The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-04
A Letter from Agnes city.

AGNES CITY, July "a, 1881.
EDTToRs NEWS: This part of Lyon
county is suffering very much for rain,
and if the weather prophets don't quit
fooling with the weather. late corn
will not amount tD much. Early
planted corn is nearly all in roasting
ears. Early sown millet is firstclass;
early potatoes good; but all late planted
crops bid fair 10 he Il failure unless we
get rain in the next week.. The weather
of last week reminds us of the first ten
days Of July, 1869. On the list day of
July of that year the corn crop looked
the best We ever saw it in Kansas. But
on the 18th of the same month it was
dry and ready TO cut up, and would not
yield a bushel to forty acre field.
Again in 1873 VIC met with about the
same result with our corn crop, but the
wheat crop of that year was the best
We had had in the state for many years,
many fields yielding as much as forty
bushels per acre. This year the yield of
wheat in this neighborbood is from four
to seven bushels per acre, and the yield
of chinch bugs not yet estimated. The
indications now are that the heated sea-
son is about over, as we are having cool
nights and the hot south winds are
broken. :. There has been a good deal
of sickness resulting from the hot
weather, especially among the children,
but we believe none of the cases were
fatal. The nature of the sickness was
generally light intermittant fever and
sore threats, generally lasting two or
three days. We fat fellows caught it
bad Mr. BowersOck almost melted, but
his friends advised him to keep cool,
and he seems to be convalescing now.
We met Conduit in Council Grove last
Wednesday tanning himself with
his sombraro, and we have
not heard whether he has got home
yet or not. The cattle men have been
making raid on Agnes City lately and
buying up all the cattle they could find.
But the Agnes Cityites have been over
into Wabaunsee, Davis and Morris coun-
ties and are bringing in other cattle to
take the place of those sold. We met
our old friend L. James, of Ameri-
Gus, on the creek last week, and he said
he wanted to buy anything of the cattle
kind that would make beef. We had
law suit tried before the mayor Of Agnes
City last Wisdom vs.. Gales
A Mr. Mitchell and doctor from Esk-
ridge for the plaintiff, and our genial
friend John Malloy, of Council Grove,
for the defendant. Result: Verdict for
the plaintiff for $21 and cost. Thcmay-
or has another case set for next Thurs
day. The new Agnes City school
house seems TO be the center Of attrac-
ton for religious meetings. Yesterday
we had our union Sabbath school at 2
| D. m, and the Rev. Mr.. Webb IN. E)
preached al 3 p m. the Rev. Mr.. Collins
CO. P.), of Americas, preached At 3 p.
M, and the Rev. Elder Hootin, Of Nor
ris county, preached in the evening.
| Dave was also there under plug hat.
There are but few new settlers CON-
ing in here this spring and summer, but
some changes are being made Robert
Clarke is TO move to his farm. eight
miles north of Americas, to-day,
when Mrs. Martha E. MekIilIen
will occupy the house ne vacates on the
J. C. Anderson farm, which she has re.
Gently purchased We have noticed
that John Davis, miles north of Amer
icus, is building an addition and other
wise making his house comfortable,
which he Will occupy TO make room for
Mr.. Clark Mr. Saunders is also build
ing new house near the Hyde school
house, on Alien creek MIR. Martin, at
the Lone Ten, has also moved and other.
wise improved his dwelling. There are
also other important improvements be.
| ing made. which We may mention here
after. FRANK.