn Harris and Mr. Fitzer and. their families' of Emporia, kicked, but the farmer stood firm.

Fi nally the boys waited on him, recalled to his mind the numerous times he had Cunningham was riding was the second into La Junta at the time of the strike and remained there eleven days. Finally they got away from La Junta, but at Los Angeles the Southern Pacific tie Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Sparks. Mr.

and Mrs. earn tnat tne employer snouid not re child's hair was burned and large duce wages. The old man saw the Wm. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. Brower, vices were conducted by Judge Culver. The Interior of the tent was nicely decorated with flowers, leaves and vines, while some beautiful paintings and singing birds added to the brightness of the scenes. The stars and stripes were also given a prominent place in the decorations and the ladies of the vicinity are to be congratulated on tbe success of their efforts.

Miss Irena Priest was married on Wednesday to a gentleman from Denver, at which place they will reside in the future. Jayhawker. The Chinese pay their doctor only fo long as he keeps them In health. They believe in preventing rather than curing point, but tood lirui. Like Pullman, Mrs.

F. A. Wagner, Mr. Chapman and the Misses Lucy Brower, Lizzie blisters left upon her shoulders, but fortunately her Injuries will not be very lasting. up was still tight and caused a delay of nine days more.

The trip to Portland consumed twenty-six days, while the he said, "I have nothing to arbitrate gotten out by neighbors was saved. A bouse closely adjoining was saved from the flames and was scarcely scorched upon the out side. Mr. Wilson, when he came to the scene, said he had no Idea how the fire started. The house and contents was insured in the Shawnee, of Topeka, for $300.

Cattle Going West. Thus does the iron haul of capital return was made in live. Geghrety and Clara Agrelius visited the city of Emporia, Wednesday. Rev. Cannady and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a son at their home Saturday.

trample on labor. EARLY MORNING RUNAWAY. R. B. Shepherd has about completed arrangements with the Rio Grande Cured of Catarrh.

I have used Hood's Sarsaparllla and Hood's Vegetable Pills and I find them far superior to all othsr medicines that I have ever used. I have suffered from that most common of all diseases, catarrh, for the past ten or twelve years At 10 o'clock Sunday morning Rev. Harry Stone Thrown From a Bugey and Four hundred car loads of cattle went Emerson pronounced the words which united in holy bonds of wedlock two of Reading's young people, Mr. Arthur disease. This is sound sense, ana one of the' strongest recommendations of Milman and Miss Sparks.

Both Western railroad to handle the western lands owned by the company. Mr. Shepherd will have headquarters at ChicHgo and sell the railroad lands to eastern men. The Rio Grande Co. will find that they have secured a rustler when Bob begins conducting deals for are well known ana nigniy respected Ayer's Sarsaparilla, a medicine which not only cures disease but prevents here and we Join with their many back west to Texas and the Panhandle Sunday.

Thousands more will be re-shipped to the raoges of the west to winrer. Stock water and grass have so failed in Missouri and Illinois that there is no demand for stockers and feeders by the farmers. The Kansas City market has been glutted with these cattle, which are too thin to beef and friends in wishing them a long, happy and I never found anything that helped me as Hooa's Sarsaparilla has. I have taken three" bottles and am cured. Mrs.

Gertrude V. Waddle, Dwight. Kansas. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. them.

and prosperous life. Ca. them. Bathing Salt Laws in New Zealand. By way of showing how Mrs.

Grun An Emporia woman is making a great Zephyrs from Dow Creek. A good many farmers are cutting corn dyism flourishes wherever the Brit fus? about resaturants and other places this week. ish flag flies, a reader at Napier. Miss Josie Houghton spent a few days io the city using sticky fly paper. She says that it is extremely cruel to catch Badly Stunned, But Not Seriously Injured.

Quite a wicked looking runaway occurred about 7 o'clock this morning on Tenth avenue, a horse and buggy belonging to L. F. Bailey came flying out of the alley to Tenth avenue between Merchant and Commercial street. Harry Stone was alone in the buggy As the horse turned east to Commercial street tbe buggy was overturned and the boy thrown some distance striding upon hia head and shoulders. A quick jump from the horse straightened the buggy up and another turn at Commercial stieet upset it again and the horse was caught.

The neighbors rushed to the scene and found young Stone lying upon the ground in a stunned condition. No bones were broken however, and in a short time he revived and was taken home. at Charles Rudlsill this week. New Zealand, sends Labouchere's Truth a copy of the new bathing bylaw which has been promulgated Nina Clark returned home last Fri Cut With An Ax. Mr.

G. W. Parkman of Badger creek came to the city today for medical assistance in caring for his foot, which he cut badly with an ax. The injury was very painful but the physician thinks too light to feed corn. There being no pasture or water they are being returned, breaking many of the owners and bankrupting big ranches.

Sunday School Announcement. To whom it may concern: flies in that way. It would be safe to bet that the same lady lariats her children to the trees to keep them from go there. One provision is as follows: day; after spending a few days with relatives, in the eastern part of tbe state. Every person bathing in the sea.

or We wish to reannounce the entertain ing out side the yard, and sends them In any river or other water within, or within one mile of, the boundaries ment at Bethel next Saturday evening. that Mr. Parkman will not be left to bed without their suppers for further An excellent program will be rendered of the borough of Napier, shall be crippled by it. punishment when they break loose. by able reciters and musicans from the attired in a decent and proper bath state normal, iwery Douy is inviieu Ayer's.

Ague Cure is an antidote for A case of State vb. Horace Archer, to come. malaria and all malarial diseases, wheth- Mr. C. R.

Stone has resigned the work as Lyon county Sunday school Missionary, and will be succeeded from this day by Rev. D. Gidley. (Address, Emporia 524 Commercial street.) Mr. Gidley is cordially commended to the kindly co-operation and fullest ing dress, extending from the shoulders to the knees, no white or flesh color or net garments to be worn.1' charged with biticg an ear off of W.

B. Rey. Ward will preach his farewell er generated Dy swamp or sewer. Myers, is on tile at clerk of court Starr's sermon to the people of Bethel church next Sunday. Rev.

Ward's many office. Archer was given his ptfellmin- Neither quinine, arsenic, nor any other injurious drug enters into the composi friends at this point deeply regret his ary hearing before Justice Gaither of The buggy was a bad wreck, parts of resignation and are very sorry to lose tion of this remedy. Warranted to cure confidence of all friends of this work as the duly authorized missionary of the his influences from among us. But Americus August 13 and was bound over to district court. It being left at the four different street corners.

fever and ague. such is the Divine Providence and as he leaves us be has the prayers and best The defendant is also charged with Mr. W. O. Mount -who brings in mel lne tree Metnouists Degm a camp beating the prosecuting witness with a wishes of all who knew him.

About Dow Creek schools, and teach ons to town from the east of the city Another Form of DUtlpatloo. Timid Little Girl What is it they come here to buy when a man's been out late and and been excited, you know, and feels bad. next morning? Druggist They usually call for bromide or something of that kind. Timid Little Girl I guess that' what I want. Give me a dime'sv worth.

Papa was up nearly all night arguin' about infant baptism with tbe minister. meeting this evening at Parkman'a deadly weapon with intent to kill. American Sunday choot Union. W. L.

DeGroff, Supt. A. S. S. U.

Topeka, August 10 1894. They're a Way Off. had some visitors to his patch last eight ers; District 92, Ella Bell, of Amerlcusi grove on Badger creek. If this fails to The case will come up at the next and treated them to a load of shot. Fairland, Matie Salisbury, of Emporia; bring rain we are a lost people.

term of court. The visitors did not stay to tell whether they were much hurt or not. Minnie Scheel, of Dowville; Maxton, Mrs. Steel, of Emporia; Central, Frank Brasier, of Nebraska; Fremont. Elva Whicker, of Dow Creek; The Tidings recently asserted that Awarded the ReDublican central committee had There are several people in the city who are claiming that the present drouth is of the longest duration that the state has known.

Anyone should The local bicycle club has received Leona Smith has District 87: John Highest Honors World' Fair. polled Lyon county with an unsatisfac- the sanction of the State L. A. W. to Scheel, District 77; Nina Clark, District tory result.

The committee has not IDIL; 42; Bert Clark, Bushong; Anna Smltn, know better than that, if they know polled the county or tried to, and Major hold a meet at Emporia on September 3rd. Races will be arranged at the one-half mile 'driving park and good riders Ruggles; Emma button, District. 51; Grant button. Cold water, Comanche any thing. It has only been about fifty Mapes, the chairman, says the only poll days since our present dry weather be from others points will be entered.

he has heard of was the one in which the Populists carried Alabama. gan. In 1868 there was a ninety days drouth, and in 1874 it did not rain from The marriage of Mies Irene Priest a A colored boy's appetite for the lus the twentieth of June to the fifteenth of popular young lady of Olpe, to Mr cious melon prompted him to carry off one from W. H. Brooks's grocery Satur county; Al Hughes, Fowler District.

Some of our teachers had to go through the fiery trial July 23 and and some of them were found wanting. Prof. Stryker, went on a strike and struck out some of the teachers, well stricken in years. Al Hughes and Page Nicklin were visitors at Rosean Sunday school last Sunday. Flktch.

Americus Items. September. The present little dry spell is Oiily a beginning of what Kansas has Lucus Thomas of Denver, occured this evening at the residence of L. O. Priest A Country ot Pub le Nearly all American and European visitors to Japan speak with admiration of the public baths of that country.

In the city of Toklo there are between 800 and 900 public bathing establishment, each frequented daily by at least S3J people, who pay for the privilege so small a sum that no one is too poor to afford it Outside of these baths the Japanese are much given to bathing In their own homes. They are one of the cleanest races in the world-Travelers from the Western world frequently express regret that in Europe and America there are no such establishments. day evening. The young man got seen. across Sixth avenue with it.

when he near Olpe. Whan the scalp is atrophied, or shiny Republican Township Conventions. was overtaken by one of the clerks who There will be held in the various town bald, no preparation will restore the recovered the melon and administered a "walloping" to the culprit. ships, of Lyon county, on Saturday, hair: in all other ca3es. Hall' Hair Re- September 15, 1894, at 2 o'clock p.

The farmers have given up hoping for rain, now, In time to help the corn. Most think they will have a fair third; to a half crop of corn and us corn is suie WW WIML An Emporia feed store that keeps half Republican conventions for the purpose a aozen ears 01 corn in iront or tne 01 nominating canaiaates ior townsnip MOST PERFECT MADE. 1 to be a good price they are not so much newer will start a growth. Tom Saylors who lives north of town is making hay with a broad smile on his face. Cause a pair of twin boys newly arrived.

building for a sign, has it carried in offices. W. H. Mape3, a nure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free discouraged as A would be expectad.

would be expectad. Chairman Co. Central Com. from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant few men brag of 40 to 50 bushels to the Dl. Price's Cream Baking Powder every evening lor fear it will be stolen.

Corn is pretty ECarce now. 1 V. Cagxey, Secretary. acre but most doubt ifanr of the corn) World' Fair Highest Meial and Diploma. 40 YEARS THE STANDARD..

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