The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-02-20
GREENWOOD COUNTY ITEMS.

EUREKA, Feb. H.
Judge Clark will test his ability to
make two one this evening The par
ties live up Fall River We hope the
one that Is left will find the journey
through this life as smooth hereafter as
il has been in the past.
Mr.. Winter, proprietor of the Chicago
store at this place, filed a complaint
against one Ferguson, supposed to work
on the ST. L. w. & Western r. r., for
obtaining goods under false pretense
| He was arrested and the case was dis
missed for some int0rmality in papers.
! New ones were taken out Immediately
| The office of road supervisor in the
township north of us is 10 be contested.
1t is rather hard to have TO contest an
| election in order TO get an office that
pays about twenty dollars q year, but
| such is the fact in this case.
| Geo. A. Hall has the necessary ma
chinery in running order 10 manufacture
barbed iron wire, and is turning out
large quantities to supply an increasing
demand in this section.
! "Justitia,'' of the Graphic, is out this
week with another of those abusive arti-
Giles which reflect discreditably on our
| local government 1t is pity that Jus
titia'' remains in so corrupt a communi.
| ty, when he knows full we'll that large
proportion of the readers of the article
will pronounce it ''stuff'' when they read
it. OURAY.
EUREKA, Feb. IS.
4 citizen of this community is report
ed as having been so inebriated while in
a neighboring village, as too lay out all
night, and when he awoke in the morn
! ing he was minus false teeth, coat and
l., 81, -.
and others the coat and hat, which il
due time were returned to him. Though
aware that the genileman's sight was de
fectivc, we did not think that man d
his abilities would be found in that con
ditiOn.
The city authorities had another mar
on the rock pile this morning. Tit
other one watched his chance and clear
ed out. This time they are going t.
make sure, and will have a twenty pounC
ornament for his leg.
The Cyclone restaurant, by Cox
Nandevanter, is enjoying u more than
liberal patronage, and a visit there viii
satisfy any one that it is well merited.
Barger & Co. are shipping IN wheat b.
railroad 10 supply their mills. not bein:
able to secure what is necessary here.
Severy is TO have newspaper in tn
near future.
There is a strike of hands in Mr. Dew
ereaux's camp, on the St. L. w. s. "
railroad. He has gone east to max,
arrangement To pay off. OURAY.
EUREKA. Feb. IA.
: Judge Clark had two cases yesterday
one for Illegally selling liquor in tn,
/ southern part of the county. 1t resulted
in defendent being assessed $43 worth
He preferred TO cool off before paying
Perhaps he will take kindly to the roei
pile. The other case WAS State VS.. Ram
say for removing corner stone; contin
ued till Monday morning
The engineers on the Missouri Pacifi,
railroad are rapidly approaching EuTeki
with the final survey, notwithstanding
rumoTs to the contrary.
: ]. J. Durkee has sold his building Oh
the corner of Main and First streets L
! DIR. TroxelI, who will fit it up and opeI
out another first class drug store. HI
has many friends in this community ant
viii control large trade. j. j. Dun
kee viii, for the present, Office witt
Clogston & Martin, our popular atfor
neys.
The young man in jail, accused o
robbing The railroad depot at this place
has admitted stealing the boots and Goa
he was wearing, but not till they wer
identified by their respective owners
/ Detective Whitfield went up on the trail
yesterday morning, and we understand
that he said the young man admitted be
ing alone in the robbery
The Eureka cornet band are interests
; in the Arlington entertainment. az In
court house Monday evening. The.