The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-22
SOUTHWEST.

The Wichita fair had 100 pound
pumpkin.
The Greenwood county republican
ticket is as follows: For representa-
tive, A. c. Richardson; for fheriff, w.
o. Claycomb; for treasurer, Walter
Smithers; for county clerk, Il. Harlan;
for register of deeds, John D. Shaw
for surveyor, s. NJ. BIggs; for coroner,
DIR. A. ri. Wassam; tor county COM
missiOners, S. V. Bitter, w. w. Wells.
j. K. Rossell.
n. B. Jacoby, of Valley Center, lost
the finest brood SOW on exhibition at
the fair, on Tuesday the 9th. He drove
It from Valley Center, and the hog be-
ing immensely fat became overhead
ed, and while Mr.. JacOby was attend
ing 20 some business In another part
OF the grounds, some one threw a
bucket OF water over It, which so chilli
Ell the hog that it fell as dead as II
shot through the hearG.-Wichita Bea-
con.
The Empire House, Wichita, is to be
moved to Douglas avenue. Good idea,
too.
Wichita has 2,7O4 population, and
Will have big horse fair on the 26th,
the purses aggregatIng 81 $50.
A Wichita ice dealer has 500 tons
leftover to begin next season with.
Miss Humes, of Eureka, while 90
Ing to bed on the night of Oct. 4th,
blew down the lamp chimney, and the
lamp exploded and threw burning oil
over her SO that she was in some places
cooked to n crisp. It Is thought she
will recover.
Twenty bushels of potatoes this sea-
son to each inhabitant of Greenwood
county.
The editor of the Hutchlson News,
being candidate for the legislature,
has thorough republican record, but
says that in regard to the tariff and
financial questions, he has never besn
able to make up his mind. AS the
Kansas legislature does not have jarIs-
diction over these matters, we presume
that it makes little difference how the
members stand in regar d to them.
From the Arkansas City Traveller.
We have just Termed and stop the
prees to announce that Col, z. C. Nam
ming has Withdrawn from the Repub-
lican nomination, for reasons good and
just, and expects to take no pa TT in the
politics of this county.
THE FLAT Boar. We received a
card from L. ID. Bowen, dated Fort
Gibson, September 18th, that stated
they were navigating slowly but sure
ly, and travelling full as well as they
expected the greatest difficulty being
TO steer the boat, as the oars were not
properly made and fixed. They arriV-
ed at Fort Gibson on the 2oth, and ex-
pected TO start for Fort Smith after a
few hours stay. Mr.. Bowen states
that he believes boating can be made a
success, and expects 70 try it again as
soon as the party can return.
FIRE.-Last Saturday a little child
of a. Chamberlain's got hold Of some
matches and set fire TO the grass near
the house and becoming frightened.
ran in and told its mother sishe had
better put the fire out" A terrible al
fort was made TO protect the house.
but in the meantime the stable. two
horses, and 80 bushels of wheat were
consumed. The loss will be seyerelv
BY the owner Of the property.
The trial of z. C. Manning a0ains.
Wm- Allison for libel resulted in favor
OF Allison and against Mr.. Manning-
The Telegram will re-appear again
now.
GOT HIS Hat. C. Bennett. of
Emporia, bet hut last year vith
Bishop. OF the Sumner County Press.
d; Z. Farrsr, OF this place, and several
would not affect CoWley, Sumner Rnts
Ter and other southeastern conntsss
this year, and has been around IN oet
his bats.