The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30
MARION COUNTY.

As we have seen nothing from |
the pen of your Peabody CORES
pOndent, Grip" for long time, we
presume he is like his illustrious
namesake, Rip Van Wrinkle, taking
his long nap. His protracted silence
we could well endure so long as we
had three live papers in our county,
from whose spicy columns you
might weekly CLEAN items of inter-
est, and thus keep the greater por-
ton of the world posted in regard
to matters and things a. they exist
in the happy land of Marion. But
now the Florence Pioneer is no
more, and the P. Body Gazette is
temporarily suspended, and we
don't propose to be left out in the
cold any longer.
Soft murmurings of the proba-
bility of making . new county from
q portion each of Marion and But
Ter, and locating the county seat at
Peabody, are, now being heard
among the whisperings of the zeph-
yrs. b-
Business is lively in said town,
and everything moving ahead. The
merchants have all put their goods
down SO low as to everiastinQly
close out a grange store. Liven-
good Brothers are doing q heavy
trade both in dry goods and groce-
ries. Charley Brsgunier is just
knocking things end-ways "in the
way of cheap bargains in groceries
and boots and shoes. Brewer is as
busy as bee in q buckwheat patch,
supplying his numerous customers
with dry goods and clothing. And
if Fred Bush, at Whitley & Hen.
sons, can't talk any woman out OF
her boots and fit her in e bran new
pair, together with anything she
may need in the dry goods line, al
the very lowest figures, no one else
need try. The secret is the mer.
chants here keep good stocks and
sell low, and hence they get the
trade from large scope of country
Not much doing now in real es'
tate, but we are expecting q rush il
that line in the early spring. Mr.
Hopkins, the postEnaster, bought
a few days ago, from r. L. Cochran
: the carpenter shop on Main street
: and is now fitting It mp for post
! office.
G. w. Camp killed, 8 few day
4 ago, about five miles east of Pea
: body, near Doyle creek, monste
!, wildcat, measuring four feet il
length. 10
The Methodist friends have beef
} holding a series of meetings Q
3 Summit school house, conducted b,
: Rev. Mr.. Chsffee, of Florence, az
? sisted by Rev. John Mitchell, o
4 Doyle Township, which resulted Il
i eight additions. .....
. The Mill at Florence will 500
be ready for grinding, aud will b.
t when completed, one Of the bes
9 water-mills in the State. It vii
n certainly be most valuable acquisi
ton to the town, and will aid yer,
materially in building up goo
trade in that place.
q Farmers in this county are fa
more independent than they were
!. year ago. The greater portion G
q them raised suficiecy of corn t
4, do them, while many have ha
!. some to spare. There are thousand
of bushels of corn ia this count
being held up for a higher price
E the spring. Last year the most G
= them were compelled to sell ever
q grain they could spare early in tn
. fall when the price WAS not suff
a eient to pay for blowing. This yea
Il nearly every one raised hogs enoug
a to make his meat, and thus wit
q plenty of " hog and hominy," the
a can survive the winter and com
Il out in tolerably fair condition i
q the spring.
4 Winter wheat is looking well i
e most localities, and promises goo,