The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-07-05
ALL ABOUT KANSAS.

The farmers are elated with the
fine weather and fine crops.
The Paola papers are not happy.
They are both shot in the collar"
The Parsons Sun was delighted
with the Curtis & Loomis Troupe.
Pordee Butler has come out
for Greeley. Where is "Piccayune,"
of that ilk? Must we stand all
this at one dose?
Sol. Miller is going to move the
White Cloud Chief to Troy, the
county seat. We have been sur
prised for long time that Sol. did
not make this or some other move.
We have neglected, heretofore, to
notice that Ross Paper is on it's feet
again and looks bright and healthy.
We certainly wish Ed. financial sue
cess.
The Southern Kansas Advance
says the farmers in Labette and
Cherokee counties are in the midst
of wheat harvest, which promises
an average yield. Farmers who
plowed up their wheat fields in the
spring lost fifteen bushels of wheat
per acre by it. The corn crop is
looking finely. In many fields the
corn is too large to admit of fur
| Their cultivation
Colonel Boyd, Mayor of Baxter
Springs, shot and instantly killed
Marshal Taylor, of tie same place
on Saturday last. There had been
some fighting in which Boyd was
engaged. Taylor went to arrest
him. Boyd said he would go, and
after walking a few steps, shot
Taylor. There was talk of lynch
ing.
Coffey county, last week, voted
bonds to two railroads, one from
Ottawa to Burlington and on west,
and the other from Topeka to Bur-
lington and down the Verdigris.
A few days ago the editor of the
Neosho Falls Advertiser canvassed
that town with a view of seeing
how many business men were in
favor of the organization of a Grant
club. In obtaining ninety names
he found but one Greeleyite, among
those who claimed to be Republi-
cans. Thus it goes in Kansas. The
Tribune philosopher is as dead as q
mackerel. If any of our friends
wish to make bets, which of course
we do not advise them to do, they
will be perfectly safe in giving at
least twelve thousand majority and
then take all the bets they can get.
The majority will probably reach
$1,000.
Cyrus Cady, who has been in jail
for ten months past on a charge of
assisting in the larceny of one
hundred and thirty. government
mules was released a few days ago
by order of Judge Delahay.
A murderous shooting ARRAY took
place near the city of Thayer on
Friday, the 18th inst. The circum-
stances were as follows: Two
horses were stolen in Chetopa town
ship. The citizens of that township
to the number of fifty, Immediately
gave chase cornering the thieves in
a dance house near the Southwest
ern coal company's banks, three
miles south of Thayer. Constable
Ross attempted to arrest the parties
when q Texas desperate, named
| Forehand, fired at him, the ball en-
tering the stomach. The murderer
then made good his escape aided by
several of the frail sisters who COM
posed a part of the assembly. Ross
young wife and child. The MUIR
derers were arrested in Parsons, on
Monday night, and doubtless ere
crimes merit.-[Ft. Scott Monitor.
The Parsons Sun intimates that
their carcases grace tree.
Kansas is about to have another
thorough railroad man added to
her collection, viz, Mr.. George II.
Nettleton, who comes to take the
post of superintendent of the Atch-
ison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe Il. r.
Mr.. Nettleton leaves the position of
superintendent of the Hannibal 8
st. Joseph railroad to come to Kan
sas. He was on last Thursday
night, made the recipient of q hand
some present in Brookfield. Presi-
dent Smith and the directors of the
road presented him with a purse of
five thousand dollars as an evidence
of their esteem and the faithful and
reliable manner in which he has
conducted the affairs of the road
while in connection with it. Pres
ident Smith made the presentation
speech, which was responded to in
a happy and BETTING way by Mr..
Nettleton.-[Wichita Eagle.