The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-09-20
THE SOUTHWEST.

Almost if not quite every county il
the Southwest has something at thu
State fair this week.
The cattle shipments for the weei
ending yesterday were very heavy
running from GOO to 200 shead pei
day. The Chicago cattle markets have
improved no little in the last ten days
Beef cattle are only 4 shade higher in
this arket-Wichita Eagle.
The Sabbath school pic mic, on Silver
Fcreek, in CHASE, eQo!glnlty, last week, wa;
great success. z
They had a Liberal Republican con-
vention last week at Cottonwood Falls
This is where honest Wood lives, and
the county is claimed by the Liberals
The Leader, of that place has the fol-
lowing comments on the convention
"The convention was very small
consisting of three delegates-twC
from this township and one from To-
ledo--assisted by the old central COM
mittee, viz: S. N. Wood. Consider
able difficulty was had in organizing
two unsuccessful attempts having
been made. The meeting was frs
called to order by Col. S. N. Wood
who nominated o. j. Hunt for chair.
man, but there being no other delegate
present to second the nomination, In
gentleman from Topeka kindly con-
sented to second it. At this stage Of
the proceedings two delegates arrived
and the work went on"
IMMIGRANTS.-Ever train brings
persons into our midst hunting homes
Many inquire ut the sNeWs" Office
about lands, climate, &c. In the first
place we refer them to the real estate
offices, in the second We suggest the
country west of the Arkansas river
particularly that on the NessescaT
river. Over three thousand may find
beautiful and fertile homes.-Hutch-
inson News.
J. c. McDermatt, of Dexter, has
been nominated for Representative by
the Republicans of Cowley county. A
good man.
The Republican tickets nominated
at Lawrence and Topeka give general
salts faction in Southwestern Kansas
The Misses LorinJla Kellogg, Mamie
Cormack and Ida IIinkley, went To
Emporia, last Monday morning, TO at
tend the Normal school at that place.
Cottonwood Falls Leader.
A steadily growing interest is mani
tested in themeetibgs of the Farmers
Club of this place, and the member
ship is Increasing. This is the only
agricultural organization in the coun-
ty, or west of the Arkansas river
Oxford Press. 49,
The Arkansas City Traveller is in fal-
vor of making the bridge across the
Arkansas at that point free bridge.
Sensible.
SCHOOL HousEs.-Soon the Arkan-
sas valley will be supplied with some
magnificent school houses. Jackman
and Edwards OF this city, have a con-
tract to bnild $1,000 school house at
Atlanta. Col. Wood says that Ray
mond will soon have a $4,000 struc-
ture. Newton, it is said, has already
commenced the erection OF q 5000
house, and of course Hutchinson will
stir herself in the good cause. If there
Is any feature in Kansas we like, it is
the erection OF fine school houses
Hutchinson News.
A new postofice has been establish
ed nine miles south of Florence on
the Eidorado road.-Eldorado Times.
They have whisky rows at Arkansas
City. The Traveller complains that
the city marshal don't do his duty.
The annual prairie fires have com-
menced.
The Eldorado Times says as soon as
7. j. Peter returns from Boston, work
viii commence on the Bobtail rail-
road.
d. F. Coon, Is teaching the Douglas
school. He has twenty-five pupils.
Wheat is $3.50 per busheI at Arkan-
sas City.