The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-24
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EDITOR NEWS: innings arc progressing IN
this section Of our beautiful county; and since
the road has been completed to Emporia we feel
thankful that after years of patient waiting and
not little hard work, we can at last hear the
Iron horse' whistle; but it is hard to realize
that we really have a railroad so near US, with
the bright prospect that In the immediate flu
ture we can feast our eyes upon the cars rolling
up the rich Cottonwood valley in the direction
of Santa Fee. Then will our farmers begin to
see the necessity Of putting forth every effort
to make their farms yield their greatest return
increase the number Of acres under cultiva-
tiopNwork the land well and deep, and by this
means have large surplus TO throw into the
market, and at the same time beautify and en-
rich our county. 1t is high time that we were
getting back some of the many thousands of
dollars that were sent out of the State while, in
early times, we were testing the question ofthe
adaptabilitv Of Kansas to farming.
Our school house has lately been fully sup
piled with a frst-class set of seats. George
Melville, the teacher, is giving pretty general
satisfaction, and the school is progressing finely.
We have a Lyceum also, W hich meets every
Friday evening, in which the debating of diff
ferent subjects is the order of the evening. In
connection with which paper is edited and
read, all Of which contributes to the passing
pleasantly of at least one evening week.
We also have Union Sabbath School, at
tended by Friends and other denominations.
After the close of the district school last sum.
mer, an exhibition was given in the afternoon,
and, by request, repeated on the second even
ing following, small admittance fee being
charged, the proceeds. together with private
subscriptions, procuring 4 pretty fair library.
on which the freight is to be paid. An eXni-
bition of similar kind. and an oyster supper
in connection, will be given on the (Friday)
evening before New Years. The ability of
those connected with getting it up to make 1t
a success. and the worthy object for which the
money is to be used, that of paying charges on
the books already ordered, and procuring 9TH
ers, ought to insure a large attendance. Moth
ing adds more to the credit of community
than large and interesting Sabbath School.
Mr.. Harris has q new sign up in front of his
hotel, and invites the weary traveller in.
Quite a number Of our farmers, plowed up to
the 18th inst. Think Of ii, we who are ''blest''
with a cold climate.
AS an evidence Of what can DC done by fair
tillage, will state that George Barber, living
q mile or two above Toledo. on Buckeye creek,
sowed twenty. eight bushels of wheat, from
which he got five hundred bushels, thresher's
measure, besides what was spoiled in the bot
tom of the stacks. The threshing was done by
Raj. Allen and Neil Ford's machine. 1 don't
state this ss an extraordinary yield, nor as an
isolated case, but as just what can be done by
many others If they will give the preparation of
the ground a little more attention.
hear complaints among those who received
trees this fall from distant nurseries, that they
did not get the kind they ordered. Why not
patronize and encourage our home nursery
men? Trees should not be out of the ground any
longer than possible, consequently those that
are bought nearer home and Immediately set
out, stand n better chance for life. J.E.L.