The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-11-12

here. Has had but little trouble with
his bees, and has lost but few since he
has been here. Persons here who de-
can get it by calling on Mr.. Vangundy.
Isaac Hall is living on the Charles
Burch farm. Has so acres under culti-
walton, II head of cattle, horses, lot of
hogs, small orchard, numerous shade
trees, comfortable house and outbuild-
ings, so acres of corn, 15acres of wheat,
81 acres of oats, and = acres of pota-
| toes.
Mr.. Phearson is farming the W. D.
Atherton place, and has 80 acres inn
proved. This place was sold short
time ago to the Railway Company,
through T. r. Pages Land Agency.
Jacob Rector has 20 acres improved,
5 head of cattle, 3 horses, hogs, small
peach orchard, 6 acres of corn, 80 acres
of wheat, good crop of potatoes, small
house and other improvements.
Cyrus Jordan has 25 acres improved,
small house, some stock and fair crops.
Has been on this place two years.
John Rector has so acres under cult
walton, 10 head of stock, small peach
orchard, 80 acres of corn, four acres of
wheat, and other crops.
There are O number of farms out in
the bottom of which we will speak here
after
John Darbyshire has 80 acres improv-
ed, Is head of stock, 100 rods of hedge,
Is acres of corn, 5 acres of wheat, and
acres of fall wheat. Has small or
chard and comfortable house.
B. Allen has 80 acres improved, %
hedge, small house, some fruit trees, As
acres of corn, IL acres of wheat, and Z
acres of oats. Has been OH the place
fourteen years.
j. M. Blue has 80 acres improved,
head of stock, 80 rods of hedge, 300
peach trees, some apple trees, Is acres OF
corn, and 400 bushels of wheat and oats.
Mary Kelly has 40 acres improved, Z
head of stock, II acres of corn, ID acres
of wheat, and some oats.
Farther down he river is the 274 acre
farm of John Miller, 200 acres of which
is timber. Has been on this place four
years. Has 60 acres .under cultivation,
$50 apple and peach trees bearing, 81
head of cattle, 6 horses, % hogs, % acres
OF corn, 276 bushels of wheat, 200 bush.
els of oats. and has put in some fall
wheat. MIR. Miller is very comfortably
situated in good house. which is sur
rounded with many evidences of taste
and refinement. His fences, gates and
outbuildings are all in good condition.
which shows he is master of the situa-
ton.
School district No. 80 has frame
school house in this vicinity. Miss Mat
tie TIGER taught there during the sum
mer. Miss Holsinger is teaching -four
months school there now.
| Adjoining Mr.. Miller on the east il
the farm of L. r. Wright, who has liz
acres improved, 252 acres under fence
Is head of cattle, horses, 80 sheep, Is
hogs, 1900 peach trees, 80 bearing apple
trees, n number of grape vines, cherry
and plum trees and shrubbery, 11Oacres
of corn, 80 acres of wheat and oats
which yielded % bushels of wheat and
so bushels of oats to the acre, comfort
able house and substantial improve.
ments generally. Has seven varieties Of
potatoes, as follows: California Russett
Peach Blow, Cherry Blow, Neshannock
Carter, White Sprout, and Pink Eye, al
of which produced largely this year
Has six varieties of grapes. Mr.. Wright
has carried on this farm four years, and
has made the most of the improvements
in that time. There are no better farms
to be found than this one. Mr.. Wright
is an intelligent farmer and will meet
with success.
Adjoining the above Mrs. Stout owns
a small farm with some improvements
Our former fellow-townsman,S S. E. G
Holt, owns the next farm below. Ht
settled on this place few weeks ago
Has new frame house 16X29, two sto-
ries high, with ell, nearly finished. Has
out an orchard soon. Has 10 head O.
cattle and II horses. Owns an excellent
farm here of 24O acres, 40 of which il
timber. Will improve the place al
rapidly as possible.
Adjoining Hartford w. p. GoulG
owns $50 acres, so acres of which is I'M
der cultivation. Has 100 apple trees, {
acres of fall wheat, and raised goOC
crops of wheat, corn and potatoes this
year.
Adjoining Hartford on the north il
the fine fruit farm of u. X. Hardin
Has been here five years, and has 5:
acres improved. Has the greatest pro
fusion of fruits and shrubbery. W.
cannot give description of the variet.
of fruit trees that we saw on this place
T at this time. Will only give the mail
J features. Mr.. Hardin has 1900 two
J year-old peach trees, 5000 one year old
and large orchard bearing, of which
there are "a varieties, mostly buddet
: fruit. Has ITO bearing apple trees,
number of cherry trees, some excellen
, varieties of plums, large assortment 0
grapes, raspbeYries, b1ackberries, straw
T berries and other shrubbery. One budd
ed peach tree grew seven feet from tn
bud this year. Has cottonwood ire,
standing close to the well that is MIN
years old, and measures four feet ant
three inches in circumference. Mr.
Hardin has good crops of all kinds thi
year. From piece of ground tw'
wards wide and seventy yards long, b.