The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-04-03
STATE NEWS.

"Thc boys" are going to park the
depots at Parsons.
The Usage City brick works are
in active operation again.
Judge Foster has appointed Hon.
J. G. Wilson clerk of the United
States District Court.
The "Historic City" and the "Cap-
itoP are to be united by railroad
ties. Good for Midland.
w. w. Nelson, formerly an edi-
tor in Ottawa, recently died in Aus
tin, Texas.
Chetopa has novel mode OF liz
uidating a bonded Indebtedness.
The people are moving their houses
to a new site.
The Humboldt Union says: But
ter is a scarce commodity. It re-
tails at thirty cents per pound.
The Burlingame Chronicle says
mad dogs have made their appear
ance in some parts of Usage county.
The Globe saloon, of Leayen-
worth has collapsed. Jenhison Of
fers to sell his den.
The gay and festive ones of Free
donia are playing croquet while old
Winter fingers in the lap of Spring.
So says the Citizen.
The Atchison Champion says
"a man named Chris lander, was
found dead in a pile of brush, about
three miles from Leavenworth.
On the Goth ult q man in q saloon
in Ottumwa, Iowa, shot two men
because he refused the loan of 25
cents.
An enterprising rum seller, of
Junction City, has to pay 500 for
selling whisky on the Sabbath
day.
Some scamp has been trying to
palm off counterfeit coupons on
AtchisOn bonds. 1t is supposed
they were taken from unsigned
genuine bonds.
The question, '1icense or no IL
cense," is warming up In Olathe.
The Mirror pities the candidates.
Sol. Miller compares his Chief
with Perry's Spirit, and concludes
that the first named is quite decent.
MIR. See, of Council Grove, thinks
he can see q fortune in a Touring
mill on the Neosho, near the mouth
of Rock creek.
The Democrat says: About TWEEN
ty of our enterprising citizens NOV
ed onto the Kaw lands last week,
and Joined the settlers association.
A citizen of Perryville, SO it is
said, was chased a few nigts since
by ''timber wolves" That is new
kind.
There, hold Oh ! Perry, of the
Paolo Spirit, calls Melius, of the
Ottawa Journal, a ''polecat." Now
shake over the stinky chasmf and be
friends.
Two Burlingame ladies took their
little hatchets and walked oyer to
a saloon to show the "vender" how
their husbands acted after visiting
the saloon. They left marks which
will be seen in days to come.
The local columns of the last OF
tawa Journal were about half full
of . grand temperance meeting
which was held in that city on Sum-
day, I'D inst. 1t was a great meet
ing, and the report was a good one.
Mr.. Lewis, of Leavenworth, took
8 lamp in his hand, went into his
store room to investigate the gas
fixtures, his little dog tripod him
up, the lamp broke, the store was
set on fire, and Beechler and Lewis
are out some $4,000. The dog is
dead.
Last Wednesday an old man by
the name of Amend waskiIled by his
son-in-law, John Pierce, near Jack
sonville, Neosho county. Pierce at
tempted light, but . party of citi-
zens, captured, and hung him to q
limb. The old gentleman leaves q
wife and four children; and Pierce
leaves a wife and one child. It is
said that the difficulty between the
deceased ones grew ont Of threat
on the part of Pierce to put his in
FAINT ont of the way.
This is the way Perry, of Paola |
Spirits Atchison: aAtchisou now
has a o. S. Senator. 3 District
Judge, a Speeiai Nail Agent, . |
Postmaster, and will soon have q
Clerk of the q. S. District Court.
In addition to these, it ia said she |
las candidate for every other Of