The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-17
STATE NEWS.


thick In Southern Kansas this win
ter, which 10 nine inches thicker
than ever before.
The newest town in Kansas is
Sargent, at the present terminus of
the Atcaison, Topeka and santa Fe
railroad, 1t is on the western
boundary line, aud only eight days
old. OF course 1t 10 sc yet a "tent
town." but contains already fifteen
hundred inhabitants. All the
roughs, blacklegs, six-shooters OF
Dodge and other places are now
there. The town is named after tie
general freight agent of that road.
A leading peach grower in Leav-
enworth county claims that the
peaches are not killed In that
county.
The newspaper editors are nearly
all at Topeka, to see fair play in the
Senatorial fight.
lola has the smallpox. A box of
clothing belonging to some person
in st. Louis, who it seems, died
with the disease. was sent to rela-
tivos in that place. No letter was
sent until several dAys after the
clothes had been received by the
family, hence the spread OF the
disease. OAe case, that Of an old
lady, resulted fatally on Monday.
The Union prayer meetings which
have been In progress for the past
week, have been closed also the
public schools, lectures, etc., and
every prOcautIon taken to prevent
lite farther speed.
In Its new contracts with the set
tiers on the Neutral Lands, the Joy
road reserves forever the right of
all the coal and minerals on the
premises. Perhaps that man Joy
wouldn't object to taking the Spoons
OF the poor ousted settlers.
Mrs.. Wilson, wife of the principal
OF the public schools OF Solomon
Cito, came near pOrishing IN the late
storm. She had boen out Of town
to their farm with her son, q boy of
twelve yesrs, and fearing thst they
would be sAow-bOund by the storm
undertook, near nightfsll, to reach q
nei4hbor's house. Darkness eVer-
took them, and they wandered for
three hours through the drifts, when
they finally saw the light of house
and reached 1t nearly exhausted.
junction City IL looking up.
There is not q house to rent in that
place, and all the hotels aud board
ing houses are crowded.
Times ara tight Ia Leavenworth,
We should judge, If this statement
from the Journal IL true: eve met
. man Saturday afternoon with three
thousand dollars In accounts, who
had been trying to collect all day,
and hsdn't get . cent. He discov-
cred that times were tight"
Wesley Hymer, Esq, brought to
our Office on Wednesday last q
"prairie bull suake,,' which had been
killed the day previous In Sugar
Creek township. At the time the
snake was killed he was found
crawling over the snow, aud was Is
lively as in summer. Two young
men who were out hunting discov-
cred and dispatched him, and gave
him to Mr.. Hymer to bring to this
city a. q curiosity. This IL the first
time we eyer heard q snake being
found alive In January and crawl
ing over the snow, bat il Is q fact,
Observation-Disclosures Republican.
In the neiEhborhood OF Humboldt
the peach buds arc reported not
damaged by the recent cold snap.
Davis county has issued 70 the
building the Junction
City and IT. Kcarny railroad $780,
QUO in county bonds.
The King Bridge Company ct
Topeka has increased Its capital
stock TO &lyO0QO 600. elected Senator
Poueroy its President ana B. Il.
Smith, Secretary. The director are
" heavy capitalists. The company
% svideRtly going to DO a. immense
and viii q great beneat 20
Topeka Il has taken the contract
for tho new bridge over the Mis-
.ouri ct AtehisOn, for &S6O,Oo0 In
cAsh, or 81 900 900 In bonds.
Solomon City IL 60 have . q. 500 |
bridge.
The n. Scott coal company has
increased its capital g 100000. II
$4,000 last month.
The Chetopa Advance has . now |
power presB.
Elk Falls 10 to hold . railroad
meeting 90 che 7HrA, - sss hog e
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