The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-14
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EMPORIA NEWS S.
SOUTHWEST.

Mr.. James Harden of Dexter, thresh
ed his crop of wheat the other day, anC
it yielded $50 bushels per acre. HI
sent sample of It to Independence
where it was quoted at So cents Del
bushel, willie good wheat was only
worth 30 and 20 cents.-WInffeld Cour.
Ter.
Hon. James AcDermott, OF Cowley
county, is receiving some good endorse
ments tor Congressional honors at the
coming convention in this district
We regard him aAone of the best men
In the district.
f. &. Manning is supplying the
Winfield Courier Office with watermel-
Ons.
Winfield scoops Eldorado on base
ball, and the editor of the Walnut VAL
ley Times don't feel so big as he did.
10000 pounds Of -four, COwIey coun-
tvs first expectation, was sent to Wich-
lta Friday, from the Tunnel Miss. So
says the Courier.
EldOrado got away with Wichita's
bacOn on baseball.
The Chase County Bank IL loanIng
considerable money on improved farms
In this county, in sums OF $500 and
over, on from one TO five years time.
Chase County Leader.
Tux SYRACUSE CoIONx.-The first
ilIstAllmenC of this party, numbering
fifty In all, men, women and children,
arrived on Tuesday morning. The
colony was organized In Syracuse, New
York, and located near the west line of
this state over two years ago. After
thorough trial OF that country they
have abandoned 1t and will locate in
this county. They bring their houses
with them and will remain in town
until locations can be made. They are
an Intelligent, Industrious class of peo-
pie and are welcome to Chase county.
Many OF the men of the party, we be-
lleve. are anxious to get employment
for a while, and any person in need OF
help will find here all they want
Chase County Leader.
A trip up the Cottonwood, last Sun
day, developed the fact that the Usage
bottom and vicinity keeps in the lead
In improvements and home comforts.
One OF the most conspicuous objecls is
the large two-story frame residence of
Rev. A. Fl. Britton, short distance up
Middle creek. The farm of Hon.
Stephen NJ. Wood, containing 800 acres
under fence, about two miles being
Usage orange, with its excellent or
chard, substantial barns, stables, gran
airy, etc., reminds one of n farm of q
well-tO-do farmer in the older states.
Mr.. Wood, this year, has turned his
attention to raising hogs, of which he
already has some seventy-five head of
the best breeds.-Chasc County Leader.
Several Mennonites have reached
here during the week. They report
great suffering where their people have
gathered on the frontiers of Russia,
owing to the delays which they are
forced to encounter before receiving
their passpOrts.-Peabody Gazette.
The Hutchinson News advises peo-
pie not to become discouraged on ac-
count of the double calamity, drouth
and grasshoppers. Sensible. Pluck
will conquer much worse difficulties
than those, Bro. News. We know what
we say.
We learn from w. j. Farris that
daughter of Henry Weaver, about six
years old, was bitten by q rattlesnake
Friday and died On Sunday night
Hutchinson News.
We learn from Mr.. Hill that Robert
and David Crawford, of Champagne
county, ILL.,, will soon be here to erect
q steam hOuring mill. They have not
determined upon the size. We need
Touring mill and we trust that moth
ing will prevent the Messrs. Crawl ord
from carrying out their plans.-Hutch-
inson News.
A couple OF wagons chopped up were
found last week near Kiowa ia Bar
Oour county. 1t is possible that the
drivers were murdered either by In
dlans or bad white men. The people
down there are investigating the mat
ter, SO we are tchiuson
Fews.
A buffalo In Sumner county the 9TH
er day charged three men, two of whom
escaped to . house while the third took
refuge In q well near Ey. They had
nothing TO shoot with, and were thus
kept In q state OF selge, the buffalo TAX
ing position half way between the
house and well. At length one Of the
men slipped away from the house
through back window and procuring
q rife from q neighbor, returned and
killed the monarch of the plain.
Candidates for Office are very numer-
GUS In Butler county.
The EldOradO times has three sick
printers. The farmers take. In teo
many watermelons.