The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-19
TIE SOUTHWEST.

At Augusta, on the 9TH, as Milton
Roberts and family were starting for
Texas, the horses overturned the wag-
on, breaking Mrs. Roberts collar bone,
severely injuring Mr.. R.. and not hurt
ing their 10 months old child. Their
Texas trip is postponed.
Chas. Rath and SamI Slusser, of
Usage City, are doing fine business
on the plains, aE the Arkansas river,
southwest of Hays City. They have
killed, SO far, during the season, over
1900 buffaloes; employ some twelve or
fifteen hands, and are making lots of
money from the enterprise.
Labette county and the N. X. & T.
r. B. may have lawsuit. The Che
topa advance says:
The decision Of Judge Webb in the
suit Of Oswego Township VS.. the NIX.
| & z. Railroad, brought to test the val
idity of the bonds issued by that
| township, has been made and Is averse
to the railroad. The ground upon
| which the decision rests, is that the
bonds were in excess Of the amount
authorized by law which provides that
| the bonds shall not exceed an amount,
the interest OF which can be met by a
| tax Of one per cent. on the taxable
value of the township. Should the de-
| cision not be reversed it will upset the
validity of all the bonds issued in the
| county.
Mr.. Swope, who the Arkansas City
Traveller had killed and his head cut
OF by Indians, returned to Wichita
few days since. The old man says he
is sorry to learn that he was SO badly
treated, but having got through all
right and made his regular load OF
"bufE," he don't care much about it.
Last June, Belle Plain contained but
two houses, now it has over fifty.
Sumner county holds an election on
the 29th of this month for the location
of the county scat. The contest is
between Belle Plain and wellington.
Last weeks Augusta Chronicle was
edited by the editors wife, and was
sensible and lively paper.
We learn that q combined effort is to
be made by the members of the bar, OF
the respective counties named, to Sc
cure q new judicial district to be com
posed Of Cowley, Butler, Sedgwick and
Summer. And also, to secure four
terms Of the court during the year in
each eouqty.-Augusta Republican.
One half the Wilson county potato
crop has been lost by the frost.
NeOdesha township, Wilson county,
is to vote February 7th, On two separ-
ate propositions, viz: $50 900 in bonds
for the Missouri & Kansas Southern
railroad, and $4,000 in bonds for q
machine shop and foundry.
i A Gour-horss Concord coach is now
run daily between Thayer and Neode-
aha.
The Neodesha MethOdists propose to
build . new church this year.
GREAT LAND FRAUDs.-A sy4tem Of
the most astounding frauds and periur.
! les, in land entries from SedRwiek
county, Is daily coming to light that
We have ever before heard Of. It Il
said that certain parties have "proveu
up on numerous claims, under a
| many alias names, and bring in wit.
nessea to swear to imaginary settle
ments and improvements. In somt
} eases, an old and actual settler comes
d In 70 enter his claim, and to his aston
ishment finds It already entered BY
some person he never heard of, 1t hav
ing been proved up by witnesses ht
never heard Of, and having already
J, been decided to some Spectator II
n Wichita. In other cases, stranger
coming into the county to settle, fins
large body of vacant land, having n
i signs of settlement or improvement
: and on making application to file 9
d the land Office, are ted that the Liant
has already been entered. The las
we heard from Wichita, the homes
people were talking OF Investing il
ropes. We could scarcely blame them
but We think the land officers are Il
d duty bound to take some action in tn
!; matter. They are agents Of the gov
= eminent, paid by the government, an
are In duty bound to protect the sci
, tiers In their rights, as guarantee
70 them by the government.-August
z Republican.
= The Wichita Tribune has moved {
5. Sedgwick City. We hope the chang
d win improve it.
!, The Winfield Censor comes now q
. the Winfield Messenger, with w. E
E Kerns IS Publisher, and looks and real
- very well.
II There Is movement on foot to NAL
- . Judicial District, to be composed I
~ Greenwood, Howard, Butler, Cowle.
:. 6edgwiek and Sumner counties.
~ The Cowley county officers don
In change easy. The old Sheriff, J.
Ne Pattison, and Register, w. A. Smis
to refused 70 give way to newly elects
p Sheriff Parker and Register Paul, {
on the ground that thsy were elected {
in two years, and had served only on
In Mr.. PattisOn finally retired, on con