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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-22

of great yaluc in the monentous
battle Of Prairie Grove which took
place on the 9Th OF The succeeding
month. The occupation of Cane
Hill and the surrounding country
BY Gen. Bluut's forces precipitated
the battle of Prairie Grove--made
it necessity to the rebels; and the
results of that battle were decisive
OF the issues of the war so far Is
they concerned North Western
Arkansas. u q
The memories of the war arc fad
ing out. The bitterness which it
evoked Is gone; the country has
mainly recovered from its material
waste; the domestic Affections
wrought by death and disease have
disappeared from view, and even
the recollection of them has been
blunted by the sharp struggle for
existence which they induced, or
whelmed by emigration and the
general march of events. The sur
vivors of the struggle have been too
nuch engrossed in the renewed
cares of tneir civil existence, and in
making mp their time and property
lost by reason Of the hiatus of their
military service, to spend time or
thought in perpetusting recollec-
tons of the war. And while these
things may not be regretted we
hope our mention of Cane Hill An
niversary, WilireVive "reminiscences
in many household, and give ad.
ditional zest to the observance Of the
National Thanksgiving.
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soft. The oil is black loan with
little saas iuterm:xed, resting on
mari subsoil, which can be spadrd
down several feet. Water is found
in the sand The soil is from eish-
teen inches to three teet deep.
The cold weather flnds many sat
tlers poorly prepared for winter,
but all are full of courage. aud sus-
aimed by the brilliant promise OF
home. Buffalo are now twenty
i've miles oui, but The ia "a. ave
laid In q plentiful "a =
.IId The s,'e of hides q y =
sisted til whose means ars liml.
ted.
Althoa !. this county is less than
= year o! the priucip 81 stresms are
b4idged, .lcIudiug free bridge
across ii :. arkansas. 1850 feet long
This is "a rood, while three other.
Hhorter t-'ss are King Iron bridges.
The bricE -ourt house is nearly COM
pleted, 9 lie to be q beautiful struc-
ture. I. 40x60 foet with Jail in
basemen TIE upper story is $
splendid all.
Busin is good in town as the
country i;eeps ahead. Building con.
tinues, and several fine reside noes
are being erected. We haze no
,chtsky saloons, and don't want any.
All. inquiries concerning home
steads or town matters will be an
swered If sent to Secretary Of I'm
migration Society, Hutchinson,
Kansas. Reno COUNTY.
November 18th, 1872.
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LIVE STocK, FARN AND FIREsIDE
JoURSAL.-This excellent Journal
for November has reached as. It
10 q model Of compact arrangement
of matter, and is so comprehensive
in its range of subjucts that every
class of stock Is treated in every
number. 1t is edited with great
care and practical knowledge. The
present number gives a clesr de-
scription of 8 simple method of wa
tering COWS in stable in winter
How to feed 9 large stock econom-
ically-How important an element
poultry Is in the food supply-How
to treat the horse epidemic-In
short, it treats OF the dairy, horses,
cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, bees,
fish, the turf and fran. It has
some eighty different articles. The
proprietorS are not satisfied with
all this, but have added, in the
present number and will contine, .
Fireside Department, filed with
good things for the farmers wife
ard children. We do not see how
any farmer who once takes It can
ever give It up. Price only $l,5
per year. Haas, Kelley & Co., Buff
faio, N. T., Publishers.
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S. j. LAHGDoH.-W arc glad to
see that this gentleman 10 ret urned
to the Legislature from Crawford
county. This will be, we believe,
his fourth term. We differ with
him In politics, he having been
elected as Liberal, but no people
ever had = moro faithful or honor
able representative. While he has
been what is known in that section
of the state, as Lacquer" he has
never sought to make "buncombe"
out of that fact, or Disguised peo-
pie whining about the wrongs in
nicted upon him, as others from
that section have done whom We
might mention. He has stood up
for the rights of the settlers In 9
sensible, manly way, giving strong
blows for tho interests Of his con.
stituentA And We may say that he
has accomplished more in our Leg
islature, for their rights, than all
the men sent from those coun-
ties. He always commands respect
because he treats other members
with respect. He INDUCES in no
denunciations or threats of politi-
cal oblivion against those who diff
fer with him. The people of CrAw-.
ford county do . good thing for
themselves by keeping him ct his
post In the house. He will do them
good.
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FROn HUTCHINSON.

EDIToR ENPoR1A NEWS The i'm.
migration to this portion of the
Arkansas Valley this year has
probably exceeded that of any 9th.
or part of Kansas. Tie crops Of
two seasons have amply shown the
extraordinary fertility of the soil,
although the general good health of
theimmigrants proves beyond ques-
tion that it is q poor place for DOC
tors.
Homesteads withid ten to twelve
miles Of this city may yet be obtain.
ed in one direction-sOuslfwest and
The soil IL as good Is say In Reno
county. Water is 20 be obtained
aE . depth or - 20 30 feet aud IL
eisssGud siFesS Aad c6npaSsssvp3y
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lxHuA1N CRUELTY.

While passing through ST., Maya
Mission, Of this state, on Friday of
last week, a friend informed me
that there were eleven cases of
smallpox in that town, and that the
citizens seemed to be 50 panic strick-
en- that they had manifested the
most barbarous cruelty in reference
to their unfortunate sufferers.
1t seems that several families on
their way from Tennessee to this
state, stepped at st. Louis, and in
nOceRtly passed the night in q part
of that large city which had recent
ly been infested with the smallpox.
On reaching their destination in
this state, at st. Mary's, one after
another was taken sick with this
terrible disease, until eleven of them
were confined to their beds at one
time. The people of the town,
fearing that this contagious disease
might spread throughout that whole
community, Immediately caused
these unfortunate sufferers to be
removed to place outside of the
city limits. By this act they were
all placed in on small house so poor
~ built that there were in all of its
Sides large open cracks through
which the cold northwest wind
blew with an icy touch. Nor even
were the ordinary means of pro-
lection afforded them for they had
no fire, their clothing was scarcely
sufficient to cover them decently-
certainly not enough to keep them
comfortably warm. Besides, no
person was allowed to go near them
to administer relief or care for
their wants. Even the physicians
refused to visit them 10 examine
their case, or to give them what
medical advice they 30 much need
ed. One old man who had prac-
ticed medicine in his younger days,
was arrested because he was de-
termined to ascertain If he could in
any manner help them.
The people did indeed raise some
money by subscriptionito pay some
one for taking care of these I'M
fortunate sufferers, but up to Fri
day noon, no one had been found
who would consent to venture
among them as nurse.
There they have been for some
time exposed to all the inclemincies
of the bitter cold weather that
came upon US so suddenly last
week. AS natural consequence of
this brutal neglect, two of them
died in very short time. One of
these was a woman who gave birth
to a child just before her death.
1t fairly makes ones blood creep
with a freezing sensation, as we
think of this dreadful picture of
human suffering, and human cruel
ty. No one was near to care for
them in their great anguish; no
kind voice to comfort their dis
tress; not even a physician to give
them what aid lay in his power. 1t
was, indeed, perfectly proper
even highly commendable--to take
all due precautions to prevent the
spread OF this justly dreaded dis
ease but it was uncailed for harsh
ness to neglect these poor sufferers
in such a manner. c.
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HERD NOTICE.
COUNTY CLERK's OFFICE,
TNgNN Tn Eoy II 1870


TN pursuance OF an order. Of the Board
county, made 1t the meeting Of said
Board, held nov ember 18th, 1872, the
following extract from their proceedings
Is published, to.wit:
"a petition having been presented -
the Beard Of County Commissioners, ask
ing the said Board to make an order that
all persons owning horses or cattle In
Fremont township, In Lyon county, shall
keep them confined In the night time,
from the LIST day Of April 70 the LIST day Of
Decenber, In each year, and IL appearing
TO the Board BY due and legal evidence
that said petition is sign d by majority
Of the qualified electors Of said Fremont
township, and that the number OF the
said electors subscribing said petition 10
more than three-fifths the number Of votes
poIled in said township At ths last gene
raj election held therein; and that the
said petition IL subscribed sn6 verified in
the manner provided by law, 1t 10 there
fore
ORDERED, That al persons owning
horses or cattle in said Fremont town.
ship, Lyon county. shall keep them con-
fined in the night time from the first day
of April to the irst day OF December in
each year during the continuance IN force
Of this order. Il 10 further
ORDERED, That the County Clerk ef
Lyon county, cause certified copy Of this
order to be published for three weeks In
the Emporia News, newspaper publish
ed in said county Of Lyon.
STATE OF KANSAS.
LYON COUNTY,
hereby certify that the abnve snd fore
going IL true and correct copy Of 80
much Of the proceedings Of the meeting
OF the Board OF County Commissioners OF
said county, held November 18th, 1872, as
relates 90 the petition for restraining cat
tie and horses from :uaning 1t large in
the night time IN Fremont township, said
Witness my hSud and the seal Of said
coHnty, the day and year last above writ
ten DAVID 5. GILMORE,
4I-%9 County Clerk.
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TIE STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON.
VENTION.

The Seventh Session of the Kan
sas State Sabbath School Cenven-
ton met in the N. E. Church, in
Topeka, November 18th at 2 o'clock
pm.
The convention was called to or
der by Rev. Mr.. Cordly. former
President.
Committee on credentials, and
another to nominate officers for the
ensuing year were appointed.
The afternoon was spent in per-
feeting the organization and in
short addresses upon various topics.
Prominent among the speakers was
Rev. W. P. Paxson, of st. Louis.
He is eloquent and has his heart in
the work. ~
On Wednesday morning the con-
vention was ably addressed by Mr.:
Paxson again, on the subject of nm
ion and more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The address was listened to with
great interest by all present, and
many q new resolve to work for
the Master was made, while listen
ing to his eloquent words. The
only point at which the speaker
failed to meet my expectations was
in not giving us Q clear view of the
nature of the union he plead for.
Union in christian work is most
devoutly to be sought after, and yet
there is . good deal said about I'M
ion that is very Questionable. A
union that aims at the destruction
of denominationalism is delusion
and . failure. The only true chris
tan union is a union of denomina-
tional inf uence and labor. The
great christian churches of our land
can't afford to bury their denomina-
tionalism in any kind ofunion, nei-
Their can the world afford to have
them do so. 1 repeat then that
true christian union does not look
to the destruction OF power against
. common foe. Sabbath School
union does not aim to destroy Meth
odist Baptist Presbyterian or any
other UNCONVENTIONAL schools, but
to unite all the workers of ali these
schools in one grand movement for
the salvation Of the children. Il
doubt not this is the kind of union |
fo- which he pleads. If he would |
be little more explicit it would be |
we'll.
On the subject of organization it
vas shown that the intention is to 1
ave every county organized with .
branch organization in each town.
hip. If this can be done all over
he state, 1t will give . wonderful
impetus to the SabbathSchool work:
team and ought to be accomplished.
'be reports made to the conVeuttoa !
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ATCHISON.

We spent few hours at this city
some days ago. We believe Atch-
ison 10 now the liveest town in her
state. It does one good to wit
ness the thrift and rush upon the
streets. She is improving rapidly.
New buildings are going up in
every direction. Among the rest 10
large four story hotel, which will
be, when finished, . credit not only
to Atchison, but to the whole state.
Il IL being built by Col. 8. w. Ell
drIge, and very much resembles, in
its outward appearance, the old
Eldridge house in Lawrence, which
was destroyed by Quantrell, and
which was such q popular resort
for everybody in the state in the
earlier days of our history. Atchi-
son has many fine public buildings
and private residences, and IS .
"railroad center" is not surpassed
by any point in Kansas. She has
shown wonderful enterprise in re-
gardto securing railroad advantages.
While acme other towns were quar-
reling over different routes, Atehi-
son went to work quietly, without
the least internal comm0tion, aud
secured them. When Leavenworth
has 9 prospect for . railroad the
papers come out for several days In
succession with donble-leaded ar
ticles and big head limos. Then
public meeting IL called, snd the
old personal quArrels about who
shall be Mayor, who Governor and
who Senator gets mixed in, and tn Q
railroad project dies right there.
How many fine things have been
fooled away In the above manner
by that unfortunate city. Not SO
has It been with Atchison. Pluck
and union have characterized her
history from the FIRST. No single
man's interests have stood in the
way for . moment. And now
Atchison is reaping tho reward of
her wiSe policy. The city Is rapid
ly extending its limits as we'll as its
trade. Its merchants are found
everywhere. It's Champion has
twice the circulation OF any
paper in Northwestern Kansas,
and the whole state feels well to-
ward Atshison. Everybody adj
mires her grit and perseverance.
We had littls time to look about
the city, but we judge her whole
sale establishments are equal to any
demand that may be made upon
them. For hundreds of miles in
almost every direction, and much
farther in some directions, do they
jepd their wares aud their msr.
AIadtse. y
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Fiscal matters are said to be 30
exceedingly cramped at New Chi
cago, In this state, that ten per
cent. per month Is demanded and
received for the use Of money, by
the best men OF the place. We on
ly mention It 10 call the attention
OF our readers Ia this locality to the
fact that n. Bailey, formerly the
leading n. D. OF Emporis, is "dis-
bursting oficer" at New Chicago,
under the style of M. Bailey & Co.,
BiHkers," and to say If the afore-
said ten per cent. must be paid we
would as soon our ex-M. D. should
receive IL as "any another white
man,
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SHERIFFsS SALE.

DY virtue Of IN order Of ssIe fssued
ID out Of the District Court for Lyon
county, kHnsaa. and 20 me directed.
will, on the 25d d1y Of December. 1874
at II O'Clock M, It the door Of the court
house. in said county. offer for sale the
following described real property, situat-
ed in the city Of Emporia. in said county,
so-wit: Lot u Rural street; lot lie Com
mercial street, lots 40. IS, 20 and IS on
Mechanics street; lots IS, -, 50, IS and 81
on Union street; 20, 80, 70 and 81 on Ex-
change street. Sold a. the property Of
Fannie Yeckley, 70 satisfy . judgment in
favor OF the EmpoFis National Bank.
JOHN BAY,
47-51 Sheriff Of LyoE Co., Kan.
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TEE RAILROAD BOND PRoPosI.
TioN.-The advertisement of the
County Commissioners, Snbmit-
ting the proposition to vote $780,
900 Ii bonds, aud a portion Of the
sounty's stock in the A. T. & S. r
railroad and the n. X. & T. rail-
road, to secure the construction OF
the Kansas City, Emporia q Wal
nut Valley railroad, may be found
IN another column. 1tcame in too
late last week for Ne to call editori-
al attention to 1t. We advise our
voters to read the proposition care
fully, and be ready to vote intelligi-
bly, aud for what they conscient-
iously consider the best interests Of
the county, when the election day
comes.
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aherfRa aa1a

ny virtue Of AZ order Of sale. Issued
ID out Of the District court for Lyon
county, Kansas, and TO me- directed.
will, On the sd day Of December. 1871, sf
111< O'Clock .. m, at the front door Of The
court house, IN EmDoTis. n sid eonnfT'
oeer feF sale the following described real
property. situated In aid county, % wit:
The east half Of the northwest quarter OF
ths north west quarter and the west half
u the northeast quarter Of the northwest
range - east. Sold - fhe property Of z.
A. fastersoa sad Hargaret 4. Patterson,
% eSttsgS 8 Judgment IN favor o. Z. L.
seWsos s3d 9ohn B.lcues.
3DHN BAY,
S5.sJ e4esl9 - Ggs1 sSGnsys
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LETTER FROM CHASE COUNTY.


CEDER CREEK, Nov. 18th, 1879.
DEAR NEws:- Sickness and death
of my wife in August, and absence
from home since, has prevented my
regular correspondence with your
valuable paper as often as l should
haye done. 1 will now try and
bring up the rear and be more pune
tual in the future.
THE GRAIN YIELD.
The small grain has all been
threshed and was a fair yield.
| Mr.. Richard Van Doren had, per-
hapsthe largest yield of oats, ayerag-
ing 30 bushels per acre some parts
of his ground made 20 bushels per
acre. Mr.. Richard Sayers had the
cleanest and incest spring wheat,
yielding 20 bushels per acre. His
oats were also good-raised on
ground that had been in continuou.
cultivation eight years, yielding full
ly 20 bushels per acre. Mr.. Sayers
"a good farmer, always doing
what he does well, and says he has
not missed a good crop of wheat
since he has been on the creek.
Mr.. Samuel Beverlin, I think, has
the largest yield of corn per acre /;
the 20 acres in cultivation on his
farm making 1,50O bushels-some
Ofthe largest ears I eyer saw in this
OF any other state.
THE PENCE QUESTION. :.
A great amount of unpleasantness
has been caused by breachy cat
tie and poor fences around corn
fields, owners generally coming
to the conclusion that it would be
much better aud less trouble to
fence the stock than the grain.
THE RoBTAIL RAILROAD.
The A. T. & s. F. R. R. Co., have
made q preliminary survey from
the Point to Eidorado, and I hear
are now locating the road.
Immigrants are now coming in.
to possess the land, and in 9 short
time our population will be doub-
led. And still there is room.
THE RAINs-THE swEATHER.
Last winter was dry. So was
March. Bot in April, 9Th and 9Th,
heavy rains; 18th and 18th, rain !;
9Th, rain 29th heavy rain. Cattle
lives on grass SOth. May 10th, hea-
w rain 14th. rain; June Fad, rain
9th, rain 18th, storm and rain July
10th, rain 18th, II hours rain 9th,
heavy rain; August Sd rain 18th.
rain ;l7th. rain September 4th, rain;
7th, rain Sth, heavy rain Dir. frost,
18th. October End and 22n.i, rsia;
18th, hard rain. In this month
(Nov.) we have yet had no rain and
up to the 18th no cold weather. A
fne fall for out door9work.
PRAIRIE FIRES
have done large amount of dam
age west of the creek, to fencing
and hay, especially the lstter. Per-
sons carelessly putting ont fire, or
setting fire to the prairies either in
the fall or spring, aud for burning
over more land than their own,
should be made to feel the full force
Of the law without respect to per-
sons.
Thousands of young timber are
often destroyed which is an injury
to all. A.. V.
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INsUKANcE.-If an insurance COM
pany suffer heavy losses by hre,
Il goes to work and raises it's rates
80 that the public can make up its
losses. That's "business." Accord
ing to this rule, IL merchat loses .
box OF valuable good, he must
"Inark mp" ,he balance of his goods,
90 that the public, who buy OF him,
can make mp his losses. We are
not saying merchants do this, but Il
they did their business on the in
surance company plan, that's the
way they would do. People who
insure hereafter, must pay increas-
cd rates enough to make up the
Boston losses. Verify, insurance
companies, you are an unmitigat-.
ed nuisance. ....,-,
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The horae disease bad, not abated
It Chicago az last accounts. IL IL
bad in many western cities. Ads
psleh from Milwaukee says: "Fhe
,spiEOorIs 80 still spreading here and
throughout the state generally.
About every horse In this city IL
Affected. The mayor Published a
card THE evening stating that the
are department horses were attack
ID with the mAlAdy and urging the
citizens %. form .yolnnIesr com.
PAAies TO reader AssistaacS In ease
OF smerKeney. Tue streets ar6ihll:
- siih - islRs psw assd - ~
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sHERIFF's SALE.

TOTICE IL hereby gwen that by virtue
IN Of An orter Of sale issued by the
Clerk Of the District Court Of Lyon coun.
z, Kansas, 70 ne directed, Z will, on
O'clock .. m, at the door o. the court
house, in said county, offer for sale II
auction, TO the highest cash bidder. the
following described real estate, tosWit:
Beginning At the northwest corner Of lot
90, on Mechanics street, EnpoFia, Lyon
county, Kansas; thence south IS feet on
west line Of said lot; thence east IS feet,
thence north IS fest. 20 street, thence
west - feet TO place Of beginning, 70 be
cold - the property Of John G. Burg n.
Evstt. JOHN BAY,
47aSl ShePiH LYON County
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eRERIFFss sALR.

T0TICE Is hereby Ksven that by VIZ.
IN tue ct an order Of sale. issued By the
clerk q the district court OF Lyon county,
Kansas, TO ms directed, will, On the I'D
day Of December, 1871. at 10 and y O'Clock
.. M. ct the door o! the court house ia
said county, oner for sale, st auction. TO
the highest cash bidder, tho following
described Fssi estate to.Wis: Lot % Me-
ehsnice street; Elso commencing at the
northwest corner Of lot % Mechanics
street, thence east ca north une Of said
lot % feet; thence south 100 feet 60 south
line 81 lot @ NechsaIcs strees; thence
west 3 feefs thenre north IS fest; thence
west - test % the street; the1ee north %
place Of begiHniDp. except plsOe IS fees
north and SOUTH and IS test east and west
Of northwest cofner O. said lot &c. covered
By the ju1g1sns o. William EVatt, and ali
lying n the CITY Of Enporsa. Lyon county,
Kansas 70 be sold ls the property Of
John G BqrBans % sSt.sSg tucgueqt IN
S0HS BAT,
= S5sss bSS13 81 69eD esA1sys
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SheriRss sale.

NOTICE lie hereby gwen that by vir-
~ tue Of an order Of sale, issued by
the CLERK OF the district court Of Lyon
county, Kansas. besTing date October =,
1879, and 20 me directed, Will. on Hon.
day, the ID day Of December, 1879, at IL
O'Clock .. m, At the front door OF the court
public auction, 70 he highest bidder, for
cash, she following described real essste,
situate IN said county and described ~
follows, t0.Wit: Lots 10 and IS on Har.
vey street, in GoodFlcE's addition 20 the
eity Of EmpoEis, Lyon county, Kansas.
Pstten and =. ". FatteE, % satisfy 4
judgment In favor Of G. z. Kelsey.
sheriff sf Lyon ecuBty, Kan.
Emposia. Nov. I, 1879. 4z-ss
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PRESIDENT Hoss' REPoRT.-We
print elsewhere In this paper, the
fall annual report of Professor
Hoss, President of the State Nor
NAL School, and ask for IL careful
perusal by the people. 1t shows
the Normal TO be in . most excel
lent condiIicn, in every particular.