The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-25
OVER TIE srarg.


Cowiey eouniy has voted 10 repeal the
herd law in that county.
The Methodist folks Of Caldwell are
soon 10 lay the corner stone of e new
church.
The Kansas town that hesn' been 2
storm center this winter had better run
up lis shutters
Caldwell '.geis up GU her hind legs /
and closes her city schools rather than !
lei tie Niger attend theDi.
The ponderosiiy of the supreme court
is especially appreciated by those sai''on-
lists who are minus the convenience of
back door.
The Oxford Weekly hss libel suit
upon lis hands. We are gratifed to
nuIe this evidence of journalistic enter
prise on the part of our Contemporary.
Wellington viii be swarming with
Methodist preachers in few days.
The South ansas conference will cou-
vene there ON the 1st of March, bishop
Hurst in the chair.
The town of Hymer, Chase county. is
bowling for blacksmith. Cannot the
Kansas pulpit, out of its abundance,
yield up some of its stalwart talent in
response to this Macedonian cry:
All our southwestern exchanges give
accounts of the severity of the late storm
which seems TO have extended every
where and to have done much mis-
chief Such Il storm was never known
before since the settlement of Kansas.
You are liable to be bitten any mo-
1 ment in the day or night, while on the
street, by some NANCY cur, and die from
the effects of il in horrible commissions.
Wichita Eagle.
Yes, but what will you do now when
the ''snaiks" come out?
The water has been frozen in we'll at
Neosho Falls, nj the depth of twenty
feet We had no idea that the mercury
could become so groveling in its habits,
even with ali the helps that Woodson
county could supply 10 accelerate its
downward course.
Cowley county, on the LIST inst. voted
to sell its stock in the Southern Kansas
s. Western railroad, and the sale has
Just been consummated at 65 cents on the
J dollar, thus reducing its interest bearing
, debt nearly $4,000 The people of the
county rejoice because they have forty-ont
/ miles of railroad, and a debt of only
$4,000.
While there are no "exodusteFs" tC
speak of in the neighborhood of Wei
linglon, the poultry in that vicinity il
: vanishing in droves of the most alarm
ing proportions. As these decampments
always take place in the day time, anC
are entirely voluntary on the part of thu
migrating fowls, the early meeting o
: the South Kansas Me. conference at tina
place furnishes the only satisfactory so
luton of this strange phenomenon.
Bill Allison, formerly of the Winfield
Telegram-sonny Aliison-has bloome'
again. The roses always bloom again
> He has bought what was the Sumne
county Democrat, 1T Wellington, AM
changed its name 10 the Weilingtoniar
3 and, better than all, he has changed hi
u "politic." He is now a gushing Reput
Iican. Some of the papers are induls
ing in sarcastic remarks about Wi
liam's flop" but we guess he ca
>, stand it.
Z. Rev. c. NJ Steinberger, of Marsha
town, Iowa, father of the publisher {
tue Courant, is here for couple week
le visit. 1t is his first trip to Howard, an
p he thinks we have just Il little the nice;
town he has seen IN the state. He IS
more welcome caller now than he use
= 10 be when he would call on us with
Is hedge sprout oruamented with busine:
v, ends scattered all over it.-Howar
10 COurant.
Our notion would be that the reve
end gentleman did not use that heds
sprOut half enough.
ly Post Office changes in Kansas durin
the week ending February 10, 16s
to furnished by VIM. Van Week, of the
he o. department:
Established-Dial, Osborne count
Silas McAllister, p. NJ.
OF observation-disclosures Ellis county.
en- Name changed : BURDEN, Sheridi
county, TO Guz.
Postmasters ppointed-Inman, Sts
ss ford county, 5. NJ. Dix; Ivy, Lyon cou
.r- ty, Eliza Moore; Vicksburg, Neosl
ira county, Hiram F. Corey.