The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-07-04
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at Arkansas CITY.
Harvey county already has ffsy-
eight organized school districts.
Summer county is waiting for some
railroad to ask it for bonds.
AT Peabody, on the Goth, the resi-
denee of Mr.. g. w. Campbell, prom
inent lumber merchant, was discover
ed TO be on fire. The citizens worked
hard 10 save it, but the flames spread
rapidly, and soon were beyond control.
Most OF tbs. contents were saved. Loss
probably 5000; Insurance, 81 300.
Cause supposed to be a defective fiae.
George W. Campbell, of Peabody,
has established a lumber yard at
Granada, the new A. T. & s. F. termi-
nus, i'm Colorado, II miles west of Sar-
gent. Charles Yanderberg is TO run
the yard.
Florence did not hold an election for
grist mill bonds, because OF Judge
billions decision.
The bridge across the Arkansas
at FL Passo was opened 10 tIle pub
lie last Friday.
J. NJ Copeland OF Waco town
ship, Sedgwick county, has just
harvested hundred acre field of
good fall wheat.
The Eagle remarks that t'There Is
bnt one Wichita in the world /"
We pause TO drop tear.
The Arkansas City Traveller says
John Harmon, William Slnth, and
DIR. Kellogg cut their wheat last
week, and the yield win be forty
bushels to the acre.
We believe the Peabody Gazette tells
the truth in saying:
Peabody, which was first started n
June, 1871, is one of the pleasantest
and most thriving towns on the Atehi-
son, Topeka e. Sanca Fe railroad. It's
growth has never been marked by nor
| in any way akin to the phenomena
which SO often attend the average
"western town." The few weeks dur
ing which it was the terminus of the
railroad, were marked by no unusual
excitement, and no removals of build
ings nor loss of Inhabitants resulted
from the extension OF the road. From
the beginning up TO this time the town
has maintained steady, healthy
growth, which has never been at
all In advance of the surrounding
conntry's development.
An attractive young lady has
opened barber shop in Wichita,
wherenpon each young lady in town
presented her ''fellow" with com
plere shaving outfit, and the mar
ried women grew sad.
The Masonic festival i'm this city
Tuesday evening, as reported by
strangers in attendance, surpassed
anything of the kind in this part OF
the State. Quite 8 number of per-
sons from towns and counties add
joining were present. = Newton
Kansan.
Fall wheat is turning ont better
in Butler county than was expected.
A drunken fellow, with box OF
matches in his pocket, laid down on
the street in Wichita, the other day
to enjoy a quiet snoOZe. Willis
rolling over in his sleep the matches
took fire. Awakening, he snuffed
the air suspiciOusly, smelt the burn.
ing birthstone, and calculated
"Just as l expected; in h-ll, by
(hic)hokey.".Walnnt Valley Times,
KILLED.-Mr. Rankin, n stock
dealer from Grouse creek, was muir.
dered while travelling in Arkansas
lately. The thieves caught him,
and .after rObbing him of. consider
able money, hung him under the
pretense of being horse-thief
The matter should be investigated
and the murders brought to Justice
Arkansas. City Traveller.
WINFIELD.-Real estate in Win
field stands at bette: figures to-day
by large percentage, than since tAe
location of the town. New corners
and building is steadily observed as
regularly as time flies, and every.
thing bids unusually fair for tho
success of our young city. There
is estimated to be a much larger
yield of wheat iii the county this
season, than is required for home
consumption, and the crop of corn
will equal and perhaps exceed thai
of last year. The St. Joseph, Kan
+ sas, Texas s. Pacific railroad will be
F completed to this point within
twelve months from this date, which
will be the means of wide spread
Improvement in every department
of our resources. immigration,
trade, traffic, growth in population
and general prosperity is sure to
como hand in hand with this new
event. We already possess the nat.
ural advantages, and nothing is
wanting but development We do
not advertise our home as the best
spot on earth, nor do we praise II
above the average of good western
country, but simply claim for il
what is due, given 10 us as il is
from the hand of nature-grand ia
point of soil, products, mineral,
water, and timber. The combined
requisites which establish beyond
all peradventure, the progress and
brilliant life of any section of eoun-
try. Though we are in the south
western part of the state, it is no
good reason why we should not be
progressive and wealthy, and time
will prove that we can and will be,
Winfield Courier.
WHO'S THE MAN.-An Emporia
man borrowed a buggy of livery
man, and when the buggy came back
there was lady's breast pin in it.
The livery man sent it to the res
idence of the man who borrowed
the team. The lady of the house
said it did not belong to her, but
she would keep il and ask her hus-
band about it.--Walnut Valley
Times.
The melting SHOWS of The IL Ocky
mountains are boiling along the
sandy beds of the Arkansas OH their
way to the gulf. The June rise OF
'73 will not equal ia IN agnitade the
rise OF year ago. Wichita Eagle.
Yea, but none of them can COM
pare with the "Inne rise" in Empo-
ria in 1859.
I IL. .dacketi, living ia this place,
Is stesiroIts Ut finding oit the here
sh s.sf- Of his byofifer, William f.
iJackelt. Any person furnishing
such information will confer great
favor on II distressed brother, be-
sides they will be handsomely re-
| warded.-Wichifa Eagle.
KILLED u. r. White, -, of
Fairview township, inform a. that
on the l4th. AimsWorih Baker, a
young man Ii years old, while herd
ing cattle for Mr.. White, fell or was
thrown from his mnle, his feel
catching in the sLirrup, and WAS
dragged three and "a half or four
miles, and when found was deal.