The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-11-12
OVER THE STATE.

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The Citizen reports Wilson county
scrip at par.
Wilson county has $4,000 inhabitants
aid no Jail.
Judge Morton's majority in the Third
judicial district was 4,049.
New Pittsburg, Cherokee county, is
said TO be growing rapidly.
Wilson county gave majority of 418
for the prohibitory amendment.
Over one hundred students are in at
tendance at the Fit. Scott Normal college.
The state reform school building at
Topeka is rapidly approaching compile
ton.
John Gilmore feels So good that he
goes into the pictorial business. Full
of good hits.
]. w. Northam, of Girard, killed a
blowing viper five feet long on Tuesday
of last week.
Girard turned out seventy-two old SOL
diers, all of whom voted the straight Re-
publican ticket.
The school statistics of Shawnee cOun-
ty show an increase of l 800 pupils dur.
ing the last year.
Ross was the strongest man the Demo
Gratis could have run for governor. He
ran 4,255 votes ahead of Hancock.
Three hundred men left Jewell county
few days ago to work on the Denver q
Rio Grande railroad in New Mexico.
The cotton crop about Independence,
Kansas, has been gathered and was fair
yield. Two cotton gins have been put in
operation.
ThOs. Fenlon was seriously burned by
the explosion of kerosene lamp in his
room in Leavenworth, but will soon re
cover, it is thought.
The annual meeting of the state
Grange of Kansas will be held at Olathe
Johnson county, Tuesday, December
21st, 1880, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
George A. Thompson, of Galena, one
day last week, sold 100000 pounds Of
mineral at $26 per 1000 pounds, max
ing grand total of $4,000.
Mr.. z. Sapp, of Thayer, a well known
stock and grain dealer, was attacked on
Monday night of last week, by a couple
of highwaymen, knocked out of his bug
gy and robbed.
Prof Wolf. of Wyandotte, is gathering
material for a historical painting for the
legislative halls At Topeka. He Is an
artist of fifty years experience and is the
author of VOLTS Panorama of Paradise
Lost, painted at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Secretary of State, Smith, estimated
that constitutional convention would
cost the people of Kansas 100000, SO
the people thought they would just save
that little item and voted against the
proposition so solidly that even the re-
turns are of no interest
Members of the Topeka Flambeau
club are trying to secure an invitation to
attend the Inauguration of president
elect Garfield. The boys did noble ser
vice during the campaign and we trust
their wish may he substantially gratified
in the shape of free transportation to and
from Washington city.
Prouty, of the Junction City UnioD,
loves John Davis, of the Junction City
Tribune. Hear hims
"Mr John Davis certainly has occa-
sion to feel proud of his vote in Davis
county. He runs away ahead of Lis
ticket. John, you have some peculiari-
ties we dislike, but on the whole We love
you. Shake"
Now, we shall watch with interest the
result when John gets alter the "deli-
quent tax list"
The local politicians of Topeka are
already discussing the chances Of their
various friends for the office of mayor OF
the metropolis of Kansas" Thus far
in the canvass only seven names have
been suggested. bnt 1t Is thought that by
the middle of March next e sufficient
number will have offered themselves to
permit the people TO make s proper sc.
lection. In view of DIR. Stringfield's EN-,
inent qualifications, as well as his cyl.
dent popularity, it is hoped his friends
will not fail to present his claims.