The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-04
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Judge Peters don't allow lawyers to
abuse and insult witnesses, in his
court.
In Lincoln township, Reno county, J.
L. Smith and Thomas Robertson
agreed to exchange claims. To do so
they each had first to relinquish his
claim, and then pre-empt that of the
other. One f. Pierce, of Hutchinson,
planned to gOhle one of the claims
himself, and employed Il Wichita at
torney to file on one of the claims as
soon as its owner relinquished his
right to it. On the 18th the attorney
telegraphed Pierce that his chance to
steal had come, and he rushed out with
a wagon load of lumber and by the
21st had a house 12X14 up. AS he
was putting on the shingles, forty of
| the adjacent settlers called and asked
him to desist. He refused, and was
captured, and compelled to sign re-
lease of his filing, and agree to remove
the building. Some people may think
Pierce is very sharp, but to most men
he looks like Shiny reptile.
A party of representatives of east.
ern colleges went over the A, T. & 5.
T. railroad, last week, TO inspect the
lands of that company, with view
of making purchases for their instiru-
tions.
Mr.. Harris, living on DEM creek,
lost q child, few weeks ago, in q
heart-rendering manner. While its
| mother was absent from the room a
moment, the little one pulled pot of
boiling ley, that was left upon the
stove, upon itself, scalding the child SO
badly that it died within few days.
Cottonwood Falls Leader.
Tuesday, the 25th ult., lightning
struck G. L. Rood's house in Harvey
county. There were at the time, five
persons in the house, Mr. Rood, his
wife and two children, Rev. j. NJ.
Ashley, and Judge Cutler, of Newton.
The house was considerably damaged,
and Judge Cutler thrown across the
room, and severely shocked. A mag
azine he was reading was torn to
pieces.
There is quite a rivalry going on be-
tween the crops of growing grain and
weeds, as to which will grow the fast
est. The case is still in contest
Newton kansan.
Judge Hoe ought to be called in, on
behalf of the crops.
At the NJ. F. Quarterly meeting in
Sedgwick on the 23d ult., over one
hundred persons took communion.
Five persons were also baptized by
immersion and sixteen by sprinkling.
Arkansas City was to have grand
stole one of the ponies, and the race
was postponed.
A black bear was lately run on the
Walnut, two miles from Arkansas
City.
! DOG TowN.-On the Shoe Fly road,
| just west OF Guelph, is q very large
| prairie dog town, covering seventy-five
acres or more, where the owls and
dogs can be seen any day, living
peaceably together. Ii is about twelve
miles west of this place, and would
prove IA satisfaction Ia many to see it.
Traveller.
Col. J. McMullen has been nomina-
ted by Cowley county, as brigadier
general of the Kansas militia.
The Traveller says that cattle men in
the Indian territory lose a good deal in
the way of depredations by the Usage,
and other tribes. During January and
February the Osages run off and killed
30 head from Kingsbury's herd, alone,
while they were on the Salt Fork, be-
sides 75 head from McConnell's herd,
| and Is from Henderson and Deans
and the Kaws killed several of Reads
and Badley's. Besides the 20 head
killed from Kingsbury's herd, they had
scattered, in the Usage Nation 1862
head, and out of that number all they
recovered was 81 head making Kings
bury's total loss S35 head, valued at $50
per head, or $10,050.
FoRGERY.-Some time last February
a young man came to the post Office of
this place and inquired if there was a
letter for James Caldwell. Mr.. Huey,
VINO was acCln8 as deputy, nanueu
him the letter called tor. A post office
money order tor fifty dollars
| ,Vas then presented and signed by the
/ individual and the money paid him.
Soon after another Caldwell came in
for the money, but there was none for
him, and the case stated as above re-
lated. IL seems Mr.. Caldwell, who
Hives some ten miles west of this place,
had told several parties ne was expect
ing the order, aud some one of them
called tor it, and forged his name.
The consequence is, the forger has es-
capped. and the postmaSters Mr.. Keith
and Mr.. Hney have had the money 70
pay over. The whole trouble was in
not having some one to identify the
man yet the proof seemed so positive
as not TO require it. No clue has been
found 20 the parties.-Arkansas City
Traveller.
The above, of course, proves that
post Office money orders can be paid
to the wrong parties, but IL the post
master had exercised the usual pre-
caution of having the applicant prop