The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-07
TIE SOUTHWEST.
Chase Cnuntx.


Of law at Cottonwood Falls. Not
withstanding Mr.. Cochran declined to |
run for the Office, the people elected
him. We believe him to be one of the !
brightest young men in the South
west.
The Leader calls the attention of the
ladies 10 very attractive list of mar
bachelors in Cottonwood
Falls. Their aggregate wealth and
personal attractions are astounding,
and we wonder with protrudins eyes
and lower jaw at an angle of the GUS
tomary forty-five, that Cottonwood
Falls has not long ago been invaded
by fond mamas and golden ringleted
beauties, for the purpose of 'tgobbling''
the rich matrimonial ssleads" there.
The Leader has certainly not done its
duty in this matter heretofore, and we
are glad to see it "making up for lost
time"
Harvey County.
Frozen ears are fashionable at New
ton.
Newton has successful dramatic
association.
School opened in the new building
in Newton on Wednesday of last week.
Newton is still agitating the mill
question.
Butler County.
We gather the following items from
the Walnut Valley Times:
The Times is very hopeful for the
future of that town.
District court is in session at Edo
RADIO.
The Walnut Valley Tunes says: "I
love you,' are the most cheering. life
giving words in the language" The
Times man ought to know. He has
been there. At least, so we have
''hearn."
There is time for everything; but
it's poor time to hunt your hat at q
public meeting when half dozen fell
lows are waiting to grab your girl the
LaOL4Cub yOtt iCiltC IiSE StNCs
UNFoRTUNATE.-A gentleman by
the name of NJ. Thompson, who form
erly lived on the upper Whitewater
recently visited Mcpherson county for
the purpose of taking a claim, and
while crossing Sand or Prairie creek
near King City, on the 2lst inst, lost
two of his horses by drowning. He had
foHr horses with him, two of which
were hitched to the wagon behind
The accident happened at night. Mr.
T. supposed the ice thick enough tC
bear the wagon and team as he had
crossed several other teams on the ice
while on his return. The horses he
was driving broke through where the
water was deep, and in his exertions
to save them T. necessarily got into
the water, and says that in less than
| fifteen minutes all of his clothes were
| frozen, and it was only with the great
est exertion that he saved his own Hfe
the night being very cold and dark
The wagon and two horses that were
behind it did not break through, and
Mr.. T. succeeded in getting them o f
the ice, and reached fire in time tC
keep him from perishing with cold
His feet are badly frozen. He reports
rather favorably on the portion of the
country he saw in Mcpherson county
says some of the land is very rich
timber about the same as here; game
in great abundance.
From the Augusta Republican
Douglas wants a grist mill.
Mercury 90 at Augusta on Wednes.
day of last week.
The Odd Fellows are prosperous Al
Augusta.
The surveying corps of Capt. Taohy
on the X. & N. reached this city thi:
week, having completed the location
of the road from Peabody to this place
And still the good work goes on.
Reno County.
From the Hutchinson News:
There are plenty of good home
steads in tins county.
j. IT. Norman informs the News
that there is new grass, three inches
high, on the south fork of the Min
| nescah river, and that on the sanG
hills, north of Hutchinson, new
grass is one inch high.
DODGE CRY. Parties recently
from Dodge City inform rs thai
famous rendezvous of buffalo hun
tiers is sick and rapidly "playIng
out" The buffalo have left the
neighborhood and with them the
army of hunters. The gamblers
and roughs, with their frail, fair as.
sociates. have gone to Sargent
whittier the merchants are also go.
ing. Sargent, for the next few
months, will be the "red-hot" town
of the A, T. s. S. f. railroad to give
way in turn to Lyon, or some other
place.
CowIey County.
The Winfield Courier furnishes
the following items:
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-A Pres
byterian church was organized by
Rev. A. RsINaylor, on last Sabbath,
18th inst, in Winfield, with encour-
aging prospects. They have preach
ing every alternate Sabbath at 2
O'Clock P. n, in the Baptist church.
A board of trustees and also q
building committee was appointed.
Everything is lively at Winfield.
Winter wheat is looking well in
the vicinity.
A man lost valuable team by
drowning near Tisdale a few days
ago. The horses were hitched TO
the wagon by the reins, near the
bank of SILVER creek, when they
became restless and backed into the
stream.
From the Arkansas City Trav-
eler:
A good many people don't want
the county debt funded.
The PENALTY.-The commission
ers OF Cowley county took the lib
erty 10 postpone the penalty on
taxes, q very doubtful proceeding.
and already the result is seen by the
following items from the Traveller
The interest is due on the school
bonds in this county, and there lie
not enough collected TO pay it.
No tax was levied to meet the in
terest on the Winfield township