The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-21

III Sumner county, fifteen miles
west of wellington. "A Mr.. Free
man sent his brother out to q stack.
some two miles on tho prairie, to
get some hay, and while loading
two men rode up to him and asked
him the nearest and best ford across
the creek. He told them. One
then made some very compliments
airy remarks as to the beauty aud
strength of his team, asked him
whose it was, etc.. and then urged
him TO go with them and show
them the crossing, as they were
strangers. lie consented, aud one
got in the wagon on the seat with
the young man, the other riding his
own and leading his companions
horse. The driver of the team
crossed the creek for them, and
when about TO turn back felt the
cold muZzle pistol against his
cheek and .rd the gentle admo-
milton "better drive on, aud SO he
did. After he had gone twelve
miles they let him go back, giving
him a dollar to ttgrub" with at the
ranches on the way. The thieves
stated before the young man start
ed on his lively walk that they were
going to Texas, whereas the reverse
is the case. The question now is,
will the farmer have to pillow with q
shot gun looped to the beam and q
navy swung at his side, or not?
Some eighteen of the Sumner coun-
ty yigilanters have gone to see, and
may effect compromise that will
do away with this necessity, in
measure.-[ Wichita Eagle.
a writ of mandamus has been
granted by Judge Brown, of the
9th judicial district, ordering the
officers of Harvey county, to re-
move their offices from Newton to
Sedgwiek City, on the ground that
the last named place received the
greater number of legal votes cast
for the county scat at the election
held on the 10Th nit This virtually
makes Sedgwick City the county
seat.
The iron bridge over Sand creek
at Sedgwick City is completed and
in readiness for the public.
Corn has been in tassel for a fort
night in Doc Whites garden in Ell
| dorado.
Daniel Smith, a herder, was killed
fifteen miles below Caldwell on the
9th INST. He lived near Topeka.
Charles Urston, herder, was his
murderer. So we learn from the
Wichita Eagle.
Last Thursday evening we were
visited by a short but sharp storm
of lightning, thunder, rain and hail.
We have seldom, if ever, known
ing, searching" and disagreeably
proximate. During the storm thir-
teen ponies were struck by lightning
in a carol on the prairie near town
and horse was killed near the cal
aboose, on Second and Market
streets. We have heard of no otheI
damage by lightning in this neigh.
borhoOd.-[Wic Eagle.
Eldorado is going to have street
sprinkler.
BEAUTIFUL LANDsCAPE.-Just &C
to the top of the new school house
some of these beautiful evenings i
you would see the glories of Kan
sas. Stretching as far as the eye
can reach in every direction arc the
green, rolling Erairies, dotted with
newly founded homes of the upland
settlers winding down from the
northeast is the main Walnut, from
the northwest the West branch, ana
from the east come Bird and Bemis
creeks, their timbered edges giving
to the scene a beautiful variety
These streams all form a junction
here, the Walnut river going on il
its serpentine course to the South.
west, and ceiving its numerous
wooded Ia utaries. In the rich
valleys bordering on these streams
are the highly cultivated farms Of
the earlier pioneers that would be
i of credit to much older States
Eldora Times.
In Butler county we don't know
of dozen men who are of true
Republican or Democratic antece.
dents, who are for Greeley and
Brown, and we believe this is fail
criterion for the southwestern por.
ton of Kansas Eldorado Times