The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-18

WIZ well AACu3 having ONtT FlOO,OOU III
their possession.
Orvis f. Strong has purchased the
Estate Press" OF Ottawa and transformed
it into the OTTAWA Gazette" The pa
per looks well in its new dress.
1t is announced by the management
of the AtchIson, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, that they will run their trains in
to Leadville about the first of September
At the meeting of the examining
board of the Kansas state medical So
ciety, which was held at Leavenworth,
over three hundred cases were examined
and acted upon.
The Arkansas river is very LOWS in
fact no never at all, being as destitute of
water as the present congress is of pa
triotlsm. All navigation has stopped
even by the small fish, the large cats hav-
ing laid up for the season over a month
agO.-Wichita Eagle.
w. F. Wallace, formerly editor of the
Herald at Atlanta and Sterling, Rice
county, and still later of the Herald at
Hutchinson, and recently tried in Iowa
for forgery and bigamy, was convicted
and sent to the penitentiary for ten
years. He had just married his fourth
wife, an accomplished lady of Iowa.
Stock men should bear in mind that
Morris county will afford unsurpassed
advantages for feeding stock. Morris is
one of the best natural stock counties in
the state.-C. G. Republican
This may be true of some parts of
Morris county, but for general stock pur-
poses she cannot hold candle to Lyon
county. See statistics.
In Leavenworth there is horned
horse, owned by Mr.. A. Chaplin, of the
Continental stables. The horse, which
is large one has just above each eye
and little on the side toward the cen.
ter of the forehead, well started horn
under the skin, such as one would see
on the head of young calf The pro-
tuberances are perfectly hard and have
all the appearance of we'll formed young
growing horns.
The Morris County Teachers Institute
met at Council Grove, at the court house
Monday, at 8 O'Clock a. m, July 7th. The
conductor, Prof COpley, went straight to
business without delay. The total mum
Der enrolled for the first day was forty
most of whom are teachers. This speaks
well for Morris county and her teachers
Prof Copley is a live educator and q
thorough, practical teacher, who under
stands his business and puts vim into
his work. Great credit is due our su
perintendent for his wisdom in making
so good selection for contradictions
Gil Grove Republican.
The revenue receipts for the District
of Kansas, for the fiscal year just closed
amounted to $176,74S.O3 an excess Of
nearly $22, 900 above the estimate of the
government, which, in making out the
salary, made out Col. Carpenters on 6
basis of $155,OO0 for the year. For the
month just ended the collections were
$19, 900, an excess over the same month
last year of about $4,000. This is a hap
Ply indication of a prosperous increase oil
business in our state.
General superintendent w. F. Downs
has made proposition to several town
ships in Jewell county. He offers to
build a road from jamestown, in Cloud
county, westward through Jewell City,
Jewell Center and Burr Oak. Passing
through Buffalo township without bonds
of Allen he asks $1,000, of Prairie he
asks $4,000, of Center $4,000, and Of
Howard 5000, making $4,000 in all
He offers to have the road done in time
to carry off this years crop.
Governor st. John Monday issued the
following commissions:
Rotaries Public-E. 3, Fowler, Har
vey county; j. c. Allen, Cowley county
Joseph Haight, Nemaha county; Sam.
A. Smith, Pawnee county, to do business
in Ness county; w. III. Pilkinton, Re.
public county; Geo. A. Amos, Allen
county; A. E. Agrelius, Mcpherson
county; ]. w. Marley, Labette county;
NJ. NJ. Ellsworth, TregO county; Lorenzo
Westover, Cloud county; Z. j. Turner
Rocks county, to do business in Sheri
dan county.
Coroner-Wm. II. Rhea, for Pawnee
county.
Justice of the Peace-J. L. Moore, for
DelanO township, Sedgewick county, to
fill vacancy.
The M. E. church at Wellington, Kan.
sas, was dedicated July 18th, by Rev. p
T. Rhodes. The people of Wellington
have done themselves great credit by
building the most perfect gem ola church
in the state. The entire cost of the en-
terprize was $4,52767. Up to the day OF
dedication $2,627.O7 had been paid, leav.
ing an Indebtedness of 81, 90O.5O At the
morning service about $1,000. was Sc
cured, and the heat becoming so oppres-
sive it was thought best to adjourn until
evening. At night the claims of the
church were again presented, and in a
short time the cash and pledges amount.
ed to 81 $4,000, and the church was dedi-
Gated and the people went home rejoic.
ing in the success of the day. Mr.. Rhodes
says the people of Wellington are the
most plucky folks he has met in the
west.
| HoN. s. A. RIGGs SERIOUSLY HURT
The Lawrence Journal speaks of a horse
and buggy being found, without an ow.
ner, and then adds:
Later-Since writing the above we
| find that the horse belonged to Hon. s.
A. Riggs. In company with Mrs. Jos
Riggs, he went out last evening for q
buggy ride. When nearly opposite the
residence of L. Bullene, . branch from
an Usage hedge caught in the horses
tail, which frightened him and he began
i to kick. In some manner Mr.. Riggs was
thrown out, and was kicked in the breast
| A man who went over the ground after
the accident, says that Mr.. Riggs wal
thrown at least twenty feet by the horses
hoofs. Mrs. Riggs was thrown out sOOn
after, uninjured, but when and how shf
was unable to tell. Mr.. Riggs was car
ried in to the residence of Mr.. Bullene
and physician summoned. When We
left him at midnight he had just return
ed to consciousness, and was more com
Portable, but the attending physician
was fearful that he might be injured in
ternally.