The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-02-19
SOuJTHwEST.

bushels of fish have been hooked
out of the Arkansas river at Wich-
ita the past few days, through the
ice. A great deal of sport hasibeen
had in this way.
Information is wanted of the
She Is the daughter of Joseph Nc
Mahan, who died in Fort Scott
sometime during the war; she is
about fourteen years of age; she
then lived in Fort Scott with fam
lily by the name of Smith. ANY in
formation concerning her will be
thankfully received by her two
brothers, James and Lewis E. Me-
Mahan. Address VIM. Z. Bond,
Arcadia, Crawford county, Kansas.
Now let the Smith family stand up.
l--Wich-ita Eagle.
1t is said of the spring winds in
this country thst "Ihey just sit on
their hind legs and howl. This win
ter they have set upon the ragged
edge of despair and whistled peo-
piles ears of. In this country, too,
the north end of south wind is al
ways colder than the south end of
q north wind, and vice versa. The
tail end of south wind, ornament
ed with flock of wild geese, indi-
Gates green prairies and soring
chickens. We look for q zephyr of
this kind in few Wichita
Eagle.
Work upon the Little river has
been actively going on since last
week. Wagons have been busily
hanling timber and preparations
have all been made TO push the
structure to early completion. The
i individual subscriptions have been
doubled, assuring the bridge. This
will give us two free bridges here,
and secure trade TO our city the
extent of which will create a mark
ed degree of surprise even among
the sanguine.-Wichita Eagle.
The Marion County Relief Com
mittee have increased their estimate
of the destitute in that county from
900 to 1000.
A stock company is being organ
lied to start cheese factory here.
This is much needed enterprise in
this county and we are pleased to
note that the stock is being rapidly
taken up.-Chase County Conrant.
Mrs. Bickerdyke, of Great Bend,
returned to Kansas, from the East,
last week, bringing thirty car loads
ofrelief goods.-Hutchinson News.
Our distinguished fellow citizen
Judge w. Il. Bro WI, reached home
!
night IN good health and spirits.
| We arc glad to see him back
Hutchinson News.
Reno county will get over four.
thousands dollars of the amount APP
propriated by the Legislature for
grasshopper sufferers.
Mr.. A. V. Shepler, of Medicine
Lodge, says that OF the 10000 head
of cattle being wintered in that To-
cality. not more than one hundred
have died up to the present time.
Wichita Beacon.
a gentlemen who came up from
Fort Sill, Saturday, reports heavy
fire at that place which destroyed
the greater portion of the barracks.
Almost the entire number of Indian
prisoners held there made their es-
cape. 1t is supposed that some of
the Indians started the fire to aid
them escaping.-Wichita Beacon.
Lieut.. Hinkle, of the United |
States army, passed through the |
city, on Friday, Ell route to Chey-
enne Agency. He had in charge |
four Cheyenne Indian prisoners, /
captured near Fort Wallace and !
charged with numbering white citi-
zens. They will be tried by mill
tary commission now sitting at |
Cheyenne Agency.-HVicbita Bca-
con.
Thirty new buildings will he err
ected in Newton, next spring.
Caldwell fs promised first class
billiard saloon and Is happy. All
owing to superior railroad prospects
of course.
The Great Bend Register is conf
dent that the dead line will be re-
moved further west, SD as to give
that point monopoly of the cattle
trade.
John +. Dunagan, living on Slate
creek, near Oxford, had two valua-
BILE mares stolen from him on the
night of the goth nli He offers a
reward of 500 for return of the
animals.
Up to January 9th, the Harvey
county relief society have distribut-
ed G,63O pounds--eI--4lonr,- .1Q2
pounds of meal, 79S pounds of hon.
my and beans, lac. 800 pounds of
coal aud 5000 for beef. The socie-
ty has balance of S4OG. 20 cash OH
hand.
The Arkansas City Traveller says
that the Big Hill Osages are killing
cattle being herded on the Chi
kaskia river, in the Territory, by
whites. The cattle are not held
near the Usage reservation, conse-
quentlY there can be no excuse for
the conduct of the Indians.
a Butler county jury failing to
agree procured an order from Judge
Campbell for supper, upon which
they proceeded to a restaurant in
charge of the time honored "sworn
officer" where they ordered sup
per fit for king, oysters wines,
etc., being part Of the bin of fare,
For all of which Butler county foots
the bill.
A man 63 years of age has made
the trip between Elk Falls and
Douglas, a distance of5I miles, ev-
cry day this winter, on blackboard,
delivering the mail with perfect
regularity, never missing a single
day, though the wind has been ter
rible, and the Thermometer at times
has been down three or four rods
below the freezing point. When
the time rolls around and Uncle
Sam ''comes to make up his Jewels"
will not this old stager and his
weather beaten mule. form a part
of the central setting? Ave, verify.
Winfield Courier.
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