The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-10-25
THE SOUTHWEST,

Butter is scare at Newton.
Newton has lyceun in full blast.
Business is very good az Winfield.
Corn is Is cents per busheI at Win
field.
The Arkansas City Touring mill is
doing heavy business.
A party of Friends from Indiana
visited Wichita last week.
The Eagle says GA car loads of cat
tie were shipped from there in Septem-
Der.
A tape worm twenty-seven feet long
was taken from four year old child
at Wichita the other day.
The pleasant weather extends every
where in Southwestern Kansas.
Hutchinson Masons are taking steps
to institute a lodge of their order in
that town.
The country south Of the Arkansas
has been burned over by prairie fire.
C. C. Hutchinson has gone into the
banking buslaess at Hutchinson. We
wish he may accumulate much green
bax.
Our old friend Dave Payne is the
Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor in the Wichita district.
Buffalo meat is plenty throughout
Southwestern Kansas
The Republicans of Summer county
have nominated George NJ. Miller, of
Wellington, for Representative.
Dick Stevenson, formerly of this
county, and a mighty good man, is
figuring somewhat in politics in Sum
ner county.
Police business is so dull at Newton
that the Judge has to go to painting to
get livelihood.
The stock exchange is more brisk
this week. Some heavy sales have
been made at AZ and 90 for beeves.
Two herds, amounting to about 5000
head, made up from four different
herds, were started for the Platte river,
to be corn-fed this winter. The num-
Der shipped per rail was 4,S40 head.
From one to three trains leave our
yards dailY.-Wichita Eagle.
Mr.. VIM. Mathewson, an extensive
dealer at Fort Sill, in the Indian Ter
ritory, honored us with a call this
week. Mr.. NJ. was up laying in large
supply of goods for his trade the COM
ing winter. He reports everything
quiet in the Indian territory, with no
present outbreaks from the Indians
They arc looking anx-
iously forward to the opening of the
stage line to the fort.-Wichita Eagle.
A rascal calling himself DR.. Hal
stead got away with horse and $75
in money belonging to a widow wo-
man named Mckinley, living near In
few days ago. The DIR.
got the confidence of the lady and
borrowed her "critter" to practice
medicine with, and promised to pay
her for the use of the animal. He also
got possession of the money which had
been sent to Mrs. MeKinley by friend
east, and which she was saving to pre-
empt her land with. She followed
him to Oxford on horseback, over 100
miles, but he had flown to Arizona.
We hope justice may overtake him.
Marion county Republicans have
placed in nomination the following
ticket: For Representative, j. x. Nc
Lean; Probate Judge, L. W. Bouse
Clerk of the District Court, 8. B.
Tubbs; County superintendent of
Public instruction., Mrs. C. J. Sharon
County Attorney, L. F. Keller. The
convention passed resolutions strongly
Hon. Frank Doster for Dis
trict Judge.
The Representatives of the K. en-.
railway company were in town the
lore part of the week for the purpose
IF giving their security for the proper |
of the road and receiving |
he S100. 600 in bonds which they were
o have on completing the grade to !
his place. The commissioners thought |
he securities were not what they |
hould be and refused 10 issue the |
bonds of the county until they were
I'll right. The commissioners deserve |
.redit for the manner in which they |
handled the matter for the issuing of |
100000 of the peoples money is no |
rival affair. The company will pre-
Dably furnish the proper securities in |
! few days, when everything will be
ovely once more.-Malfon County
Record.
FoR STATE SENATOR, n. NJ. MUIR.
0oCK.-The Senatorial convention
or this District which met in Wich-
"a last Friday, nominated Marshall
u. Murdoch, editor of the Eagle,
or Senator. This nomination is
satisfactory to the elect
RS of Reno county. They know
dr. Murdoch by reputation and
hat he is worthy of the position
apable Of filling it with honor to
imself and profit to his constitu-
ncy. He has been q member Off
he Senate for two terms from the
OF Usage and Coffey. ana
IS last term had not expired when
Q removed from Burlingame to
Wichita. This nomination, insures
i'm, if he lives, six consecutive J
ears in the Kansas Senate, some-l
llng, we DeueVe, unknown before.
Murdoch is one of those popular,
leasant fellows, full of ability and
areWdnese, who accomplish more !
)r their constituency in q legisla- ]
We body than dozen of the wise {
tres, who are moro wrapped MP in
themes for their own personal adj
than they are to secure
enefieial legislation. His exten-I
We experience, populasEy, prac- t
cal turn of mind, coupled with his Z
lergy and tireless activity, win 1
AXE him very useful man to the &
District in the State e
snate, and one of the moA infiu- ?
ltial In that body. he will cer-l 9
inly be Observation-Disclosures
ews. a
LYON COUNTY FAIR. :
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