The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-10-02
SOUTHWEST.

The editor of the Walnut Valley
Times gets pig from a candidate for
Office and it lasts him two days.
A gentleman named Carter has pur-
chased s. y, Woods farm near Cotton
wood Falls.
c. NJ. Brown, living on south Fork,
left at this Office, last Saturday, two OF
the largest peaches we have seen ia the
west. The largest weighed five ounces
and measured 81 inches in circumfer-
ence, and the small one weighed AZ
and measured . inches. They are Old
Nixon clings, blood red, and look and
taste delicious. The State is chalIeug-
ed to produce their equal.-Chase
County Leader.
The tax levy in Chase county is
seven mills for county purposes and
three mills for interest on court
house bonds.
John Reynolds informs US that the
entire wheat crop between the Cow
skin and the Big Arkansas rivers, will
average from fifteen to twenty bushels
per acre.-Wichita Beacon.
Wichita is talking up $4,000 in
twenty year bonds for new school
house.
The prospects for an immense acre
age of wheat being sOwn is now quite
promising. From every portion of the
county comes the cheering news that
farmers are all busily engaged break
ing and seeding large fields of wheat.
indeed much of the crop already is up
and looking fine, and every one who
has seed or can procure it In any way,
is using his best efforts to get at least
a portion of his land sOWn To wheat
Wichita Beacon.
The "tads" parade the streets of Ar
kansas City.
Cattle buyers plenty and prices bet
ter at Arkansas City.
The Arkansas City Traveller takes it
back about that fifteen foot lake of wa
ter under ground. AS we understand
It now, thers are no special advantages
in starting to the other world from
that point.
o. p. johnson was here last week
from Cheyenne Agency, from whence
he had escorted Mr.. Smith, Commits
siOner of Indian affairs. o. p. is un-
der Gen. Miles as a scout and guide,
and is thought to tie one of the best on
the plains, to which We can testify, he
is. He states that the 7. ). troops
sent to pursue the Indians in the Terri
tory, is the best equipped outfit ever
on the plains. The Indians, after q
late fight, took to the Staked plains
where they thought no white mar
could follow them, on account of nc
grass or water for stock, but the COM
mand had drive pumps with them, and
feed enough to carry them through
and it was the Indians who made the
attempt to cross an entire failure, loos.
ing many ponies and several warriors
Arkansas City Traveller.
Arkansas City has reading circle.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
whose headquarters are at Washington
City, arrived at this place last Thurs.
day evening and proceeded 70 the
Usage Agency on Friday morning
| He is taking in the general condition
OF affairs. During his travels he is &C.
eompanied with q strong escort, wei
mounted and armed, and we learn
gave orders to his men to fire on am
! and all Indians they might see be-
tween the Cheyenne Agency and THU
place, who were OF their reservations
Arkansas Traveller.
The Methodist Camp Meeting OF
| Martin creek closed on Sunday. L
was an unfortunate selection of time
but was still quite successful meet
ing.-Marien County Record.
It is estimated that the acreage sow
to wheat in this county this fall viii
be fully one-third greater than it ha
ever been before. That don't sUunC
much as If the people were ali scaret
out.-Marien Center Record.
The Cowley county fair is indef
nitely postponed.
James Kelley, of the Winfield COur
les, was married in Iowa on the I5tl
to II. E. Arnold.
CATTLE DISEASE. Mr.. Edwar
Leighton informs us that an unknown
malady Is killing cattle in his vioinity
Eight head in Mr.. LIS herd have die,
from this disease. Mr.. L. saws tina
the attacked animal at first appear
languid, then refuses food and stagger
around until death occurs which i
within from three hours to az man
days. The disease is 9 mystery to Nj
s., and he hopes some one can hel
him to . cure, or TO some knowiedg
concerning it. Every attack prove
fatal. Mr.. Finley sold his fine yoke {
oxen to Mennonite, and one of th
axen died very suddenly soon ate
We dc not know that the disease wa
the same mentioned by Mr.. s., but "
suppose 1t to he.-Peabody Gazette.
4 car load OF Mennonites went /
Halstesd last Monday.
Considerable property has bee
changing hands in town and count
lately.-NewtOn Kansan.
The recent rains have made goo
grass for another hay crop, and Il
farmers are taking advantage OF Il
Opportunity.-NeWtOn KansSn.
They have had plenty of mud ar
high water out Southwest.