The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-05-08
PLYMOUTH.

DEAR NEWS: It seems that . You
Bet" and "Justice" have ''gOne where
the woodbine twineth," and our little
village and vicinity have not been
written up in THE NEWS for some
time.
Fall wheat that was drilled IN is
looking fine; that which was not drilled
is almos. killed. Spring wheat looks
beautifully. There was quite large
amount of It sown.
Farmers are mostly done sowing
oats.
The prospect Tor u good crop of
small grain is quite hattering.
Farmers are busy blowing for corn.
A large amount OF improving is
being done this spring. C. Weesner
has jast finished fencing his entire
farm with q nea and substantial ieuce.
Milton Indy has removed to and is
improving his farm east of the town
site. s. II. Dixon has fenced In thirty
acres east OF Plymouth. Mr.. MGMil-
Ian, OF EmpOria, put up number one
pine fence around 160 acres northeast
of town. He has planted several hum
dred fruit trees, and we learn that he
intends building fine house this fall.
We welcome Nc, and all others who
have pluck and energy, to oar vicinity
The Plymouth nursery Is doing a
thriving business.
"A Mr.. Parsons has rented the mill
of Messrs. Patty, Miles & Stout. Mr..
Parsons has just finished unloading
three car loads of flower 1t the Ply
mouth switch. We learn that lie has
ten or twelve thousand bushels of
wheat bought through the country
and has the "ducats" to buy more.
Mr.. Parsons Is giving good satisfaction.
"A large number OF cattle have
died here this spring. n. Carter has
lost II head out of 100; the Campbell
Bros. or 10 out of 300; Judge Young
40 head out OF 125 or $50; farmers
that have from 10 TO 30 head OF CT tile
have lost from / to . head generally.
We think from to 10 per cent. OF the
cattle have died here this spring.
George Hiatt has purchased The
teams and drays of Mr.. Robson, OF
EmpOria; is going into the dray busI-
ness there. George is a steady, ener-
getic young man, and the people OF
Emporia can rely upon him.
The grangers met to organize al
Plymouth last Wednesday evening
Mr.. Hanna was pressn: 10 organize
them. He made quite = lengthy ad-
dress, some OF which was,yery good
but part of It we conld not digest. He
was very frank In telling the farmers
that they would have 20 reach dowI
in their pockets II they wanted to be-
long to the grange, bat was very care
full not 10 tell them how much money
went TO The State and National Gran
gcs. He stated as An excuse that b,
was not here the evening before, tina
, he was detained In Emporia to organ
ize an organization called the SoveT
eigHs of Industry. He also stated Il
+ the latter part OF his address that tn
mechanics and labOring men were tn
. most bitter enemies that the grang
4 had. Now, then, HlMr. Hanna is
G simon pure granger, nc woiald like t
g know how he could be engaged in OF
@ ganizing an order which, &C
d cording to his own statement, include
Il men who are the most bitter enc
n mics the grange has. Now, Nj
# Editor, we arc NOS very hostil
v .againss the grange, but there
Il quite large number of things in
II that We think are unjust and anti-r'
= publican. One of the principle on
10 Is creating and maintaining within Il
,r order a privileged aristocracy of on,
\ holders. There Is too much red tai
IN about it too many degrees ar
=. petty offices. For these and other rel
a, sons we are afraid It will not accom-
O. plish the good Tor which It was inten'
ed, but Will become 3 rendezvous +
broken down politicians, polite
humbugs and shysters.
rs More anon. FARMER.