The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-05
STATE AT LARGE.

Hon. &. 4. Logan, of this State,
has been selected as arbitrator TO
settle matter of difference between
Peru snd Chilli. The amount inyol-
we'd is about s2,O000O0, and has
been at issue since the war against
Spain, in 1866.
The svigilants" of Howard eoun-
ty hang horse thieves GA sight.
The prospects of the lead mines
at Pleasanton are improving very
much. So says the Observer.
The Paola and Fall river railroad |
company are not making the labor
ers happy with prompt payments.
1t is said that Linn county pays
no taxes on railroad bonds, has, mo
county debt of any kind. Wonder
if they are happy.
The Paola Spirit encourages its
readers by figuring on the products
of Miami county. 1t makes good
showing.
The Secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture estimates that forty
four thousand, three hundred and
eighty-one head of cattle have per-
ished in Kansas this spring for
lack of food. When will our stock
raisers learn the lesson?
NJ. W. Reynolds will give the
American Eagle pitch at Montana
on the Fourth.
The burglars are skipping around
Parsons detestably lively.
Parsons is going TO have a big
Touring mill.
Last week Mr.. Campbell was
drowned in the Neosho, near Oswe-
go, while SEEMING.
| The lola Register declares that a
Walker can run when pursued by a
mad bull.
The Topeka rolling mill steamed
up for the first time on Tuesday
week, and already has contracts suf-
, ficient to run year. One hundred
} and sixty-four workmen are en-
ployed. most of whom have recent
ly arrived from the mills at Rome.
n. Y.
Leaven worth has a blne stocking
club.
Atchison has a Starr policeman.
He ought to make a good night
: Waterman.
. Wilson county has over two
thousand voters,
Hamilton is the name OF the las
9 county on the western border of oul
: State. and on the A. T. & S. f. rail
road.
G The King bridge company, o
n Topeka, is moving its machinery t.
g leveland, Ohio. No tears shet
f over its departure
Topeka has an enterprising citizel
who is building $4,000 residence
A correspondent of the Lawrence
Journal thinks Kansas is a faflur
as grain producing State. Hea
{ him: MANY are the fields o
wheat now heading out which il
any other locality would promise
g fine full harvest, but here the chincl
! bugs now in billions swarming il
y these same fields, produce yer,
; different state of affairs, and il
many instances the farmers have al
. ready given up any hope whateve
= of even raising their own bread
= Some have stopped the pillow il
their cornfields on account of III
presence, at this early date, of tn
" chinch bugs in their corn"
= This correspondent lives in tn
; vicinity of the Parsons SIM.
% The report of the secretary Of III
q State board of agriculture shows al
Increased acreage in fax, hemp, to
bacco and cotton. That is hopeful
We need greater variety of pro
ducts. Don't depend too much o.
a wheat and corn.
ID The Leroy Index says: ether
IS is evidently hitch of some kind il
Q our railroad matters. What it por
k tends or how it will terminate, cal
IL be answered better in Jersey Git
e or New York. Time alone will re
IS veal the truth and the whole truth
l. In the meantime we would advis
a all interested to have patience an,
y faith, for by faith and plenty of la
/ Dor mountains can be moved. sYo1
q can't always tell the book By lht
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