The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-01
SOUTHWEST.

$4,000 of Wichita property, and sent
for the baroness and the little barons
and harnesses to speed to Wichita.
Other barons are also to come, and
possibly a s'juke." What, no! who
waits? Aha!
The A. T. & S. F. railroad is plow-
ing fire-gnard 100 feet from It's track,
and burning the grass between, so that
its engines will not start prairie fires.
Very right.
A young buffalo in Wichita knows
his name, "AIodoc," and comes when
called.
The A. T. 6 S. F. railroad will sell
tickets at about half fare, good from
July 3lst to August 10th inclusive, to
those who wish to attend the friends
meeting in Emporia.
The trial of John Wellner, who was
acquitted of the charge of outraging
Miss Fairchild, cost Chase county
$934.1O.
During storm in Sedgwick county
on the 18th, Johnny Lane, IL years
old, was herding his fathers cattle, II
miles from Wichita, and took refuge in
a ravine. Strange to say, stroke OF
lightning struck him and his pony
dead. Their bodies were not found
until the next day.
A water mill is being erected on the
Grouse near the mouth of Plum creek
two and halt miles north of Dexter.
Mr.. Bernard, of Cottonwood, Chase
county, has 1850 acres of wheat averag-
ing % bushels rer acre. A. 8. How
ard has 800 acres of corn which will
yield 1000 bushels, and w. Stephenson,
of South Fork, 40 acres of wheat which
he expects to yield 5000 bushels.
D. H. Miller, near Wichita, harvests
80 bushels of wheat per acre, of the
"California Clyde" variety. Another
farmer there shows Norway oat stalks
with heads eleven inches long.
The Sumner county salt springs have
eighty Yats at work, and more are be-
ing built. The settlement is called
Remanto, ard will soon be quite
place. 1t is thus described:
Remanto is located forty-fiye miles
southeast of Wichita, ten miles moi tn
west of Arkansas City, twelve miles
south from Oxford, twenty-five miles
southeast from Wellington, eighteen
miles southwest from Winfield, on the
road from Winfield to South Haven and
Caldwell. The salt works are one
| fourth OF mile north of Remanto and
one fourth of Il mile west of the Ar
kansas river, and one and one-half
miles from the mouth of Slate creek.
Mrs. F. NJ. Beaudren, of Cottonwood
Falls, has given birta to healthy boy,
that weighs, dressed, four pounds. She
will recover.
Barton county talks of voting % 600
in bonds to pay for re-survey of it
self. Its residents don't know where
the lines run, SO poorly was the work
done by the so-called government sur
veyors.
Two prisoners easily made a hole in
the wall of the new Eureka court
house and escaped.
E. p. Young, Pennsylvania farmer
who has lately moved to Cowley coun-
ty, is building a fine residence and
barn near Tisdale, of white magnesia
limestone, found in that section.
Seven families with all their stock
and household goods have just arrived,
and are temporarily located on the
farm of Mr.. Tyrell, two and q hall
miles east of Tisdale, in Sheridan
township. They have rented q house
in which they are having q school
taught for the benefit of their own
children, by one of their number. They
expect to take claims in that neighbor-
hood, and seem we'll satisfied with the
uplands of COwley.-Winfield Courier.
A great many of the farmers living
near the State line on the Southeast
part of the county have gone down in
to the Territory to break prairie Tor the
Kaw Indians on their reservation. The
Indian agent thinks that while hi!
lambs disdain to pillow, they will culti-
vate the land after it is plOwed.
, The Eureka town hall, which wal
, twisted by the storm, is to be rebuilt
The upper story will be taken OF and
the material used to extend the lower
, story to about twice its present length
, The Presbyterian church will probably
, purchase it.
A young man by the name of Wolf
, living some eight miles from town, wa!
bitten by q rattlesnake last Monday
Hurrying to town for relief, whisky
was recommended as an antidote. h
drank about two and one-half pints
That was in the forenoon. By might
he was in an insensible condition, the
eXertions of two or three physiciani
failing to arouse him. Still continuing
? in a comatose or lethargic state, or
= Tuesday morning a galvanic battery
q douching and the injection of ammonia
were resorted to, which after two o.
5 three hours had the effect of rousini
D him, and yesterday msrning hope
= were entertained for his recovery
8 Wichita Eagle.
Two and a half pints of Wichitl
i, whisky, and rattlesnake bite, and |
! lot of ammonia, and a galvanic battery
and three physicians, and he is getting
better! Wolf is q robust young man
Oh N1OH0dy3 Willie MI 9Th SBCu q
# years, living west of this place, wa
engaged in raking hay with sulk.
. rake, his team became frightened an
r ran away, breaking his arm and cola
bone, dis)Ocating his elbow and other
wise inturing him.-NeWton Kansar
q Madison expects to take the ribbon
y this fall at the Greenwood county fail
for horses, cattle hogs and produces
n Mr.. Pritchards herd of short horn:
= said to be the best In Southern Kansa:
e will be on exhibition.
Il Reno county was organized Januar
Is LIST, 1872, and now contains 6, 700 peopl
5 It Is the largest county in the State bu
Is one, containing 80 townships, or %
:, square miles Of first rate, well water
IS ed land. The climate Is very healthy
Q The county has five free bridges. Th
IS one across the Arkansas river il ], Sc
d feet long. Hutchinson, the count
ID seat, is situated on the north bank 4
10 the Arkansas river, where the AtchisoI
t. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad strikes q
If river, It is ais miles southwest I
20 Atchison. The first house was built
the fall Of 1871, and the town now COZ
g tains about 500 inhabitants. A chEre
v. costing 5000 and court house cos
1t ing $4,000 have been erected. II
re bonds have also been sold ($15, OO0) 4
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