The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-04
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water bottoms, as it does in almost |
every portion of Kansas.
The Marion County Record OIL
the 18th nit, publishes a tolerably |
full report of the testimony in the
murder trial of Lewis Craw ford,
for killing Chas. II. Davenport at
Peabody last February. Much diff
ffculty was had in obtaining a Jury.
They were only out thirty minutes,
when they returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree. From a
glance at the testimony we judge
the verdict just one. A new trial
was granted, and the case now goes
to the supreme court.
The Marion County Record has
closed volume one. Ithas been i'm
proved very much in the year. and
we doubt not Mr.. Triplett will make
further improvements if he is favor
ed with the patronage he deserves.
WELLINGTON BANNER.-We have
before us the first number of this
new paper printed at the county
seat of Sumner county, by G. T. Gar
land. It is a clean looking paper,
and well filled with interesting To-
cal and other matter. It is a credit
to both Wellington and its editor,
and we wish it success. yelling
ton will now be represented in the
outside world by her new paper.
A very destructive prairie fire ra-
ged about Arkansas City some two
weeks ago. Many persons were
4 burned cut of house and home. A
woman set the fire out to find a
small chain. She was arrested.
The new depot at Toledo, Chase
county is nearly finished
Chase county stone Is getting pop
ular. 1t is to be used in the con-
struction of the new Leayenworth
court house.
Harvey county received a silver
dollar at the late state fair for hay
ing the best cora of any county in
the state.
The Presbyterians of Newton have
new minister in the person of Rev.
N. A Grove, of York State, and are
also talking of having q new church
building.
Two Emporia boys are going to
start and extensive nursery at New
ton. Mr.. Campbell, of Hallberg's.
understands the business.
A large breadth of fall wheat has
been sown in Southwestern Kansas
which is coming up finely.
Frost has done little hurt as yet
in the vicinity of Douglass.
The farmers in the vicinity OF
Douglass have put up hundreds OF
tons of hay.
There are plenty of good upland
claims in the northern and eastern
portions of Cowley county.
General complaints of the search
ty of money in the Southwestern
counties. This is disease that is
common everywhere.
, Hutchinson is still growing rapid
, ly.
The Hutchinson News of last
Thursday says track laying was go.
ing on, at that time, 80 miles be.
f yond Ft. Dodge on the A, r. 81 S
F. road. .s.
Hutchinson has a literary and
: dramatic association.
The plans for the new school,
r is expected to, be finished in aboul
a two months. We understand that 6
$50 pound bell has also been order
ed by private parties.-Newtor
1 Kansan. atsv
p. T. Bowen, of Cottonwood
. Falls, raised 1,5OO bushels of onions
from SIX acre patch.
Judge Muse has purchased the old
Delmonico Saloon room and is hav
l ing it furnished with good seats etc.
b to be used for public occasions
Thus one by one these old barbariC
domicils are being remodeled into
; fit places for good society.-Newtol
J. Kansan. -'3
The real estate business is agail
looking up. The fall emigration hal
: fairly set in. Owing to the close
a ness of times east the tide for the
west this fall will hardly be SO grea
3 as was anticipated in the spring, bu
: after the presidential election IS Owe
r and times ease up another big rusi
{ may confidently be expected fol
Kansas.-Wichita Eeagle. ts.l.