The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-01-08
From mGRION CENTER.
MARION CENTER, KANSAS, ]
Decamh ar % 1888

AARLON NGATER, hANSASa .
December %, 1868.
FRIKED SToTLER: We are once more
favored with mail from Cottonwood
Falls, it being the first we have received
from that place for three weeks. We
would not complain much about il were
it once in great while, but when it
comes to be q common occurrence we
have a good cause TO complain about it.
Our friend stJeems" is not as punctual
as he might be in his vocation of mail
carrier; so You see we were for three
weeks without seeing number of THE
News, which is welcomed to the fire.
sides of all good Republicans but when
it did come its contents were perused
with pleasure. We only wish it would
find its way to the fresides of all in
Southwestern Kansas, and in fact
through the whole State.
The weather has been very disagree
able in these parts, considerable snow
having fallen, which is now fast disap-
pearing, which makes it very disagree
able under foot, but is very pleasant
| overhead. So much snow thawing has
set both Cottonwood and Muddy on a
"sOcial bum," but in a day or two il
will again be fordable.
On Christmas night our worthy cit
iZen j. w. Brown, Esq, proprietor OF
the Center hotel, is going to favor the
citizens of this vicinity with q grand
ball, and all those that delight to "trip
the light fantastic" are respectfully So
| licited to attend. Mr.. N. Miller, pro-
prietor of the Union House, is also go
ing to give 'ssocial hop" for the ben
eft of the old folks.
A preacher residing in this place is
! now going around inviting all he meets
| TO participate in the dance at N. Miller's.
Last spring this ''lamb of the fold" came
to our midst, and on the first Sunday
after arriving in our quiet little village
this very man stood up before large
congregation expounding the scriptures
to us with tears in his eyes. This is
the man that sold whisky to soldiers
| and is seen now nearly every night tell
ing men how to play seven up and Gu.
chre. Beware of wolves in sleeps
clOthing."
On the 18th inst. Mr.. Case, our young
Representative, was Joined in the hoiy
bonds of wedlock to Miss Maggie Moul-
ton of this place. We all congratulate
our young friend for being SO fortunate
in his choice of getting such a good
partner to share his earthly tolls. We
| wish them every happiness as long as
they live. We heartily wish some OF
us young ones were only half as lucky
as he.
Hon. r. Riggs has taken his traps and
| gone out west to try his luck at trap
ping. We hope he will catch more
beaver and otter than he did Democrat
| ic votes on the Sd of last November.
The first of the week our sheriff, Mr.
Green, returned from two weeks trip
hunting horses he had stolen from him
about a week previous to his depart
ure. He succeeded in recovering his
horses and also in capturing one of the
| young gents that took them. He had a
| preliminary trial before Justice N. II.
! Billings, and was sentenced to Jail un-
til the spring term of court.
Nearly every week some new conner
comes to our midst to make our young
county their future home. About 8
dozen families have come in this fall
and winter. We only wish more would
come to till the soil that lies in waste.
less beauty around us on every side
! There are thousands of acres of the best
of bottom land yet to be entered under
the homestead and presumption laws
which is supplied with abundance Of
good water, and good stone equal to the
u uuCLIOH lily SIOn0) IOr Du1lu1nS 8nC
fencing purposes, which can be found
cropping out on nearly every quarter
section, and also timber sufficient in
some instances for firewood for years
to come.
We wish more of our Eastern friends
knew the advantages this part affords
them and their posterity. If they bu
knew the advantages this country af
fords them would not be afraid t,
venture but what we would be favored
with their presence in our midst.
But little or naught has ever beer
said about this county, through the col
umns of any of the journals in or gu
of the State. think our leading mel
ought to take more interest in the vel
fare of our young county than tho
have been doing. Much could be &C
complished in this line by writing 70
the press and informing the public o
the facilities it affords them. 1 am il
hopes they will take more interest il
the future than they have taken in tn
past. Truly yours, CARACTAcAs.
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