The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-12-08

| west Of this point, and keep it stocked with
the best Of goods. They are selling rapidly
because they sell cheap.
Judge Hackney recently sold ten acres o.
his land in Arkansas City for $500.
-Britton's mill, at Cottonwood Falls, the
Leader says, Is running night and day.
Some Of our farmers predict abundSDt
crops next year.-C Chase County Leader.
There ought to be some compensation fol
the ''spelI Of. Weather" which has afflicted III
Of late.
Cottonwood Falls will shortly be incor
porated as a city of the third class. The pre-
liminary steps are being taken.-Chdse CoUR
tV Leader.
The Atehison, Topeka q Santa Fe railroad
| Is to be stone ballasted. 100000 cords Of stone
are now being delivered at this point Ch0s'
County Leader.
On Tuesday Of last week Houghton & Nc
MILAN, OF Arkansas City, sold goods to the
amount Of $700.4s. So the IfGueler informs
US, and it is Of the George Washington type O
humanity. Both these gentlemen are old EN-
porians, and we know all their friends herr
will be rejoiced to hear OF their success.
Keith & Eddy propose to sweeten thu
community by bringing on three hundred
pounds Of candy.-ArkGnsds City 1fGvsler
II our memory serves US correctly, large
proportion OF the inhabitants OF Arkansa!
| City don't need any sweetening, especially
among the fairer portisn Of the community
Most OF them that we have seen are plenty
sweet enough. We can get good hacker or
this assertion right here in Emporis. And hG
is not married.
FERRET THEM OUT.-It is well known
that there is q band Of horse thieves and ma
rauders in the Southwestern part of Summer
county. Can't they be cleaned outr What
say the law abiding citizens OF SumnerH-Ar
kansas City Traveller.
Observation-Disclosures cIntire, our Repre-.
sentative elect, brought into the office an in
| teresting historical relic OF the early Free
State struggle IN Kansas. It was q slip of pa.
per containing the original record of the vote
Of the first Topeka Constitutional Convention
on the location OF the capital. It contains
the names Of the delegates and each ones
choice for capital. Topeka and Lawrence
were the principal competing points. Novem.
Der 1885 is the date. Judge McIntire was enc
Of the leading delegates in that convention.
Jim Lane was observation-disclosures Citt
IfGrSter.
Our old friend Charley sipes has built 8
nice cottage in Arkansas City. He caught the
bird some months ago, and has now got the
cage about ready to put her in. We are glad
Charles is prospecting.
We learn that the Oxford Times has suI-
old newspaper man, will shortly start q new
paper at that point.-Belte PlG1ne Herald.
MIR. Johnson's herd OF twenty-five hun.
dred head of Texas cattle were driven through
town last Monday. They will be wintered on
Grouse creek, in Cowley county. Mr.. john
SON has seventy-fve thousand head OF cattle
in Texas.-Belie PIGine Herald.
"A SHOOTING AFFRAY.-A week ago last
Friday two herders became involved In q
quarrel at their camp about five miles west Of
this place, when one Of them shot the other
through the abdomen. 1t is the practice OF
these herders TO eat from the same dish or pan
in which their grub is cooked, and upon this
occasion the victim was accused Of "dipping
in' too often, and was reminded by the shoot
ist that he should pay little more respect to
upon he became furious and made dash for
his opponent with a caseknife. who immed-
lately drew his revolver and fired, with the
above result.
DR.. Brande was called upon, and extracted
the ball, which had passed through the body
and lodged against the skin of the back. The
man will probably recover, although the
wound is severe one.-BeIle PlGiRe Herald.
The Republican says Texas cattle are SELL
ing cheap at Augusta.
The Augusta Republican wants an eligi-
BILE site for a cemetery selected, now while
land is cheap.
Judge Webb, OF the 11th judicial district,
decided the Texas cattle law unconstitutional.
This throws down the bars along our southern
line and exposes domestic stock TO contact
with Texas stock next season. Domestic
stock growers should petition the legislature
for some protection in this matter.-AHgust0
Rep ubIicGn.
The Pioneer says Mr.. Aller, Of the Mar
ion county bank, intends to- put up two resi-
dences in Florence. Folks generally only need
one at first
All our Southwestern exchanges complain
Of the cold weather.
We learn that coal has been found in this
pany has been formed and q shaft sunk. We
shall expect to hear good reports Of the enter
prise, ere long.-Narion Center Record.
The night stock law is enforced in Pea
body township, Marion county.
Antelope are plenty on the prairies near
Eldorado.
Bancroft & McCarter advertise in all the
papers in Southwestern Kansas.
Every town in the Walnut Valley, from
Chelsea to Arkansas City, is going to have a
railrosd from the east.
Henry T. Sumner has resumed the prae-
tice Of law at Eldorado.
The editor of the Walnut Valley TYmes
proposes several pointed conundrums about
billiards. We do not know whether he
''knows how it is HIMSELF or not.
There has been good skating on the Wal
nut for the past few days. This is an enjoy
ment that the weather seldom ever allows to
seldom 80 early as it has this season.-EIdorG-
do Times.
-Brownlow, in this county, bids fair to be-
come quite town. The surrounding country
offers superior inducements to settlers, who
vicinity. Mr.. Cole, the energetic merchant Of
that place, has completed q neat residence
near his store. A good physician and preach
er-Dr. Bryant-has his Office there. Another
blacksmith shop is to be started soon. a
stone school house IS in contemplation and
will probably be built next spring.-WGlnut
VALLEY Times.
-SoUrHwEsrERN KANsAs.-U Under this
head the last Eldoradp Times has an interest
ing article, from which we make the following
extract; 80
"In speaking of Southwestern Kansas pro-
per, we mean the ten organized counties In
this portion Of the State that are more or less
identified in interest. The counties OF Lyon,
Chase, Marion, Mcpherson, Sedgwick, Butler,
make up what is to ali intents and purposes,
Southwestern Kansas. With the exception Of
three counties the country is all comparative
ly new.
There are in these ten counties 9O, s0s square
miles Of land, three-feurths OF which will at
some future time be cultivated.
The total population OF this vast area in
1860 amounted to but ,270. or one person to
every two square miles.
There are, at this time, over $4,000 people
living in this territory, or i've persons to every
square mile. Oh. Z
The total taxable valuation in 1855, as fixed
by the State Board, was 81, I02, 761. The ac-
tual taxable valuation Of property in those
| counties now amounts to $S7, 479, 046; an in
crease Of over p, 900, COO per year.
This enormous Increase In population and
| wealth is attributed to the fact that South
western Kansas is the egypt" Of the State.
We have but one single line Of railroad in
all this section of the country, and that but
lately built. Therefore, 1t is natural to con-
clude that our growth il Of q permanent and
| steady order. It Will be readily seen, by the
! most superficial observer. that our portion Of
| the State, will, so soon as we secure railroads
| and other internal improvements, become
very populous and wealthy
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