The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-19
Southwest

The local OF the Winfield Courier let
of his 4th Of July patriotism by going
down to Arkansas City, getting aboard
the "Aunt Sally" and taking ride.
Martin King, of Winfield, recently had
3 81, 600 PAGER stolen from him. He re-
covered her.
A copperhead snake disputed the &C.
cupancy of portion Of the Chase coun-
ty Court house with Sheriff Jobe john
son the other day. He was for fight, but
Jobe got pile of rocks and smashed him.
Mr.. j. u. Moore, on South Fork, Chase
county has sold his farm, stock, growing
crops and farming implements to Mr.
Martin, of Wisconsin. The sale netted
MIR. Moore some $4,000.
Mrs. Page, wife of the man recently
murdered at Winfield by L. j. Webb, un-
dertook, the other day, when the latter
come ont of Jail, to ayenge the deed by
shooting Webb. The sheriff saved Webb's
bacon.
We understand that a survey Is now
being made for the extension of the Kan
sas City, Burlington aud Santa Fe rail-
road from Burlington to Augusta. We
are glad to learn of this, and hope the
company Will be able to bald the road at
once. Should they be able to convince
the people along the route of their ablli-
ty to do the work promptly, they can Oh
tain all the aid the law will allow them
| to vote.-Angusts Gazette.
The boys all voted Walker, of the Pea
| body Gazette, number one fellow, at
the recent editorial convention. He gets
up one OF the spiciest papers in the State.
and then he is 'tlocated' on the main is
sues.-EmpOria News.
walker being 8 number one fellow,
| was determined long before the editorial
convention. Box around, old man, and
| find things out little sooner.-Eldorado
Times.
We found out all we wanted to about
you long ago.
The editor of the Walnut Valley Times
is having a serious time of it. He has
been nominated for Lieutenant Governor
| Congressman and President, by different
members of the press gang who desire to
see his merits brought into requisition,
but now hear these disappointing words
Duty to ourseIf and to our family, duty
to our mother-in-law, duty to the various
| and sundry interests that go TO make W
| for us an active, business life, compels US
after thanking our brethren for the high
| compliments so unanimously rendered, to
most respectfully but most firmly decline
to be candidate, either for Member o.
Congress, Lieutenant Governor or Presi-
dent Of the United States.
| The present wheat crop IN this county
| is yielding larger than was anticipated
1t will be better at fifty cents per bushel
than last years. crop at one dollar
Hutchinson News.
C.E. Decker, of Chicago, is going t.
start cheese factory on Otter creek
Greenwood county.
We would like to hear from Messrs
Corse, Young and other dignitaries OF the
Kansas City, Emporta & southern rail-
road, now that without any stump speak
ing, bond voting and the like we have al
outlet for some of our surplus stock
There is still plenty of work for rail-
road down here, however, and "nrs
come, first served.' You hear us!-
Winfield Courier.
A man by the name of Blizzard being
confronted with a shot gun, confessed t.
burning the haystacks of j. G, Titus, anC
destroying nine hundred bushels Of wheat
Object, revenge on Titus for beating hin
in lawsuit. All in CoWley county
Titus IN jail where he ought probably t.
rot.
j. Christ is a member of the city coun
Gil of Peabody.-Junction Union.
So is Walker Of the Gazette.
1t is said Marion county wheat is av
ersging 80 bushels to the acre.
Professor A. 81. Thompson, of Wash
ington, D. c., has lately purchased here
and intends building and equipping hi
ranch at once. This gentleman was tn
geograpber of the Colorado River eXplor
ing expedition made under the direction
of the government, and we bespeak 70
him a warm welcome, as we need sue
men among US. Professor Thompson re
turned to Eureka with his wife last wee
to remain ermanent1y.-Eureka Herald
The Eureka Herald has just started o
its 18th year.
Newton Kansas; Last Thursday,
party consisting of twenty-five German
with forty or fifty thousand dollars, 1
cash, arrived at Newton. They have 10
Gated north of town. Saturday, anothe
party consisting of fifteen families, o
seVenty-five persons, all told, Mennonitet
came IN on an excursion train, bringin
considerable amount of ready cash
Both of these parties will cultivate farm
north of town, and will be tributary {
Newton for tr aiding purposes
An Augusta girl seven years old fell il
: well, while all the folks were ava,
: from the house. The well was thirty-fiV
, feet deep. She crawled to the top of th
water placed her toes in the creVices
the wall and staid there till helped out.