The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-06
FROM READING.


late, but now she has cause to rejoice
), and Usage county and City hayr
not the advantage over us only b,
foot or two. On Monday, Aug
18th, w, j. Hyatt, of Reading, com
mcnced a well, back of his store
house. After digging some eigh
3 feet, the workmen came to q mater.
t iai similar to ochre, but we were in
2 doubt as to its being the genuine
article until Wednesday, August
10Th, when Mr.. John, the village
. blacksmith, took piece to Usage
City, and it corresponded exactly
with the ochre theresa near, al
> least, that several parties in Usage
City commended that it was one and
the same. Mr.. Hyatt has in his
IweH a showing of four feet thick OF
a substance ninety-five pere cent.
i yellow ochre. So far Usage City
has only the advantage III coal over
US, and it will not surprise me much
if that advantage be overcome ere
Mr.. Hyatt completes his well.
n GR1sr MILL WANTED.
\ We arc but little people in lit
tie town. right on the edge Of n
large county, that is destined to be
the attraction OF the west and her
State. Reading is jubilant! She
has an ochre bank, and talks of n
grist mill-the mill being just what
we want-and / am afraid, Mr..
Editor, if we get one Emporia will
have cause for jealousy. Reading
has the prettiest site of any town in
Lyon county, of which you are
aware, If you have ever been here.
Now all we want is encourage
ment. This is a good point for
mill, the surrounding farmers are
sufficient guarantee for specula-
ton in grist mill at this place.
Let some good man and miller come |
and see, hear and heed.
- DEL L Els Wv 1OU LOOh a LEEILE
QUIT, DON'T IT"
Now, Mr.. Editor, in answer to
your almost drowned" correspon-
dent of week before last, 1 will say
that he was blind, crazy, or awful
hard up for a morning swim, for
any man who had ever crossed a
creek or drove in a stright road,
could have crossed at "Dowdell's
Ford" as the Doctor calls it, (but to
be right we will call it Severy's
FOrd,) for the water was low and
the place of coming out, opposite
from where he started, is as plain
to be seen across the river as a big
nose on little pei sons face, and a
good deal plainer than the mouth of
Duck creek, the point he started for,
which of course took him into
about fifteen feet of water-and the
best kind of water to swim in, too.
am glad the Doctor escaped with
put injury, but shall have to hold to
my belief, that he is one of those
fellows who cannot sec after n Ger
lain time of the day or night. A
Dutchman, tho saying is, cannot
sec after four O'Clock, p. m. don't
know 10 what nationality the Doc ,
Tor belongs, but it seems that he
could not see after day-break on
hat memorable (to him) morning.
We are aware that each and every
,nc have their own canoe to paddle '
N this country, but to do 1t success
July, it is necessary to keep the
eyes open and look from those eyes
With the intention of seeing all
here is to be seen. SITS better oy '
you look n leetle QUIT" when trav-
ling, Doctor. If the Doctor, who :
,ame SO near being drowned, had /
lone this he would have seen the =
mouth of Duck creek, chuck full of
water, and the road where he want
ID to come out, without any water
IL il. But l suppose "what is to be :
will be-" so if the gentleman was to I
axe u swim that morning he took L
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HOW WE STAND POLITICALLY.
Number living in the town of /
including the section men,
a voters. Number positively for :
irant and Wilson, Is. Number 9
for Greeley and Brown, i
j. Number do ubtful, 5. The town I
hip / know nothing about.
Since writing the above 1 looked i
'ver the Ledger and in its local t
aw stated a willingness to take Q
Jack part of what they said last I
week, that "Reading township has
tut one Grant man." Tho Ledger t
avs this was a mistake. They
meant the town of Reading has but
nc Grant man, and they are now =
eady to bet that hat. Please take 8
Ii such hat bets Gf the hats are n
,ood for anything) in my name. '
f there are enough bets. it won't :
axe long for me to start-a moder- Il
tely large hat store free of cost Ito il
ne.) Above is Onr score q
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