The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-02

700 rabbits were killed in Marion
county New Years day.
There ought to be tive more in a
town like Cottonwood Falls.
A large observation-disclosures and then
discontinued creates the impression
that the man has Eldorado
Times.
Falls township, Chase county, has
voted in favor OF Issuing $4,000 IN
bonds for the proposed a. 7. & 5. F.
branch road to Eldorado.
A detachment of the Third Artillery
seme 800 men, went East on Thurs
day morning. They are from tue
Cheyenne Agency and bound for New
Iour.-CottOnwOod Falls Leaders.
Fred Perrigo has gone into partner
ship with his father at Cottonwood
Falls, and proposes to some day have
as large a store as Geo. W. Newman's
at Emporia.
A Mr.. Bull of Winfield has been
offered $4,000 for his interest in an egg
basket recently patented by himself
and associates. Most any citizen OF
Winfield is able to offer $4,000 for a
patent egg basket.
A general railroad meeting is to be
held at Eureka Jan. "a, to listen to the
proposition from gentlemen represents
ing several proposed s'east and ives;
roads," The narrow gauge from EN-
poria will Obviate the necessity of any
other railroads into the Southwest.
The Eureka Herald has the follow
ing readable item:
A. F. Nicholas, In a tree near the
river last week, found bullet imbed-
ded in the wood which had grown
over it. There were thirty-two COM
plete rings of wood over it. The tree
was white elm. There was small
place decayed where the bullet was,
but the wood ever it was sound.
One of Squire Springer's daughters
got pretty badly hurt the other day
by the accidently discharge of a shot
gun. 1t fell from its place and struck
In such manner as TO fire it of. Sew
enteen shots were lodged In Miss
Springer's leg making painful though
not dangerous wounds.
The first duty of the new County
Attorney will be to decide if there is
any law to make darkey change his
shirt. One of ClaycOmb's prisoners
refuses to change his shirt which he
has worn about three mon lbs, claim
lag that the county must furnish him
new clothes while he stays in Jail.
Col. RiZer is expected to intern the
sheriff regarding the law in case.
The Cottonwood Falls Leader, has
maize the discovery that Jacobs
Mound was created for the purpose
of becoming water tank station for
the Kansas City, Emporia & Southern
narrow gauge railroad. If that is the
case, let the mound be utilized by all
means.
Mr.. Gray and daughter, Mrs. E. B.
Croker, had q narrow escape from
freezing TO death last Sunday. They
left home in the mOraing to attend the
funeral of Mr.. S. p. Hartman, some
seven miles, little south OF west,
across the prairie. Before getting
half way the snow storm increased to
such an extent that they thought II
best to return home, and turned their
horses in that direction. They had
proceeded but short distance, how
ever, the snow falling so thick and
fast. before they lost all reckoning.
Mr.. Gray, supposing the horses would
find their way home, let them have
their own way. They naturally trav-
eled with the storm, bringing up at a
MIR. Parsons ia Butler county about
dark. Mrs. Crocker was badly frozen.
Their long absence created no little
and arrangements had
been made to hunt for them before
they returned cottonwood Falls