The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-21
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Flowing for fall wheat near Edo
RADIO.
The grasshoppers eat boards Eear I
Chelsea. II
They have Il man in Peabody named
Wrigglesworth. We pass.
Judge Hackney, of Wellington, is go
ing TO locate in Winfield.
Farmers on the west side of the Ar
kansas, near Arkansas City, haul wa
ter six miles.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
Wichita jail. We don't know of any
place where good jail is needed more.
The water in both the Arkansas anu
Walnut rivers is very low, the latter |
indeed is hardly running at all-Ar- |
kansas City Traveller.
Mr.. Moser, of Wichita, started the |
hoppers of his trees by weak lime |
water. 1,400 fruit trees were thus
saved, while 200 not SO treated, were
completely devOured.
We have at last found one gentle
1 man TO whom the hopper-grasses have
proved an aid and q blessing. His
crop consisted entirely of sugar cane,
and just as he was ready to strip it,
along came the flying hogs and took
on the blades leaving the stocks ready
to cut and grind.-Wichita Eagle.
We cannot say just how much wheat
was raised in Marion county this year.
We expect to give some figures next
week. But one thing Is certain.
There is enough to prevent famine
at least. Besides the wheat there Is an
excellent crop of grass, and it is a Joy
| 20 see anu hear so many moving ma
cnines at work. And after ali grass
will go much further toward taking
the place of King Corn than any of us
thought. So let the good work go
on.-PeabOdy Gazette.
The Peabody grasshOppers take
tobacco next to onions Tor their
desert.
Bill Brooks, known as "Bully"
Brooks in Newton three years ago,
was recently hung at Caldwell by the
citizens tor horse stealing, and Judge
Calktns, more recent resident of this
place, had to fee that country for his
life, having been found an accomplice
in the same business.-NeWton Kan
san.
The Wellington Press is now put
ting on style in the second story of a
new brick block. This is the first
brick structure south and west of the
Arkansas.
We would say for the benefit of T.
Hisganb otham B. Murdoch, of the
Walnut Valley Times, that we never
wrote or published that item about
consistency Try the Winfield Cour-
Ter.
The editor of the Walnut Valley
Times, whatever his shortcomings
may be in other directions, knows how
TO describe grasshopper:
On last Friday afternoon, August the
, 9Th, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-four,
! little rising Of four hundred and sew
enty-fiVe thousand billions of lOng-leg-
ged, swell-bellied, izzard-eyed, mule.
faced, forked-hoofed, yellowish. brown
ish-brindle, or dun colored, insectiVer-
GUS brutes, commonly called grasshop-
pers, made their appearance in our
county. They came with fire In their
eyes, and hundred bushels of corn in
their craunching teeth. Standing on
the ground, their knees overlooked
them like - broken backed wheelbar-
row and their general appearance is
/ that of q stepladder twisted through
the hind legs of q government mule.
We learn from the Gazette that the
. good town of Peabody has had toler-
, ably fair sensation. A man named
? Ira G. Ellsworth, whom the Gazette
describes as "biliOus and sinister
} opened barber shop in the johnson
, house in that city. Besides shaving
and hair cutting he fell in love with
: courted and won the landlords daEght-
l er. About a month ago they were
, married, and the preacher took in a
one dollar bill. Two weeks after
wards the postmaster received the fol-
lowing letter:
81 CAMDEN, CARROLL Co., IND.
August Bird, 1874.
Mr.. postmaster, do you know of any
man by the name OF Ira G. Ellsworth
, wish you would find out if there is
Z. any man living in that settlement buy
. that name and if there is please write
and tell me. the reason why am so
peticular about knowing am his wife,
; will you please tell me where he lives
and please keep it secret from him.
MIS-. Anna Ellsworth. Direct to rock
field Carol Co., Ind.
. plerse write soon.
: On Monday of last week he jumped
| the town leaving behind his new wife
, and $50 board bill and has not been
J heard of since.
The County Commissioners have
purchased the southeast quarter of
section 10, Macon township, known as
!, the Bradley place, of Muse & SpiVey,
for S., 900 in bonds, said land to be us
ed as county poor farm. The place
contains 1872 acres of good land, is loca-
ted three miles west of the city, has ten
acres of old ground and a running
stream of water thereon. Has also q
small house, and growing hedges on
nearly all sides. We learn that the
Commissioners have contracted for the
purchase of lumber with the remain
ing bonds, for the erection of buildings.
II we understand correctly the terms
OF the contract for this purchase, we
believe it will be satisfactory to the
peOplc.-NewtOn Kansan.
The people of Reno county held q
mass meeting at Hutchinson last week
to take action on the calamities which
have betallen them. The speeches and
resolutions were OF the right tone, and
they will not "give up the Ship but
go through as best they can.
| The Atcbison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe
railroad company generously offer to
transmit free during this fall and win
ter, any provisions or actual necessa-
ries, sent from friends or families in
the East, to friends or families within
the limits aforesaid, provided they are
not intended for sale. Also, to parties
desiring TO leave their families in search
OF work for the winter, and who pro-
pose to return in the spring, they will
give half rates over the road, on appli-
cation to the General office.-Hutch-
inson News.
The fourteen Pawnee Indians who
passed through the southwestern por-
ton of this county q month ago to
steal ponies from the Cheyennes re-
turned northward last week with fifty
head. This was q pretty good haul.
Last year eleven went down of whom
the Cheyennes killed ten.-HutehinsOn
| News.
| as soon as the time comes anu the
ground Is in proper condition SOW q
good big field of wheat with few
acres of rye for winter pasture. Sow
as early as grasshoppers and drouth
will allow. Cut an abundance of wild
hay and all the fodder you can. Be
careful and stack your straw, and as
you thresh 1t sprinkle little salt with
it. If you are compelled to sell cattle
or hogs uaiattened, try and retain pour
cows and best pigs. And above all
/ keen z stiff nnrNer lin think nf n nrnc