The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-01-26
OVER THE STATE.
,ansas has $4,000 Mennonites.

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Kansas has $4,000 Mennonites.
Salina has five Jail birds' from viola
lion of the prohibitory law.
The Winfield Courier thinks George
Martin has Joined the "Oul Club
There are confined in the state peni-
Tertiary NJ Leave worth $50 prisoners.
Leavenworth has sure thing on
water works and the Times is happy.
The farmers of Miami county already
have twothirds of their spring blowing
done
Wellington has $4,000 worth of
new buildings in course of erection or
under contract.
Since new crops commenced being
marketed, Wichita has shipped 100000
bushels of corn.
The Wichita Board of Trade is adver-
Using in eastern papers, for manufacture
ing establishments
Hon. w. A. Pepper is now editing the
Kansas Farmer. He will undoubtedly
ADD interest 10 Its pages.
The Paola TailsmAn says sneak thieves
in that vicinity have turned their atten-
ton TO horse-stealing.
It is-szpected that the Omaha extern
sion of the Missouri Pacific road will
reach Hiawatha by the middle of
March,
The South Kansas NJ. E. conference
will assemble IN Burlington on March
LIST, Bishop Henry W. Warren pre-
siding
Ex-senator Caldwell got out of poll.
tics before losing his fortune. He has
farm of 1000 acresin Leavenworth coun.
ty under fence.
It has thus far cost Labette county
$3.50 to prosecute viola.ers of the pro-
hibition law, and the fines assessed ag
gregate $1,000.
The Republic county cooperative as
ISOLATION, of Bellville, capital stock not
to exceed 100000, filed its charter at To-
peka last Thursday.
Concordia should smoke out that ftl-
low who sent letter of sympathy TO Gui-
teau. The citizens owe that much to
the fair fame of Kansas.
Miss Mollie Brace, the elocutionist,
who has given several readings in EN-
poria, has given $50 toward public
library in Leavenworth.
An extensive diamond mine has been
discovered near Junction City, says the
Union man. It's strange how the pro-
hibition law acts in some localities.
Kansas came out ahead at the Atlanta,
Georgia, exposition in having the
'best collection of agricultural pro.
Ducts" as represented by the A. T. and
S. F. railroad. The award was $500.
Last week at Oswego Jack Fraunberg
was arraigned for the illegal sale of
whisky. He plead guilty, and was
fined $225 and costs, which he paid.
Hon. Il. C. Henry and an associate
have lately purchased 10000 acres of
land in Morris county on the NJ, K. s.
T. railroad. The price paid was $685.
600.
The mayor of Eureka has come out in
proclamation in regard to smallpox,
and the Graphic says every precaution
will be taken against the contagion CON-
ing there.
Five townships in Butler county voted
over $07, 600 to the st. Louis, Fit. Scott
and Wichita railroad last week. The
road is to be completed to Eldorado by
September next.
j. A. Drake, druggist and general
merchant, of Kingston, got in debt;
sold whisky in violation of law, ana
this fact becoming known to his credi-
tors, they prepared to "go" for him, but
unknown.
The Traveller says that it is rumored
in connection with the A. 7. & S. F.
railroads taking charge of the K. c. L,
& s. railroad on the 1st inst, that it is
the intention to take the track up be-
tween Mulvane and Wellington, run
ming the K. G. L. & S. train through TO
Caldwell and the a. T. s. S. F. trains
from Newton to Arkansas City.
A little daughter of Jacob Schwartz,
aged six years, living about eight miles
east of Logan, was sitting alone near the
kitchen fire, one day last week, when
her clothes caught fire from spark from
the stove. She ran out of the house and
met her father, who grabbed her, and
ran with her to the river, few rods dis.
tant, and plunged her into the water to
| subdue the flames. She was burned to
a crisp from the head to the knees, and
died in q few hours.