The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-12
THE SarrHWEsr-

The last Florence Pioneer was
devoted largely to original poetry.
It want SO slow, either.
Arkansas City is to be incor-
,orated as a cry of the third class.
We are pleased to note the buzz
ness OF our town is SO rapidly in
;reasing. We seem to be s.nding
wagon loads of all kiRds of mer-
chandiSe to all points of the com
pass. 60 around among our mer- |
chants If you want to see busy life.
p florence Pioneer.
The bridge across the Arkansas
river at Arkansas City is completed,
and teams are now crossing. Ger
tainly the energetic people OF that |
little city deserve the greatest cred |
il for thus early completing what 1t
usually takes years of age and
growth to accomplish. The bridge
is $50 feet long, and cost $4,000.
We believe it is the first public
bridge across that stream in Kansas.
The 1. o. G. T. have flourish
ing and growing lodge at Arkansas
City.
AT the county seat election in
Sumner county last week, Oxford
and Wellington received the high
est votes, and the next vote will be
restricted to these two points. The
Arkansas Traveller thinks Yelling
ton will be the winning town, On
the last vote Belle Plaine only fell
behind by q few votes.
They are poisoning dogs in Ell
dorado.
The Eldorado Times says the
herd law goes into effect in that
county on the 9th of May.
The farmers at Toledo, Chase
county, are agitating the question
of a cheese factory.
Eureka has had fine rains.
Tho Traveller says twenty I'M
migrant teams crossed the Arkansas
last Wednesday to take claims on
the strip"
Our old fellow-citizen, w. T.
Galliher, is delivering temperance
lectures in Butler county. We are
rejoiced to hear this, as William is a
man of ability.
Rev. ]. F. Nessly, the new
Methodist minister at Wichita, has
entered upon his labors.
The Traveller says Thousands OF
fruit and forest trees have been set
out in aud about Arkansas City this
spring.
Winfield is making a good
growth this spring.
Mr.. Deming has tae frame OF
the steam grist mill up, aud will
have the building ready for the ma
chinery by the 10Th inst.-Sedgwick
| Gazette.
It. s. Floyd, editor of the GA
zette, was elected Mayor ut Sedg
wick last week.
There are twenty-five babies in
Madison township, Greenwood
county, and SO many old bachelors
that the Herald's correspondent
could not count them.
Major W. D. Carpenter, late o.
EIdorado, died at Wichita on Mon
day last.
john Betz is now running the
Ohio house at Eldorado.
1t is estimated by those compe
tent to Judge, that there are not lesi
than two hundred men employed il
putting up buildings in this city
Wichita Vidette.-
The people of Madison arr
building a new school house, ant
when they get it done they want {
preacher.
There is plenty of hay abou
Madison.
Hall s. Willy are about to opeI
an extensive wholesale and retail
dry goods and grocery house in THU
city. Mr.. Hall is in Chicago select
ing his stock. They will occupy
the Mathis block Sedgwick Ga
Zette.
/ Immigrant wagons are con
stantly seen on the streets of Edo
RADIO.
AT the close of the CowleN
county court the Arkansas CITY
Traveller thus speaks of the new
Judge, w. P. Campbell: "Judg'
Campbell presides with ability and
impartiality. His decisions OF
points of law are rendered will
great promptness, aud usually t.
the satisfaction of all concerned"
The Chase County Leader say
q brewery will be in operation al
hatfield Gre en- in few days.
"A Madison gentleman says tha
the report that bottom wheat i!
killed in that.township, is an error
Messrs. Bush, Miner, Garrett, New
man, Hogan, Crowell and etheri
have good fields. We are glad Il
hear it. The worst reports from
othe localities have also been con
tradicted.-Eureka Herald.
Young orchards are being sci
out on an extensive scale in Butler
county.
-Eldorado elects a majority OF
temperance men.
"A base ball club has been or
ganized at Wichita.
M. r. Mosier. formerly of thii
city, has opened carriage, wagon
makers aud blacksmith shop al
Wichita. Mosier is a No, / me.
chanic, and we wish him success.
The editor of the Walnut Val
ley Times is ain clover" A new
township in Butler county has beer
named Benton" and q new post.
Office Murdoch" Hear the editor
"The new post-oftice on Rock
Greek Is called Murdoch. The gen.
tleman who suggested this name
will he made lite subscriber % the
Times by making himself known al
| thia Office. HuFrah for BENTON