The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-23
SOUTHWEST.
REFORM.

The Arkansas Valley Institute
opened at Wichita Jan. 18th.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader says:
While in Emporia, last Friday, upon
invitation of Pres. Cross, we visited
the room being fitted up for the First
National Bank of that city, in the
building formerly occupied by the
Holderman brothers. The glass in the
front windows is in plates about by
IL feet, and cost 5000. The counters,
desks, ratings and other furniture, are
of oiled black-walnut, of handsome
massive pattern, built entirely of ma.
tive lumber and by resident mechan-
les, under the supervision of John Nc
Donald, the master builder of EN-
poria. The vault is a stupeEdous af-
fair, being built of brick and stone,
the door of which being OF extra thick
ness, is fastened by a six-bolt double
lock, of the latest and most intricate
kind. Within the vault is s large
Macneal and Urban burglar proof
safe, weighing 10000 pounds. When
finished, the First National of Em-
poria, will have one OF the finest and
most complete bank offices in the
state.
We see by the Sumner county Press
that Capt. J. s. Hunt, returned a few
days since from a prOtrscted hunt in
the Indian Territory. Fifty deer, sew
eral beavers, numberless turkeys and
| q mountain lion, were a portion of the
| spoile of the chase. The skin of the
latter will be stuffed and preserved as
. trophy OF the most successful hunt
of the season.
Or. Mead, Of Cedar, was in town Last
1 Saturday. he was selected by the
Cedar Valley Farmers Club to repre-
/ sent them at the Farmers convention
at Topeka, now in progress.-Chase
County Leader.
A correspondent of the Chase Coun-
| ~ Leader speaks of ''last Sunday 10
Cottonwood Falls" in this why: Al
IL O'Clock 3. M, service at both ehuF-
ches; in the evening, q lecture at the
Congregational church, on the destruc-
ton of Babylon. During the day, Cot.
tonwood Falls was full and overflow.
ing with the corruptions of Babylon
For instance, . certain city Official wal
drunk at . saloon, singing, an ex-city
official was keeping him company.
Three liquor saloons were open all day
and Good Templer was selling iiquol
by the glass. Three Good Temple<s
one OF them an officer, were beastly
drunk. Three boys, minors, wer'
drunk, and the lower end of town wal
pandemonium. A county officia
was "half seas over
At Hutchison, on Saturday nigh
quite . sensation was created in tn
north part Of town by rapid dis
charge of fire arms by J. II. Gillespie
Quite a number OF persons hurrie
to see what was the matter
and found that Mr.. Gillespi
had been shooting at q man who ha
, attempted to break in at one of hi
: windows. Mr.. Gillespie heard th
noise and snatching up his gun rusl,e
out In time to see the fellow boundin
, of with grey hound speed. He fire
both barrels of his gun at him and 81,
, ing pursuit emptIed also . five barrel
j ed revolver At him. 1t is thought tina
? the fellow escaped unhurt although b
! cried ont he was shot at the first dis
: charge.
r At the unanimous request of all vi
0 had the pleasure of hearing him Whe
e here before, Rev. w. E. CopeiAn.
: win repeat his lecture "Our County
= peril1 ct the Court House on Saturds
i evening next. The lecture Is sehoia