The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-27
MeMillan to Miss Frank Bowersoek,

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both of Agnes City
Benson has sold his farm. considera-
ton 5000.
Newman. of Morris county, is build
ing residence on his claim on the
head of Wright's creek.
A. Cotton is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Rebt. Clark. Mr. Cotton is hale
and hearty. He is canyassing this
county with the Snow washer, which has
every appearance of beng number one
washing machine.
Mr.. Jacob Stookey and wife are pay
ing a visit to Robt. Wells.
Mr.. Stookey informs me that wheat
as badly winter killed west on the old
Santa Fe road in Morris and Marion
counties.
Talk about fine stock-Robt. Clark is
the owner of one of the finest calves in
the west. Il is finely formed calf.
The weight of the above calf was %
pounds. l guess it is Greenb2cker
Agnes City township claims to have
some short horn breeders ]. T. Hig-
gins, breeder of short horn and Berkshire;
E. C. Edwards. short horns and pure Pc
land Chinas, G. W. Hartford, short
horns. Mr.. Edwards, Poland SOW, Gem
of Agnes City, is excelled by none.
Her weight at II months old was $50
pounds.
DIED-On the 10th, of diphtheria,
Mary Williams. aged years, daughter
of Henry Williams. of Agnes City. Sew
en- Others of the family have the same
disease but are convalescent.
The Agnes City cemetery was organ
lied on the evening of the 10Th, and will
be enclosed by fence during next
month. There is nothing that speaks
mole for a neighborhood than to see
nicely fenced and we'll kept cemetery.
Honor and respect for the dead shows
true nobility in man.
Farmers are sowing spring wheat, cut
ting stalks and getting ready for an early
spring, perhaps.
1t takes only nine days for postal
card to go from Agnes City to Allen, just
nine miles. Good time
February Goth was the last day of
school IN district No. At, taught by Will
Davidson. The school has been an ex-
cellent one and the teacher has given
| general satisfaction. CONDUIT
AGNES CITY, Feb. "a.
James Stinson is very sick with lung
fever
A social hop was given by Lon Smith
on the evening of the 18th. Prof Jas
Meyer furnished the music. By the way
the professor claims to be the inventor OF
the perpetual motion. If any person
should be skeptical, further information
will be gladly furnished by Prof. NJ.
Emporia has its walkists, Americas
its heel and toeists and Dunlap it:
pony races, but Agnes City excells then
alive had a real, genuine jack rabbi
race last Saturday, on the old Santa F.
road; about two mile heat, free to all
A. ]. Testers grey Hound Nero, in the
lead; next came his three fox hounds
with some others bringing up the rear
His jackship at last found some tai
grass, and all were sadly disappointed.
There is prospect of another wedding
in Agnes City, SO says rumor.
The girls are going to improve lcaE
year aud capture all, or at least, give
them fair show.
James Tyler must mean business, anC
is intending to enlarge his farm. TIVE
loads of barbed wire will enclose Il gooC
sized farm, James.
Miss Ollie Gilbert is very sick Will
dropsy.
Esq. Croyle has the diphtheria in hi
family. One or two of his children
have it. Could not the NEWS give som,
ofthe most effective remedies or proven
tatives of this dreadful disease tor thei
are but very few of us who have an,
knowledge ofitP
Kennin lost a valuable mare las
week.
Runors say that Superintendent
Wharton is going to visit school district
AZ and II for the purpose of formin
three districts out of the two. If sucl
> is correct, would say, come and give u
fair and square division, friend Whai
ton, and the majority of voters in tn
two districts will stand by you.
There is a man at the cross roads VI
here supposed to be relative of chap
lain Lutz. He Is on the war path, fac
painted black, and he is after that Co
= tonweod correspondent. My advice tC
4 the Cottonwood man is to call on ex-Go1
: ernor Anthony for body guard, 70
| should he get his ten minutes chaw
Miller, of Americas, the undertake.
/, would get a job. Keno says that woul
4 be just like Miller. Nothing woul
please him better than to have that jol
No more at this time. CONDUIT.
. p. S. If the cross roads man shoul
i make any advance or throw out an
sklrmishers, will send courier dow
post haste. c.
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