The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-08
THE SOUTHWEST.
Butler County.

John Smith, near Eliorado, lost four |
horses by the recent great prairie fire
in Butler county.
Mr.. Isaac Vanmetre, living In the |
southwestern portion of the county !
upon. Rock Greek, has on his farm
some of the finest cattle IN the SOUTH |
west. He recently sold calf but six |
weeks old for $50.
Butler county is marrying OF
rapidly. We find In the last Times the |
following: Mr.. Fl. E. Stoddard and
Miss Sarah S. Naples, both Of Butler
county, were married In Benton town
ship on the 9th of October.
Mr.. C. W. Mallory, of Eldorado, was
lately married in Napierville, Illinois,
TO Miss Amanda Cunningham OF Bry-
an, Ohio.
On the Goth of October John A. Nc
Culioeh of Cowley county, married
Miss Mary Bowers, of EldoradO.
On the same day Samuel Atkinson
married Miss Susan N. More, both of
Whitewater.
Thomas Il. Purcell and Miss Alice
Urania GroOner, were married near
Walnut City, Butler county, on the
9th ult.
DIR. White, known 30 long as one of
the leading business men of Eldorado,
has sold his drug establishment to DR..
J. p. Gordon, formerly Of this city.
We are glad to learn that Doc White
will remain at Eldorado, q town to
whose prosperity he has contributed 50
much.
RAILROAD Down THE WALNUT VAL
LEY-And now the Eldorado Times,
and the Eldorado people are happy.
The Bob-tail railroad is ''snre thing"
Thus says the Times.
E'The surveyors OF the Walnut VAL
ley Railway are now in the city, hav-
ing made the survey, established the
line and made up the estimates TO this
! place. We learn that the first section
has been put under contract and that
the contractors are on the ground
ready for work. This glad news
brings JOY to the citizens Of Butler
County.
We learn from official sources that
tue survey will be continued down the
Valley to Douglas. HurrAh for the
Robert Tail! Whoopee.
Within a very short time the con-
tract will be let for grading and tie
ing the entire road. A considerable
portion of the work viii be done this
winter and by early summer the road
viii be completed to this place.
1t is the intention of this company
to secure the right of way through the
Indian Territory to Western Texas
this winter, and it is the intention To
shove this road on south to the south
line of the State and into Texas so
soon as they are in condition to do so,
thus making this road one of their
Main Trunk Lines.
The fact that the Atehison, Topeka
81 Santa Fe Railroad Company IL at
the back of this enterprise Is a suffi-
cient guaranty of its entire success.
We therefore confidently expect that
within a few months this enterprise
will be completed to our town and
that at no distant day it will spe ed its
way on towards the Indian Territory
and Western Texas. Heaven speed
the day.
The Augusta Republican says more
than three hundred families have To-
Gated in the southern half of Butler
county since last spring.
E. B. Clark, near Augusta, has q
$500 mare.
Immigration Is pouring into this
section of Butler county quite rapidly.
Claims on our uplaAds are being ta-
ken and several farms have changed
hands recently.-Agusta Republican.
There is considerable inquiry for
dwelling houses at Augusta, and the
Republican calls upon the capitalists
to build them.
Daniel Slosser, of Seneca county,
Ohio, has just taken some fine horses
into the neighborhood of Augusta.
The people of Douglas and vicinity
are fixing their roads.
A man named William Hunt, who
was engaged in treighting goods for q
store in Cowley county, was overtaken
by a prairie fire near Douglas, while
feeding his team, and was burned to q
crisp. His team was suffocated and
the goods consumed.
Greenwood County.
Mrs. Godfrey, of Madison, lost her
crop by prairie fire.
The people Of Greenwood county,
believing that rowing bands of Indians
are responsible for most Of the prairie
fires that are set out in the southerH
country, propose to form an organisa-
ton to keep them out hereafter.
John Hammond, the builder Of the
new court house, at Eureka, is push
ing work on the building.
Reno County.
We clip the following items from
the Hutchinson News:
ILLINOIS EAIIGRANTs.-One Pc
culiarity of the emigrants from ILL.,
nois is, that they bring horses, hogs,
cows, chickens, turkeys, and even
apples, with them. This is q good
plan, as it enables them to live
Fright" as soon as they settle.
A DEATH SHoT.-During the late
visit of the Hutchinson party to
Medicine Lodge Greek, about sew
enty-five miles southwest, they
found immense numbers Of wild
turkeys. Al. Updegraff, one of the
party, fired into q large flock and
with single rifle shot killed eIaven
of the birds. This was q remarka-
BILE shot.
We should think so.
MovERs.-Every day our streets
are thronged with covered wagons
containing families in search of
Western homes. All of these peo-
pie are settling in our vicinity.
RATTLEsNAKEs.-Next year there
will be but few rattlesnakes in Reno
county, SO many have been killed
lately about the prairie dog towns.
Last Sunday Mr.. Fox, our popular
depot agent, killed thirty-fve.
He had a regular battle with them,
In which he got the stock of his
gun broken. We advise friend Fox
not to get in among them next time.
This hunt beats jams. 1t is quite
fortunate that these venomous rep
tiles congregate at the prairie dog
towns for it makes their extermina-
ton quick and easy job.
1NDIANs.-Last week on the Med.
icine Lodge Indians attacked the
camp of lot of hunters and drove
OF their teams. The raid IVES so
sudden that the hunters were unable
to fire before the rohbars rzara "a.