The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-29


has issueGi fhe following pronuncia-
mento: 81 will spell emmy man,
wonun or child III the hull state Tor
q dicshenarv, or ka<h priez OF one
bunderi dollers aside, the mummy t.
be awarded by kommltty of cler-
zymen or school direcktors. There
has been a darned site OF BLOWN
about my spellin. now want them
to put up or shut up. wont be
put down by parsol of iguor
amuses because I differ with noah
webster's Atile OF spellin. Times.
The Traveller says this "skule
master" WAS educated at Leaven-
worth.
From the following, which we
clip from the Traveller, we infer
that wild cats are not allowed to
roam with impunity in Cowley
county, and cranes. even, are not al
lowed TO strut around unmolested
airs. McFadden. residing on
Grouse creek, shot wild cat lately.
Mrs. Green killed one with a clap
board. and Mrs. Coburn shot .
crane
Butler County.
Augusta thinks she Will be the point
of junction of the Kansas, Nebraska,
and the Bobtail railroads, and her pa
per wants TO know how that is for
high.
c. X. James, of Augusta, Will teach
vocal music at Douglass.
We are very glad to see that Major
Days, editor of the Augusta Repub-
lican, emphatlcally disapproVes of the
false, Ii belous and scurrilous article
that appeared In HIS paper. during his
recent absence, In reference to the
editor of the Walnut Valley Times.
Frank Gordy had a horse stolen In
Eidorads on the 18th.
Doc. Angel, and Mr. Miller, former
ly of The News Office, are running 3
drst-class drug store 1t Tewanaa, and
we wish them success. By the way,
Doc, what about those 'items from
Towands."
The Eldorado Times il jubilant
again over the railroad prospects. It
publishes news to the effect that the
contract is let on the Walnut Valley
railroad-the work to commence
within forty-days, and the road to be
completed TO Eldorado before the 1st
of May.
The Times oft1ce, at Eldorado- has
been moved into its new building, and
the editor gives US long and happy
account thereof.
Sumner County.
The editor OF the Wellington Ban
ner remarks that money is very
close in that burg, but not close
enOught fog him to reach il.
Immense quantities. of fruit trees
are going into Summer county.
It's estimated there are 1000 buff
fatO hunters on the plains.
There is no longer q saloon in
Oxford. Ii has been tried and
proved q failure. With . majority
of our citizens opposed to licensing
dram shop, every effort to procure
from the county. commissioners le-
gal authority to vend the ardent in
our midst was defeated; aad though
saloon was opened where liquOr
was sold in defiance of law, IL did
net pay and the business WAS closed.
So may il remain.-Oxford Press.
Choice buffalo meat has been ~
cents per pound in Oxford.
The Oxford Press says thousand
young and handsome school marms
arc needed in the country west of the
Arkansas. Married ladies need not
apply, That fellow must be hard
to please if he wants thousand TO
pick from. 81.
Buffalo hides bring from So to So.
The Presbyterian society of this
place has secured the services Of
Rev. Mr. Backus, who win here
after preach every alternate Sab
bath, morning and evening. Mr..
Backus will also preach at Yelling
tOn.-Oxford Press.
a large amount of town property
has changed hands during the past
week, Purchasers have been slim
ulated by the prospect of an east
and west line of r&ilrOad.-Oxford
Press. .r
SedsWiek County.
Deer and wild turkeys are plenty
in the Wichita market. .. ...
WHAT would we do without the
Esgle'sNormal school conuudrums?
F. E. Parkinson, e Madison, Wis
consin,lawyer will locate at Wichita.
Wichita has a match factory.
The large number OF lots. soms-
thing like an huAdred numbers, adj
vertised by the sheriff, and belong
ing to the bankrupt estate of p. c.
Schuyler & Son, taken and sold un-
der attachment, and lying In old
Wichita, were sold on last Monday,
j.R. Mead was the purchaser, tho
property bringing just two.thirds
ofits Observation-Disclosures Eagle.
We suppose that our State neigh
bors will now cOncede that Wichita
is city in fact as we'll as in name.
The assertion of tho Eagle hereto.
fore, that we were Q town Of from
two thousand to three thousand in
habitants, has always been received
with incredulous amirks. There
were cast at the late election 654
votes in the four wards of our CITY,
According to the rule OF estimsting
population, this would give as ALTO
inhabitanIs. It must lie remember.
ed, too, that many Of our bona flde
residents had not been in the state
six months previous to the 9Th of
November, and were consequently
not permitted to vote. In one year
from date Wichita will be the sixth
or seventh city in the State Of Kan
sas-probably the flfth-uot oaIy in
bnt In wealth and in
every element that goes to make up
a vonn1 and Honriahfnu -aafarn