The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-11
EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II. ls74.
STATE ITEMS.
Wood is S2.5oa cord in Troy.

AMI Russell counties.
II. A. and J. 4. Steele, of Doug
las county, have faltened Ut hog
on their farm this season.
Mill. Orr. formerly city marshal
Of Leavenworth, is deputy u. S.
Marshal at Salt Lake City.
Several thousand young Kansans
engage in spelling each other
down these winter evenings.
Mr.. John Eason has done a smart
thing. lie has established a horse
radish mandatory at LeaVenworth.
"Sugar Apple Dumping" is a
game play ed AT parties at WaGhena.
We judge from tlfc name that it
is real nice.
w, w. Marbourg, one OF the
principals Ia the great Hoke-
MarbCurg business at Atkinson,
is only twenty years old.
The cost per day of boarding the
prisoners la the Kansas penitcntiary
for the last year has been twelve
cents per man.
Rev. J. e. Plumb, of Fort Scott,
has been presented with silver
service. His future field of labor
will be Springfield, Mo.
The heaviest hog which has
been flung to the breeze in front of
an Independence butcher shop this
season weighed 5l5 pounds.
1t takes 4 good deal OF mutton to
feed the dogs In Woodson county.
One farmer lately found forty of
his sheep dead In the pasture.
Frank Insley, of Leavenwort, was
out hunting one day last week and
killed one hundred quails, seven
chickens and two rabbits.
The CofIeyville Courier, speaking
of n successful local politician says
at takes u tremendous maiIeL to
knock the hung out of his popu-
larity.
house was lately beaten out of 500,
by ihree-card monte men. So
Young and fair and smart-io be
thus taken int
+. Il. Trask has returned to his
early love, The OswegO Register.
Trask has tried faithfully 10 keep
out of the newspaper business, but
can't make It.
The Champion of the Sd inst.
contains q picture of the bridge
over the Missouri as il is to be,
together with three columns and
more or description.
Mike McNulty, who was caught
some five weeks ago in the act of
firing coal shaft at Burlingame,
has been sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary.
Many Atchison county farmers
offer to donate wheat for the dcsti-
tnte of Western Kansas, if the Re-
lief Society of AtchisOn will have
IL ground into -four and forwarded.
The action of the AtchisOn city
council in refusing to pay for SIS
worth OF powder expended in fir
ing q salute in honor of President
Grant has given that body a wide
celebriety. Such celebriety.
Col. w. A. Phillips has suffered
a good deal since the close of the
campaign from sore throat, caused
by exertion in speaking, but was on
hand in Washington when the ses-
sion opened.
In the Hoke- Narbourg case the
jury found for the defendant. The
verdict contained IA special findings.
IL Is one of the most elaborate
structures In the shape of verdict
we have ever seen.
DIR. McCauliev, If Independence,
has received letter from Colorado,
aiaIing that Mr.. Asa Hsirgrove has
sold one. third of his interest in
the Caribou mine for $4,000, money
payable January lst-
From the Lawrence Journal we
Lenrn that four members of Capt.
TNresher's surveying party have
reached Dodge City, in "A very de-
pIorabie condition. Two of them
were severely frozen.
Elder j. +. McCleary, of the
Christian Church, Leavenworth, is
daily receiving letters from the
churches in the east, containing
money and invoices of supplies for
destitute members in Western
Kansas.
The trustees of the Insane Asy
Ium have ordered a six seated
covered carriage for the use OF
the inmates of that institution.
Experience has shown that open
air exercise is very beneficial to
tn insane patients.
The Fort Scott burning welP'
BIAS been utilizing. A furnace
and boiler for boiling food fol
stock has been constructed, anC
tihe gas when lighting furnishes
suSKlcieRt heat in a short time t
boil the food.
The Leavenworth Times says
ave understand that u new dali.
paper is to be started in Topeka
about the first of January, unde
the auspices of a jOint-stock com
pany, with J. Clarke SwayzC
formerly OF the Topeka Blade, a
editor. .'Grasshoppers com
back"
Mr.. Truman Allen, of Glen E
der, informs the Beloit Gazett
that a car load of supplies, mainl
clothing, from Iowa, will soon b
distributed in Mitchell count,
Mr.. Allen stated that breadstnf
are cheaper in Mitchell count
than in Iowa.
Mr.. WIN. Larry, OF Ottawa, lat
ly from Michigan, has came,
this yea-, 1900 cans of peache
100 cans goOseberries, Is doze
,.ans or r,lumha and IN caas A.,