The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-26
SOUTHWEST.
CHASE COUNTY.

CHASE COUNTY"
Cottonwood Falls is red hot about the
Walnut Valley railroad, and
thinks it will start from that town.
Cottonwood Falls is moving for a
grand Juth of Ally celebration. She
goes 1880 on it already.
T.F. Clark has moved from the
Falls to EmpOria.
We understand Sam Wood wants to
run independent for Congress In this
district. We hope he VIII be encOur-
aged. We want to have some fun.
A hack line has been established be-
tween the Falls and EIdOrado, over the
proposed line of the bob tail railroad.
Mrs. Leroy Martin and her daught-
er, Mrs. SwOpe, sleave this week for
visit TO carbohydrates.
One day last week, 1. B. Sharp
caught 300 pounds OF fish In three
hours, near the Usage mills, and 1t
wasn't good day for fish either
Leader.
Father Perrier having gone on q
visit TO France, to be absent about
four months, Father Swemberg will
fill his appointment during his alb
sence.--Leader.
Sam Wood and wife have gone to
San Juan.
There are over 10000 acres of fall
wheat In Chase county. The increase
In acreage over last year Is 100 per
cent on the uplands and about 80 per
cent In the bOttoms.-Leader.
A son of H. 8. Hicks, living n ear the
head of South Fork, while huntin &
cattle on day last week, killed six
wild cats In the space of two hours,
and the "varmints" were scarce that
day tOo.-Leader.
Cottonwood stone will be used in the
construction of the new Lawrence
bridge. H..
HARVEY COUNTY.
The Centennial Fourth is to be cele-
brated at Newton.
Last year, we learn from q table
In the Ksnsan, Harvey Co unity had in
$3.50 acres of winter wheat; this year
she has in 23,O3S acres. There is a
considerable falling of in the acreage
of spring wheat and corn. The area
of oats is increased about 1000 acres,
rye about 200, and barley over 600.
Alex Reed, of Sedgwick CITY, has
been appointed, by Governor Osborn,
Probate Judge for Harvey county,
vice II. L. Logan resigned. The Kan =
san says he was O we'll known Demo-
crat up to within a month, and that
it don't like the means used to secure
his appointment over other good men.
CowLEY COUNTY.
Corn four inches high.
Harvesting in three weeks from the
18th, says the Traveller.
Man with a Deere plow broke %
acres of sod in five days.
Charley McIntire is going it alone
on the Cowley CouRty Democrat.
Foot ball amuses the Arkansas City
boys. .
Mrs. A. A. Newman, formerly of
Emporia, will go to the Zig show.
Nearly fifty prairie hens nests were
burned on one acre of ground, across
the Arkansas, last week.-TraVeler.
Grouse creek post office has been dis
continued.
Harvest hands will ba in great de-
mand in this county. Fully 1000 men
could find employment during the sea-
sOn.-Traveller.
A mouse got into a drawer at this
Office, in which was kept some curren-
cy, and came near destroying ten dol
lars wOrth.-Arkansas City Traveller,
That's thin, Scott. The idea OF 9
pIInter having $40 ahead.
CostellO's show didn't go to Arkan-
sas City as billed, and the people went
home sad. One maiden of sweet ak
teen offered So $50 see that show"
An idiot who proposes to raise peo-
pie from the dead, has been holding q
series of what is called religious meet
ings near Salt City. OF course he has
followers.
Laudwick MaFicle, Of Webster Coun.
ty, Iowa.. recently purchased l,O4C
acres of land west OF the Arkansas
river, and intends breaking 800 acres
of 1t. He purchased VIM. Gross farm,
horses, hogs and everything, excepl
part of his furniture, an old horse
and his chickens. Gross Is working
tor Maricle now, after receiving 4,6O(
for his place. Mr.. NJ. was one Of he
first settlers of Iowa.-Traveler.
Further reports from the flood are
to the effect that whole fields of corn
were washed away on the Walnut and
Grouse, and the loss of 500 bushels OF
old wheat by one man on Grouse. The
wheat was in q bin, which the watel
surrounded, and In twenty-four hour
it had sprouted. Other parties were
compelled to move out of their houses
and in two or three instances thu
houses were carried from their founda
Ition.-TraVeler.
The boat to navigate the Arkansal
Is about finished.
sEDGwICK COUNTY.
Wichita Is troubled with the bridS
question again. 1t has been free 70
the last several months by the actor
, of some of the business men of tn
town. The Eagle don't know wha
to do about it.
A boy named Columbus d. Letter
whose father lives about five mile
/. from Wichita was sent to that city