The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-04-18

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One lawyer at Marysville has
sued another for libel. Libel law.
yer! That's good.
Brooks Ii. Perkins was killked on
the Atchison & Nebraska, near Troy
Junction, the lst inst.
Forty emigrsnt Wagons in dis
lance of ten miles, were counted in
one day last week in Northern Kan
sas.
The NJ. +. church of Garnett has
increased from twenty to two hum
dred members within the last four
years.
The Kansas immigrant can reach
the outposts of the State from Chi
cago at less rates than he can Ne
braska.
BrumbGugh, Of Marysville, re-
fuses to be an Insane Asylum Trus-
tee. This leaves an opening for
Col. Anthony.
During the past six months sew
EN- persons have been missed near
Usage Mission. Supposed to have
been murdered.
The Secretary of War, accompan-
led by General Sheridan, passed
down the NJ. X. s. 4. OIL his way TO
Texas the 3d mat
Lawrence will be the first city in
Kansas to be supplied with water
works. Leavenworth was the first
city to talk about them.
An Atchison woman has sued the
city for 5000, for injuries received
fl om bad sidewalks. This is a
warning to our own city.
A Texas paper says that Calves
ton and Houston are now shipping
vegetables to Kansas over the n.
K. & r. and Central roads.
John Dodge, near Wilson station,
on the X. p. recently had twenty
three head of stock stolen. He Of
fered a reward of ten head.
The geographical center of the
State of Kansas is said TO be at
Ellinwood, within the limits OF the
Colony Germania, in Barton county.
Old "Mother Bicerdyke,' who
proved TOO much for the Kansas
Pacific in that Salina hotel specula-
ton, has two sons near Great Bend.
In1S72 there were ninety failures
in Kansas, involving loss of $780,
900. Considering the amount of
| business done this is small per
cent.
Sam Wood recently delivered an
exortation and conducted services
in the Congregational church at
Cottonwood Falls. Remember the
lamp story.
Gen. j. c. Stone, Of the Kansas
Central (narrow gauge railway,
goes to Europe again next month
after more money. Caldwell will
accompany him.
The Lawrence Tribune is advised
that Gov. Osborn will not appoint
Caldwell's successor until after the
fall elections, and possibly not then.
Sensible, Governor.
The Jewel Clarion man says he is
able to keep afloat by drinking his
coffee without sugar and turning
his collar three times month. lie
thinks that's economy.
Raw homes are worth five dollars
per ton on the plains of Kansas.
Two men and a team can gather
two tons per day and throw in a
few Iujun skulls for good weight.
a TT. Scott dispatch says, large
numbers of our citizens who have
been prospecting in Texas, are re-
turning, dissatisfied with that coun-
try and its prospects, and declare
Their determination 10 remain in
Kansas.
A Donlphan county schoolmaster
at a late institute, defined the word
adipose as a great big name tor fat.
That schoolmaster. don't believe in
going all the way around the barn
and coming in at the back door.
Three young ladies, who were
candidates for certificates as teach
ers, went into a saloon in Bellville
last Saturday afternoon and stayed
sometime, talking with different
persons present, besides taking {
bouncing glass of wine.
1 A common epitaph in Kansas is
"Wc will meet in Heaven, husband
dear" According to Western pa
per this is why the men of Kansas
are generally conducting themselves
so as to go to the other placc.-East
ern Exchange
T. b. Taylor, who was expelled
from the Methodist Conference o
this State two years ago for heres.
: fspiritualism), but who appealed 4
r the General Conference and wa
: granted q new trial, was recent,
| expelled from the conference in ses
sion st Ottawa.
n DIR. Dunlap, of Springfield, Ohio
on Monday last, reccmved fror
Mrs. Van Eman, of Tonganoxie, a
;, ovarian tumor, weighing fort
i. pounds. Five other surgeons wer
!, present and assisted. The Opers
u ton occupied an hour. Mrs. Va
; Eman is doing wel..-Lawrenc
n Journal.
e When Doniphan county man
caught whipping his wife his negf
bors adjudged him insane, and IN
i mediately send him to OssawatOmi
Il but If q man is canght in the act
whaling his mother-in-laW, d
u friends always insist on his going
e the Kansas legislature. -Leavei
Il worth Commercial.
M Two springs supply water for M
hundred head of cattle and q fan
lily, upon Mr.. Evander Lights gre
farm, ak miles west of Salin
The water ever cold and flown
= Issues from the rocks into basi
a and Il conducted thence by irs
8, eonduits to supply his house, 81
o. from thence 10 his stock yard.