The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-09

We are sorry for persons who dis
like an editor so strongly that they
can't subscribe for his paper, but like
the paper so well that they have to
borrow it of their neighbors. But we
all have our trials, here in Kansas
Peabody Gazette.
&c. westbrook came from Man
chester, Wisconsin, to Marion county,
early in 1874, bought $40 acres of land
near Marion Center, and drove 1000
sheep from Wisconsin to his new
rancho. The total loss for their years
residence in Kansas has been one per
cent. lie has sheared this season g.
100 pounds of wool, which sold for 33
cents per ouna in Wisconsin. One
man herds the whole flock, for $14 per
month, and the use of some land. Hay
is furnished at 50 per ton in the stack.
The sheep are well protected, at night
i'm a corral under straw covered
shelves, and from cold weather, and in
the corral is big tank kept full oil
water by windmill pump in the well.
Mr.. Westbrook is very we'll satisfied
with sheep raising in Kansas.
Peabody is organizing brass band
One hundred and fifty Mennonites
arrived last week at Peabody.
w. D. Bickham, Esq, editor AND
proprietor of the Dayton (Ohio) Jour
nal, collectec lightweight dollars and
twenty cents, of the eXcursionists, fol
The purpose of assisting our friend
Clemens, of this city, in the purchase
of pair of legs. Mr. Bickham gave
the meney into The hands of Mrs
Fletcher Meredith, who deposited it il
c. C. Hutchinson s. Co.'s bank, til
such time as enough money shall b'
raised. Mr.. Hutchinson most gener
ously agreed to pay ten per cent. OIL
the money as long as it should remain
in his bank, which is four per cent
more than is allowed on short time de
posits.-Hutchinson News.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader says:
Mr.. E. B. Croker, of South Fork, i
suffering from severe attack of rheu
matism. He is now at Emporia, re
ceiving medical treatment.
Two hundred head of fine shee]
passed through town last Tuesday, OIL
their way to Cranes rancho, in Marion
county.
James w. Dngan, postmaster of Ba
zaar, has rendered his resignation ant
advised that that office be discontinu
ell.
WICHITA COUNTY OFFICES TRoUB
LE.-They have big legal excitemen
in Wichita about the moving of tn
county offices from one block in tn
city to another. 1t seems that at al
early day, one of the banks erected
} building named eagle Block" an
tented the upper part of it for teri
, at years to the county for its Office:
Lately, the county, for some cause
r wanted to move its offices into anoth
er block. The owner of the Eagl
| block procured temporary injunctio
from Judge Campbell, restraining tn
removal, but he dissolved the injunC
ton when the case was heard. TIL
"party of the first part" at once CAV
bonds and appealed to the Suprem
Court. The effect of this was to leaV
the matter in StGtL quo for shOl
time. The officers of the county how
1 ever, proceeded at once to move th
0 county effects. Whereupon Judg
Campbell brought the County Boar
and other officers before him and fine
! them 800 each for contempt. TIL
payment of this was refused and a
hands were arrested, and on the 19t
ult., were committed to iail. The
sent an attorney to Topeka who mao
}. application to Judge Kingman for
writ of hG6edS corpus. The judge n
fused the writ on account of some fol
n mality. The attorney cancelled I'll
a papers and went to LeavenWOrth an
a made application to Judge Brewe
: who granted the writ and directed I'll
Sheriff to bring the parties to Topel
. before the Judges of the Supren
COurt.-NeWton Hansan.
RI Miss Florence, daughter of Col.
:. n. Wood, of Cottonwood Falls, gradl
ated at Bethany College, Topeka, la
month, delivered the valedictOry, al
t was awarded the "Bishop Vail go
s medal which is given to the gradual
l who is rated perfect" in SCHOLARSHIP
department and attendance.