The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-24

August Goth, at Mr.. Naxwell's farm,
on Middle creek, Chase county, a.
smart, bright boy nsmed D. Z. Booth,
SON of Mrs. Sardoris, by first mar
rage, hung himself, by suspending q
rope from beam, putting his neck in
the moose, and jumping off 4 projection
In the side Of the barn.
Cottonwood Falls Leader:
Col. s. n. Wood, the other day, sold
q sow and four pigs for sixty dollars.
This shows that it pays To raise good
hogs.
Judge Brown and family started last
Thursday morning on a visit to the
easr, aud will probably not return be-
fore the session of Congress. His adj
dress at present is West Upton, Mass.
The Emporia Normal school, fall
term, commences next Wednesday.
Misses Annie Wilson, Nellie Glllett,
Jessie Shaft, LOrinda Kellogg and
Pres. Gillett, of this county and city,
will attend.
From the Arkansas Traveller:
WEAVEL IN WHEAT.-We learn from
John McClosky that considerable of
the wheat brought in contains weavel,
and large white flour worm, about
half an inch long, with a reddish head,
that is very destructive to flour. A
quart of common salt sown over the
bin will protect it from weavel. They
will not remain where salt is plenty.
FLAT BoAT.-Word was brought
from the Hat boat last Saturday, which
is now near the Pawnee Agency, al
most one hundred miles from this place,
by the river. They report no less than
three feet of water in the channel OF
the river, and are fully satisfied that a
small steam tug could be run between
Little Rock and this place. They have
experienced considerable difficulty in
managing the boat so as to keep it in
the channel, tut claim they can make
a successful voyage.
The Chase county republicans de-
eide to not make nominations this fall.
Two million bushels of corn will be
harvested in Butler county, this year.
Assessors returns show the total live
stock, of all kinds, p ,292; which gives
over seventy bushels to every head
Augusta Gazette.
We learn that Hon. p. B. Plumb, of
people Of Harvey county at our county
fair, to be held the 10Th, 10th, and 18th
insts. Col. Plamb is one of the best
orators in the State. and will undoubt-
eddy give our people an address well
worth their time and attcntiun.-Ne w-
ton Kansan.
West Las Animas is 55I miles from
Kansas City, and $50 from Atchison,
via the A. L. q 8. F. K. R, and it
takes tw enty mine hours from Kansas
City and twcnty-nine and u half hours
from AtchisoA To- run the same, by the
mail and express.
y 10000 bushel elevator is being
built at Peabody.
Black tongue among the cattle at
Wichita.
In Summer county water melons are
considered dear at two for a nickel.
A snake six feet nine inches long
was killed in Sumner county few
days since.
The Sumner County Press is author
ity for saying that DR.. w. H. Moore,
Of that county. has a pumpkin vine fif-
ty yards in length, is still growing,
and has already forty-two pumpkins
on It.
One hundred and fifty people from
Northern Illinois, weRt out to locate at
LaIned last week.
There were shipped from Wichita,
for the month of August, l57 car loads
or IS, 900 bushels of wheat, 8 car leads
or 1900 bushels of rye and 1000 bush
els of oats, aggregating to the shippers
SOL 300.
The II. e. church at Peabody was
dedicated on tho Goth uIt. The build
lag, iHcludlng seats, pulpit, lamps,
mating, carpet, ETC., cost $1,000, OF
which umOunt, $1,000 was dine. A
subscription, taken up aC the dedica-
ton, amounted to 81 200.
The tax levy in Chase county, for
all comfy purposes, including interest
en- its court house bonds, is only Ia
mills this year.