The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-24
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The United Preshyterians are build
ing brick church in Arkansas City.
C. NJ. Scott, of Arkansas City is rus
ticating in Ohio. Prof. Norton and
the Office boys are conducting the
Traveller.
Arkansas City teachers keep their
schools going in spite of the hot wealth
er.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader says:
"The corn crop on Diamond Creek, as
far up as Ben. Jeffrey's, is reported
better than ever before"
Cottonwood Falls has an Information
al club, auxiliary 10 the French Com
mune. The members thereof amuse
themselves by fishing on Sunday.
The Catholics of Cottonwood Falls
have organized a Temperance and |
Emigration Society. The active mem
bership is confined to members of the
Catholic church, but members of other |
denominations may become honorary |
members and participate in the bene- |
| fits"
The Peabody Gazette says: "The |
harvest of wheat has proved good |
one. The yield has been from fifteen
to twenty-five bushels to the acre. The
berry is large and heavy. Corn has
been encouraged by recent showers,
and where it has been properly work
ed the yield will be excellent.
The Eureka Herald has entered upon
the seventh year of its career among
the GreenwOOders. 1t claims to be
swell and hearty"
Mr.. Stringham is experimenting with
an upland farm and generally with
success. His crop of potatoes this year
was raised on piece which was strong
} ly impregnated with alKali. The early
potatoes were very good and the yield
of the whole will be very good. From
} his experience as well as that of others
] it is safe to infer that the sO-called al
kali spots are well adapted to certain
crops. Wheat and potatoes grow well
in such places.-Eureka Herald.
1t has come 10 our ears that week
before last boy was killed in the
, southwestern portion Of the county.
He was tending colt to water with a
halter which was fastened to his wrist.
: The colt ran of and dragged the little
. fellow until life was extinct. The boy
was twelve years old. We did not
learn his name.-HutchinsOnN News.
, About one-thiri of the adult popu-
! lation of Wichita take their meals at
hotels or restaurants. So says the Es
, gle.
The Eagle tells us: "A new enter
prise is being put on foot by tive or
three of our successful contractors and
. builders, who will erect sash and
blind factory in Wichita, with engine
and much of the late improved ma
8 chinery.''
, Thousands of bushels Of wild plums
: are ripening on the Arkansas, Nenes-
= cab and Chikaskia rivers. These plums
grow on dwarf trees, in some instances
covering the entire shrHb with n mass
q of pink and yellow fruit. So abundant
r are they that small party can gather
= a wagon load in few hours. They are
nearly equal to the best cultivated va
s rieties.-WellingtOn Press.
II The Wellington Press says: ga ton
of salt is manufactured every week at
the Remanto springs in this county"
= The Wellington Press has entered
3 upon the third year of its existence
e 1t is good Press, and deserves the
support of all Sumner county people.
u The Wellingtonians are working NJ
l. a big buffalo hunt. 1t will be Joined
by large party from Illinois.
) The good women of Belle Plaine are
ID feeding the editor of the Democrat or
plum jam.
The Belle PLANE Democrat SAYS
f G'We consider rye one of the best crop.
% our farmers can raise. We know of nj
failure in rye, since the county was
!, settled. The average yield as far as we
know has been about 23 bushels pei
acre. -
70 EldOrado has also had the "SeeonC
Georgia Minstrels." That band is per.
q sistent.
NOT GoING.-It was announced som,
o. time ago that Hon. w. p. Hackney haC
!. determined to go to Colorado to live
% Alter visiting that territory he sensi.
J. bly, made up his mind to linger vel
awhile in Sumner county. We are
- glad to hear this, because we believe
"the gentleman from Sumner us Mr..
" Speaker called him last winter, has Z
useful career before him in Kansas
He says he would not give a section Of
land in Sumner county for both New
= Mexico and Colorado for farming OIL
!, stock growing purposes.
o INDIAN SCARE.-We learn that q
# number Of people on Rock creek tool
e a panic one night last week, and made
It lively rush for Douglass. 1t was
It rumored that Indians were overrun-
8 ming the country. We learn that Gen.
N eral Sherar organized military COM
pany for the protection of the citizens.
On last Monday night some of the
settlers on Little Walnut took pam
ic and came rushing into town at a
: lively rate.
There are not now nor has there
I been any hostile Indians within two
= hundred miles of this county for the
Y past year.-EldoradO Times.
: The farmers of Mcpherson county
i are circulating articles of agreement,
9 to be signed by all the farmers in
D the county, to the effect that they will
J sow no more spring wheat.
The Hutchin News says: "a young
4 lady in Sedgwick county advertises
that she will give 5000 for a young
man to love her, and who will do it in
kind and gentle manner" Some
/. fellow who does not get his idea OF
! hugging from grizzly bear, ought to
20 for that situation.
The southwest had good rains last
week.
The Southwestern Kansas Baptist
Association will hold its annual meet
Ing at Winfield, on the 9Th, Sth and
9th of August. This organization en-
braces CoWley, Butler, Sumner, Sedg-
wick and other counties west. All the
churches are cordially invited to send
delegates, and churches not previously
represented, to unite with this body.
Ample provision will be made for all.
Winfield Courier.
We see by the Courier that ex-dep-
uty county treasurer, j. Z. Short, of
COwley county, has settled with the
county Board and paid into the treas
ury and produced receipts sufficient to
cover the delinquency claimed by the
investigators. The Board has ordered
the committee to proceed with the in
vestigation of Treasurer Kager's books
up to date.
Mr.. Blandin tells us of having bought
two hundred bushels of wheat from