The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-18

EDITOR NEWS marion county Is
still In the state of Kansas, and keep
ing pace with the steady, progressive
movements of Kansas.
MARION CENTER
continues to be the capital of the
county, and is good town, but sadly
needs Railroad outlet, to enable her
better to communicate with the outer
world. She has three banks, and
score or 80 of business houses of all
branehes of trade, aud run by energet-
ic business men; and venture to
assert that no county in the state can
boast of more efficient, polite and
obliging set of officials than those
who now fill our several county Off
ces at the Center. The town is eyi-
IDENTIFY looking up, which may be
attributed, partially at least, to the
fact that K. w. Hoch, the genial
editor OF the Record, Is publishing a
live paper there; and while he Is work
ing hard and establishing for himself
g good business, he is laboring for the
u
through his neat and well ordered
paper, weekly, gives an impetus and
vim to the business of the place
that 1t would otherwise not receive.
PEABODY
is still growing steadily ana surely,
and "a the townsite difficulty Is at
last settled, It will probably advance
more rapidly than ever. The old
Conebnrg site contains a great many
very desirable residence locations,
and they will now, no doubt, soon be
occupied by good dwelling, houses.
Some five or six business beuses have
been built within the last few months,
and great many residences In the
same length of time, some of which
are large and substantial. Business
continues lively for the times, and all
together Peabody, may well anticipate
bright future Three churches, and
a large stone shoot house ornament
the place, a splendid public libarary
building with all its handsome ap-
pointments occupies conspicuous
place on Main street. The town has
purchased land for a cemetry which
is beautifully located, and is being
nicely improved with evergreens,
family monuments, etc.,
FLORENCE
is now on tip-toe over their new rail-
road to Eldorado. She will soon he
u railroad center, if not the center
of the universe; in fact it is already
supposed by some that the sun actual
ly rises and sets, at equal distances
from Florence. Well, there are some
good people in Florence, and if they
get all they expect from the a. T. &
S. F. r. r. they may make good
town there yet. They have some
flrst-rate merchants, and they are
making trade lively. 1t has been q
good grain market for some time,
and their lumber trade has been ex-
cellent.
THE CHRISTOPHER QUESTION
is still unsettled. They are numerous
In some localities, but are doing little
or no damage; and in some places
where they Matched out in great num-
bers, they have nearly entierly disap-
peared. Farmers are planting corn,
and hoping for crops. The outlook
seems to be Frightening, and strong
er hopes are entertained that the pests
will continue, to disappear until none
will be left for seed.
The prospect for fruit is good, the
late frost having failed to take in the
peaches or apples. The trees are full
and look healthy and promising.
Strawberries and other small fruits
indicate good yield.
There has been a great deal of sick
ness among children in this county
this spring and many of our little
ones have been taken away by the
icy hand of death. JEEMs.
May 18th, 1877.