The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-06-02
Gleanlnrs from Exchanges Near Home.


Madison News: w. Martindaie pur-
chased this week, of Harry Davis, about
800 acres of land near town.
The total assessed valuation of pro-
perry in Butler county is $2,713,2S6.
THE NEWS thinks Madison is putting
up more buildings than any town in
Greenwood county.
The wheat crop looks slim about VIr
gil.
1t is reported that w. II. Watt, in
digging well at Virgil, Greenwood
county, when, at depth of twenty feet
discovered coal oil. The matter ha:
caused good deal of excitement in tina
locality. A joint stock company is to b
organized to investigate, and lots are go
ing up.
Sumner county has 100000 acres il
corn.
Mcpherson county has 10000 acre
in wheat.
The Council Grove Republican of thi
week flies at Its editorial head the nam,
of Prof. o. S. Munsell, and tn.
salutatory of the new editor appears
We regret to part with Frank Moriarty
who has made good local paper of tn
Republican. He is genial gentleman
as well as good newspaper man, ant
he will be missed from the editoria
ranks. We welcome Prof Munsell {,
the ranks of the craft in Kansas, anC
hope he may find business ia his new
field of labor both pleasant and profit
able.
After the completion of F., E. & w
V. to Douglass, passenger trains for ti1i
road will start from Emporia about :
O'Clock, and will reach here about :
O'Clock in the morning. They will %
north from this place about 4 o'clock p
m. We are glad the line will have day
trains.-Eldorado Times.
The first whisky case under the new
law, in which Charles Birnbaum of thu!
city was defendant, was disposed of las
week in the district court. The trial
was by jury, and the State failed. W.
did not hear the evidence, and dOn't
know how strong the case was. If il
was weak one it should not have beer
brought. a few such failures, and good
bye temperance law. Leavenworth
Atchison and Dodge City, it is said, are
virtually ignoring the law, and unles.
the first few cases are made to stick, and
stick strong, free whisky of the vilest
character, sold without license, security
or control, will be the rule.-WichitS
Eagle.
Sumner county has in round numbers
113 miles of railroad, which is more
than any other county in the state has.
The Chase County Leader is at last
struck by libel suit, and the man that
brings the suit is Sam Wood. Now
don't smile, reader. It's the truth. Sam
Wood has sued the Chase County Lead
er for libel. The idea that Sam could be
libeled is original with him. He must
be getting nice. The cause of the
suit was an item in the Leader
upb.aiding Sam for using insulting in.
nuendOes about a lady who was party
to law suit in which Sam was en-
ployed as an attorney. We will venture
the prediction that Morgan will give
Samuel all the libel suit he wants.
Sam Wood attacked Morgan, of the
Chase County Leader, the other day,
when MOrgan's back was turned toward
him, and then because Morgan turned
round and thrashed him, or would have
thrashed him had not the officers and
others taken him of, Sam had the man.
hood to have Morgan arrested for assault,
Parker & Tweedale have been award
ed contract to furnish the Santa Fe
with ], 500 cars Of broken stone for bal.
lasting. The erection of steam crusher
at Alexander's quarry will commence
June LIST and crushing will begin about
the middle of the month. They are 70
furnish ten car loads q day.-Chase
County Leader.
WAHi WAN WAHLAfter S. N. Wood
had instituted his libel suit, last Friday,
q conviction Of lack of sympathy from
the community was forced upon him in
such way as TO arouse his bTutishness
10 the requisite amount of courage to en-
able him, upon seeing US standing with
cur back toward him and leaning over,
to strike US blow with the hand. A me.
lee of few moments duration followed
which was brought TO an end by the city
marshal and others. The melee resulted
so unsatisfactory TO Wood that he had us
arrested for assault and battery, hoping
In that way to receive his reparatiOn.-
Chase County Leader.