The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-05
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A fiend near Topeka, named r. P.
German, committed incest on the.
person of Ida German, his daugh-
ter, an estimsble young lady eigh-
eenyears of age. She is in crit
ical condition, aud fears that her
father, will execute his threats to
kill her if he was exposed. Forth.
nately the brute is in jail under SO
900 bonds. -, IL. .. 80,
A brakeman on the Central
Branch railroad was choKed to
death on Saturday last, by getting
into his windpipe yietuais that were
intended for his stomach. The
stomach had previously been over
loaded with whisky, and the Wet
uals didn't know where else to go.
John Chess, a prominent citizen
of Coffey county, died suddenly at
his residence near Leroy few days
ago. He was one of the early set
tiers of that section, and had taken
prominent part in the history of
Coffey county. He had been cleo
ted Sheriff of the. county for the
third time, and was just about to
enter upon the discharge of his
datiss.g az Et58 3.s%t's ai'E ~
Sheriff Carter, of Coffey County.
arrived here yesterday with Stephen
Brown, who is charged with the
n urder OF one Devers atlOttumwa,
committed g few days since, and
| placed the prisoner in charge of
Sheriff Thomas, until the sheriff
shall be ready to take him on The
prisoner was captured at Atchlson
on last -Conn9onscealth.
| At the State convention of men,
bers OF the G. A. r. held at Law
renee last Thursday, the following
resolution was unanim ously adopt
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Resolved, That this sencampment rec
omrnend that the soldiers In Kansas hold
. reunion 1t Topeka, in the hall Of the
house Of representatives. if the same can
be obtained, If not, at such place as may
| be provided, TO be hereafter published,
on the 22d day of February, 1872 and all
| honorably discharged soldiers In the State
| are fHvited to be present and participate.
WONDERFUL CoRN.-Mr Gideon
Elias, of Washington creek, showed
usyesterdsy, two corn. cobs,; from
one of which he had shelled eiGh-
teen hundred and twenty, and the
other fifteen hundred and eighty
grains. The corn had actually I'LL
| ed the outside of the cobs, and had
grow n around the end into the cobs.
That will do for the present on
j corn--Ldscrence Tribune. ID 9dt
SOCIETY OF MIcHIeAN.AThe sec
ond annual reunion and banq uet of
this society, TO, be held at Lawrence,
on the 18th, day of january next,
/ will be made one of @ the most thor
OQghly pleasant and enjoyable social
/ gatherings. ever held in Kansas.
\ Col. JAS d. Snoddy, OF Mound City
will deliver the Grafton, and Samuel
/ w. Duffield, of Ann Arbor, the po-
EN-. The banquet will be supplied
BY kaloch u Ogden, at the FL
bridge House, and will be as COM
plete and elegant as can be furnish
ed in this State. Frazer's Hall has
/ been engaged for the literary exer-
cfses and dancing, and the society is
fmRkiBg every effort to secure the
hearty enjoyment Of the whole af-
/ fair by all who participate. Ei''.'i-i
Isn The society hopes to make these
annual meetings. of old friends and
.acQuaintances so pleasant and agree
able as to eAlist the sympathies and
fellowship of al, old residents of
Michigan, now in Kansas and jas
t. VIII Be impossible to reach each
one with e. printed invita- ton, q very
cordial ihvitationis extended to all
to send! their names, post Office ad-
dress, and the name of the county
in Michigan where they formerly
resided, to be placed on the roll OF
members, and also to be present
and take part in tho second animal
meeting. whether they receive. q
! special invitation or not. !
All the railroads.&c. the State hay.
ing generously granted half-rates to
all members attending the second
annual meeting of the society,mem-
Ebersiwiu pay full fare to Lawrence,
and will be passed, back on the GER
tiffcate of the society. = -.
All members of the invitation
committee are requested to be ener-
fgetic in ascertaining and sending In
as early Is possible the names Of al
who wish toijoin the society and at
tend the annual meeting, In 0sder
that the, committees ct Lawrence
may know how many they will have
| to provide for. - - pTrd
Myitatiens will be sent out early
I'm Jsnuary to al whose names ap-
pear on che rolls Of the society, and
IL b hoped that all who can do 20
will ATTEND. --iLdlrrepoer JottJssaz,
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