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

measured two and Nne-half feet arounC
agd Was seventeen inches deep. Nj
l. Han f1aiter, of the same place. raised |
half gallon OF peanuts from one stalk
This item we get from DR.. Tucker.
james B. HOuxh who has been on
huffaIo, hunting, says that Barbour
county Is the best stock country h'
ever saw. Grass is good, water plenty
and considerable more tim her thar
this portion OF the State supplies. The
lace of the country is rough, and nc
settlements have yet been made IN the
county.
Many thousands OF fruit trees are
Icing planted In sedgwick county.
Three fellows embarked at this point
/ yesterday, on the uncertain waters Oi
the Arkansas, for the city OF New Or
leans. Their bat was enclosed, and
they Ind sufficient supply of prnvis-
ions u see them througfl-stove, bed
ding, and all. The scOw will ground
at least Thousand times before it
reaches FIT. Gibson.
Something over Ia, 900 head OF Tex
as cattle have been driven from this
peint during the summer. Notwith-
| standing this immense number which
have been graZed In Southern Kansas
during the season, we have yet 70 hear
Of the first case of Spanish fever
among native cattle. Texas cattle deal
ers inform as that Spanish fever only
| follows in the wake of such herds as
are oVer-driYen, and thus made fever
ish and foot-sore. When held q few.
weeks after their arrival until they.
have recuperated, and have commenc-
ed to improve and fatten, they inform,
US that Texas cattle could be shipped
or grazed with impunity anywhere.
All the disastrous effects of the fever.
in times past was attributable to. the
fact that the herds imparting it had
been rushed through from the Gulf
counties, without rest, foot-sore and
feverish. right into northern, settle
ments among native cattle, IA
Butler County.
Keno has been introduced ip Eldq==
RADIO as the forerunner of Bobtail.
Jas. KincaId and Lizzie C. Jewell, of
Butler county were married by Rev.
Jos. Gordon, few days ago.
Several new buildings are going up
In Eldorado.
VIM. H. Canine, and Mary McFar-
land were married on the Sd, few
miles west OF EIdorado. s.I
IL Is all 3 mistake abous, the editor |
of the Times going to leave EIdorado. |
The new Times Office is nearly finish |
ed. Its foundation walls run several
feet into the ground, and is built of |
solid stone from top to bottom. We |
are now doubly. anchored to EldoradO.
Times.
COwIey County.
Good well-water Is obtained on the
uplands Of COwley county at from 1S
to 10 feet.
A Winfield (Cowley county, team
ster left independence last week with
about $500 worth of goods for Van
Hills, of Winfield, and when within
about fifteen miles of that city, stop
ped near some haystacks, and being
very drunk, went to sleep. While in |
this condition q prairie fire closed in /
On him, and the hay taking fire burn
ed up himself, team, wagon and goods.
-Elaorado Times.
The Arkansas City Traveller has
seen some good specimens OF copper
and lead ore from the Indian Territory.
Tisdale is to have a new school
house.
A number of Illinois excursionists
nave been interviewing Arkansas City.
The Arkansas City boys taught a
Washington City fellow how to catch
'nipes few evenings since. ~. |
Amos Walton and Il. o. Meigs win |
loon start a real estate paper at Ar
kansas City to be called the Real Estate
Record. 1t will be printed at the
office.
FRIGHTFUL ACcIDENT,-Last Thurs
lay evening as Mr.. Gardner was re-
IIrning home with his little daughter,
he team became frightened and ran
n, throwing the young girl from the
wagon and under the wheel, killing
Ter Instantly. She, was buried on the
day, by her parents. Aged
years.-TlaVeler.
Arkansas City wantsiuS oahIFeh
building.
Cowley will vote bonds for a rail-
Dad at an early day.
Marion County.
The county at the election last week