The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-08-15

22d of May, 1871, was the first child
born in Sumner county. j. Fl. and
Martha Turner are his parents,
The people of Sumner county are
moving in the matter OF railroad
through the county as we learn from
the Press A second meeting was
held at Wellington few days ago, and
/ it was resolved to ask the commission
ers to submit n proposition to vote
$50, 600 Of bonds in payment of that
amount of stock in the st, Joseph,
Kansas s. Texas railroad. Considera-
Bile enthusiasm was manifested. Work
is to commence on the first of July,
1874, and to be finished through the
county by the LIST of July, 1875. 1t is
to run through Oxford and Yelling
ton to Caldwell, on the south line of
the State. When is gets to the latter
point it will tap the cattle trail.
The Barton CouREg Progress says
it has a specimen ct grass fifty
eight feet long, grown d. that county.
Send it to the State Fair and then folks
will believe you.
The CongregationAlists and Metho-
dists have organized Sabbath schools
at Great Bend. Fl. Perrine Suits,
editor of the live Progress is secretary
of the former named school.
The Arkansas City Traveller says
VIM. B. Golf left it stalk OF corn 10
feet 211s inches long. Fisky.
The Arkansas City Germans visit |
the Winfield brewery on Sunday, a |
distance of thelve or fourteen miles
From reports received from different |
parts of the county, We feel safe in /
saying that Chase will send 100000 |
bushels of wheat to market this year,
over and above what NAV be required |
for home consumption. The corn crop,
which is immense, is now perfectly
safe, will be fully 1890 bushels, and
there is yet on hand over $4,000 BUSH
els of last years crop.-Chase County
Leader.
There is large demand for butter,
eggs, potatoes and garden vegetables
up the valley. We understand that
our merchants are receiving orders
from Sargent, Grenada and nearly all
the towns along the line of the road.
Our farmers will do well to make a
note of this fact, for in the coming
year they will find ready market for
ali they may grow in the line of gar
den sauce, at remunerative prices
Barton County Progress.
Barton county has an area of 900
square miles. Three wears ago five
white settlers could not be found in
the county. Railroads, churches,
schools and go-a-head people are now
institutions of that county.
The number of pounds OF freight
received at Great Bend in July was L.
327 ,34i pounds; forwarded during the
same time, S26,s55 pounds. Among
the freight forwarded is fifty tons of
buffalo bones, 1896 buffalo hides, $40
head of cattle and 232 veal calves.
Tie editor of the Florence Pioneer
is calmly awaiting an opportunity to
write the obituary of the new editor of
the Ledger. That was pretty rough.
brother.
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, of the Eagle, and
CT. Gilbert, of Wichita, have gone ito
the mountains.
Wichita has real, live Baron. His
name is Whitworth, of the barony of
England. He has bought
$4,000 worth of Wichita property,
and sent for the baroness and little
News.
The latest Is that "Baron Whit
after borrowing small sums of
money from the principal men In
in all amounting to about
300, has suddenly disappeared and
can't be found.-Chase County Leader. 9
We believe that Is about the way all
tho Eagles kings, barons and million |
aires have turned out. f.,
A buffalo COW was killed last Mon I
day in eornfeld six miles west OF ,
this city, and DIR. r. p. Richey, our In .
who witnessed the sport from
safe and respectable distance, informs {
Ils that he saw two more making Z
tracks In the direction OF the Arkansas I
river. II IL reported that large nun. i.
Der cut out from herd were arIven
by Indians through the streets of Aus G
lin, IN this county, last Monday We'll |
llngtOn Press.