The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-03-26
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Our lumber men are makiug
g e 10 new corners, who are buiid
i"g sutislantiAi country re>idenc
O"e 6 N sold ia iieriai for Fix huuS
- last w, ( Wichita Beacon.
The dead body of man was
found Ia Rush cJunfs, is4; week.
Valley toWaship, in r 4no county,
; v"t' d down The proposition TO Issue
81 500 relief bonds.
The Newton kansan says bull
ness prospects are good up that way,
and Harvey county farmers are de-
termined to make every effort to
raise good crops this year.
The Wellington Press notices &
large number of teams from the
southern part of Sumner county on
their way to Wichita for corn and
oats for spring planting.
Prof. John P. Jones, of Oxford,
has been appointed periutendent
of public instruction of Sumner
county, in place of Rev. S. p Flem-
ing, who resigned to take the pas
torate of the Presbyterian church
at Arkansas City.
The Hutchinson News says: &c.
V. Rickseeker, esq, was in New
York just three months, and collect
ed over $4,000 in money, goods
and provisions. We presume this
is more than was done by any other
! agent in the east"
County Commissioner York kill
| ed wild cat while coming In from
the country, last Thursday. 1t was
a ferOcious ''baste" and proved too
much for the dogs until j. &. came
to the rescue with double barreled
shot gum.-Wichita Beacon.
George Robinson is the name of
thoughI-to-be half idiotic young
man whose over fondness for horse
flesh has placed him under Sheriff
| Massey's care. Last November
this young chap hired horse at the
! Exchange stables and has forgotten,
even 10 this dag, to return the same.
He made his escape and successful
| iy Guided the vigilance of his pursu-
ers, but on Thursday again put in
an appearance at the same stables
! and wanted another horse of Clint
Arnold "just to rice around iowa"
Arnold recognized the youth, but
''put up job" on him and Robinson
| started eastward, unconscious of the
fact that two spoilers" were watch
ing his movements. Ie was allow
ed to proceed few miles and was
then taken in by those in pursuit,
brought back TO the city, and lodg-
ed in .iail.-Wichiia Beacon.
St. Patrick's day was celebrated
at Cottonwood Falls
On Monday afternoon. S. n.
Wood was arrested for embezzIing
aid goods, old clothing, on COM
plant of DR.. G.. w. Westlake. |
Wood having to leave on the train |
the same evening, to attend court in
one of the counties west gave
bonds to appear before Hewitt
Craik's court, next Wednesday,
Chase County Leader.
The new Z. p. church at ArkaH-f
sas City was dedicated last Sunday.
Joseph Shadley, confined in the
county jail endeaYored to burn out
of his cell, bnt was discovered be-
fore the hole was sufficiently large
for him to escape through,-Arkan-
sas City Traveller.
The Coroner OF Marion county /!
never set on case yet.
We learn that young lady resjd- [
Jog in the vicinity III Oxford. del
clined to engage herself TO the OBJ |
ject of her affections until his father
bad given her written guarantee !
that his son was not only sound ''in |
wind and limb" but of good NOR
ais, gentle, and warranted to behave |
both in ''singla and double har- /
ness" She was sensible ;~and it is !
evident that she does not intend to
be seen in divorce eourt.-Wel- !
lington Press.
The destitute Of Sedgwick county
have received seven hundred coats,
seven hundred pairs of shoes and |
nearly four hundred blankets.
Peabody will soon have library
building.
Peabody is squealing for more
houses. They have not enough to /
supply the demand.
The Mennonite hotel ut Halstead !
is now in full blast.
TIE Mcpherson Advocate has
starved out. as we prophesied, and
taken another move to Salina. We /
shouldn't be surprised to hear of its |
editors pulling up among the Black |
Hills yet.-Newton Kansan.
The six hundred Cheyenne IndiAF,
prisoners Just surrendered, with
bag and baggage, scalps, squaV s
and pappooses, are expected to piss
through Wichita within few
weeks. Gen. Pope, selected this
route, which has been approved. by
the President, hence they wilt car
from our depot to the Fort Heaven
worth reservation, where they are
to be beld until some other dispoei-
ton is made of .them.--W'ichit
Eagle at =
Potatoes are worth 50 per pushed
in Eldorado.
a historic dog died at Eldorado
from his obituary in. the Walnut
Valley Times: "He was the oldest
canine inhabitant in. Southwestern
Kansas, and in his ong and event
full career has gro .wled at Border
Rnfians, 6arked { It Indians, fought
wild cats, chaW'ed wolves, and
gnawed the bont q of countless pnf-
falo. For many years he was the
champion fighting dog of the coun-
ty, and has Inasticated mere dogs
than any sausage mill west of Gin
cinnsii."
We have noticed several of our
State exchanges commenting on the
probability of the NJ, X. & T.. TAX
i ing up the track from Husnboldt to
Chetopa, and from Fort Scott to
Parsons, laying track from Hum
TO Fort Scott, and then Using the
NJ. R., f. S. & G.. track south to the
State line This does very we'll for
talk but when one reasons on the
subject q little it won't paia out very