The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-08
The Allen county lawyers ofF.r

The Allen, county lawyers offer
premium for the handsomest colored |
baby exhibited at the fair at lola next
week.
The Germain sisters are very happy /
In their new home with Mrs. Wilson, |
near Lawrence. It is quiet, pleasant |
place TO live. They attend school near |
at hand, and are enjoying peace and |
comfort after their terrible suferings
among the wild Cyeyennes.-Law-
renee Journal.
Leavenworth offers $4,000 in purses
for fast tEOtting and running, at the
fair there next week, 18th 70 18th in
elusive.
Topeka has organized a G. A. R.
post.
Stock hogs, says the Valley Falls
New Era, are selling at whatever price |
the owner chooses to ask for them.
Prices range from ten to twenty-five
cents per pound. Last year the same
kind of hogs sold for two and three
cents per pound.
The Ne0sho Falls Post published a
daily issue during the successful fair
held there last week.
The Washington correspondent of
the Leavenworth Appeal says: "COl.
Phillips Is still lying sick in this city.
He was removed 8 few days ago from
the Washington House TO zoos III. ST.,
where better accommodations and
more quietude could be had. The Col
onel is suffering from lung affection,
and it is very doubtful whether he will
ever see the end of another Congress"
Miss Kate Sargent, of To-
peka. has fallen heir to an estate in In
diana valned at $1,000.
The Oskaloosa Independent has a
Valley Falls department, conducted by
Miss Puella DOrnblazeE. In her salut-
atory the editress says: "Should the
editorial fraternity abuse us. we shall
endeavOr to do as taught in girlhOod
days, and as we have practiced all
along-return "a kiss for blow" 1t
Puella has got rosebud mouth, every
editor In Kansas will DOW ungsllantly
abuse her.
At one of the Usage City coal mines
Sept. "a, piece of sOapstone weighing
half ton fell upon and crushed John
Pope, a miner. to death.
Lyndon, Usage county, is to have q
newspaper, the Times, conducted by
Miller and Brother.
The Williamsburg railroad is pro-
| crossing finely, with every prospect of
specified, by Mr.. Schotield when he
began the work. The construction
party have nearly finished the iron
last Monday. The line will have its
rolling stock on and the thing in full
operation in time to bring in cheap fuel
for winter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rep.
The Patrons of Husbandry are pre-
pairing to put up an extensive hay
press in Atchison. They arc also rails
ing the stock to build an elevator.
While the farmers OF Davis county
spend their time running cattle out OF
their fenced-in-fields, their neighbors
in Dickinson spend their time in till
Il ing the soil, and are growing rich
thereby. Herd lac!
| On the 5th of December next it will
be q years since the town company OF
Topeka was organized. OF the per-
sons present at that time the following
are the only ones still living in Tope-
ka: C. X. Holiday, F. w. Giles
ERoch Chase and Dan Horne.
/. It is stated that the Kansas Pacific
and URion Pacific railroad companies
have Joined together and arranged fol-
the erection of a building on the Cen.
tennial grounds of Philadelphia, sepa-
!. rate from the halls of the exposition
for the special purpose Of displaying
the products of Colorado, Wyoming;
Kansas and Nebraska.
j The army worms appeared in Cana
township, Montgomery county, about
twelve days since. They have de-
streyed about fifteen acres of wheat fol-
} DaYis Foster and few acres belong
ing to Thomas r. Pittman. Other
wise no damage has been done to fall
, wheat by Insects.
II The Agricultural College at Man.
! haitian is to have, during the present
} year. twelve lectures On practical laws
delivered by Judge Brewer.
Hon. John D. Wells, ex-member Of
the legislature from Marshall county
. has 100 acres of broom corn on his
farm, near Barrett. He expects 9
yield of 700 pounds to the acre, and
counts on five cents per pound. Three
thousand FIVE hundred dollars is pretty
good.
Outlawry has become such in in Don.
iPaan county that the District Judge
talks OF ordering q grand jury. Tit
, Chief Gays: "Within the past yea
> there AaEe been several cold bloodeG
3 MURDERS prisoner, while being ta
> ken to jail, has been killed by q mob
!. q band of horse thieves infest thu
\ county, committing depredstions every
: week, and there are threats of a vigi
!, lance eommittees citizens are anony
3 mously warned 20 leave, and thei
E houses are burned ia daylight; and
I threats have been made 20 lynch pris
> oners confined in jail, awaiting the du'
}. course of law.
A modest Lincoln county aspirsnt
] announces himself thus: "After re
r peated and earnest solicitations,
e have consented to allow my name to b
r used as . candidate tor repres enta
J. tive"
THE MEN WHO ADVERTISE.
Consign your stock TO Irwin Allen& Co.