The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-29

| AAERIeUs, Jan. 70, 1853.
T. C. Hill and h. II. Ruggles concluded last
Saturday the purchase Of ZimFi etubbS farm
on the Neosho, three miles south Of Americas,
containing 147 acres, for which fhey paid s5O
an acre. On this farm is one OF the finest bod
les Of timber on the Eeosho, and also the best
water-power the river affords In this part Of
the country. These gentlemen have bought
| this property with special view TO building .
Touring mill upon It during the approaching
summer. They viii Immediately put in =
steam saw mill o1 sufficient capacity 20 saw
| the timber upon the place, well a. that OF
all others who wish TO patronize them, and -
soon ~ the water gets low enough In the
stream, will commence the construction Of a
dam and grist mill. No other enterprise that
could be undertaken would meet with so
unanimous welcome by our people az this
one. We have long felt the pressing necessity
Of both good saw mill and grist mill in this
vicinity, and will anxiOusIy look forward to
their completion. As the most Of the lumber
they will make upon the place viii be offered
for sale as fast a. sawed, the community will
be enabled to push ahead IN improvements
little faster than in the past. Success TO the
gentleman in their enterprise.
Quite an amount Of stock has changed hands
In this vicinity during the last week. Mr.. A.
s. Edmiston bought Of T. C. Hill IL cows and
8 yearlings, P. b. Campbell Is yearlings, while
w. w. Kits, Esq, bought 10 cows from Mr..
Campbell; besides we have heard Of several
other smaller lots being sold. Early in the
winter most persons were afraid to buy cattle,
food being SO scarce; but now there are q good
| many Offering hay. straw or fodder for sale,
| and cattle find ready sale at fair prices. Not
withstanding the winter so far has been the
worst ever known in this country, most Of the
stock about here Is looking very well. The
distemper has prevailed among nearly ali the
horses, though no losses have been sustained
that have heard Of
The farm Of Nicholas 10y, adjoining town
on the east, was sold last week through the
Americas Land Agency TO Mr.. Hahan, of
Butler county, Penn, who expects to bring
his family here and occupy 1t the first Of
March.
The Quarterly Meeting Of the N. E. Church,
which closed at this place ON Sunday last, was
very well attended considering the condition
Of the roads. Elder Rice preached on Satur-
day, and on Sunday, the last day, to crowd
ed house.
Prof. NJ J. StimsOn, with his class at this
place, assisted by Profs. Havenhill and Wait,
Of EmpOria and other outside talent, will give
a concert in Americas on Thursday evening,
Feb. 4th. A rich entertainment is anticipat-
ed. Tickets so cents.
For the first time in these letters. 1 am called
upon to record a wedding in Americas, the
parties being our friend David Heasley and
Miss Sarah L. Lockhard, and which came of
at the residence of the brides father, in FIRE.
mont, on Sabbath evening last, Rev. j. Nc
Annuity officiating. On Monday evening the
new couple gave a reception at their residence
in town, to a large circle of their friends. The
affair was very pleasant one to those pres
cnt. r.