The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-19

ready make "EVellna" fairly howl, and
are now practicing on 'The girl left
behind me-"
Bro. Folks, of the Wellington
Press, offers cash for wood, but the
farmers think the offer a. joke, and
don't take him any.
One of the finest stone quarrfes in
Sumner county is near Wellington.
The Chelsea iyceum is in full blast.
Doc. White, OF Butler, is a garden
granger. We don't know what that is
| Rev. Fox and others, of the NJ. E.
church at Eldorado, are having a re-
vival ut Quito, Butler county.
Bent. Murdoch has gone east.
Butler county is seized with fit of
Investigation. The Times says:
| The investigation, called by the Hon.
orable Board OF County Commission
ers, at the request of the County Treas
urer, is in session at the court house.
| Commissioners NJ. Vaught, Neil Will
kie, B. T. Rice-new commissioners
DR.. McGinnis, Mr.. Clifford; also Mr..
Litson, of Benton, and Mr.. Tucker of
| Spring, Mr.. Whitehorn-he of literary
| fame-and others are in attendance.
1t is devOutly to be wished that the in
vestigation may be full, thorough and
| complete, to the end that justice may
| be done those to whom justice may be
| due.
PLEASURES OF THE CHAsE.-Sports-
men in the Indian Territory find it
pleasant hunting the buffalo this sea-
son. The Indians fearlessly assert
their rights to that hunting ground.
AS soon as a "buffer" is shot, from
| forty to sixty Of the noble reds seat
| themselves on and around its carcass
and smile sweetly upon the discomfit-
ed sportsman, who is obliged to pass
on to new fields of triumph buffaioless.
Mr.. Hopper, of this county, with
party of friends were last week hunt
| ing on the Cimarron just over the line
and had succeeded in taking twelve
buffalo, when n party of Indians came
| upon them and took possession of the
game. The party had to succumb to
this compromise in order to save their
blankets and bedding. Buffalo are
| found IN large numbers 40 miles from
this place in the territory, but few are
| found in the Kansas range.-Eldorado
Times.
The frame of the Florence mill is
nearly enclosed.
MAsONIC.-We learn from the Cow
ley County Telegram that the Masons
are going to have d fine festival and
ball at Winfield on the 18th, for the
benefit of Adelphia lodge of that city.
The court house at Winfield is COM
pleted, and is now occupied by the
officers.
A proposition to change the name of
our city, is now receiving general at
tention, and a move in that direction
will probably be made during the
meeting of the legislature this winter.
] "White Rock" has been suggested by
some and t'Falls City," by others. who
think that portion of the present
name should be preserved, and as the
city is generally known as "the Falls .
the latter would probably be the best.
Chase County Leader.
We second that motion, with all our
heart, If our neighbors will consent
that it is any of our business. We
have to write Cottonwood Falls" quite
often, and We never do SO without
wishing it were changed. 'White
Rock" would be better, but even that
is too long. Why not call it "FaIls %,
Leave the "city' of at any rate. Make
1t one syllable If possible.
Arkansas City had a little fire the
other day; almost big one. Cause
a stovepipe passing through the upper
floor.
/ Winter wheat is looking we'll in
Greenwood county. So says the Eu-
reka Herald.
c. C. Hutchinson IS making q farm
near Hutchinson. There is some dam
ger OF getting Hutchinson naked down
there.
The Hutchinson News claims to be
"banked around" We expect it's sod
ed around.
i Some Hltchinsonians went ont rab-
bit hunting last Saturday, and bagged
q big wild cat. The News says II
measured sthree feet from tip to tip
and weighed twenty three pounds" II
was sent to the museum of Oberliu
College, Ohio.
j The Belle Plaine Democrat is beg
J ging for help. It asks its subscribers
II they want to see it s'languIsh and
finally dIe.n
Belle Plaine enjoys the humming Of
the second cotton gin in the State.
Barton is a new county, but II hs,
two first-cIsss Islander suits on docket