The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-10
THE SOUTHWEST.

Quite a large number of cattle were killed
by the storm of last week near Newton.
-Ye little editor Of ye Augusta Republican
Is building him a cottage, and Is going to have
"house warming He proposes to vacate
on that occasion, and let other folks come in.
AT Eldorado, the Times says apples are
selling for 81 per bushel and are plenty.
The storm, last week, was very severe in
the Southwest part OF the State. The Augusta
Republican thinks It must have damaged
houses and stock severely.
The Times thinks Eldorado is improving
more tnan any town in the Walnut Valley.
The name OF the postofilce at Coneburg,
Marion county, has been changed to Peabody,
Business in real estate Is looking up
Augusta is the place for capitalists, and the
fact Is beginning TO be realiZed.-AagHstd Re
publican.
New MAIL RoUIE.-Weekly service has
been put on the mail route from Eldorado tc
Elk Falls, Via Little Walnut postoffice, Quito
and Brownlow. The mails will hereafter be
carried regularly over this route. We shall
endeavor TO have The service increased to three
times q week. The route has been esta blishcd
some time but the service just commenced
last week. A new Office will be established
on Rock creek on this route.-EIdorGdc
Times.
We have in our ONCE, presented by Mr.. r
Z. Collins, a block Of Magnesis limestone tax
en- from quarry ON the farm Of Mr.. Mar
Fawcett, ON the Arkansas river, near Arkan
sas city, in Cowley county. 1t has besuti
full light gray color, and is very fine grained
When first dug up 10 Is quite soft, being easily
worked with a saw or ch.sel, but on exposure
TO the light becomes very hard. 1t is splen
did building stone, and is found in large guam
titles. This quarry Is as big a thiIg to thu
bi rider city rs machine shops would be-
Herald.
Corn is 80 cts. at Arkansas City,
business is lively again in Arkansas City
An right, Professor. MOdesty, you know
! forbids the reproduction Of your notice. It II
duly appreciated at "these headquarters"
Buffalo hunters and immigrants are pass
ing through Arkansas City every week, il
considerable numbers.
There are q number of good upland elaine
within distance OF eight miles from Arkan
sas City, yet vacant. Several can be found
north Of town, and great many southwest
| 1fGreler.
And handsomer or better upland cannot b
had anywhere.
Mr.. Page, butcher ut Arkansas City, say
the buffalo on the plains have got the Spanish
fever.
| ACCIDENT AND DzATH.-On last Satur
] DAY evening, as MI. MCN1Ay WAS
home with wagon load OF corn, intoxicated
| he fell from his seat upon the whipple-tree
and then to the ground. As he struck tn,
earn .He ssI,r mn bo, an cosn ms asT
death. Mr.. MeGay had been in this yicinit.
| but few weeks, and was prospecting. Thu
another life has been cast away, and anothe
| wife LEFT desolate caused by the evil OF intem
perance, and yet the plague sweeps on unmo
icsted.-Arkdasds Ctt1 1rGreter.
-Shipman & Critton's machine throshsi
Is, 600 bushels OF wheat on Diamond creek
Chase county, this SESSION, Is We learn from tn
Leader.
The farmers of Chase county are going I
organize farmers club next Saturday.
An examination Of the clothing Of 1Iarsi
Goss, the suspected murderer OF Fisher, n
Vealed a knife that had been concealed In hi
overcoat. On the discovery he claimed tbs
the overcoat was not his, but belonged to hi
Chase County Leader.
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPRARAHcE.--Jam
Beam and friend, from Upper sandusky, Ohi'
arrived in Newton several days ago. BaIn
DESTROYS Of ''Seeing the sights In q frontig
town. James wandered forth, and about ID
midnight hour brought up in the Gold Room
He has never been seen since. HIS friend h1
his baggage in charge at the hotel, and II eel
tain that he had at least 81 800 on his person
Three shots and the cry OF E'1Iurder'' WEI
heard on the night OF Beams disappearance
but no causes have yet been assigned.- Con
ItoRteedlth.
MORRIS COUNTY MILLs.-These mills a
doing 4 hne business. Under its excclleI
management IL Is meeting with great success
On last Wednesday two car loads Of -four wei
+ shipped. Messrs. simeoek Co. sell the
Hour all over Southern Kansas, besides the
have regularly established trade at Kit Ca
SON, Colorado. Many towns in the Eeosh
|. valley have good mills, yet the Morris Count
Mills sell hour right at their doors cKRc
GroTe Democrat.
G Captain w. A. shannon, Of the Angus
{ Land Office, furnishes the CousmoRseedll
: with the following statement Of the busine
r Of that ONCE for October; Usage Indian land
J, sold p. eSG SO-l0o acres to actual settlers &
: s29, 62l.e6i there was fled 5H doclaratos
atements, the receipts from which ware. q