The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-12
SONTHWEST.

AfESAS benu proposes To compete
wisi Wichita and Ellsworth Tor the
Texas cattle trade.
The Great Bend Register says: son
see. }, T. IS, Range 10, eleven miles
from this city, OF the north bluE of
Cheyenne Bottom, coal has been dis
covered. SIr. :. L. Cowan, who lives
on AN adjoining section, few DAYS ago
dug OUT n quantity for his own use.
He says it burned and gave out heat
as freely and intensely as shipped coal.
The indications are that coal In paw
ing quantities may be there Iaincd.',
SUSPECTED Foul PLAx.-We learn
from Mr.. j. u. ThaCher, OF the SOUTH
ern part of this county that the body
of man was fonnd about one mile
south of his place of residence imbedded
in the bank of a slough. The man de-
ceased was apparently young, strong
and had dark hair. What was left of
the clothing contained n few cart
ridges, bullets, some caps and an old
pocket knife. 1t is the opinion OF Mr..
Thacher that the man was murdered,
and that for plumber. - Hutchinson
News.
This is the way correspondents OF
the HutchinsOa News back their COM
municati0ns; "Ksughpeish phaur the
pryDter."
Hutchinson has all ice cream man
Who proposes to Ryde into success by
keeping his cream in "fulI blast"
! Iaors,
sides i've miles northwest of Belle
Plain, has in a crop of one hundred
acres OF castor beans.-Democrar.
The Wellington drinkers draw .aeir
cold soda from \ silver mopEtea. tonn-
tain.
The editor o. he Arkansas City
Traveller has g young wild cat which
he proposes TO train Tor fighting editor.
The Traveller says; "CowIey county
viii raise and grind $500, 900 pounds
of -four shis year; aHording on an
average 10 each family, $3.50 pounds -
Butter is worth ten cents per pound
in Winfield. So says the Courier.
The Elioralo Times says: ssThis
comfy was Hooded with rain last
Mondsy night. The water stood six
Inches on level In our Streets
Butter county will have live water
mills and one steam mill co2nnleted
and in operation by next September,
besides many steam iaw mills. now in
operation.-TlEes.
The Wichita Eagle says: 1.-Two
bufzalo were killed west of the city
about nine miles on Monday last
The Wellington Press .ditcs Aas
been driving over Summer county, and
comes to the following conclusion
"Thc poorest improvements and Ion.
sgeSt Stretches OF uneultivated land:
are found in the vicinity OF our towns
and that TO find the best improvement.
and largest grain fields, one nust lool
about ten miles away from the nearest
town. THIS would seem singular and
unaeeoRntahle to $ person unacluaint,
. ell with the fact that these unimprovet
lands are owned by parties who live II
town, and who are heiding them, no
for farming, but for speculative pur
poses. As long as they are thus hel,
our towns will be surrounded b. un
. broken prairies, and we hope the pres
ent owners will be compelled 20 Gel
: them TO somebody v.hc, VIII hnprov
them"
e 1bs wheas win be ready tor harves
tln Summer county in abont ten days.
Bent. Murdoch, the big editor of th
EldOrado Times, has found his pc
toad. He Is happy.
: The Oxford Enterprise says: 9Th
: plum bushes are loaded 20 the gVoan
e with fines large plEElz, which wi
a equal in size and LAYER the finest vs.
rleties that are carefully cultivated"
VI The ladies are making a strenuou
:, effort 10 remove the stigma, "no fir
: ished and furnished church Ia Mario
e Center
3 A Mr. stewasE owns i rancho Q
2 Clear Water creek. about twenty mil,
E southwest of Wichita. A company ,
II Texas herders visited bis rancho q
y the 9th inst, got 20 drinking an
/, shooting of their revolYers in b
y house. he requested them to desIs