The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
SOUTHWEST

SOUTHWEST.
Marion Center will build new NJ. E. |
Madison is to have lodge of Odd
Fellows soon.
A number Of buildings are already I'M
der way at Eldorado.
Postmaster Mcclure. of Madison, has
gone on visit To Iowa.
The A T. & s. F. company are going
to build $50 900 hotel and depot at
Newton.
There were thirteen divorce cases IN
the last term of the district court of
Pawnce county.
Winfield has successful reading
room under the management of the
ladies of that city.
Foriy-threc persons have been united
with the Presbyterian church ut Larned
since New Years.
Col. Adams, OF Lnrned, recently sold
a lot at Lcadvilie for $4,000 which cost
him S0u two years ago.
Tell w. Walton, of Winfield, has
started paper at Mulvane, Sumner
county, called the Herald.
The sale of land AT the Larned govern
mcnt land office for the week ending
March 9th WAS 81 800 acres.
L. c. Manning, of Winfield, is said to
bc another Kansan who has struck it
rich" in New Mexico mines.
Judge Peters will Toe one of the dele
gates al large from Kansas To the Chica-
go conYention.-Hutchi News.
Miss Ida May Arbuckle has been en-
gagged as pianist for the musical cOnven-
ton which is to be held at Council Grove
in April.
Wichita is to have Il street railway.
The object of this enterprise is probably
to keep the grass from growing in her
thoroughfares.
Col. Wemyss Smith, of Chase county,
is about to remove In Lawrence, TO avail
himself of the educational advantages of
the University.
Only fifty-five people attended divine
services in this city last Sunday morn
ing. And vet people are disappointed
that it don't rain!-HutchInson News.
The Methodists of Parkerville have
purchased several acres of land near that
place for public cemetery. Heretofore
the dead of that vicinity have been TAX
en- to Council Grove for interment.
Newton is to have $4,000 hotel,
has organized mining company with a
capital of $4,000 and is lnxuriating in a
bigamous scandal that is agitating the
the tinted social circles of the city
I'hc Marion Banner is to he the name
OF the new paper at Marion Center. We
do not wish the person that is to start il
any bad luck, but We know and he ought
10 know that there is M field there ioI
another paper and no demand for it.
The sheep men of Greenwood county
held very interesting meeting at EI
reka on the 9th. The attendance Wal
good, and after an interchange of opin
ions, an association to promote the in
tercsts of wool growing was formed IL
be called the Greenwood County Woo
Growers Association"
Salt City is expecting the boom in tho
near future. Considerable improvement
are und er way, among which is the new
hotel building of Messrs. Mitchell &
Newman, of this city. These gentlemen
are making extensive preparations TO
the accommodation of Il large number q
guests who annually visit the minera
springs ut that place to partake of tn
health restoring qualities of those Won
derful Observation-Disclosures City Traveller
The Republican papers of the 37tl
senatorial district appear TO be ION thei
ear" about the call issued fora senatoria
convention. The Great Bend Register
Sterling Bulletin, Ellsworth Reporter
Hays City Sentinel, Lyons Republican
and other Journals of the district, are dt
nouncing the basis of apportionmen
time and place of holding the conven
ton. and everything connected with i
as fraud. They generally accuse E
gers, of Hays City, of being responsible
for the business.
Some weeks ago John Gitewood an,
a man named Lewis. of Lyon county
bought the ripe cattle from Sam and EC
Baker, Win Thomas, Charles Rogler an
/ Barney McCabc, and paid from six I
eight dollars per head cash, the balanc
To be paid when the cattle were delivere
at Cottonwood in March. On FFida
last the cattle were driven in, but tn
owners not being satisfied with the al
pearance of things, refused To delivC
Them. II took until Saturday evening I
get the matter fixed up, at which tim
over $4,000 were paid To the partie
above mentioned and the cattle were d,
l livered. Fails Leader.
GOING AHEAD-Wc thought August
bad been booming for the past tw
+ months, forty buildings having bee
erected in that time Bur the boom ha
actually Just commenced. Ground wa
4 broken this week for block of five tw,
story stone business houses, on the 60
ner of Fifth avenue and School stree
Commencing at the corner, the room
/ will be occupied as follows: First. {
5 w. Browns bank ON first door. residenC
4 on second floor; second. Dir. Cline, {
Wisconsin, general store. offices IN Sc
ond story; third, L. N Blood's gener;
s store: fourth. Reynolds drug and gr
g Gerry store; fifth. 4. Kustcr, confectioner
i, and ice cream pIrlors. Over the la
two stores viii be erected public hal
: fitted up for theatrical performance
The block will have a frontage of Il
feet, and a depth of so feet. Two othl
+ two story stone blocks, one of four room
y the other of three, are in contemplation
/, TO be erected on Stale street. When IL
- arrar genents are perfected we Sha
/ L fnIlxy ond Anffnffa1N- of ri
same. Let the good work proceed.-Al
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