The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-13
SOUTHWEST.
Mumps prevail at wichita.

Mump5 prevail at Wichita.
Wichita boats of the finest soprano |
singers in the State,
Thirty families from Illinois started |
for the Arkansas valley on the 10th, |
bringing With them all the necessary
fxings to run farm.
Ten car loads of immigrants arrived
last Tuesday night, and two last Sat-
urday afternoon. The latter had horses,
hogs, chickens, wagons, carriages, and
q complete outfit of farming imple-
ments, They were from Illinois,
Wichita Eagle.
Chief Sha-kar-in-ka (NO Legs, of
the Kansas or Kaw tribe, arrived on
Sunday from the kaw agency, en- route
for Council Grove, on business per-
tanning to money matters for his tribe.
He reports his tribe well satisfied with
their new change of country. He
likes the change on several accounts.
The principal one Is that his tribe are
now out of reach of intoxicating liq-
uors-something that has for the last
ten years depleted his number OF war
riors alarmingiy. He further says that
bis tribe and the Osages, kickapoos,
DGA0 " oACSS SLC.s " Iiicn IlstNS Hi OGSn
moved near one another in the Indian
Territory, are on the best of terms;
that game Is plenty, and that the
squaws will raise "heaps" next sea-
son.-Wichita Eagle.
On Saturday night about IL O'Clock
the engine room of the Buffalo mills
was discovered to be on fire, and in g
very few minutes the flames spread to
the main hniifltnr anil ~ 81. l. IL
hour the entire building, with its con-
tents, was reduced to ashes. There
was no insurance. The loss to the
proprietor falls heavily upon him.
Loss about six or seven thousand dol
lars.-Wichita Eagle.
Augusta is to have s new steam mill,
n. A. McKitrick returned last week
from Texas where he has been pros.
pecting in the cattle business, and in
forms us that he intends driving a
drove through to this state next sea-
son. He also nosed out a gang of
horse thieves who stole about 40 head
OF horses near Emporia nearly ten
years ago. "Macn is good hand at
such business. While sheriff of But
Ter county he seldom missed his prev.
Augusta Republican.
There is quite large immigration
into the southern portion of Reno
county via Wichita.
Quite 4 alumber of new buildings
are going up in Hutchinson.
On Monday morning, at the house
of Mr.. Benan, near CastIeton, AIbert
CarlqueSt was found dead in bed. He
mad been unwell for several DAYS be-
fore and is supposed to have died with
heart disease. He lives at st. Louis, and
was pennies. He was buried on
Iuesday.-Hutchinson News.
A large area of land in Sumner
county will be devoted to the cultiya-
ton OF cotton during the coming
season.
The Wellington Coal and Mining
Company have secured the lease of 1GO
acres OF land near that city, upon
which they propose to conduct their
dining operations.
Several parties of buffalo hunters
have lately been arrested in the Indian
Territory and robbed of their teams
and arms by United States soldier act
ing under the orders OF Indian agents.
Oxford has q citizen who authorizes
the Enterprise man to challenge any
one in Sumner Or Cowley Counties for
a wager Of $50 or 500, to run foot
race from one hundred to three hun
dred yards.
Messrs. T. c. Galifr and w. NJ.
Pryor, late express and stage compa-
ny agents at Wellington, were arrested
last Thursday, on charge of having
embezzled the funds Of the Southwest
ern Stage Company In the amount of
$4,000. An examination of the par
ties was had, when Pryor plead guilty
and was held to answer at the April
term of the district court. Both gave
bond for their appearance and were
| released.
Buffalo hunters report buffalo very
scarce on the salt Plains.
The finest and costliest building in
Cowley county, is the new school
house, just completed, in Arkansas
City. 1t is three-story brick build
ing, with basement, and cost the dis
trict $4,000.
We are informed that there Is a lady
living near Tisdale who has given birth
to two pairs oftwins inside of q wear.
The first pair died with the scarlet fe-
yer or some like disease, but the last
pair are doing we'll. Who can beat
this ?-Windfield Courier.
GREAT BEND, Kan, March G.
Two Frenchmen named John Meg
dinger and John Hallon, aged about
so and % years respectively, were
found dead, caused by gunshot wounds,
at their residences, yesterday morning,
about three miles from OldFort Zarah.
Coroner Balm had an inquest to-day.
The evidence failed to show whether a
suicide or murder, or double murder
had been perpetrated. Much excite
ment and further developments are
expected,