The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-06
SOUTHWEST.

Not less than two miles of sidewalk
will be put down on the different
streets and avenues of Wichita this
spring.
Winner Is at present confined In the
Chase county jail, awaiting trial.
The Wichita city council have
been asked to purchase half car load
of cotton seed, and the county COM
mlssioners will be asked to do the
same, the two bodies acting together
in the matter, making judIcious dis
posal of the seed to farmers who are
wanting, and have them plant It and
give cotton growing a fair trial thIs
season.
The postmaster at Sedgwick City
has resigned, and the Office has been
discontinued. Parties interested will
receive mail directed to that Office az
tho Wichita Office.
Mrs. McNutt was brought before
Justice Mitchell on Tuesday afternoon,
on the charge Of murder In the first
degree. The case was continued until
bhC ASt Va may SotAC u66 USCu CUG1I1tJ@
ted until such tlme.-Wichita Eagle.
Each train comes In heavily loaded,
and the hotels are so full that Il Is no
unusual thing of pleasant days to sec
the feet of guests sticking out of tho
windows.-Wichita Eagle.
The fremen's bail as Wichita last
Tuesday night was grand success.
So says the Eagle.
The Cowley county jail has now six
inmates; four are charged with horse
stealing, one with assisting Rueker to
break Jail, and the sixth is wanted In
Iowa tor forgery. He was arrested in
Winfield on Monday evening by sher-
| iff Walker.
Miles, the horse thief, who made his
escape from the Arkansas City iaii last
Friday week, was re-taken by Cousta-
bic McIntire, A. w. Patterson and Mr..
Draper last Saturday, on Coal Rock
creek, thirty miles east of that place,
at the house of Mr. johnson. He
made his escape by chipping the wood
with Ratchet and burning the door
of the jail. The Ratchet used. he
claimed 70 have stolen from BoWsn's
grocery. After HE escape he laid out
In the grass all day and ali night, near
Pat. Somer's place, and then went to
several houses on the Walnut, where
he WIS deByepsepse knowing hiea to
be the Identical thief who had sscaAed.
He was delayed two days On account
OF not finding the wainat,riyeF bridge,
but afterwards crossed 1t and went to
Grouse creek, and HON thence to Coal
Rock creek, where he was taken.
The Arkansas valley is said to be The
main point this season In this Sraes 60.
immigration. It Is certainly an excel
lent country.
william Dodson was brought frou
Marion county last Friday moruins
Z and placed in the jail at this place
charged with horse stealing, with 1sts
, probability of murder being added
He was arrested near Peabody, about
two weeks ago, when he made 8 stub.
born resistance, firing several shots 81
the latter, one OF whom will probably
2 die. Ten or q dozen shots were Aret
: at Dodson, one of which took effect II
the feshy part of his body, before hl
was secured.-Chase County Leader.
Corn is selling at 40 cents per bashe
In Hutchinson.
A FoRaER NAABRD.-A few day
ago . young man by the name o
Wheeler, from Cedar Co., Iowa, erriv
cd In Winfield and Immediately eough
;. out Sheriff Walker 20 whom he mad
known his errsnd, which vas some
s father do s general brokerage bushes
named A. J Reeder. living IN Ga
county, brought 60 their o6lce, some 81:
weeks ago, four or I've promissor.
: notes p1rporting 70 have been execut
J, ed by parties living there and cf5ere
them for discount, which was rc4dil.
given, ~ the parties whose names wer
attached were all good men. It tnrr
d ed out however that the notes wer
/? cleyerly executed EoEgeries, (anoGni
; ing 20 about $4,000 and that this mar
A. j. Feeder, was the foFger. That
Q | (Wkeeler) had tracked Reeaer 20 WIN
d deld; that he was known here IS Jaet
a son, and further, that he (ReedeFl vi
!, on the eve Of new departure for thl
Mecca of thieves and robbers-Toxaa
and that thls man Reeder was q des
J. perate character, who would meyer sul
q fer himself % be taken without . de-
~ perate struggle. Thaf, rather than
taken back 70 the scene OF his Grim
e would kill himself or the officer. Die
got the situation through bis head {
"A once, and tightening hEs belt proceeae
20 George FIaher's saloon where he NJ
e enaa eaAhied, by the description give
Ii him, 60 spot his man, VIVA W1s iaaen
Id y engaged In Q game Of apigeon hole
= with some OF tbs frequensgrs 0f q.
place. Dick quietly lighted . eiga
u watched bis opportunity, and plae1E
- the muzzie Of his nary 70 shls mani
?. ear, said, "ccn5e, ReedeF, aud 90 vii
me.n At the mention Of his name 81
the determined manner of the Sheri
:. Reeder was taken completely by 81
VI prise, and before he recovered he vi
I'd unarmed and entirely under the She