The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-08
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Ell Psso does not propose to be
outdone by Wichita. DIR. Tucker is
the newly appointed post master
there, and they are going to have
post Office removal forthwith.
Hutchinson has 125 children at
tending school.
The Winfield Courier gives an ac-
count of the "new silver mine re-
ported discovered on Dutch creek,
bnt it's editor has not yet seen any
of the precious metal. We guess
they've found lead, if anything.
Two men arrived in town on
Monday morning, from Cowley
county, who reported the discovery
OF silver ore near q small creek, q
Tributary of the Walnut, in that
county. 1t is claimed that speci-
mems of the ore have been sent east
and that good assayists pronounce
1t genuine silver ore. We are
pleased to note this discovery. a
few dozens of silver mines would
help our people out wonderfully
Wichita Beacon.
The County Council of Patrons
of Hnsbandry has resolved that its
members shall not take advantage
OF the usury laws.-Winffeld Tele-
gram.
We learn from Mr.. Beck of this
county, that upwards of $4,000
have been raised in Crawford coun-
ty, Ohio, for the destitute in Kan
sas.-Plow and Anvil.
Grind stones made in Howard
county are sold in Winfield.
Numerous teams now leave the
city daily loaded with government
freight for Cheyenne and Wichita
Agencies and other points in the
Indian Territory.-Wichita Beacon.
Il is estimated that 1000 Mennon-
ties live in Harvey, Mcpherson and
Marion counties.
The Mennonites paid oft fff22e 9th
er day $1,000 to parties who have
been building houses for them.
In the past four months eleven
residences have been built in New
ton.
BroadweIl, Illinois, sent 1000
bushels of corn to Hutcbison.
Emigrants are again pouring into
Hutchinson and Reno counties
Many of them are locating on the
homestead land in the southwest
and western portions of the county
while others are buving claims Oh
railroad land near town. Thert
meyer was such time for invest
ment and never will be again.
Parties have gone into Barbour
and other sparsely settled countie
for the purpose of making sheep
ranches. They intend to devote al
their time to the sheep business, ant
will go into it extensively. Thi
country is the stockman's paradise
A twenty-eight inch vein of Goa
within sixty feet of the surface O
the earth, has been struck in tn
northwestern part of Mario
county.
A car load of castor heans wa
shipped from Wichita TO ST. Loui
last Tuesday.
Our city schools are in a YER
prosperous condition, and the pa
rents of the children are certainI
satisfied with our corps of teachers
We learn from the principal, Nj
Ward, that the average enrollemen
is three hundred and ninety-seveI
the average attendance three hun
dred and seventy-fiVe, being q De
cent. in attendance of ninety-seveu
Whole number enrolled during thi
month four hundred and eighteen
An increase over the correspondent
month of last year of ofie ohuhdfe,
and fourteen.-Wichita Eagle.
1 Thirteen more car loads of Men
nonites are on their way to thi
county direct from Philadel phis
and are expected daily.-Newto
Kansan.
DIABoLICAL.-Last Tuesday eve
ming L. l.. Davis entered.Eh e ,HeTai,
office and proceeded to crafty hi
desire for revenge on the editors O
this paper by "pieing" the office
He chose an hour when the offic
was alone, Everybody connecte,
with it being at supper,) effectin
an entrance by breaking open tn
door. He pied two pairs of brevie
cases by turning the upper case
into the lower cases, upset the les,
rack, removed, 18th no gentle hand
the chase from one of the Herai,
forms on the stone, and did othe
mischief. The amount of damag
done is not as great as it might haV
been, and will only subject us {,
temporary Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Fourteen car loads of Mennonite
went west last Thursday morning
bound for Reno and Rice counties
The temperance meeting at the NJ
Z. church, last Sunday evening, wa
addressed by. presiding Eide
Rhodes. The meeting was q yer,
large one and those present pro
4 nonnce the Elders speech O master
ly effort. He advanced the. propo
sition that crime, poverty, insanity
and heavy taxes, were the natura
result of intemperance and backed
it up with logic and Statistics
Chase Co. Leader.
Plenty of water in the Walnu
and miller's are happy.
Quite party of hunters unde
the leadership of Capt. Hunt starteG
on Wednesday for the Nation wher,
they expect to remain for SON,
eight or ten days. The game will
have to suffer How.-Cowley Co
Telegram.
/ The latest instructions from th,
Postal Department, at Washington
is that Oxford be included in tn.
Wichita, Winfield and Arkansa!
City mail route, and that the trip b,
made in II hours instead OF Is a.
heretofore.-Cowley Co. Telegram
No Buffalo meat in this marke
this season. This is another bless
ing the grasshoppers and9aarUatf
brought about.-Cowley Co. Tele.
gram.
The NJ. X. & T. IN THE HAND:
OF A REcElvER.-In the case itoi