The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-04
STATE.
STATE.
n. W. Reynolds viii resurrect the
Parsons Sun.

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II. w. Reynolds will resurrect the
Parsons Sun.
Plenty of water is now found in
Russell county where none could be
found five years ogo.
An immigration society has been
established at Cofeyviile, with a capt.
tai stock of 5000.
Mrs. r. r. Taylor, wife OF the de-
ceased editor, fell down stairs week
before last at Wyondotte, and broke
her arm above the elbow.
The ladies of Dodge City use brooms
with iron handles. As a result, pesce
and harmony are said to dwell In the
in households.
A man at Burlingane agreed to
make coat for %, if the hotel keeper
would furnish the material. Agreed.
During the night the fellow left with
the cloth.
Three-fourths of the time of the
students at the State Agricultural COL
lege is DEVOTED to literary and one
half to industrial studies.
At a recent meeting the Osborne
county commissioners reduced the
salary of the county attorney to SIS
per quarter, and also their own aud
that of the overseer of the poor farm,
from So to 81 per day. They will
have to take little more time to
transact business after this display of
economy.
The Kansas Chief says sick horse
deliberately walked to the bank of
Wolf river, and committed culcide by
jumping in where it was fifteen feet
deep. The owner, S. D. fillmore, saw
the whole performance, and when he
reached the spot the horse was floating
away dead.
Professor Reeder, of Beloit, offers
to the scholar in his school that
will have made the greatest advance
ment by the end of the present term,
a prize of forty silver quarters; to the
next thirty silver quarters to the next
twenty-five silver quarters, and to
the next ten silver half dollars.
There are now twenty-four railroads
in the state, and about 2,2Oe miles of
road. The aggregate assessment of
railroads for the year 1876 amounted
to $l6,205, 435. The total assessment
of the property in the state for the
same year amounted to $4,000, 900.
The assessment of railroad property
amounted to about one-eighth of the
total assessment of the state.
F. 2. Baker, Of the Commonwealth,
has caused the arrest of n. G. Morris,
an attache of the Leavenworth Times,
on charge of libel. The plaintiff
claims that it is to be test case to
prove whether or not the laws in re-
gard to libel are dead letters.
That mysterious animal, the ground
hog, has been killed near Wathena,
and now let us hear no more about
him.
1t is estimated by the State Board
of Agriculture, that on the LIST OF
Macrh, 1877, there were no less than
thirty-six and quarter million
bushels of old corn still in store in
this State.
Charley Peshler's wheat fields, in
Sumner county, were menaeed by
youn5 hoppers, who had congregated
upon the dry prairie grass which had
been spread around the field for pro-
lection, when his friends co the mum
Der of twenty were called to the res
cue aud the cremation theory was put
ia practice with eminent success.
Charles Peters, while blowing in
Mitchell county, took his gun by the
muZZle to move it out of the way,
when it was discharged, blowing the
entire palm out of his right hand
together with the two fingers.
Mr.. A. z. Scribner killed a very
large wolf, on fine 10th near the resi-
dence of Mr.. Il. C. Harris in Chase
county.
Some dogs killed seventeen sheen
belonging to Rev. Mr.. McComb, In
Rocks county, recently. The owners
of the dogs are not able to pay for the
damages, but they manage to keep the
dogs.
Through the politeness of Alfred
Gray, Secretary of the Kaus as State
Board of Agriculture, we are in re-
| body, for the months of February and
March. They contain many valuable
statistics.
Several pike (Lianius) have been
caught in the Cottonwood river, this
spring, weighing from three to eight
pound. The Cottonwood is the only
river in Kansas where the "wall-eyed
pike" has yet been found.
Mr.. A. J. Penrod, of Chase county.
was tried I'm the United States District
Court, at Topeka, April II, upon the
charge of keeping a still upon his
premises. Mr.. Penrod plead guilty,
and was fined $500, and sentenced to
six months Imprisonment.
Clay Center Dispatch: ave have
just learned the particulars concern
ing the sad death of son and daugh-
ter of Mr.. John H. Jackson, who
lives about eight miles west of town,
aged respectively sixteen and four
teen years. The stable caught fire
from prairie fire, and the victims
went to the rescue OF the horses,
which they succeeded IN getting out
safely. They then went in after the
harness, and while there the roof,
which was thatch, fell in upon them.
The girl succeeded in getting out, but
heroically returned TO the rescue of
her brother. She succeeded in getting
him out of the fire, but they were
both so badly burned that they died
during the day."
Honesty II the Best Policy.