The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-08-28
FROM COUNCIL GROVE.

You can't think how glad was dear NEWS,
TO see your bright clear face one day this week
where least expected it; no old friend could
be more truly welcome, and none could have
more interesting budget of news and gossip,
Well selected and pleasantly told; only differ
little from your reverend correspondent, &C
X. r.; in his assertion that "a few people
could live on Four Mile if ii were not for Mr.
Lo /" If he had crossed that small but pietur-
esque stream just above the Cottonwood road
he would have found well improved and pro-
ductiVe farms adjoining Mr.. Los possessions,
and people not only staying but actually 'liE-
ing thereon: rs is evident from the fact that
they read TIE EAlPORIA NEWS, and are great
admirers of Elder Rice.
Council Grove seems to be almost at stand
still; the only noticeable improvement being
the fine church which the Southern Branch
of the Methodist Church is erecting. But
though there is little immigration, every one
seems TO be prosperous and comfortable. and
there Is general air of thrift and neatness OBJ
servabIe in the village, to which new paint and
some bright new sign boards contribute not a
little.
Hufaker & Mcmillan are getting in fine
new stock Of goods, while the other merchants
seem to be doing well. MIR. James Of the well
known and popular house of Sh imleher d
James is now absent with his lovely and ac-
complished lady nj their branch house on the
Walnut, at the Whitewater junction The
village of which their store there is the nucle-
us Is TO be named Augusta, in honor Of Mrs.
James.
Whatever else may be lacking at Council
Grove there is certainly no want of interest in
educational matters. Inc "OIu ScnoOl mousse
has been rcJuNenated by the removal OF the
old fashioned hard wood seats and benches and
the substitution of neat. modern iron framed
seats and desks. suitable book cases and that
much neglected but most valuable article of
school furniture, clock. The district school
is under the able superintendeuce of Mr.. Pres
ton, late of Burlingame, while the union grad
ed school of districts / and , is to be taught by
gentleman from Americas, Mr.. Nichols. The
handsome commodieus house of the union dis
trict would be credit to larger and wealth
| Ter town than the Grove, and it is to be hoped
! that the school will be a success.
The crops are turning ont better than was
| expected The abundant showers that have
fallen of late will save the corn on many farms,
and winter wheat, although badly rusted, is
| turning ont ten, thirteen and fifteen bushels
| per acre The grasshoppers that passed over
| i'll immense clouds on Saturday the Sth inst.
and again on Tuesday, did but little damage
no doubt owing to the good fare they found in
IOwa-and have entirely left now. only hope
| our neighbors to the south may be as fortunate
| in getting rid of these unwelcome visitors.
The sprucest looking man about town is
Isaac Sharp, Esd, attorney and counselor at
| law, etc and delegate to the National Dem
ocratic Convention. One of his fellow lcgis-
lators said to him last spring, on being told
that he chosen TO that important position,
! ''Sharp, what i'll the world are you going to do
| az the convention 2" 1.O,'' replied he, ''they
| are going 20 send Click to do the talking, and
want me to go along to drink the whisky
| That no special mention was made in the con.
vention reports Of his feats in that line, is
| doubtless owing to the fact Of Nasby's being
| there TO represent the Gross Roads, in the
same way.
But we expect to astonish our neighbors by
giving Republican majority this fail and re-
| deem old Morris county from the reproach o1
whisky and Democracy. There will be no di
| vision among Rcpubiicans-every one is enthu.
| siastic for Grant and Colfax.
YAYLE VERNON
Council Grove, Aug. 10.