The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-19
AMERTCUS.

HOTEL CHANaE.-Mrs.G Goddard has
leased the Goddard house 70 James
Finley, of this place, for term of one
year. Although q newcomer here,
Mr.. Finley is gentleman well ap-
proved by the community, and the old
and popular house will no doubt retain
its well-earned reputation. We regret
that Mrs. Goddard and family are 60
ing to leave Americas, for = time at
least, and hope they will come back at
no distant day.
WEEK OF PRAYRR.-The past week
was strictly observed by the churches
Of this place, in accordance with the
request of the Evangelical Alliance.
Many new members have been added
both to the n. E. and to the U. p.
churches. The religious element Is
rapidly increasing in Americas.
MUCH DEAD.-Owners of southern
stock in this vicinity have lost heavily
from deaths OF their animals this win
ter. 1t has been q bad winter for Texas
cattle, and will go far toward proving,
what we always have believed, that
good domestic stock is safest to invest
in. s-E-G-.r
GOoD HeGs.-"Well-bTed' hogs Is
the idea now. Mr.. Carpenter, the
dairyman, brought from tie East q
pair of Poland China pigs, lately, that
are very fine. Many persons who can
"talk hog'' have interviewed them, and
found them to be Of the right pattern.
Mr.. S. Sargent, on Wrlght's creek, also
has one of the same breed, and IL hap
py. Isaac Wright has still another
that attracts much attention. Mr.. o.
car Lambert has some OF the Magee
hogs, brought from Indiana Lass year,
that are whoppers.
NARROW EsCAPE.-A young farmer
on Allan creek, who has been engaged
in the philanthropic work OF "civiliz-
days ago to break In . cew of that or
der. He got her in the corral and
threw \ lariat over her horas, when
she made a rush ct him. He sprang
over the fence into the street just in
time to save his bacon, and the COW
came over after him then he 'clum"
another fence and alighted in the gar
den, only to see the brute follow his
example; and finally az . last resort
he rushed into his house, when Mrs
Texas struck for the window and ran
her head through to her shoulders
smashing the glass and sash In fear
full manner. But she couidR't get In
She broke one leg in the muss, and hat
to be shot.
, DELK0ATKs TO CINcINNATI.-At {
meeting at the United Presbyterian
church last Thursday night, Rev. j. A
Collins, J. d. Gibson and r. W. Ran
Idan were chosen delegates to attent
f the National Convention of Christians
, to be holden in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oh
/ the 2lst Of this month, to adopt meas
r ures toward securing the submission o
t an amendment of the National COnsti
E tuition acknowledging the divinity an
= authority of God. Rev. Mr.. Collins ex
= poets to attend the convention.
DAIRHkKN AT HoAK.-We neve
visited q real Down East dairy, an
therefore cannot speak In comparison
but Americas now has several 'Ne'
York Yankees" who are going it heay
: in the cheese business, Tor rather wh
o are preparing to do so when sprin
a opens) and so we went in the other da
to see how they are doing It. Hessr
: Carpenter q Newman, couple Of ol
5 cheese makers, came here in the IA
g and bought ;. w. Adair's herd of COW
, and leased his barn, yards, house, Cd
!, In the barn are stanchions for about
: COWS, and room besides for storing su
/ hcient hay to keep them through q
'e winter. They have 3 choice lot {
E. cows, some of them of the best dali
II blood, and we saw them put them Z
+ and milk them. When the barn doc
lie were opened the cows walked in
1t regular order, each succeeding OF
n. passing its leader and stepping in
Re her proper place. Mr.. Carpenter sliI
X ped up the stanchion bars in rotate
e. as the cows heads passed In. and
re i've minutes they were all settled