The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-09

from Great BeEd, Barton county, Kan
sas- 1t is good paper.
The Great Bend bridge is being
pushed forward rapidly.
Quite a number of claims have been
taken up about Pawnee Rock within
the last two or three weeks. The
prospect for the immediate settlement
of the county is becoming more and
more fiattering every day.-Great
Bend Progress.
The enterPrising town authorities of
Great Bend have opened up a cattle
trail from that city to Caldwell, in
| order to get a portion of that trade.
ANoTHER.--Still another newspaper
! reaches us from the rapidly growing
Scuthwest-the Peabody Gazette. 1t
is good looking paper, and contains
much local and other interesting in
formation. John z, Church, editor.
Success to it.
Peabody wants more dwelling
houses.
Business is good at Peabody.
Negotiations are OH foot which pro-
mise us Touring mill the present sea-
| son, upon conditions in accordance
with the vote of the township to aid
this valuable and much needed inter-
nal Improvement. Peabody Gazette.
Hutchinson wants new dwelling
houses.
The people about Hutchinson have
set out great number of trees.
Business is brisk at Hutchinson.
Settlers are rapidly filling mp Rene
county.
Building is progressing rapidly al
Hutchinson.
Winfield will burn 100000 brick.
The Teachers Institute held here
last week was one of the most interest
ing events that ever happened to Win
field. We have on our hooks the
minutes of the Institute and expect te
publish them in full next week, as we
can't possibly find room for them in
this issue owing to the hurry cOnse-
quent on the removal of our office
Cowley county is very fortunate in
having for her superintendent o
schools T. a. Wilkinson, and to Mr.
WilkinsOn's energy and "drive," thu
Institute is largely indebted for it,
success, and the citizens of Winfield
for good time.-Winfield Courier.
The Odd Fellows lodge at August;
is increasing its membership rapidly.
The Traveller says the mail route be
tween Arkansas City and Wichita ha
not been discontinued.
SALT SPRINGs.-Messrs. Marshal
and Golf inform us that they have nov
thirty-siX watts in operation, and a re
servoir holding some 500 gals. n,
chemical trea tment of the brine is re
quired. 1t seems highly probabl
that the Salt Springs are success
Arkansas City Traveller.
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNINd.-A
terrible thunder storm visited this vi
cinity last night, during which tn
residence of +. f. Collins was strucl
by lightning and completely racked
The heaviest part of the storm was be
tween one and two O'Clock, when tn
lightning struck the house on TIL
comb, at the foot of the chimney, ant
divided into three forks, two of whicI
passed directly over the heads OF tn
sleeping occupants. The bed OIL
which Mrs. Collins and one daughte
were lying was lit up with ham
which lasted for several minutes
causing each to look as though the,
were wrapped in flames. Frank Col
Inns, who was sleeping up stairs, wa
SO deeply buried with the fallen plas
ter as TO be unable to extricate him
self.
The damage done to the building
considerable; the plastering all owe
the house being down, most OF tn
windows are out, the shingles torn of
and the siding in many places Stripe,
} from the studding. The greatest won
der Is that the family were not al
killed and the house burned to ashes
Had it not been for the pouring rail
the latter would have undoubtedl,
. occurred.
This morning crowds of people ar
rushing to the scene of Arkansas City
first disaster, and all agree that til
escape of the occupants is almos
miraculous.--Ar Arkansas City Traveller
April Both.