The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-02-27
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The Wsinut and Arkansas riyers
are raging.
The oranges OF Reno county arc
all fourishing.
Corn is selling Al 20 ceuts per
bushel In Hutchinson.
Arkansas city gives two masquer-
ade balls this winter.
Wichita cc,nplaias OF having loo
many dog ia that town.
| !. A lady in Sumner county adver-
Etises for oastner with limited
samoGnt OF money to engage with
her in the dairy business.
+ That Ranass City chap that went
70 Wichita far the purpose Of play
ing a despcrite game. was Winner;
land then : & in he.was not Winner.
Toe Co, eunvood Fails Library
Associ4tica Is in a fonrishing con-
dition.
X 4 womaa In Mcpherson county
szrc birth TO three children lately.
The email! pox III Newton has
4 abated.
There will he considerable build
t ing In Newton the coming spring
j ana summer.
y Newton Is to have Touring "a i'll.
| Immigration to The Southwest
has already commenced
Il Lafayette Reed. who Was arrested
at Wellington some -four weeks ago,
By Mai. Cro0eii, for robbing the
: mail, at that place, has been com-
mited TO jail, IN default of i've
: thousand dollars bali.
Two wagon loads OF emigranIs
arriEde this week from Taylor coun-
, ty, Iowa. They reported fifty fam
lilies making preparation to move to
! this yalley.-Wichite Eagle.
RI McIvor ami Cogdell returned
1 Monday from the extended tower
l Id the southwestern part of the
: state, In the Medicine Lodge coun-
d try. They report that the Cheyenne
c Indians are very saucy. They treat.
4 ed Tom Smith, g trapper and hunter
!, shsmefullv a few days since, and
they say that as soon as grass comes
f they intend to take the war-path.-
9 Wichita Eagle.
Il The young mems social club o
3 Wichita gave g masquerade ball OF
a the 20th.
: J. N. CroWeil arrested DIR. Mann
= tho Wellington. postmaster, fer tam
s pcsing with the mails, and took hin
e north TO give an account of himself
Il The Sumner county Press says th,
g doctor has been wrongfully accus
r ed that his character is unimpeach
1t able. He was arrested on evidenc,
n voluntarily given by late clerk o
: Fhis who is now laying In prison
: awaiting trial for the same offense
4 robbiDg TIE mai.
y Quite a number OF new building
# are going up in Hutchinson.
3, Horse thieves are prowIin,
IS around Arkansas City, and are get
J, ing away with horses pretty lively
.e 81. E. CaURCH.-Subscription I,
If the amount of 81 100 has been sub
D; scribed TO bnild q NJ. E. Church a
d this place. The foundation ha
8, heen dug out and the Atone vii
n soon be laid, 1t 10 to be ston
D. church, Veneered with brick, 80 b,
lie 90 feet-Askansas City Traveller.
J a horse attached TO q wagon, il
e town last Saturday, attempted [,
run away. He had rot gone fa
S when the lines got twisted arount
- the hub ola wheel, and few rapiC
revolutions of the wheel wound tn
horse up so tight that he sat dow
ION Install and smiled until the cor
uers Of his mouth almost put hi
Is eyes out. They had to cut the line
Or TO let him loose. and his moutl
e hasn't got back 10 its original shap,
~ yet, but splits his astonished fac
like dSsare in watermelon. W,
> learn that he told q man who coul,
q talk horse, that hs would give a
9 bale of hay for one kick at the maj
who checked him up with stuml
). machine:-Oxford Enterprise.
q Oxford has had s sensations. 4
# Young man seeing matrimonia
!. bliss under difficulties, attempted
n to steal his girl away from the pa
e ternai roof. He was discovered ant
: shot at three times by an: indignan
brother OF the. wonid-be bride. Th
Il twain escaped, however, and Esq
r. Walton gave legal sanction to tn,
Of matrimonial rartuership.