The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-24
the SOUTHWEST.
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to AIbin s. Cox, two |
printers who know their business.
Mr.. Davis will remain It Augusta.
Augusta formally announces itself |
ss bound to have 8 voss soon for
county seat.
From the Eldorado Times:
Listen to the whistle of the Bob
tall Can you hear it?
The Directors OF the first Nation
81 Bank voted unanimously at their
annual meeting last Tuesday, to put
up handsome tone building OF the
Lambdin corner early IN the spring.
We learn that Harrison Stearns,
of Whitewater, while ont cutting
wood the other day, cut Oh two OF
his toes and nearly severed the
third. Unfortunate indeed.
The Augusta Republican remarks =
Capt Tuohy with hi corps of en-
gineers left this city last Saturday
for Peabody where they will begin
tho locating survey from that place
TO this city. The road is located
from here south TO the south line of
Butler county, with the exception of
one small bluff which is improbable
during the bad weather. The road
will be ready for the local contFac-
tors in less than q month. There
are some facts of Importance con-
nected with the K & n. which we
are not 1t liberty TO state yet, bat
" hich will De OF great importance
to tho people OF Butler county.
An almost fatal accident occurred
to Weston Russell on last Monday.
From what We are able to learn OF
the case, the hoy was training or
exercising . young horse near the
residence of Mr.. Baker, just east of
the city, by making him trot around
him while he held 10 the end of the
halter strap The horse was feeling
somewhat mischievous aud playful
and at . tine when Weston was not
watching his movements very close
ly, turned about and kicked at him.
striking in the stomach. He
was placsd in buggy aud brought
TO tho city Immediately where
prompt medical aid was had at the
hands of DIR. Buck, under which he
rapidly recovered. The escape from
instant death was almost miracu-
lous.
COWssy Ceuaty.
The Arkansas Traveller thinks the
Cowiey county commissioners to be
the three biggest fools in that sec
ton, and the county attorney and
clerk little better aud not es honest.
The Traveller also says:
Mr.. Newman has eold his dry
goods business 20 Henry Farrar.
The post Office at Arcoia, in this
county, has been discontinued.
Mr.. Kager informs Us that not
one-ha1f Of the taxes of this county
have b0ea paid yet.
The Emporia News is . good pa
Per, and is extensively circulated
throughout Southern Kansas.
Mr.. Mumaw has erected 8 black
ssaith chop on the divide about six
4 miles north of this placo. They
need . post office next.
New BANk.-The building form
erly occupied by Meigs s. Watson
is being fitted up for the new bank
They expect TO commence business
within q month.
CHURCnEs.-Ane effort is being
made to build churches for che
Universakists. Methodists, Presby.
terians and Congregati0nsiists. VIZ
hopo all may be speedily completed
A number of now residence hous
es are To go up as soon as the wealth
or permits. Among them is ont
for DR.. Hughes, Z. B. Kager, L. W
Currter, Amos Walton, Mrs. Wright
e. r. Mitchell, in Mowrey's addi
ton. Several are already In pro
gress.
DR.. Alexander informs IA that b.
has rid his farm Of Rophers by sim.
ply soaking peanuts until they werS
soft. and then inserting 9 small par.
ticle of strychAine, and depositinl
it in their holes.
UNFoETENATE.-A boy only l.
years of age. iiving with John Smi
ley, on the Arkansas, had both leg
| broken some time ago, and since
then had the two middle fingers OF
his left hand torn of In q sorghum
mill, and lately shot his right hand
of.
BRID0E REcEIPTs.-The receipts
| for toll on the Arkansas bridge fol
the past four weeks amounted Il
1888 10, and the expenditures $41.SO
Last Sunday the receipts were S2S
The greatest part Of which was paid
for crossing q herd Of 500 cattle, be.
longing to Nye and brother of the
South Bend OF the Walnut.
The Winfield Courier, Vol. /, No. /,
is at hand, and looks and reads very
well. Winfield should strive to main
tain such creditable paper for a new
town. We clip the Following items
from it:
The 25th Senatorial district embrac-
ing the following seven counties, But
Ter, Cowley, Harvey, Howard, Reno,
| Sedgwick and Summer. cast 10000
votes at the general election last No
| vcmber and was allowed one Senator,
while Douglas district cast 0,3e4 nd
elected two Senators. Leavenworth
| district polled 1890 and has three
Senators, ono for every $500 voters.
4
trict would be entitled to one mole
member the present session. The
bunglIn2 action Of last winter added
to instead of dividing the territory. It
is hoped our worthy members FROM
southwestern Kansas will use the
proper remedy for the removal Of this
Injustice and give the south part OF the
State fair representation.
The board OF commissioners haye
extended the time for paying taxes,
until February 10th, before adding the
pom atty Of ten per cent. q relief ap-
preciated by not few.
4 bill OF one hundred and twenty
dollars against the cnunty for board
ing prisoners at ten dollars Per day
vas presented TO the board OF county
commissioners at their last session.
After some discussion the board decifl-
ed TO erect q suitable building, l9xl8
feet and 10 feet high. built of 2xe oak
spiked together, the cost of which
should not exceed Ave hundred dollars.
This saves 70 the county the expense
of Transporting prisoners TO and from
Enporia jail for about forty dollars
eaehs and secures board at sixty cents
sDday per capita.
1lr. Pat Tiernan, Of Dutch creek,
visited the plains this FILL In quest OF
buffalo, but for pecunisPy resources,
He killed and sold the hides Of enough
buffalo to pay for entering his land and
buy him 3 new wagon 70 cultivate II
with, while not otherwise employed,
In two months. If sosae of the claim
holders who are borrowing st flfty per
cont. under mortgage, cst1ld secure
means after the style Of Ar. TieTnan
the agricultural iaterests Of the conn
try would be In q more hourishlug
condition and transfers of real estate
iess frequent.
WIN. Barber, who lives on Black
creek east of town, lost by fire, bis
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