The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-03

4OHdHu6 a. again d. iGoIiuS Tie very
necessary project of a bridge across
the Walnut.
The Eldorado Times announces in
startling display lines that "Kerosene,
coal oil, or petroleum, is found to exist
in large and paying quantities in FL
dorado township, five miles below
town. Companies have been organ
lied to bore wells, and whether or not
it exists in paying quantities will soon
be determined"
We venture TO express the opinion
that it don't
Elk county Is getting sound on the
Emporia narrow gauge road. We see
by the Howard City Courant of the
18th that the proposition for bonds for
the Parsons and Ellsworth narrow
gauge is to be withdrawn and a COM
bined proposition for that and the
Emporia narrow gauge is to be SUBJ
mitUed. The Courant says:
It appears that the two elements in
this county which have so long been
antagonistic to each other, are about
to come together and Join hands in the
advancement of the interests of the
county. The people of the south side
of the county and those of the north
now propose to come together, and
vote aid to two railway companies, the
Parsons and Ellsworth narrow gauge
running east and west, and the Kansas
City, Emporia and Southern narrow
gauge running north and south. which
will give Elk county two roads in
stead of one, and the aggregate cost
OF both will not greatly exceed that
of either one of the former PROPOSE
tions submitted. This we think will
be the best thing that can be done for
all parties and then our farmers will
have market right here at home which
will be equal to that of any county in
the state, as the competition between
the two roads will put our freight tar
ifs down to city prices. Senator
Nichols has succeeded in getting the
Parsons company to cut down their
proposition from 100000 to 500, 900,
thereby leaving ample margin to al
low US to vote aid to the north road as
well. The COURANT's advice Is to
carry into effect this compromise and
all will be benefited thereby.
This of course is good project for
the extension Of the narrow gauge
from Eureka south, aud Eureka is
beginning to feel like railroad center
From the proceedings of the Com
missioners of Lyon County, as pub
lished in the Emporia NEWS, we con-
clude that Lyon county bonds are to
hca fHNH To
before work begins. Lyon county is
already in debt 100000. The
100000 to the narrow gauge
makes a cool half million. Sup
pose these bonds should be issued
and Emporia not get the road? TAX
ing the present state of bond market
in New York, q million dollars of Ly-
on county bonds would not realize q
hundred thousand dollars in cash and
it takes cash to build railroads.-Eldo-
RADIO Times.
Between the first and seventh OF
this month the following charter was
filed at the Secretary of States office,
and from that time the corporation
had an existence:
s'kansas City, Emporia s. Southern
railroad company. Place of business
Emporia Kansas. Directors-J. X
Finley, G. V. Eskridge. G. N. Sterry,
Jose phi e. Young and Lloyd Il. Full
er."-Winfield Courier.
From Samuel Scott, of Vernon
Township we learn that a whirlWind-
tornado passed from southeast to
northwest through the northwest part
of Vernon township about 2 miles
from the Arkansas river On Tuesday
night abeut 8 O'Clock. It appears to
have struck the ground and then risen
for distance and then descendend
again at intervals of about a mile
apart. The house of James Dale was
utteraly demolished, as also the house
of Mr.. WOrthington, and one other
house whose owner We have not learn
ed. There were six inmates in the
house of Mr.. Dale at the time and their
escape from serious injury is remarka-
BILE. Crops, fences and stock were de-
stroyed and seriously tossed about in
every locality struck by the cyclone
An idea OF its force may be obtained
from the fact that wagon containing
barrel of water stood at the door of
Mr.. Dale's residence and it was torn
to pieces and the front wheels with a
broken wagon tongue were found
about 300 yards from the house, but
the remainder of the wagon had not
been found on Wednesday, though
diligent search had been made there
for.
LATER.-The residence of James
Paul, one mile east of Oxford, was
twisted in two, the upper story being
carried away and a large amount of
bedding andwearing apparel belonging
to Mrs. Paul carried with it, of which
no trace can be found. A house be-
longing to r. B. Wait on the farm
near the Barlow place was also car
ried from the foundation entirely and
thrown southwest and turned entirely
towards the storm. Corn was twisted
out of the ground and into withs
wherever the monster struck the earth.
The noise of the tempest is said TO
have been appalling.-Winfield COu-
rier.
Hon. Thomas Nickerson, President
of the AT. & s. F. railroad COM
pany is expected in this valley within
the next few days. Mr.. Nickerson is
on trip of observation in the interest
of his road. 1t does not yet appear
whether that company will take steps
looking to the extension of that road
down the valley, or simply to check
mate, and, II possible, impede the pro-
gress of some of the narrow gauge
enterprises.-Oxford Independent.
The wheat crop lately harvested in
this county, will not exceed fifteen
bushels per acre on an average.
While some fields will yield largely,
others will fall far below the average,
in consequence Of the injury sustained
by reason of the heavy rains.-Sumner
County Press.