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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
TRArN TIME Ar BRIDGEPORT.
TRAIN TIME At sPECHTs FERRY.
Local Matters /:

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Weir's.
The po.,o6el Literary Society has been
resoscila,ed
--worknen are building a vault IN the
Court House.
Mining Il receiving increased attention
~ 'hIs county
Something uew-that boueIe.s COD FISH
't hyde q "e'
M. +. quarterly meeting a Lancaster
oct 18TH ana I9'h'
The hardest agricultural WORK on farm
raising mortgage
Hops are worth from 40 10 30 cents per
pound, throughout the stare
The Lancaster Woollen Mills are run
ming to their fullest capacity
The corn crop in Clifton is iar above the
average in The county this season.
-Ro,J officers should examine the bridges.
Many are iu a dangerous condition
p,., ....t,. !, patch Grove
/. \ rcr,ir !, Monroe ano,her wear.
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WI WAY scans y ,"e ~ 'u,' '''''' M
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Inc Lancaster flre company WIN meet
on MONDAY evening az . O'CLOCK sh"FP'
Efforts are making for the putting up OF
telegraph from Calamlne 70 rl@''e''l'e'
Marshall and Giddings are putting up a
hardware store and lin shop a. Montfort.
-.New.papers generally. are advising farm
.srs q, hold on 10 their grain for improved
prices
-pr,f York. the horse tanner was disap-
poipted IN Lancaster. lie had class Of 10
scbol,-.
.,ro,,. hn.ioa.s man saws he always
,5.o,,i.o. ro., l,rrery i, times Of manic aad
iorrcssi,p
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,t,, NIL 70 II Coonor exhibited II the
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IA potato bug placed ~ gas ''a' W ''
nothing but Tim AR 10 leea upon WIN '.'.
gust '''ee weeks ana I'VE aa1s'
The Ga'cra Gazette has donned new
dress. aud IS printed on new press. The
Improvement Is q decided one.
Without doubt there WI be corner IN
grildle cake. this winter. The early frost
has "lockel ms the buckVheat.
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,..,,' ~, no ON ms, ,,i,b concert in the
.,......,.. ..t,t,ui, tho eyeriny
The product Of tine Ccnteryilc mines last
wear was. lead 100000 pounds, dryboue
10000 toms. black Jack 10000 tons
As, ..,re Indication, that cold weather is
.,,,l,, ,r,ro,chf,r refsr n the pumerou.
'F'e hundred cars pass over Tue '.t"
.I'n''e' o'l'se at Ii@,I'e o0 Ou''" '''''
vac enterprise : ''u'p '''e s"s'''s
Last Sabbath. Rev. S. ". Eaton gave an
interesting account Of what he saw ana heard
I'm. p = y Al !, Mn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09

rE-F. W. Dohme, OF the Boscobel
Marble works is ready to supply all
articles in his line, from the best for
eipu and American Marble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
Prime Farm for Sale.

have for sale fine prairie farm Of lSs acres all
under cultivation, 'ituated and half miles east
OF North Andover The farm is well fenced. Theresn
two good dwellings, BARNS graneries, and other ont
buildings. rock spring house, plenty of water. Also
for sale 81 acres Of timber land half OF which Is
WITHIN one mile OF he farm. For further particulars
enquire of the subscriber on the premises.
F.W. BUTTERPIELD.
Glen Haven Wis, June l, 1873. III
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
Prairie Farm for Sale.

The Nat Brchard farm of 1860 acres situated miles
north east OF Feunmore Center offered for safe by
the Undersigned The land is all in high state OF
cultivation, well fenced and improved a spring at the
door. No bearing orchard good frame dwelling
and frame barn thereon will be sold terms . suit
the purchaser Inquire OF Carrier, Lancaster,
the Herald Office. AZ f
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
Children often look Pale and
sick.

from other than having worms in the stomach
BROWN VEKMIFU4E COHFIr5
will destroy Worms without Injury to the child being
PERFECTLY hite and free from all cOloriDg other
injurious ingI edents usual, used in para
tl0Hs.
CURTIS 4 BROWN Propri-tors,
No, ~ fulton Street. New York.
Sold BY Druggists and Chemists md dealers IN Medi
cines at TWENTY FIVE Giants Blk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
KING OF the 7GoOD
THE MOST THOROUGH FURTHER or THE
BLooD YET nIsCovEREp.

! CURES ALL HUMoRs, FROM A COMMON ERrp.
TON TO THE WORST SCR0FULA.
! ny It's use Cancers are cured. and Ca.
,erous tumors are dispersed without the eurreon' a
knlie5ocroina conquered, and Consumption pre-
vented and cured. -
Venereal Diseases. Mercurial and Miners.
Posons, and their effects cradicated and vigorous
nealtn and sound constitution established
ro Eenalo Moakncss and Disease, Dropsy,
genern or partial; Swelings, external or internal:
short time. ~ " wy
Frysipelas, Salt Rheur, scald Head. and rOv.,
medicine gum
Scorbutio Diseases, Daudruor. scalv o.
nc hough Skin and Pimples quickly give way, leaving
Chronic Diseases, Fever and Acue. D,sor.
aered Liver, Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Nervous Al
ecuons, General Debility, in short all the numerous
way before this most powerful corector, the King OF
Each bottle contains between forty and nf.y
ordinary doses, costing only one dollar
From one tO four or Ave bottles viii
cure salt Rheum, Scald Head, Ring Worm, PiInples
From two 60 eight bottles viii cure Seal,
Eruptons OF the Skin, Ulcers, Sores and Canker In
the Mouth and Stomach Erysipelas, etc
From two to ten bottles win restore
healthy action 70 the Liver and Spleen viii regulate
the Bowels and Kidneys
From two 10 six bottles viii be found e.
Ieetual IN curing Neuralgia, Sick Headache ST. Vitus
From Ave 10 twelve bottles WIN cure the
worst cases of Scrofnla.
From three To twelve botaIeH viii cure
severe and obstinate cases OF Catarrh
From two to four bottles viii cure the
worst cases OF Piles, and regulate Costive Bowels
From two 90 ten bottles win euro bad
Price 81 per bottle, or bottles for o.. SOLD
D. RANSOM, SON 4 co., Propr's, Butals, NE
Bee testimonials In local column.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09

AfA 4 W - W Eat IL ~ - a VI a. II u
went off On Tuesday for . couple OF
days sport duck hunting ibis left
an opening icr those whose whole
desire seem 20 be TO drink them-
selves "skin full, One fellow,
nonresident OF Lancaster, however,
nose devotion to Jchn Barleycorn
frequently leads him into barbarous
int-oretions, got on an Acquiring
drunk and imagined that be had been
pushed from the sidewalk. He me-
anjerod toward the town pump and
spIintcrcd the atmosphere Of the
Public Square with such a stupen.
dous array Of "cuss words that il
was . shame our Marshal wa out Of
town. AS an ornamental swearer.
the fellow j. fraud, but he is the
proper man to supply the trade
when there is a demand for solid
blocks of profanity. lie doesn't
curse through a quill, neither does
he spit out oaths IN thin slices one
might almost measure his "damns"
by the cubic foot, Had Marshal
Bennett not gone hunting, that feI,
lows obn oxious popularity would
have brought him to grief.
NJ. Il. CuuRcH APPOINTMENTS. At
| The West Wisconsin Conference of
the NJ, +. church recently held at
Baraboo, the following appointments
were made for the ensuing year:
MINERAL PoIvr Disr-wM. HAv.P
] Miuera Point. B. Reynolds
! D5dSeyne--J' Hnibbs.
Iiuden-W Cook,
M1uturt- T. =. Lewis.
WnShhuru-A lfred Charles
rlattevillr-W. IL Palmer
/ Fennimore-G. W, J.. rown
! Laucaster--A. ID. Dexter.
Jame7t9 p. M, -. sims.
Hazel Greeu-P r Knox
Pfoyideuce-E McGlugley.
Shullsburg-C.' Ok,
state Liue-W IS. Ha2eltue.
Darmgton-C P, Hackney
FAyette Nv StuTgis.
Belmont Tress,der.
PRAtRiE NJ CmEN DIsrMcr-R. DppGEoS, Presiding
ELDER
Prairie du Chieu-G W. Nuzem.
Patch Grove. y, Brothers.
| Bectowa--I u Clifton.
| Boscebel-A W. Cumming
| SeNtonyille-W. h, Irish.
| Oriou-R. smith,
West Brauch--O. b. kl,b1uru.
/ NiroQua--G. W Case
/ Sprugviile-W. Mcmillan.
| Nio.s--N 4. Bradley.
Brookvlle--ro be supplied by A. D. Chase.
] De suto-p. tuuEmaH.
Nner ka-TQ lc supplied
, Ne 1npe-A. Thompson.
NO St,rlug-O Burnett
IEue Grc,n--J T. eryAu.
Avoca tcl Hi ghlauj-M. J. Mckay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-09
DIED.

at Patch Grove. October l. 1913, John If. Dickir
son, aged years.
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TAKEN UP-HoG

BY the subscriber, residing the village of
Lancaster, about Sept "a, 1873, white Sow
Lear years old. The owner is requested to call
prove property pay charges AMI take said stray away
lSw4 JAMES hBLTc.
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BOSCoBEL MARKETS.
lREEoETEDsxEREssLT foE raE GRANT COUNTY HERALD 7
BT JOHN PEPPER
sPECHT'S FERRY MARKET

spechts Perry. Oct 6 1873.
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IVY.

EDiToR NEWS: There are several
inventive geniuses living in this Yicin-
ity. The patent right they have secur-
ed is to visit fruit orchards in the still
hours of the night on horseback, then
to operate their invention they hitch
horse so the proprietor can see it If he
comes, out to see what Is trespassing
in his Enclosure. One Of the inventors
is stationed near the horse. If Mr..
Fruitowner should happen to approach
near the horse he Is sure to come in
collision with the hardest apples that
ale to be found in the orchard. Uncle
r. says it was with difficulty he breath
ed for at least two minutes fter he re-
ceived the shock. Boys, this may be
fun for you but it is death to old uncle.
The protracted meeting that was
held here was productive of good re-
suits. Thirty-seven persons forsOOk
the error of their youth and Joined the
church. ---.
---Cn the 18th of February friends
and members of the II. E. church in
this vicinity gave the Rev. Mr..
Woolpert, who has been In charge of
the Wilmington circuit the past two
years, a donation party az the residence
of Robert E. Mcconnell. There was
raised fifty-five dollars. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woolpert have the best wishes of their
numerous friends to accompany them
TO their new field of labor, wherever
it may be, after the meeting of the
yearly conference. w.
Ivy, March 10th, 1879.
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DIED.


On Jacobs creek, Lyon county, or
Saturday, March sth, OF spotted fever
Milton Ford, son of J. w. Ford, aged
10 years. Z months and % days.
Mrs. Williams an old resident, died
on Dry creek, south OF Emporia, on
Saturday, the 1st of March, aged rs
yearse She was engaged in preparing
supper, and when her SON, David VIII
nams, returned to the house from feed
ing stock, he found her lying dead
upon the floor.
Mrs. Jane Watkins, wife of Albert
L. Watkins, of Waterloo township, In
this county, died on the 4th Of March.
of pneumonia. She was the first wo-
man,0n Forty-two creek, below the
crossing of the Old Santa Fe road, hay-
ing located there with her husband in
1855. =
DKD.-In Plymouth, Lyon county,
Kansas, March 7th, 1873, Flora, daugh-
ter of Marion and Mary Sanders, aged
Is years.
"Thou art igone TO the grave, but we'll not
deplOI thee,
Since God was thy Ransom, thy Guar
dian, thy Guide;
he gave thee, he took thee and he will
restore thee,
And death hath no sting, for the Savior
hath died."
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fuEiMAYoRALTY.

Mr.. EpIroR: In last weeks Diaper,
tmisnamed Ledger under the heading
of The Mayoralty," the Editor, or
rather the trio Of Edltors, N IN,
S-n and 1t, get of the
only readable article that has appear
cd in that paper under the manage
ment of the three old ladies who now
control g.. II isfvery evident that in
despair OF finding brains enough
among the eoterie OF sore-headed,
wind broken liberal nags, lwho were
so utterly rcated by the Intelligence OF
the people last November) to run for
Mayor they, as their fathers of old, go
in for amalgsuaticn, and are now try
ing to seduce one Of onr colored
brethren from his allegiance. In this
they again eonnt without their host.
No colored man in this community can
be found low enough to bear the
standard of these vixe nlsh old women.
How different in their charitable deeds
are they 1irom7tonr worthy Mayor.
"Hls visits 10 the lonely were always
made at proper hours. ~ Can they aay
as much? Not ifreport speaks truly.
l,FyowIbg TO tho severity OF the cold
s1ast winterappli for relief have
been7HamsTcus. TtHSs been a very
difficult matter q SID the wheat from
the chat. Perhaps some OF the or
) phans in which tIls trio of saints had
J taParental. solieitGae were refused re.
; lief andhenee their animosity to otll
. worthy chiefmasistrate. strays show
J where rae Wind no nstl1. ~
u RespeettultS s. - y 81 : 4 ! 4 Par -sss1LEr.
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6AAEanal.
WILDE a candidate for City Mar
shal at the ensuing city election.
HIRAM CONNER.
Mr.. EDITOR Please announce the
name OF Charles D Sprague as a cam
didate for City Marshal, and thereby
oblige his many friends, who from per-
sonal acquaintance with him believe he
has the capacity and grit to make a
gentlemanly and efficient officer.
Mr.. Sprague has recently received
injuries which while they disable him
from pursuing his occupation as car
penter will not prevent him from fully
discharging ali the duties of his office
MANY VorERs.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce my
name as candidate for reelection to
the Office OF City Marshal, at the COM
ing spring election.
w. II. GILCHRIEsT.
EMPoRIA, March 1st, 1873.
EDITOR NEWS: Please announce
my name as an Independent candidat
for the Office of City Marshal at ths
ensuing city election.
WELLINaToN W. WHIPPLE.
} BY request of several of the bust
ness men of EmpoFia, announce my
self as a candidate for Marshal at the
ensuing city election.
+ d. C. CR4NDAIL.
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IN HEaEoRTAM,

COTTONWOOD FALLS, KANsAs,l
February Gath, 1875
s The following resolution of respect
to the memory of Charles E. Glllett,
deceased, were adopted by the Angola
Lodge, No. So, I. o. o. f.
WEEREAs, It has pleased an ALI
Wise Providence TO remove by death
our worthy brother, Charles z. GiIlett,
therefore be it
Res0ieed, That in the death Of our
brother the lodge has lost q worthy
member, society a good and honest
man, and his friends kind and affec-
.tionate companloz.
Resolved. That We tender to the
friends Of the deceased our heartfelt
coincidence In their bereavement, and
although by his death chair Ia vacat-
el in their family circle, let them con-
ddent1y hope that their loss Is his gain /;
that he has gene where trouble and
sickness are no more.
Resolved, That copies of these reso-
lntions be prepared by the Secretary
Of the lodge, one OF which shall be
furnished ts the friends Of the depart
ed brother, enc 60 the Chase County
Leader, and one % the Emporia NEWS
for publication.
HI. Hunt,
e. JEFFREY,
w. G.FATTEE,
u Committee.
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-ISvEsrIGA1kb.-The cause of so
many people fushing into 1hatrituOny
now Is supposed 70, have ARISEN from
the wen known tact that married wo-
men are making all the money, Seye-
raj Instances have BEEN discovered
where women, who were without
means when UaEgi4d, have managed
IN . short time to bny thirty nor forty
head of cows, a team, and sometimes
. farm, too, OF their husbands, while
the said husbands In the meantime
could not makee living and pay their
honest debts. L
District school closes this week.
The town board is grading some
Of the streets In this town.
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SheriHsa Sale

NOTICEi IL hereby given that by viz
IN tue OF an order OF sale, issued
out Of the district court OF Lyon
county, Kansas, to me directed, will, on
Monday, the 2ztk aav Of March, 1875. az
O'Clock p. M, AZ tie front doorS Il tie
court house, In said county, offer for sale,
at public auction, to the highest bidder,
the following described real estate, to-
wit: The southwest quarter Of section Is,
township Is, Of range IL; said property to
pc sold TO satisfy Judgment Of partition
in which r. W. Randall was pIainfiY.
and Alexander Smith and John j. Smith
we're defendants: Proceeds o. sale to be
divided among the said parties according
70 their respective interests. Terms Of
sale, one half cash IN hand and the bal
ence payable In twelve months from the
date OF said sale, with interest 1t 10 per
censs per annnn, said Last mentiuned
payment to be aecured by mortgage upon
said premises, the notes and fiortTars TO
be made payable % the parties above
mentioned, according to their respective
interests. John RAY
Sheriff Of Lyon county, Kansas.
Empcria, Kan. Feb. q, 1873. S-t5
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AGNEs CITY.


Agnes City oIganized q Farmers
Club on the Sth inst, with 81 members,
and elected the following officers:
President, R. J. Humes; Vice Presi-
dents, Wm. Gray and H. II. Knox;
Secretary, II. F. Mcmillan; Treasurer,
Z. D Bulew, and also elected General
Robert Mcmillan delegate to the State
Farmers Convention, to be held in
Topeka, on the 26th inst. The meet
Ing was very animated, and the few
short speeches made were very en-
Enthusiastically received by the popu-
lace, We mean business up here.
we passed a few whereases and re-
solves and appointed a committee to
report moro at our next meeting, on
the evening Of the 18th, which will be
held at the lower 47th district school
house, on Bluff creek. 1t Is the Inten-
ton of the club to enroll every farmer
in the township If possible. Ali are
cordially invited.
The fire fiend has been at work
again. Some individual, not fearing
the law, set the prairie on fire this
morning, and had it not been for the
almost superhuman exertion of your
correspondent and others Mr.. Clousens
would have lost all OF his stables
honse and n largo amount of grain
The fire passed within abont so feet Of
his hay shedding, hay stacks and
house, but was fortunately beaten out
The upper 47th district school housS
was only missed about two feet by tlIs
fire. Everything looks black up her
now.
Farmers are busy sowing spring
wheat. % 49, 3. 4 --A,-.-i-A
The spotted fever, or spinal men
nights, has made its appearance or
Rock creek. There are seven case
reported, but believe this disease Il
not considered as fatal with as as rail-
road bonds. at any rate the aloresai'
bonds last the longest PHRASK.
March 10, 1879
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sfBEMoNrS

|
App-eS "Ase OI IN. - scAioe ~ tnlS
~ -. = ~ =
9uoukn - se' nAii' snriVe,eu spec.-
en, al .. 'He ooys IN scnoo, arc mar IA,
- - : 49, = - sn - -
|" WI. 'eI ,o1As ~ NM
- $500 gu. = wy 80 - ~
- o-e -. 1913 AI ee
-. 80 80 - F. .e' 1"s' " 80
49, 100 '1-- ,s.sszs,
Torn Is worm u cenEs~ E4'
The late snow storm brought ont
the rabbit hunteEs.4 They made good
deal Of noise and killed quite number
OF rabbits which may save number
Of fruit trees.
LET "a have . constitutional coa-
Vention II &c WIN arrange so that the
legislature cannot NEST oftener than
once In six years, exceut on very ex-
traordinary occassons. and then, nat al
low the Hons. 70 steal the neopIe,s
money, In the shane Of nswspauers. ar
In any other way. We can live better
without 30 many laws thaa We can, to
have them enacted and reneaIea he.
fore one-louFth of the people know;
Whist they ere. tIWslI iremember that
In an early day, when we had no laws
here but the sb0gHa, prosalavery Mis-
souri, code, which searcelysanybody
respected or acknowledged to be bind
ing, we got along as wen, If not bet
ter, than we do nows with a whole
library of statutes, that even q lawyer
can't make good sense of. It Is get
ting so that .we, the people, are al-
most entirely Ignored by the few who
think themselves born to rule, except
when our votes and money for taxes,
are wanted. Even the officers Of our
school districts are so plebisng nov
days that they are not allowed to man |
age the financial anhirs OF Ehe distFicts,
but county clerks and county treasur-
ers assess the taxes for redeeming our
bonds, and we do not know how much |
more tnan enough 70 pay them on We
nave ave 70 Pay u "nas becomes OF ene
~ per cent. penalty ana DINER little
margins. s'k,,@ .IoE
RAILROAD Bonds. If we vote
the $50, 600 railroad bonds now asked
for, It Willmake an aggregate Of $780,
BOO which, ut per cent. interest for
50 years. VIII make Si,l25.oO0; that
looeo 70 the principle VIII make ST.
''o,OoO' NOW II cur sranroad tax ~
'niy one-sixtn OF the whole amount, 1t
VIII maks xio5V6Os 0OO (ten millions
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GKxRRAL AssoRTaIEST.-We invite
the especial attention of the public TO
our splendId sock Of School. 1Eiscel-
laneous and Blank Books, Stationery,
pens, pencils, fancy articles, etc. We
are prepared to iii all orders on the
lowest terms. Give ms trial.
H-siA2 Far q HKDaKs.
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CITY ELEcrIoN.
MAYOE.

MAYOR
: We, the citizens of Emporia- being In favor
Of wise administration of law, and Judging
Of the future by the past, do with pleasure an
nounee the name OF WIN. JAY for Mayor al
the ensuing city election.
II. ". PearsaII, H. II. Hobert, II. johnson,
T. n. Fry, e. D. Peyton, j. ". Morris. Geo. W.
Bennett, II. Bancroft, G. P. Jones, ]. C. Jones
B. TrumbulL T. @. whitley, John NJ. Henson,
II. II. Hoover, ;. V. Sanders. Z. MacLennan.
F. w. -Hrith, w. r. Cochran, d. W. Eastman,
Abner Hadley, Z. P. Dixon, a. Scott, s
Daugherty, Orrin Miller, W. j Brewer, f. n.
Ford. T. H. Davis, Z. Epstein & Co., z. T
Nichols, W. 3. Smith, d. D. Bragunier, H. "
Bundrem, w. Il. WiclEs, w. n. Grifhth, j.
Smith. n. c. Cross, Van r. Holmes. NJ Bird.
sail, s. Hnrd, z. P Bancroft.
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NOTICE TO FARMERS, TRAPPERs AND
Fur Observation-Disclosures, at the Chi
cage Branch Store, opposite Ban
croft & McCarter's dry goods store,
5000 minks, 1000 offers, 10, 200 rae
coons, 10000 skunks, 10000 wolf skins
and others in proportion, for which
we will pay Chicago prices in cash.
Call and see us before selling else
where, as it is for your own benefit.
Also 100000 pounds of dry and green
hides wanted at the Chicago Branch
store, for which we pay Chicago prices.
Call on Epstein q Co., of the Chicago
BranchStore, 136 Commercial street,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-14
AMERTCUs.

GRASS SrARrED. Its the hast years
grass, and big prairie Ore last Sun
day and Monday started All Of It from
q wide belt of country north OF town.
We have heard OF no damage.
The fall wheat Is coming out all
right, and there IS but little risk to run
between this time and harvest.
"A good many Of the large peach
trees In this vicinity arc dead-killed
by the cold weather.
Our ScHooLss-Nr. Bower, prin-
eipal of the Americas schools, has
handed as the following ahatraet, q
the attendance during the past eIghl
yearS: st
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-14
JOHN JONES.


MAERIEp.-On Thursday morning,
March 18th, at the residence of the
brides parents, at Elinor, Chase coun-
ty, Kansas, by Rev. Il. Kelley, S. T.
Bennett and Mollie McGinnis. both OF
Elinor. Mr.: and Mrs. Bennett went
east on the train Thursday. morn
ing, bearing With them the bless
ings and best wishes of their hosts of
relatives and friends il the locality of
their residence and in Emporia. And
new comes the writer hereof and the
writeress and all the little writers and
writeresscs and record their unani-
nous vote of thanks for liberal por-
ton of the,good things incident to a
ilrst-class wedding. May the gods
deal gently with MT.zand. Mrs. Bennett
and Well. tIereis no use of re-
marking further. May they 60 hand
in hand together up-life's hill, without
diseord or disturbance, IKE Katie Lee
and Willie Gray, sharing with willing
hearts each others griefs and joys.