The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-02
SOUTHWEST.

Oxford has q literary society.
The Oxford school boys have a
hankering after loafing around the
Oxford Enterprise Office. We advise
the Enterprise to put them to working
the hand press, and then probably
they will stay away from there.
The Davis troupe exhibited at Ok
ford last week.
Eleven bales of cotton have been
ginned, und the never ceaslng hum of
the machine, as it casts the seeds one
way, while the lint, like snow flakes
in its whfteness, falls another, is still
heard in the land.-Belle Plain Demos
crat.
a paper is about to be started ut
Dodge City.
PERsoNALs.-Judge Peyton, of En-
poria, called on us Thursday last. He
was looking up the interest of Col.
Plumb for u. ). Senator.-Newton
Kansan.
Eleven town lots in Sedgwick City
have been donated to Rev. Ashley by
parties in this place for the purpose of
aiding in the erection of Congrega-
tIonal church in Newton at an early
day.-Newton Kansan.
White sugar eight pounds for a dol
lar at Augusta.
The Chase County Leader says T. s.
Jones, our representative, &c, &C., &C.,
and DIR. Yearout, started for Americas
In a. buggy last Sunday morning.
They had hardly reached the city linn
its before the horses ran away and
both gentlemen jumped. One of the
party landed inside of Baldwin's fence
and before he could get out of the
yard Tipton's dog took after him.
Baldwin's dog took after Tipton's,
Jones' dog took after Baldwin's. Ven
um's dog took after Jones, and the
whole outfit, going like lightning and
yelling for all that's out, passed be-
tween the others legs which stuck up
In the air like a letter v, while his
head was imbedded deep in the mud.
The injuries were numerous but slight.
DR.. YearouC was able to be about on
Tuesday and personally superintend
the unpacking of q very fine lot of
Christmas goods that had just arrived.
The large number of wagons and
teams from the country on Saturday,
was q matter OF note to many persons.
For considerable portion OF the day
Main street was thronged. Frequently
not less than fifty could be counted
from our door. Some idea of the trade
of the "Gate City, may be formed,
when it Is borne in mind that all the
owners Of those wagons and horses
were in the town for trading purposes.
The spectacle, however, Is not unusual.
Hutchinson News.
~On Saturday James Goodwin was
brought under arrest from Pratt coun-
ty to this city for shooting of the arm
| of one Robert Lee on the 26th day of
September in the said county of Pratt.
Mr.. Goodwin was arraigned for pre-
IiminaEy examination before L. 5.
Shields, Justice Of the Peace, but not
being ready for trial obtained con-
tinuanee until January 9Th, 1874, and
| In default OF bail was committed 70
jail until that time.-Hutehinson News.
This has been the dampest winter
ever known In the Arkansas Valley.
Still the weI has not been sufficient 20
raise the streams, make the roads bad,
or Inconvenience farmers. Hntehgn$
son News.
| Several returning hunters report the
Cheyennes as @ugly.r-oxford Enter
poise.
| The Arkansas City Traveller Gays,
p. II. Somers was arrested last week
by MAsAhal Patterson and fined $3.50
for disturbing the peace. Then Mr.,
Somers made complaint against the
Marshal for smoking in WoOlsey's
barn, and had him fined %.
| Twelve bales OF cotton were shipped
from Belle Plain to st. Louis last week
The Winfield Courier man was "yery
much astonished on Christmas morn
Ing" at finding everything complete
| " turned around" What, drunl
again?
Hr. James Land, living near towR
: has SOW that Is success rs pro
Queer. During eleven months ana
seven days just past she gave birth q
forty plgs In three litters. II AM
other hog can beat this, sssileh EN-
out."-Winfleld Courier.
4 full line Of lamps aud fixtures q
cost at J. A. Moore,s.