The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-10-29

NJ. w. 10llnpS owns the farm ABOVE
on the bottom. J. w. Ford lives on it,
and cuitiEates it in an excellent manner.
Has 70 acres under cultivation, head |
of cattle, 10 horses, 60 rods of hedge,
small peach orchard, % acres of splendid |
corn, 324 bushels of wheat, 164 bushels
of oats, and large crop Of nice pota-
toes. Has in 80 acres of fall wheat.
Joseph Ecret has IS acres improved,
Ii head of stock, 100 rods of hedge,
small orchard, Is acres of wheat that
yielded % bushels to the acre, $50 BUSH |
els of oats, and has in IA acres of fall |
wheat. Has been on the place two
years.
Asa Wessner has 40 acres in cultiva-
ton, head of stock, acres of corn, IL
acres of wheat and of oats. Has in
several acres of fall wheat.
Mrs. Harvey and heirs own the farm
formerly occupied by NJ. w. Phillips.
Has so acres improved, Is head of stock,
25 acres hedged, 20 apple and 100 peach
trees, good house and outbuildings, blue
grass yard, and shade trees that are very
thrifty. Raised II acres of corn, of
wheat and one of potatoes.
South of the above, on the Cotton
wood river, is the farm of William Eick-
enberry. Settled on this farm in 1855.
Has 81 acres under cultivation, 8 head
of stock, 800 rods of hedge, nice lot of
hogs, 26 acres of corn-the best he has
raised since he settled here-16 acres of
wheat and acres of oats. Has raised
oats since '55, and never had less than 80
bushels to the acre, except one year.
Mr.. E. is building a new house 14x25
with ell 11x17 and good cellar. The
walls above the ground are of dressed
stone. Will put out 800 rods of hedge
in the spring. Has a good barn and
few fruit trees.
DR.. j. w. B. Hewitt has 26 acres i'm
proved, 16 head of stock, frame house,
acres Of corn and II acres of wheat
Malcolm Campbell has 25 acres i'm
proved, 20 acres of corn and acres of
wheat. Has head of horses and cattle.
Rocky Osborn has 10 acres improved
and head of cattle.
Mrs. Jesse Carter owns 100 acres near
Plymouth, and so of it under cultiva-
ton, and half mile of hedge.
William Carter is cultivating 10 acres.
Has 20 head of cattle and three horses.
Mrs. Barbara Campbell owns 325
acres of land in this vicinity, and has 60
acres improved, 100 head of cattle, 8
horses, half mile of hedge and small or
chard.
Neil Campbell has 4S9 acres of land.
Is fencing and improving 20 acres. Has
Is head of cattle and horses.
Adjoining Plymouth on the west is
the farm of McKendrie L. and Jas. E.
Lambdin. They have 100 acres improv-
ed, two comfortable houses, barn, bear
ing orchard and 8 head of stock. Raised
10 acres of corn, 8 of wheat, 10 of oats
and 40 bushels of very fine potatoes this
year. The Messrs. Lambdin have made
arrangements to hedge the cultivated
land and put out large number of
| fruit and shade trees in the spring.
They have large variety of shrubbery
and ornamental trees growing on the
place, and will in few years have one
of the most attractive farms in this
neighborhood. Have been farming here
year and half.
! West of the above George and Aaron
Jones have so acres improved, IA head
of stock, orchard, story and half house,
half mile of hedge, and 10 acres of fall
| wheat.
On the western line of the county
William Flickinger has 40 acres under
cultivation, 60 head of cattle, two horses,
frame house, small barn, cooper shop
and good fences. Ira I. Nichols had
charge of this farm this year, and raised
6 acres of corn, 9 acres of wheat and II
acres of oats.
Thomas Goodnight is building a new
frame house, and is opening up farm
north of Plymouth.
Northeast of town Samuel Dillon has
40 acres improved, good house, u head
of cattle, so sheep, two horses, 100 rods
hedge and small orchard. Been here
five years.
Simon Dixon is putting up hous,
, and opening farm east of town. Hal
Is head of stock.
John Holland is living on John Car
ter's farm. Has Is head of stock, anG
is cultivating 35 acres. There is good
house, small orchard and some hedgt
on the place.
Cyrenus Wessner has 10 acres i'm
proved, 10 head of cattle, two horses
small house and some fruit trees.
Tolbert and Enoch Childers have 4
acres under cultivation, good peach or
chard and small house. Their crop
this year were not very large.
!. Further east Jonathan Moon ha
eight acres improved, five head of stool
and small house.
Mahion Stouth..as 65 acres under pillow
81 head of cattle, eight horses, hedg
fence around his improved land, goo'
bearing orchard, comfortable house
small granary, 26 acres of corn, 80 acre
of wheat, Is acres of oats, and has i
. seven acres of fall wheat.
Enoch Quackenbush is farming job
Stout's place and has 20 acres in corr
wheat and oats. The house is small
, the orchard bearing, and the hedge fenc
half mile long.
East of this farm is large ston
school house. Mr.. Clearinghouse taugh
here during the summer. In this vicin
ity is the Friends meeting house, wher
regular services are held.
Jesse Gauze owns a farm east of til
meeting house and has IL acres improy
ed, small house and young orchars
Joseph Brown is living on the farm an
: has l6 head of stock. The crops did nc