The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-07
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HayInE-DsncIpr-stoyn. Etc.

HAyIng-DancIng-s Etc.
EDITOR NEWS AS our vicinity has
not been represented in your columns
for some time past, thought to send
you few items which may prove of
Interest to some of your readers.
The weather has been extremely
warm for the past few days, the Their
mOmeter Indicating from 90 to no de-
grees in the shade. We are needing
rain very mach at present, the shower
of the 3lst not leaving us "Out in the
wet but OH the contrary out in the
dry.
-CKoPs.-With regard to crops, fall
wheat, as rule, has given q fair re-
turn for labor invested, the chinch-bug
damaging it somewhat, more especial
ly where sOwn in contiguity with that
Of the spring variety. The corn crop
must necessarily be short owing to
damage done by the bugs and the ex-
cessively dry weather, but u good
shower would still insnre u fair yield
In some localities. The grass crop is
light and wherever fair piece of prai-
RE grass can be found the sound of the
sickle may be heard. Parties in this
vicinity have contract of 600 tons
from the government, sub-contracting
rs understand, from Mr.. Lehnhard OF
your city, which they are pushing for
ward as speedily as possible. There
are also parties here from a distance
working upon u similar contract of the
same dimensions, and believe con-
tracing from the same party. 1 I'M
derstand that they are to receive about
$3.50 per ton delivered baled at the de-
pot in this place. Other parties are
paying $3.50 per ton in the stack.
There seems to be universal feeling
that hay will he hard to command dur
Ing the winter and spring, but per-
haps It may not be so as this very feel.
ing will stimulate farmers and in m y
estimation will cause more hay TO be
put In stack than on ordinary ocea-
Slons.
As to improvements | can say bat
little. Mr.. Fem has built barn this
summer and Mr.. Hyatt has just COM
pleted building after the same order
We have In prospective q new school
building, which will in all probability
be erected this fall, an institution we
need sadly viii write you of it after
the annual school meeting.
Last Monday night the dancing
portion of our community assembled
at the residence of David Nickle, In
Usage county, near this place, and gav'
that bran new house of his q thorough
"warming." There were over ont
hundred persons present and perhap
about that number who took part II
the dance. David was happy. To SAL
that is enough. He and his courteous
"better half'' made us all feel 81
home, and do not think more con
genial cOmpsny haYe assembled to
gether in our vicinity for some time
nor will soon again. The music wa
good; the calling excellent; the sup
per all that one could wish, both i
substantials and delicacles. There wa
ample room for four quadrIlles, an
all present seemed to enjoy themselVe
to the utmost. Dancing continued I'm
til daylight when the party disperse
; and each went home wondering VIII
such people as Nickle and wife coul
not live always aud cOnplete a fin
new house every week.
The storm OF the 3lst, ult (whIe
so kindly lett Hs out in the dry di
{ considerable damage in Usage Cit
r blowing down buildings, unrooAn
? houses, &C., but presume before 20
J, go to press you will receive detail
Q more fully than ann now prepared
: give. During the course OF the stOrl
5 the barn of Mr.. Thos. Gordon, livin
Q some miles northwest of here wi
!. struck by lightning and burned, to
1 gether with about 40 tons OF hay.
Yours, ANON.