The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-07-12
THE SOUTHWEST.


We have received the first num-
Der of the Oxford Press, new pa
per at Oxford, Sumner county. I
john ii. Foulks is The editor. It is
we'll printed and edited. aud we
hope it may meet with success. 1t
has up Grant and Wilson.
A fellow named Dan is under ar
rest in Sumner county for stealing q
horse from W. III. Dyer. He con-
fessed and is now in Jail.
Col. W. II. Knapp has cotton
growing in Lis garden, planted
about the first of May, which is
now three feet high.-IOxford
Press.
The Baptists have organized a
church at Oxford.
Judge Campbell got through with |
business quite rapidly. His prompt
ness and readiness saved time
enough to reduce court expenses
materially. Nearly all the cases
were disposed of. lie raised the
old practice here somewhat, making
it more systematic. Altogether he
impressed the bar and others in at
tendance at court very favorab!y.-I
Eureka Herald.
Greenwood county don't like
grand juries.
From j. NJ. Hoover, Esq, of
Wellington, we learn that Scov.ll's
rancho, twenty miles south of CaId-
we'll, was raided by party of In
dians, numbering several hundred,
on last Friday. All the stock be-
longing to the rancho was driven
off. In the afternoon of the same
day, small parties were seen hover
ing within sight of the stockade, in
to which the ranchmen had retired,
when a messenger was dispatched
to Caldwell for assistance. Relief
was at once sent out, and whep
the stage driver, who brought the
news, left Caldwell, on Saturday,
the stockade was reported as still in
possession of the ranchmen and
their friends. We could not learn
to whist tribe these Indians were
supposed to belong. We give the
above as reported to Mr.. Hooyer by
the driver, who came from Caldwell
on Saturday.-[Oxford Press, July
4th.
Greenwood county is to have q
travelling picnic.
From our farmer friends we learn
| hoN ho 1aUn1oNuannT Of ~
is proceeding rapidly, and that in
every township from one to two
thirds more land is in cultivation
than was planted last year, Flor
ence Pioneer.
The crop turns ont better than
was expected. The heads are large
and we'll filed, and the grain is
plump and heavy. We think the
crop will go over the average in
most States. Our crop never has q
fair show in comparison with east
ern States. Our wheat is measured,
and will go over 60 lbs. to the BUSH
Ell. The excess we get no credit for.
II Eureka Herald.
The frame of the new grist mill
at Marion Center has been raised.
I Several of our southeastern OK
changes mention the arrival OF
roasting ears.
East Marion Centre is improving.
The trenches have been dug for the
new school house. Reub has his
lots broken, Levi Billings is laying
the cellar wall for Frank Bowers
new house. A. d. Billings has got
into his new house, and is happy
The church walls are laid to top OF
window frames. Mr.. Jex and Mr.
Doster have several lots broken,
each intending to build. J.J. Phil.
lips has broken ground for new
residence.-[M Marion Center Record
The cattle business is commenc.
? ing in good earnest. j. A. Shriver
Wilder, from Galesburg, ILL.,, and
Kelley and Baker are all shipping
this week. J. A. Clifford sold lo
to be sent to Illinois. We notice
cattle cars being bedded every day
at the depot. Charles Baker had s
Fourth of July festival by sending
off lot of nice looking cattle tC
Chicago. The business is commenc
: ing sure Florence Pioneer.
There are more good wells in Ed
: reka than any other town of the
size in the State Eureka Herald
The contracts were let for the
stone work on the new school
house building last Monday. Messri
Leonard 81 Shanklin furnish the
wall rock, Mr.. Hoops puts it up
and DIR. Jex furnishes the stone fol
, and does the cut work. Work has
already been commenced, and is to
be pushed right along until its com
pletion.-[Ma Center Record.
This was to be the dry year
Wouldn't little of the dry mixed
with this rain be acceptable ?-[ Eu'
reka Herald.
We are informed that the corn in
the Arkansas and Cottonwood val.
leys is from three to four weeks il
advance of the crop in the central
portion of the State.-[ Florence Phi
oneer.
WILD PLUMs.-The yield of wild
plums is immense. Already, par.
ties have commenced preserving
, them. In one more month most Of
them will be ripe. At present there
are only a few early ones.-]Arkan.
sas City Traveller.
Business men say that trade is
much better here than it was this
time last year and that money il
easy and reasonably plenty.-[Eldo.
RADIO Times.
The Eureka Herald says there is
no doubt of the existence of gold
bearing stratum in Greenwood
county. At several points along
the .Verdigris specimens of gold
have been found.
Capt. Wash has just received or
ders to remove his company to
Camp Supply, on the Arkansas, i'm
mediately, as trouble with the In