The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-11-10
HeIEhborho.,d Notes

Topeka has 90. Smith families.
LeaSenworth is talkin about a new
hotel. ff
The Topeka Bee did not improve
leach shining hour" very long. 1t died
for want of honey.
Columbus reports her first conviction
under the prohibi.ory law. Let The
good work go on.
The warmest papers we receive, po-
litcally, are the Parsons papers, They
are having bitter personal warfare down
there, ...i,.. ~.
Amos Allen, an old citizen of Burlin-
game, was accidentally shot and killed
by revolver in the hands of .his son. on
Saturday evening. .F7
The publishers of the Wichita Beacon
have purchased 700 head of fine wooded
sheep, The statement lie not aecompan-
led by any Information as to where they
got their money.
Mr.. George Willard, of Ironton, Ohio,
is making an effort 10 start National
bank IN Topeka. If the project is sue
sessful the bank will be opened Janu-
airy 1st, with q capital of 100000:
A Greenback organ, the eighth news
paper in Butler county, is imminent at
Augusta. The people must expect TO
see such enterprises multiply as long as
there is no law against damphools in
in this country.
Ellsworth Reporter: Hon. D. B. Long,
fish commissioner, informs US that he
has now on file fifty applications for
German carp, which he expects to fill
and have some left. He will start for
Washington, d. c., in q few days to re.
ceive the share of fish allotted to Kansas.
Mr.. Underhill is county treasurer at
Mound City. Recently he was i'll and
unable to make the proper dIstribu-
ton Of his quarterly balance. Harry,
his son, II years fagc. took hold and
with no experience made it up correct
the FIRST attempt. That boy may become
president some day. ~
Capital: Several witnesses for the
prosecution in the whisky cases at EN-
poria, becoming frightened at the
threats of the liquor men, fled the coun-
try. They were induced to come back,
however, being promised protection,
and since their return have not been
molested. OF course not. These threats
are always idle talk. II
Lawrence dairyman have raised the
price of milk. AS. there have been
abundant rains during the past month
the advance Just at this time seems quite
unwarranted, but the crafty vendors of
the tactical fluid doubtless appreciated
the fact tina. such a step would occasion
less inyidious comment now than if they
had held of till after the river was
frozen over
Well, John NJ. Spangler is at it again.
He did not take our advice, but on the
contrary has launched into the neWspa.
per world the Toronto Times. printed at
Toronto, Madison county, which it is
believed will become an important point
on the new railroad now being con-
structed from Fl Scott to Wichita.
Spangler is q good man ana we wish him
better success than he met with in the
newspaper business in this city.
Topeka Capitals: Applications are
coming from all parts of the United
States and also some from Europe, for
the third quarterly report of the state |
board Of agriculture. Within the last
week more than six thousand copies of
this report have been mailed TO anxious
seekers after information concerning
Kansas and its resources. This isindic-
alive of the dependence placed on the
reports issued from the Kansas depart
ment of agriculture, by those who desire
impartial, truthful figures
A. N. Richardson, writing from Law.
renee TO party at Topeka, says; "Our
city council. last night, passed e.
stringent ordinance against the traffic in
intoxicating drinks. 1t makes convic-
ton for violation OF its provisions easy
and sure. The mayor stands pledged to
secure its enforcement. The vote stood
eight for TO three against it, one member
being absent A large majority of our
citizens will favor the ordinance, and
rally for its enforcement. Put Lawrence
among the cities that favor law and Or
DER where she belongs"